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league Assembly
Finishes Debate
On Council Report
Convenes Early to Clear
Agenda Before Wednesday
Will Name Court Jus.
tices Then.
Geneva, Sept. 12. (By the Also-
ciatcd Press.) Members of the as
sembly of the league of nations
gathered a half hour earlier this
morning in an effort to finish de
lnte on the report of the secretariat
of the council of the league. It was
hoped that the discussion might be
completed by tomorrow, so that the
agenda might be clred for the
election on Wednesday f judges of
the international Court.
The council of the league met to-ih-y
and heard delegations from
Poland and Lithuania argue the
contentions of their respective coun
tries regarding the dispute over the
Vilna district, which is claimed by
loth nations. ( ,
Looks Like Convention.
The meeting of the assembly dele
gates this morning took on the as
pect of a national political conven
tion in the United States,- the elec
tion of judges of the international
court being a theme of universal in
terest. Leon Bourgeois of France, de
clared before the assembly that there
was no reason for the league to be
alarmed by the coming . disarma
ment conference at Washington.
"The league respects national
sentiments," he said, "and tecog
nizes that those who are outside as
well as' those inside the league have
the right to occupy themselves with
the great question of disarmament.
Speaks of Interest
"It was not to be expected," added
M. Bourgeois that a country which
sent 2,000.000 men acrqss the At
lantic to fight for liberty ' would
afterward renounce a part in future
affairs." ' .
M. Bourgeois cited the presence in
Geneva of the numerous correspond
ents of the American press no evi
dence of the interest the United
States has in the league.
Referring to the dissatisfaction of
Sweden with the Aland islands
award made under the league's
jurisdiction, M. Bourgeois agreed
with the sentiment previously ex
pressed by A. J. Balfour of Great
Britain that it was impossible to
please both sides in such contro
versies. ,
He's Sound Sleeper;
Burning
Roof Falls
That Awakens Him
Fall Rapids, S. P, ; Sept . 12. .
(Special.) Ira Baird's house- was
partly burned over his head and he
was not aware of .the-fire until, the
roof fell , in'. : The' house was set on
fire by lightning as he slept.
Members of the ' family were
spending the night with relatives in
the country and Baird, was alone at
the time. He-was . asleep down
stairs when the house was struck
He was so sound, asleep that he did
not know of the? ftfe until he was
awakened by thef crash of the roof
when it was precipitated to the floor
above him.
Baird had only time to grab his
clothes and some of his bedding and
run out of the. burning building.
Baird's home was completely de
stroyed. ;.
Fire fighters in due time appeared
, on the scene- and succeeded in pre
venting the flames being communi
cated to adjoining buildings. . ' :
Big Cache of Liquor Is
' Found in Corn Field
Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 12.
(Special.) Chief of Police Martin,
aided by several of, his officers, the
sheriff and deputy and Officer Galion
of the Union Pacifici1 discovered five
jugs, the largest of five gallons, of
corn whisky, six quarts of wine, four
quarts bottled whisky, six pint bot
tles of whisky and 36 pints of the
' old-time, real beer, secreted in a
corn field just east of the city. The
liquor was. in various parts of the
field, covered with corn stalks. The
department however is not - holding
the owner of the land, having evi
dence that the outlaw liquor is not
his. , . ..; o v. ' : .c ; . .'-f.' ,;
Body of War Hero Is
' " Buried at Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff,' Neb., Sept 12. (Spe:
cial.) One of the first to enlist in
the army from Scottsbluff,. the body
of Archie Irions.was returned from
France where-he died from wounds
received in action, at Montfaucon.
The body was met at the train by
members of the American Legion
post named after him and one other
veteran . and ; was escorted to the
cemetery,- where . funeral services
were held. "' i ' , V .
Irish Declared Official '
; Language of Dail Eireann
"Belfast, Sept. 12. Irish has been
declared the official language of the
Irish republican Parliament , de
clared Pierce Beasley, a prominent
-republican today in addressing the
Waterf ord Gaelic festival. He added
that when the Dail. Eireann con
trolled its own government it would
no "longer allow ail English educa
tion board to officiate.
Knights of Pythias Create,
$45,000 Fund for Vets
Chicago, Sept 12. A trust fund
of- $45,000 has been created by the
Knights of Pythias to care for war
veterans belonging to the order, it
was announced today following a
meeting- here of grand lodge repre
sentatives. The fund is the balance
of war relief money raised. by the
order.'
' Drops Dead Loading Sand
Fairbury, Neb, Sept 12. (Spe
cial) William R.Friesen, 23, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Peter L Friesen,
residing a mile east of Jansen,
dropped dead at his home -while un
loading a wagon of sand, 1
Idle Men Offer Services
.at Public Sale in Boston
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Fifty jobless men were recently placed on the auction block on Bos
ton Commons. Stripped to the waist, after the custom of the old stave
auctions, they declared their willingness to work by standing before a
:rowd of thousands, offering their services to the highest bidder. The
good points of the men, including many war veterans, unable to find em
ployment were pointed out by Urban Ledoux, philanthropic worker, who
conducted the sale. Ledoux, in issuing notices to employers about the
'slave-market," requested them to be on hand to "buy honest-to-God
Americans," anxious to work for their keep. The photo shows Ledoux
mctioning one of the "slaves."
Mexico Forgets Its Politics
To Celebrate Independence
Gigantic, Month-Long Festival to Observe Anni
versary of Country's Freedom From the Span
iard; Two and a Half Million Visitors
Are Expected.
Mexico City, Sept. 12. There'll be
a hot time in the old town tonight.
Hot with wine, music, tamalcs and
fireworks. ' ; -:
The greatest national celebration
Mexico has ever seen started today.
It is the ,100th year of Mexico's freedom-from
the Spaniard. The cele
bration will last a month. : ;
Not since- the davs of Porfiro
Diaz, in 1910, has the country been
calm . enough to permit a 'national,
fiesta as magnificent as the one be
ginning today. ,r
From the United States and from
Europe troupers and visitors have
come to participate in the celebra
tion. The hotels are crowded. There
is no Volstead : amendment here, a
fact to which the humor of the
crowds testifies. ;
Back of the tinsel and wild display-is
the romantic history of Mex
ico s revolt against Spain. . It was
in September, 1821, that Augustine
de Iturbide. who afterward became
emperor, marched into Mexico ' City
to announce that freedom from bpain
had been won. Eleven years before,
on September 15, 1810, occurred an
event which set in progress the
forces Avhich brought about Mexican
freedom. M - -
V Miguel Hidalgo, y Costilla, priest
in the village oi Dolores, had joined
the movement to secure Mexican in
dependence. At midnight, September
15, 1810, Spanish soldiers came to
his church to seize him as a con
spirator. As he saw that he was to
be taken he grasped the rope of the
bell hanging in the belfry of the
church, ringing loudly and shouting:
"Long live independence! Long life
to Our Lady of Guadalupe 1 Death
to tyranny 1" : " ; . "
Celebration Has American Flavor.
At mid-night Thursday the presi
dent of Mexico as well as every ex
ecutive functionary in the republic,
will do honor to the parish priest.
His cry of freedom will be re-echoed
in every section of the. country.
The celebration is like nothing so
much as a protracted ' American
Fourth of July. Every city . and
state is engaged in local festivities.
Peace, apparently, has descended up
on the land at least for the time be
ing. : ;'- '
In Mexico City, itself there are
many typically , American events in
progress. Several American show
companies are here. President Obre
gon is to pitch the first ball in a se
ries of base ball games. In the
great exposition hall many familiar
American products are on display. ,:
The Mexicans went into celebra
tion in regular North American style.
Five million dollars is said to have
been the cost of the great legislative
palace in which the expositions are
being held. This" building is prob
ably the most . expensive and elab
orate of its kind. There are 250,000
feet of floor space. The main stair
way from the entrance is 162 " feet
wide. There are a great dance floor
and a theater in the building. On
the stage of the theater 500 perform
ers will cavort Opera stars and
show-girls will tread the boards here.
Much of the display room in the
legislative palace has been taken by
American automobile manufacturers.
In competition with the sound of
their motors comes the music from
numerous bands distributed through
out the biulding. -
Great Pageant Planned. - -
To this display at least 2.500,000
people from outside Mexico City are
expected to come.
" Concurrent with the ' centenary
celebration is the International Aero
nautical show. Aircraft of all kinds
hover over the, city, at night il
lumined by powerful searchlights.
The great event of the independ
ence celebration is to be the al
legorical pageant, produced under
the direction of a Yankee .movie
man. This man is so used to
handling masses that he was- em
ployed to stage 'the pageant. "In the
pageant will be portrayed the early
history of Mexicoyd MonUauma,,
and the Cbhquistadorcs "win live
again.. . .. "
From Chapultepec castle there
shines a sun-bright searchlight, cut
ting through the night with an ever
widening, flame-like blade of light to
Vera Cruz on the sea.
; Music is everywhere. Politics is
forgotten apparently. The . whole
land is warm with the glow,' of
wine, of music, of. tamales and inde
pendence. .
Ak Festival Revels"; ;
Open This Afternoon
(Continued From Pace One )
ht , represented . in . this parade.
Among the concerns and orginaza
Itions whiqh will have floats in. the
parade are the clearing house asso
ciation, uuy L, Smith and , J. H
Hansen Cadillac company, L,
V.
Nicholas and the Standard Oil com
pany, the Kjwanis and Rotary clubs,
the North hide Activities association,
the Strand and Rialto' theaters,
Thomas Kilpatrick . corrlpany, the
Elks and , the Knights of Pythiaj. .
' Electrical Pageant -Although
a limited amount of ad
vertising will be permitted on ve
hicles in the parade beauty is the
main object,, and every car must pass
the inspection of judges before it is
accepted, t.--, v , , -The
electrical pageant ci nation
wide fame, will, he the big event of
Wednesday evening. ' .
Gus Renze, chief artificer for Ak-Sar-Ben,
has been ill for ' several
days,, it became known yesterday,
but despite , his illness he has gone
regularly " to t! Ak-Sar-Ben den to
superintend preparations for the two
great parades. Although forced to
leave the scene of .activities yester
day afternoon he was expected to
return last night -vvVr.;'! "
Route of Parade.'- 4
; The route of the floral parade is
as follows: - .
Start Sixteenth and Cuming, south
on' Sixteenth to Douglas, ; east on
Douglas to Tenth, south on Tenth
to Farnam, west . on . Farnam to
Twenty-fourth, South on Twenty-
fourth to Harney, east on Harney
to Sixteenth, south on Sixteenth to
Howard, east on Howard to, Four
teenth, , north ' on Fourteenth to
Douglas, west ' on Douglas to Fif
teenth, north on Fifteenth to Cap
itol avenue and disband., ,
Hungarian Troops Occupy
, Burgenland in Austria
Vienna", Sept. lZ (By- The Asso
ciated Press.) Regular Hungarian
troops have reoccupied Burgenland,
which was awarded to Austria by the
treaty of St Germain. Many towns
along the Austrian border are crowd
ed with refugees. ,
Italian troops which detrained
Friday at Wiener-Neustadt have re
ceived orders to proceed to Upper
Silesia. "
Champ Iowa "Booze Hound"
Adair, la.. Sept 12, (Special.
Sheriff Spraeue is in line for the
distinction of being Iowa's greatest i
booze hound. Three moonshine
plants captured in as many days, is
his latest record. He has many suc
cessful raids to his credit - ' , ,
Additional Men
Implicated In
Murder Mystery
Confessf J Slay er of AutoSalf-
men Admit He Had Ac
complice in Crime
One Under Arreot.
Chicago, Sept. 12. JUrvey
Church, confewed murderer of Bern.
ard J. Paughcrty and Carl Aumiius,
tonight made an additional confes
sion in which he admitted he had ac
complices in the atrocious crimes. He
admitted he had two confederate in
the killings. One of thes; men is
under arret, but his identity is
withheld. The name and address of
the other is known and the police are
now searching for him. The police
believe they will be able to trace a
number of recent crimes to Church
and his accomplices.
Church joked and laughed at the
inquest over the bodies of his vic
tims. He paled a bit when he was
forced to look at their mutilated re
mains laid out on slabs in an adjoin
inar room to that in which the in
quest was held and appeared a trifle
nervous when a detective sergeant
idly swung the bloody base ball bat
with which Church says he brat the
man to death. . "
Mob Demands Death.
Outside a vat mob was gathered,
clamoring for his death. Police re
serves were called to club a path
through this crowd so Church could
be taken to a cell at Warren avenue
station and at that point another
angry mob had collected. The police
found it necessary to beat a way
through these people before Church
could be taken inside.
Another development is the ser
ious physical and mental condition
of the prisoner's aged mother. She
was told this afternoon of his con
fession and immediately collapsed.
Physicians are alarmed over her
condition and say she may not sur
vive many hours. There have been
hints that, she knew cf the crimes;
not that she participated in the
actual killings, but that she assisted
in disposing of the bodies in order
to shield her son. Her utter col
lapse when told of his confession
casts much doubt upon the theory
that she had any knowledge of the
murders.
It was regarded as certain that
Church had accomplices. No one be
lieved his story that the two men,
either of whom could easily have
worsted him in a physical encou.er,
tamely submitted while . he' hand
cuffed or roped them and then beat
them to death.
Admits Statements False.
At the close of the inquest, Church
admitted he had not told the truth.
He was given an opportunity to
make a new statement, but declined,
saying he would reserve his further
"confessions" until such time as he is
arraigned in criminal court, but after
he had been rescued from the two
mobs he was more willing to talk;
Meanwhile the police are search
ing for three girls and two men who
were riding through the parks in
the stolen' automobile shortly after
the double murder. Vv itnesses have
been found who can identify these
persons and the police are certain
they .can throw much light c-n the
astounding crimes.
Church is probably the coolest and
most unconcerned criminal the po
lice have ever dealt with. He , ap
pears to have no conception what
ever of the enormity of his crimes,
but boasts that he has always been
a model youth, neither smoking,
chewing or drinking.
- . v- :.-v'
Pratt's Appointment y
As Assistant U. S. -.
Attorney Temporary'
Genrre W. Pratt. Omaha attor-
ney, will not accept the position of
assistant United Mates district at
torney until he has conferred with
District Attorney J. C. Kinsler, he
announced, despite" the fact , that
word of his "temporary" appoint
ment reached him yesterday..
Kinsler will return today from
Washington. ; " ': . r"
' Lloyd Magriey's : release as " as
sistant district attorney and the ap
pointment of A. W- Lane of: Lin
coln as an assistant also arrived
yesterday.
"Cleanup Squa'd" Here
To Aid Ex-Service Men
: t t
" The bureau of war risk insurance
"cleanup squad," from Washington
will be in Omaha today and tomor
row at the army building to. aid ex
service men , in satisfying their
claims against the government for
compensation and insurance. All ap
plicants must present their discharge
certificaes. Findings of the "cleanup"
squad in all cases will be forwarded
to Washington. ""
Heavy Earthquake Shocks :
Recorded at Washington
Washington, Sept 12. An earth
quake, described as severe, was re
corded early today at Georgetown
university seismological observatory.
The disturbance began at - 11:21
o'clock last night and continued until
2 o'clock this morning. '
The center of the tremors was
estimated to be about 1,700 scuth of
Washington. ; T"
Bronze Statues of .
"Laddie Boy" on Sale
At Mrs. Wilson's Store
Washington, Sept 12. One of
Washington's leading jewelry houses
has placed oh sale a small bronze
statue of the president's famous
airedale terrier "Laddie Boy." The
statue which shows "Laddie Boy"
with a newspaper in his mouth and
tail straightened out lightning rod
fashion is the sole exhibit in cne of
the two windows of the j welry
house. The concern referred to is
Gait and Brother, Pennsylvania ave
nue and Twelfth street The princi
pal owner of Gait and Brother is
Mrs. Wcodiew Wilson.
Man Fights Extradition
On Bootlegging Charge
if
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Two North Dakota officials, who
arrived In Omaha yesterday in quest
of William Maher, alias William
Connolly, on a boozc-running charue
are expected to serve warrants
against six Omaha men for illicit
transportation of liquor. -
L. M. Dunbar, chief law enforce
ment officer, and D. Cruni, district
Pttorney, both of Bismarck, N- D.,
stated the six men wanted in North
Dakota arc collected with one of the
largest whisky-running rings in the
country.
Maher said yesterday that he will
fight extradition.
Mayor Puts Ban
On 'Fatty's' Films
hTi Hf I
IJeS lflOineSi
Notifies Movie Men None May
Be Shown Unless Develop
ments Clear Comedian . ,
K. K. Man Disappears.
Dcs Moines, la., Sept. 12. (Spc-
cial.) Dcs Moines may never sec -
"Fatty" Arbuckle on the i screen
again.
Uulcc radical and unforscen de
velopments in the murder case with
which he is charged comes to-light,
the rotund comedian films will not
be permitted in the city.
The attitude of the public, city
officials and the motion picture men.
themselves points to "Fatty's"
permanent retirement. , ,
Mayor Bans Film. , V
"No picture in which Roscoe Ar
buckle appears may be shown In
Des Moines until his participation
in this disgusting crime has been
determined," declared Mayor Barton
Monday. .
"I am sure I will have the co
operation of the local moving picture
theater men in this matter. .
! ."But if . any of them- do con
template such an exhibition, I want
them to understand that all '
buckle films are barred until
?r7
nis
case has been disposed of in the
courts.", '
Gets Finance Post.
Grant McPherrin of Des Moines
has been appointed chairman of the
Iowa agency of the War Finance
corporation through which a fund of
$50,000,000 will be available to Iowa
farmers.
McPherrin returned Sunday from
Chicago, where he was called in con
ference with Eugene Meyer, jr.,
treasurer of the war finance cor
poration. . -. -
. THe object of the agency is to fi
nance the cattle and sheep growers
through Iowa banks, McPherrin
said. No loans will be made on
grain.
, Kleagle Disappears.
J. ,G. Ellstrot, said to be head or
king kleagle of the Iowa Ku Klux
Klan, has disappeared, private de
tectives who have been watching
him said, Monday. y
Kllstrot, who is said to have been
in charge of the initiation herejeft
for the south. " .
Auto Load of Joyriders ;- ' r
Hit by Train In Films
Grand Island. Neb. (bpecai.;
Several thousand people were at
tracted to one of the minor crossings
of the Union Pacific today, to' wit
ness the taking of a film showing a
train strike an automobile ioad of
young joyriders, who , had not
stopped to look and listen. .
A passenger train was first run
within two feet of the fine new
loaded car. There was here, a cut
out and the ,train backed up and
coming on again, struck an old car,
but instead of hurling it as had bee-i
expected, the locomotive dragged the
light framework for a block. :
The ambulance feature of the film,
which will be used in the safety first
propoganda, was then taken. A
complete local picture story will be
thrown on a local screen as a lesson
in carelessness. - '
Hamilton County Wheat -"
Farmers Ready to Plant
Aurora, Neb., Sept. 12. (Special.)
Rain Saturday night over Hamilton
county placed wheat fields in great
condition for the seeding. Farmers
were hesitating about planting be
cause of the dry soil. .;'
Beatrice Pioneer Dies
Beatrice, Neb.r Sept. 12. (Spe
cial.) Mrs.-William Parde, pioneer
of Gage county, passed away at her
home IS miles northeast of Beatrice.
Her husband died nearly a year ago.
She is survived by a family of groNvn
children.
Marks Go Lower.
New York, Sept. 12. German
marks, which fell below 1 cent each
last Saturday for the first time,.
made another new low record today,-
opening at 0.93 cent
. Poles of America Meet. " . -
Green Bay, Wis.', Sept 12. The
Polish Association of America
opened its 16th annual - convention
here today with 700 delegates "pre's-"
Formal Charge of
Murder Is Filed
Against Arlmcklc
Complaint Again! Famous
Film Slar Signed liy Wo
man Friend of Dead
Actres.
(t'onllnunl Yram (( .)
lit Room 1227 of the St. Fnncis ho
tt-l. There 1 met XI i Virginia Kanne
who was m )cd'and"who ':nmplaiiied
r having pains in her abdomen and
lower chest. 61 r. ueimont was mere
"Virginia -said she had ittended a
rartv at Koseoe Arbuckle'i looms at
' the St. FrancU hotel on the afternoon
of Monday. September 5. She said
she took three drinks, anl then he
- knew nothing. I don t remember
i whether -she said Arhuckle asked her
i Or nulled her Into his room. Thi
i room adjoins tlie room where the
party wa held.
"Mrs. Delmont said that Virginia
was screaming and yelling and that
she,. Mrs. Delmont, went to the door
Mid found it was locked; and then she
kicked on the door several times
and then Arhuckle opened it
Pulled Off Own Clothes. '
"Miss Rappe was pulling at her
clothes. Mrs. Delmont and the rest
of the party then put Miss Kappe into
a cold bath. They sent for the hotel
resident doctor, who' cave Miss
Kappe an injection of morphine. Mrs.
Delmont then called Dr. liumwell.
He ordered her taken to Dr. Wake
field's sanitarium on Sutter street.
Mrs. Delmont and myself went to the
sanitarium in the ambulance with
Miss Kappe. Dr. Rumwell had
charge of the case there I called
Miss Cumberland, of the King ambu
lance service, for Wednesday .nigbt
"Miss Rappe told me at the hotel
that Arbuckle was waiting to get
her for five years, that Arbuckle
was a friend of her sweathcart's,
Henry Lehrman. of New York, and
she did not want to nave publicity
as she Was afraid she would lose
Lehrman.
"She said she would let the mat
ter drop if she were to get well
quickly, but that if her case was to
be serious she wanted Arbuckle to
pay her expenses at the hosp'tal. She
stated that she had money in the
bank herself, but did not see why
she should oav her exnenses when
he was the cause'of her injuries-
placing her hand on her abdomen
Bruises on Body.
"While at the St. Francis she was
calling to me asking il wc were
getting Arbuckle, and I told her
'yes' just to please her.
."She said , she blamed Arbuckle
for her injuries, and wanted hini
punished for it. This was just be
fore she died, which was about 1:30
p. m., September 9. ,
. "I noticed bruises on her body,
her left thigh and her upper right
arm, I think, and she said they were
made by Arbuckle.
. Mrs. Jameson in an interview re
terated her nrevious statcm.-iH how
ever, that the girl's mind had been
blank, as to much that-had haP
nciied withini thfboai'of:3iorror.' "I
know: from long experience that pa
rents statements .; must ' otten De
taken with a grain of salt," ;aid Mrs.
Jameson. 'The girl was callii.g for
me continuously throughout the 24
hours before her death. At times her
mind wandered in delirium, while at
other times -.it was evidently' clear.
Everything that I "have publicly
tated thus far was said by her when
he was, to my judgment, in proper
possession ofher faculties. When
plicity. Others will choose that
for its trim, tailored look ....
while the sole attraction to cer
tain types will be that charming
lure of femininity . . "because."
An inborn sense of exquisite
taste does' not need outside ,
prompting but to customers
who feel that they lack style
conviction and judgment in
selecting their apparel, we
urge confidence in our fash
ions, since all were selected
with deference to that po
tent little charm-word a
woman's "became."
ddirious she mad ttcm-. t yet
nore estreme. which I hl not rr-
rr4t tin t if tits trial, and turn mini
the qualification thitt I hate meu
tioued."
Many Other Sidelight
Other idi'l.sM given by this IU
important witness are considered by
the police to he very sisiiifi-ant. Mit
Hanite. according- to Mrs. Jsmewn,
wa principally concerned regarding
two points; That Arbuckle uhould he
found and made to pay tin rupriikf
of her illnens for the did not tealiie,
rven at the hot, that death Wets com
ii'g and that nothing thotiM come
M the knowledge i.t Jleury lhr
man, her I'mnce. "He will throw me
dow n if he finds out about tlii:." nid
the ill-fated actress.
-'"1 he, girl." said Mrs. Jameson,
"was far more worried over the
money tide of her plight than owr
other aspects. She said:
"'It wouldn't be right for me to
have to pay for alt this, when it is
Rcxcoe't fault' ,
"When the said, 'Get Roicoe,' I
understood her to mean, 'Get him
and make him pay the bills,' not
'get' iu the sense of revenge.
"The thought that hurt her most
was that Arbuckle should have tak
en advantage of her, when he was.
as she declared, long and close
friend of -her nance, Lehrman, She
said they had known each other live
or six years and had been closely
associated.
Deprecated His Actions.
"What kind of way was that for
Roscoe to treat a girl that was en
gaged to his best friend?' she said.
"She also repeated several times
that Arbuckle had told her, "I've
been waiting for a chance at you
for five years.'"
Officials today expressed satisfac
tion that all the known witnesses to
the liquid party in the Arbuckle
suite had been found and questioned
and that their stories on the whole
agreed.
Details of how the fatal booze
party was arranged were somewhat
cleared up by the statements of wit
nesses, taken togetner.
It appears that on the street in
Los Angeles a week ago Mrs. Del
mont met Semnacher, and had said:
"Thats a fine car you re driving."
Semnacher said: "All right: let's ar
range for a little ride." He told Mrs.!
Delmont to bring her friend, Vir
ginia Rappe, and another friend who
was mentioned.
They stopped one night at Selma,
and reached the Palace hotel here
last Sunday. On that day Miss
Rappe was seen at the Palace by
Fortlouis, who did not know her.
On Monday Miss Rappe told her
companions that she had gotten into
touch with "Fatty" Arbuckle, who
was staying at the St. Francis, and
had been invited to attend a party
that afternoon' and bring her friends.
Mayor Bans Films.
Medford, Mass., Sept. 12. Mayor
Haines today notified all motion
picture houses in this city that films
of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, the
screen star held in San Francisco in
connection with the death of Miss
.Virginia . Rappe, would be barred
until Arbuckle's case has been dis
posed of in the courts. In one pic
ture - house an Arbuckle film was
withdrawn on the mayor's orders.
'Film Is Cancelled.
Los Ancrcks, Cal.J Sept 12. The
latest film 'production .featuring Ros
coe (Fatty) Arbuckle, held in jail
in San Francisco in connection with
the death of ; Miss Virginia Kappe,
was' xancelled last night at one of
the largest of the local motion pic
ture houses. '.The film had been show
ing all. last week and last night was
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to nave Dcen us unai appearance.. .
r No Arbuckle films were "adver
tised by. any local theaters today. .
itvffBeGause,
(A Women's fyosori)
E know the very customers who
in these new, picturesque afternoon dresses.
Some will choose this for its charming sim
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"xnmitic Plans
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For Irrigation ,
Contract Signed for Prelimi
nary Survey Communities
Will Tay Initial
Kxpense.
Gothenburg. Neb., Sept. 12 (Spe
cial.) H. C. Booker, president of
the lxwer Platte Valley Irrigation
atsociation, has received word that
the contract for making's prehmi.
nary survey of the North I'latte t'
Kearney irrigation project had been
signed hv the government. - An engi
neer will be sent at once to beitt
investigations. .
Mr. Booker, and others who ai',
en the irrialicm board and have .
been promoting the projeet for over
a year, state that there is sufficient ; '
water in the North I'Utte river to "
irrigate all lands in the valley likely -to
be developed and that if the proj. '
ect is carried through it will not
hinder others wlrrh may ( develop
ed along the the same river. ,'
The contract calls for nuking a
lrelimiuary survey of the" proposed '
irrigation ditch, the cost of which is
to be borne by the communities
through which the ditch is to pais.
If the ditch is constructed the gov
ernment agrees to return the money
to the communities, but in event the
project is not considered feasible
and is abandoned, tho money spent -on
the preliminary survey will not be
refunded. That the construction of
a ditch will follow the preliminary
survey is almost certain according to ,
engineers who have already made
rough surveys and consider the plan
practical.
The money to be raised for this
work has been subscribed by various !
community organizations along the'
line ana it is oenevea tnai most or
the money is ready whenever the'
government calls for it. The Goth
enburg Community club has already
raised their quota.
Many. Exhibits Expected
At Antelope County Fair
Neligh, Neb., Sept. 12. (Special.)
-There is every indication that the
Antelope county fair, which opens in
thir dt." at RIvciside park Tuesday,
continuing for four days,, wilt pre
sent a display that has never been
equaled in the past in this county.
From practically every prt of the
county Secretary Fred Spencer has
gathered information that exhibits
of high merit are to be sent in lei
display. " " v. '
Indications point to an overflow of'
exhibits in nearly every department
The space usually given to -logs bas
alt been taken. The cattle and horse
stalls aic filed and the s;pe:inlend
ent ot the poultry .department i
wtndering where he is goim? to put
all the binls that are now in sight.
Hitchcock to Speak at
Lincoln Monday Night'
Lincoln, Neb.. Sept- - 12. (Spe-
cial.) Senator -Gilbert M. .Hitchcock,
is scheduled to speak here next Mon
day evening at the Chamber, of ConiJ-.
merce His address, its is r$ported
wi.ll be non-political. - . r J
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Motor Bandits Loot Store
Beatrice. Neb.. SeDt 12. (Soe-
cial.) Chief of Police . Dillon re
ceived word today .from! Summer-,
field, Kan., stating that Behrends
mercantile store was entered by;
bandits who blew the safe' and es-'
caped in a motor car with consider- .
able money, and silk goods..'
will look well
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