TO TRIAL- ON II
t And Says He Is Anxious to Do
•So After Saniiy Hearing Is
Refused—Quayle to Assert
He's Iusane.
BY FRED WOODWARD,
Dos Angeles, Nov. 8.—"No evidence
thus far has been presented In the
•uperlor court here to raise any legal
0 - doubt as to the sanity of either Ar
thur C. Burch, charged with the ac
tual murder of Belton Kennedy or as
to the sanity of the three attorneys
who are defending him."
This was formally stated In the
court room of Superior Judge Sidney
N. Reeve early Monday night, when
the Judge refused to order Burch tried
on a sanity charge before going to
trial for murder.
“Are We Crazy?” Schenck Asks.
As soon as the court ruled on the
sanity motion, as It affected the de
fendant, Attorney Paul Schenck, chief
eounsel for Burch, formally asked the
court to determine If Burch desired
to “fire" his counsel as "lunatics.”
“We ask this in all seriousness,”
Schenck stated. “Burch has been
quoted in the press as declaring he is
sans and that his attorneys are crazy.
The court has ruled that the defend
ant Is sane. Now If he desires to
’fire' his present attorneys as luna
tics v.e wish to give him that chance."
Burch Wants to Retain ’Em.
Burch was called before the Judge
and he stated he did not wish to dis
pose of his present counsel. Attorneys
Schenck and Richard Kittrelle, of
Dos Angeles, and John J. Sullivan, of
Seattle.
Attorney Schenck then filed four
additional affidavits In which it was
asserted alienists have held that
Burch, if he did slay Kennedy, was
mentally unbalanced August 5, the
date of the murder.
A continuance of the trial for SO
days in order that the defense might
take depositions in Illinois, Kansas,
Missouri and other eastern states to
support the insanity plea, was re
quested.
District Attorney Woolwine asked
for time to consider the affidavits, and
the court, remarking that the session
had lasted beyond adjournment time,
continued the matter until 10 o’clock
Tuesday morning.
Madalynnas Lawyers lake Action.
At this point counsel for Mrs. Mad
Alynne Obencliain, who were com
pelled to sit quietly In court practi
cally all day while affidavits were
read and contending attorneys argued
on the motion to have Burch tried
to test his sanity, offered affidavits.
These demanded for the fair pris
oner an immediate trial on the mur
^ <ler indictment. Judge Reeve permit
ted Attorney Charles E. Erbsteln, of
Chicago, to file his affidavits, but
tie declined to act on them Monday
night.
“We demand immediate trial today
and do not waive any of the right;
of the defendant, Madalynne Oben
chain." Attorney Erbsteln insisted.
But Judge Reeve held that the mo
tions In the Burch case were of lm
L portance to the entire case, and con
J tlnued the case until Tuesday morn
ing.
Burch “Tickled to Death.”
Burch, as court adjourned, ex
pressed his keen satisfaction over th«
events of the dav.
"I am tickled to death to go to tria
on the indictment for murder rathei
than on trial for insanity," he de
dared.
“I have always contended I am sane
and now, that I am vindicated. I an
anxious to get into court and con.
wince all I am not guilty of murder.'
The reading of the many affidavit!
and the arguments of contending at
torneys representing the two defend
«ntn took up practically all the timi
jot the court session.
Two additional affidavits, support
Ing the Insanity plea for Burch, were
read by Attorney Sehenck. Thesi
were sworn to by alienists wlio ex
pressed their expert opinion Burcl
was mentally unbalanced.
Keys Counters With "Avalanche."
Deputy District Attorney Asa Keye)
countered with the "avalanche" of af
fidavits to combat the Insanity plea
In a droning voice, the assistant
prosecutor read 24 affidavits swort
to by alienists, jail officials and news
paper representatives and one even b?
the prisoner who shares a jail cell
with Burch.
Dr. Louis Weber, prosecution alien
ist stated the belief in-his depositioi
that Rurch was feigning insanity. Hi
declared the “pretended rage” of thi
defendant over the insanity plea mad*
In his behalf was an attempt to “stim
ulate insanity.”
But, on the other hand, anothet
prosecution alienist. Dr. V. H. Caldei
. had sworn that Burch's memorj
showed defects and that Burch ha!
"a potential case of dementia prae
cox.”
Quayle to Support Insanity Theory.
While the preliminary skirmish of
the attorneys was in progress It was
learned that the Rev. W. A. Burch, of
Evanston, 111., father of the prisoner,
had left for Chicago to obtain addi
tional affidavits.
Mrs. Allie Quayle Burch, divorced
wife of Burch; Bishop Quayle, her
father; Mrs. Doram Burch, mother of
the defendant, and a number of east
ern alienists and experts In criminal
law are to make depositions to sup
port the Insanity theory, it was an
nounced In court.
LINCOLN GAS^CASE iNDING.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 8.—The Lincoln
gas case apparently is near a settle
ment. Indications Monday evening
were that the council will accept the
final stipulation proposed by the gas
company, of payment of rebates down
to October 1. 1919, three months short
of the date held by Federal Judge
Wade to be the day of judgment.
This concession, councilmen appar
■ta*- ently are willing to make In order to
pjuie In the hands of the consumers
something like $400,000 representing
overcharges and Interest.
SIMM SETS
WE HIES U i
French Women Still Anxious
To Marry Landru Though
He's Charged with Murder
Of 12 of Fair Sex.
BY C. F. BERTELLI,
Special Cable Dispatch.
Paris. Nov. 8. — The psychological
problem of “why do women love bad
men?” was brought to the forefront
in an extraordinary fashion Monday.
It was revealed at the opening of
the Landru trial at Versailles that this
"modern Bluebeard.” accused of the
murder of 12 women, and their sub
sequent cremation, has received in
the last few days no less than nine
proposals of marriage besides scores
of love letters and Other missives ex
pressing sympathy.
Women of High Social Standing.
Many of the letters were apparently
from women of high social standing.
Psychologists were given further
food for thought by me announce
ment that the ushers of the court
have been literally besieged by fash
ionable women demanding the privil
eged seats to witness the trial, which,
it is expected, will prove the most
morbid in the whole amazing history
of French crime.
LTniversal Service in common with
other American news services, has
received offers of services of many
amateur female reporters, it having
been reported that though curiosity
seekers would not be admitted, the
press of the entire world is sending
representatives to “cover the trial.”
How Does He "Conquer?”
The question, “what is Landru’s at
tractions for women?” is likely to be
the supreme question at the trial,
thousands of Frenchmen eagerly
awaiting the revelation of the secret
of the Bluebeard's extraordinary
powers, in order to imitate his con
quests.
"If Landru is innocent, he should be
welcomed by a brass band and a pro
cession of women garbed in white,”
was the telephone message I received
Monday morning from Mile. Mistlgua,
the famous eommedienne.
On the other hand. Mile. Spinelly,
rival of Mistlgue replied to a tele
phone query by saying:
“I do not know whether he is guilty
or not, but he is certainly the world’s
most magnificent lover.”
Tale of 50 Pounds of Bones.
The evidence will show that Lan
dru proposed marriage to at least 40
women. Thirty of them accepted him,
although he only married one of them.
At one time he is reputed tv.' have
smashed all Jekyll and Hyde Records
by keeping up seven different house
holds simultaneously without being
suspected by any of his "wives.
Landru’s defender is the world's
most famous criminal lawyer, Moro
Gifferl, who has launched a defl at
the prosecutors to prove that the 50
pounds of bones discovered in his
furnace at his Gambia villa are hu
man bones. If this is not proved, he
declares, his client must be acquit
ted.
flGAJNJS KILLED
After Bitter Partisan Debate,
Senate, 29 to 42, Rejects
Democratic Proposal to
Tack Compensation.
Washington, Nov. 8.—After a bit
ter partisan debate, the Senate Mon
day rejected by a vote of 29 to 42
a second democratic proposal to tack
the soldier bonus to the tax bill.
Republican senators who supported
the amendment sponsored by Sen
ators Simmons and Walsh, Massa
chusetts, weep: Capper, Johnson,
Kenyon, Ladd. LaFollette and Norris.
Senator Meyers, Montana, was the
only democrat opposing the proposal.
LODGE FIGHTS PROPOSALS
TO COMPENSATE THE BOYS
Washington. Nov. 8.—Opposing the
Simmons amendment to the tax bill to
pay the soldiers a bonus from the for
eign loans, Senator Lodge, of Massa
chusetts, the republican leader, told
the Senate Monday that the status
of the loans “is so uncertain that no
one can tell when we will even get
the interest.” He added:
“We cannot collect these great for
eign credits by force, and nobody
wants to go to war over them. To
undertake to pay the soldiers bonus
from them is to wrap the entire ques
tion of compensation in an atmos
phere of uncertainty.”
TREE BL0WN*0N MAN
WHILE HE DYNAMITES
Lewis, la., Nov. 8 (Special).—Ethan
Alien was dynamiting trees to make
room for a drainage ditch near Lewis.
A tree was blown upon him and he
was taken to an Atlantic hospital un
conscious and may have beer, fatally
injured.
TAFT AND DAUGHERTY
ASK FOR MORE JUDGES
Washington, Nov. 8.—Chief Justice
Taft and Attorney General Daugh
erty appeared before the House judi
ciary committee Monday urging pass
age of legislation authorizing appoint
ment of additional district judges in
districts where court dockets are
badly congested.
Under a House bill. Arizona, Cali
fornia, Colorado and Montana each
get more additional judges.
j SUMMARY OFTAX BIT1
(In Its Present Form It Will Raise $3,250,000,000)
Universal Service.
Washington, Nov. 8.—A summary j
of the pending revenue bill made'
Monday for Universal Service by i
treasury experts shows that the bill In
Its present form with all amendments j
acted upon to date, will raise for the
current fiscal year ending July 1, 1922, !
the sum of $3,250,000,000.
The amendments yet to be acted
upon before the final vole is taken
will not materially change this total
figure.
Bill A* It Passed House.
The bill as it passed the House was
estimated to produce the sum of $3,
240.000. 000 so that the amendments
agreed to by the Senate mean an in
crease of $10,000,000.
For the succeeding fiscal year, end
ing July 1, 1923, the Senate bill as It
now stands will raise $2,725,000,000.
Under existing revenue acts there
would be raised in the cuiTent fiscal
year the sum of $4,600,000,000, and for
the next fiscal year the sum of $3,
340.000. 000.
The Senate bill, therefore, repre
sents a cut of about $600,000,000 as
compared with existing law. But this
i reduction will not be felt until the
next fiscal year, when the rates fixed
In the pending bill will be in full op
eration. The House bill would have
produced for the next fiscal year the
sum of $2,660,000,000.
Excess Profits Tax Repealed.
In the Senate bill, the excess pro
fits tax Is repealed as of January 1,
1922, and the House bill repeals It as
of the same date. The capital stock
tax was stricken from the bill by the
Senate finance committee, but re-in
stated by vote of the Senate and the
rates graduated upward.
The normal income tax for individ
uals is the same In both bills. It is
4 per cent, on incomes up to $4,000
and 5 per cent, on the balance, with
the exemption for heads of families
fixed at $2,500 with an additional ex
emption of $400 for each child or other
dependent.
The Senate bill fixed the surtax
rates with a maximum of 50 per cent.
above $200,000. The House bill fixed
the rate at 32 per cent, above $06,000;
the surtax begins at $5,0ou in the
House bill ar.d at $6,000 in the Senate
measure. The Senate fixes the cor
poration income tax at 15 per cent.
Instead of 10 per cent., as under x
isting law, beginning January 1, 1022;
the rate in the House bill was 12 Mi
per cent. The 15 per cent, tax in cal
culated to raise for the next fiscal
year $670,000,000.
inheritance Tax Rats* Increased.
The inheritance tax rates are in
creased above existing law by the
Senate bill reaching a maximum of 60
per cent, on all Inheritances above
$100,000,000. The rates were not
changed by the House bill.
Premium taxes on domestic life In
surance companies arc eliminated by
the Senate bill as well as moat of the
corporation taxes, the House having
taken similar action.
Most of the so-called "nuisance"
taxes have been eliminated by the
Senate bill, Including the tax on ice
cream, chewing gum, soft drinks,
sporting goods of all kinds and pro
prietary medicines. The taxes on to
bacco remain the same, as under ex
isting law.
The Senate imposed a tax of 60
cents a gallon on medicinal malt
liquors, $1.20 on medicinal wine and
$6.40 on medicinal spirits. These taxes
were not included in the House bill.
Kanyon Amendment Defeated.
Senator Kenyon, republican, of
Iowa, offered and amendment to col
lect 15 per cent, of the value of tax
exempt securities issued after the en
actment of the law. It was defeated
by a tie vote, 32 to 32.
Senator Trammel, democrat, of
Florida, sought to obtain an appro
priation of $100,000 to pay the $60
bonus to soldiers who failed to re
ceive It at the time of their dis
charge. His amendment was defeat
ed after Senator Warren, republican,
of Wyoming, chairman of the appro
priations committee, informed the
Senate that such an appropriation will
be carried in the deficiency bill.
SPOIL PIE PLAN?
Will Craig, Inclined to Settle
ment, Be Strong Enough
To Resist Their Re
volt?
BY DENNIS O'CONNELL,
London, Nov. 8.— Will rremier
Craig be strong enough to resist the
revolt in the Orange lodge which Is
threatening to wreck the Irish peace
negotiations?
That is the question which is dis
turbing political circles In London.
Reliable information Monday was
to the effect that from the moment
Premier Craig saw Premier Lloyd
George on Saturday strong Influences
have been brought to bear upon him
U> break off the negotiations.
Ulsterites Able- to Wreck.
The situation in Irish affairs Is such
that the Ulsterites are able to wreck
any settlement which may be arriv
ed at between the British and the
Sinn Feiners, as the British cabinet
is . lodged not to coerce Ulster.
Therefore if the Orangemen stand
pat and refuse to budge one way or
the other, the endeavors of Lloyd
George and the Sinn Feiners to come
to an understanding must fail.
But against the Orange revolt are
all of Belfast’s commercial Interests.
They are looking for a settlement as
are also many people in high positions
in court circles In London.
Craig Confers With Lloyd George.
Will these Influences be strong
enough to counteract the Ulster die
hards?
Premier Craig's position ie difficult.
Monday he had a long conversation
with Lloyd George but no definite de
cision can be expected from him be
fore he consults his cabinet. The
cabinet members are expected In
London any day. Craig is said to be
reasonable and inclined to a settle
ment.
ART NEHF WORKING AS
ELECTRICAL. ENGINEER
New York, Nov. 8.—Art Nehf, star
Ijrkhander of the New York Giants,
will not spend his winter months in
Idleness. Nehf is an electrical engi
neer, and already has made arrange
ments for a position with an Ohio
concern at Sandusky. Nehf declares
he does not care for much Idling.
"I am not always going to be able
to pitch baseball, and l want to train
myself in some other line for the days
when I am no longer able to play,”
said Che Giant star.
Nehf lives at Washington, Ind. He
is married and the father of two
kiddles.
Some way should be found to keep
the "lunatic fringe” from entangling
Itself in the coming conference on
the limitation of armaments. There
are sound and unsound methods of
disarming, neither strident militar
ism nor abject pacifism is capable of
Judging between them.
ARBUCKLE CASE
CONTINUED WEEK
San Francisco, Nov. 8. — Roscoe
V“Fatty") Arbuckle appeared before
Superior Judge Louderback on Mon
day when the manslaughter charge,
as a result of the death of Virginia
Rappe, “the movies best dressed ac
tress,” was called.
A continuance of one week was
agreed up in.
ZBYSZKO THROWS
Champion Defends Title Suc
cessfully, Taking Two
Straight Falls from
Iowan at Des Moines.
Des Moines, la., Nov. 8 (Special).—
—Stanislaus Zbyszko, heavyweight
wrestling champion, successfully de
fended his title in a finish match with
Earl Caddock, of Walnut, la., here
Monday night by taking two straight
falls.
He took'the first In one hour and
20 minutes with a ' push down" and
the second in 24 minutes and 30 sec
onds with a wrist lock and "cross
body. ’
Throughout the entire match Zbysz
ko was never in a real dangerous sit
uation and for more than an hour
Caddock was not In danger.
Zbyszko was too strong and heavy
for Caddock to handle while the Iowan
by his knowledge of holds and lever
age made the Pole work hard for his
falls. The first one came rather sen
sationally. Caddock was behind and
working for a NelBon when Zbyszko
rose to his feet with Caddock cling
ing to his back. After standing erect
for a few seconds, Zbyszko hurled him
self backwards and fell on top of Cad
dock. The wind was knocked out
of the Iowan and turning over Zbys
zko pinned him for the fall. Caddock
was in danger twice before finally
succumbing to the second fall. Zbys
zko secured a lock on the left wrist
and then drove Caddock to the mat
by smashing his chest down on the
Iowan several times.
In the semi-windup John Freberg,
of Chicago, defeated Jack Rogers,
Canadian champion, in straight falls.
JOE WALL TO MANAGE
KALAMAZOO NEXT YEAR
Kalamazoo, Mich., Nyv. 8.—Joe
Wall, several years ago first baseman
for the Brooklyn, Boston and New
York Nationals, lias been signed to
manage the Kalmazon Central league
team next season. Wall, plans a
shake up of team’s personnel.
"If a player does not show enough
stuff in two years to take him higher,
he is of little use to any club," Wall
said. "No minor league club ran get
along without selling players. 1 be
lieve-, too, that the fans who pay for
the sport want to see new fares all
the time."
Wall has been managing a semi
professional club in Brooklyn during
the last two years.
WELCH TO MEET TROUT.
Sheldon, la., Nov. 8.—Billy Welch,
of Sheldon, welterweight wrestling
champion of leva, ha* been matched
with Billy Trout, of Kokomo, Ind.,
lightweight champion of the world,
'for a match at the Sheldon armory
Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock^ The
match Is under the auspices of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Receipts
above expenses are to be donated to
the Salvation army campaign fund.
CHECKMATE GERMAN 8HIPS.
Washington, Nov. 8.—Use of the
shipping board's best vessels on the
North Atlantic lines running from
New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg,
Bremen and Danzig to meet threat
ened competition by German lines
was announced Monday by Chairman
Lasker. The board plans to with
draw three former German ships now
used on the routes and replace them
with three new "535-footers" fitted
out with special steerage facilities,
Mr. Lasker said.
FOR THIEF, KILLED
Frank Trpkos, 25, Worries
After Menosh RnriHn,
Thrown from Horse,
Roams, Body Riddled.
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Cedar Rapids. Ia., Nov. 8 (Special).
■—Investigation by the police and cor
oner of the death of Frank Trpkos,
25, farmer, who was found shot to
death In the yard of James Elkers*
farm home late Sunday night, de
veloped the suicide of Emil Benesh,
cashier of the Citizens’ State Bank
of Cedar Rapids, was Indirectly re
sponsible for the Trpkos tragedy.
Trpkos recently bought a farm
from Benesh and when he learned of
the suicide he rode to his brother’s
home to consult him as to stops to
take to protect his own Interests. He
left for home shortly before midnight
and the theory Is that his horse threw
him In front of the Elkers home and
that he wandered Into the chicken
yard, and the Elkersr thinking he was
a thief, "turned their shotguns loose"
on him. His body was literally rid
dled by bullets.
Bikers, 75, and Son ‘‘Quizzed.’’
James Elkers, who Is 75, and his
son were subjected to a stiff cross
examination by the police and sheriff
Monday afternoon but stuck to their
story of how they came to shoot the
man, contending they thought he was
a thief.
The Citizens' Bank was found to be
in good condition when State Bank
Examiner West completed his inves
tigation Monday afternoon, and the
institution will be permitted to re
open Thursday with a cashier In
charge.
Benesh’s funeral will be held Wed
nesday afternoon.
Benesh Left $50,000 to Wife.
He left fife insurance of $50,000 to
his wife, it was reported Monday.
Friends of the late banker still cling
to the story that financial losses were
the cause of the suicide. Bensh was
said to have made a lot of money on
purchases and sales of farms and
then, when the slump in farm values
came, to have lost his entire fortune.
He was alone with Mrs. Mary Cer
venka, teller of the bank, In his of
fice Sunday morning when he fired a
shotgun into his mouth twice, blow
ing his bruins out.
SH0WERF1R FQGH
Great Throngs Greet Great
French General as He Kisses
Little Girls in Red,
White and Blue.
Detroit, Nov. 8.—Marshal Koch was
welcomed to Detroit Monday with a
shower of roses and thunderous cheers.
Great throngs were massed about
the Michigan Central station when the
leader of the allied armies stepped
from the train and as the neat little
figure In horizon blue appeared In the
entrance a mighty roar greeted him
that was silenced only when the mili
tary and police bands struck up the
national anthems of France and the
t'nited States.
Then, advancing over the rose strewn
path toward the awaiting automobiles,
the marshal gave evidence of his Inner
character when he held up the line
of marching dignitaries to stoop and
kiss on either cheek a little girl in
a dress of red, white and blue who
stepped forward to offer him a bunch
of flowers.
The marshal then entered an auto
mobile and was driven “.long a route
filled with cheering throngs to the city
hall, where he was welcomed by May.
or Cousens and Governor Grorsbeck.
SAITO MAY SUCCEED
HARA AS PREMIER
Assistant Stationmaster Is
Held for Part in Assassi
nation.
Special Cable Dispatch.
Toklo, Nov. 8.—It was reliably re
ported here Monday night that Ad
miral Minoru Salto, governor general
of Korea since 1919, is now strongly
favored for the appointment as pre
mier to succeed the late Takashl
Hara. Considerable Influence is op
erating in bis behalf, it is said.
Marquis Salonji, who was regarded
as the most probable successor to
Hara. apparently has the task of
forming a new cabinet.
Thousands attended the public fu
neral given the dead premier Monday
by the Seiyu-Kai party of which be
was leader.
The body was to leave at 10 o'clock
Monday night on a special train for
Premier Hara’s home In northern
Japan—little city of Morioka—where
simple ceremonies will mark the
burial.
The city is draped in mourning in
honor of the late premier.
Eigoro Hashlmoto. assistant sta
tion master at the Otsuka railway
station, where the premier was as
sassinated, has been arrested, charged
with complicity in the crime.
TRIMBLE PLEAD8 GUILTY.
Lincoln. Neb., Nov. 8.—Darius
Trimble, who by hts own admissions,
slugged Lee Carroll an1' attempted to
make away with tho Liberty theater
receipts Saturday night, pleaded
guilty before Justice of the Peace
Stevens, Monday evening to a charge
of grand larceny. Lee Carroll, door
man at the theater, implicated by
Trimble in his confession, pleaded not
guilty to a like charge.
Both defendants were bound over
to the district court and remanded to
the Jail lu lieu of I2.S0I bonds.
eii RECEIVES •
1CREATWELCOME
IN WRMLNKT6N
Hughes and Pershing Oreet
French Delegation as Oity
Cheers—Hopes for Parley
Success Are Exchanged.
BY WINDER R. HARRIS,
Washington, Nov. 8. — A stocky
man of somewhat less than averag®
height stopped off a special train at
the Union Station a few minutes after
5 o’clock Monday evening and wrung
Secretary of State Hughes’ out
stretshed hand for fully half a min
ute.
Their faces wreathed In smiles as
the hearty handshaking continued.
They exchanged the strong hopes
welling in the breast of each for the
complete success of the worldwide
undertaking In which they are destin
ed by fate to play leading roles.
It Was Artists Briandl
Dust of a five hours’ ride from New
York had given a brownish tint to
the traveler’s black overcoat and
derby, from under which his dark
grayish hair bushed out over his ears
and neck.
His heavy mustache of the same
nondescrlptive color as his hair,
drooped over the corners of his mouth
and in his broad, thick shoulders there
was an inclination to stoop, eloquent
ly bespeaking the tremendous bur
dens of his own native land he bears
in Its great task of after war.
It was Artistide Briand, prime min
ister and minister of foreign affairs
o' the republic of France.
Breathing a spirit of the highest
optimism and bringing the first
sparkle of humor into the heavy,
solemn atmosphere that has hung
over the previous conference prelim
inaries. he arrived in Washington to
tender the aid of his government and
people in casing the world's burden of
armaments.
viviani and Sarraut with mm.
With him were Rene Viviani. former
premier, who will act as Premier Bri
aml'g deputy chief of the French dele
gation, and Albert Sarraut. minister
of the colonies, making up the "Big
Three" from the Bister republic. M.
Viviani was accompanied by Madame
Viviani. J
Hie French delegation also included
a large staff of military, naval, po
litical. economic and commercial ex
perts and advisers, secretaries and
others making up the advisory com
mission and clerical staff.
The second person In the receiving
party to greet the distinguished vis
itors was Madame Jusserand, wife of
tho French ambassador to the United
States. Ambassador Jusserand had
accompanied Third Assistant Secre
tary of State Bliss to New York to
welcome Premier Brland’s party and
escoi t them to the capital.
Pershing and Coontx There.
With Secretary Hughes in the re
ceiving line were General Pershing
and Brigadier General Brewster and
Admiral Coontz, with their staffs, rep
resenting the army and navy, and a
group from the French embassy.
One of the cherrlest greetings ex
changed between General Pershing
and General Buat, French chief of the
eenerul staf*- who had met on the bat
tlefields of France when General
Pershing headed the American expedi
tionary forces and General Buat was
Marshal Petain’a chief of staff.
‘‘Well, Hello!" Pershing Cries.
"Well, hello!” with emphasis on
tile "lo," General Pershing cried as hq
spied the French hero.
The visitor's equally cordial salu
tation was not heard in the exchange
of greetings. Then, after the round
of greeting. General Pershing grasped
his former comrade by the arm and
they swung into line behind the sec
retary of state and the French premier
in the march through the station.
Arriving abreast the engine, Pre
mier Briand atopped to admire the
steam giant and then called down the
engineer, fireman and englneman from
the cab and shook hands with them,
while an aide Interpreted his hearty
thunks for a speedv and safe trip.
Big Cheers for Briand.
The applause nf several hundred
people welcomed the French delega
tion as they crossed the concourse In
to the president's room and another
waited outside on the plaza. A mighty
shout went up as Premier Brittnd and
Secretary Hughes, closely followed by
the rest of the procession, emerged
from the president's room and came
to halt for the "movies” and news
paper camera men.
The premier snapped Into atten
tion. his derby held firmly, over his
left breast as the Fort Myer Cavalry
band struck up the Marseilluise fol
lowed by the Star Spangled Banner.
In French Party.
The musical feature of the wel
coming ceremonies over, the visitors
and reception party climbed into a
score of army automobiles, and es
corted hv a battalion of cavalry with
drawn sabres, were whisked to the
New Willard hotel where the entire
seventh floor has been reserved.
Besides the "Big Three" the French
delegation included 26 members, in
cluding various legal, naval and mili
tary experts and interpreters.
SNOW IN NORTHWEST.
St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 8—A heavy
snow, melting as it struck the pave
ment fell here Monday. Reports from
many sections of the state and from
North Dakota indicated that the fall
Is general over this section.
DR. STUTENROTH DIES
FROM CAR WRECK INJURY
Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. 8 (Special).
—Dr. B. P. Stutenroih, one of the
three victims of the automobile acci
dent near Mellette Sunday morning,
died Sfcinday night as a result of a
compound fracture of the skull. He
never regained consciousness
Glenn Martin was killed and Henry
Stellner painfully biulssd. The men
had left Aberdeen on a hunting trip.
Martir was driving.