LIFT SICK CHINA
TO HER FEET, AIM
OF WORLD PARLEY
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Envoys of 8 Powers to Re
spect Her Rights and Help
Her—Kato Satisfied—No
Separate Pact with Japs.
Washington, Nov. 22.—The pleni
potentiaries of eight powers gathered
round the sickbed of China in the
y-' Pan-American building Monday eve
ning and passed from the enunciation
of general principles to the unani
mous adoption of a series of four res
olutions.
The following official communique
was issued:
"Tiie committee on Pacific and Fa*
Eastern questions discussed a series
of resolutions prepared for their con
sideration by Senator Root setting
forth the general principles to guide
the committee In Its further investi
gation In regard to China, which after
full discussion and amendment were
adopted as follows:
"1—To respect the sovereignty,
the Independence and the terri
torial administrative, Integrity of
China.
Full Opportunity for China.
“2—To provide the fullest and
most unembarrassed opportunity
to China to develop and maintain
for herself an effective and stable
government.
"3—To use their influence for
the purpose of effectually estab
lishing and maintaining the prin
ciple of equal opportunity for the
commerce and Industry of all na
tions throughout the territory of
China.
“4—To refrain from taking ad
vantage of the present conditions
In order to seek special rights or
privileges which would abridge
the rights of the subjects or citi
zens of friendly states and from
countenancing action inimical to
the security of such states.
The committee adjourned to meet
at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning.
Kato Says He Is Satisfied.
After the meeting adjourned Baron
Kato, of the Japanese delegation,
said:
‘‘I am perfectly satisfied with
the action of the committee Mon
day.”
A British spokesman described the
resolutions as “merely a review of the
position of the powers with regard to
the policy which they undertake to
pursuo in China, A series of resolu
tions cairtiot supersede anything."
The only serious doubt which arose
In conference circles Monday night In
regard to the four resolutions relates
to the scope of the phrase in resolu
tion No. 3, “throughout the territory
of China.” '
China Makes These Demands.
The Chinese delegation insists that
it embraces the five integral parts of
the Chinese republic—China proper,
Manchuria, Mongolia, Thibet and
Ohinese Turkestan. The Japanese
adhere firmly to their intention not
to engage in any discussion directed
towards their expulsion from Man
churia.
The Chinese officially denied that
they would enter any separate treaty
with Japan respecting the Shantung
question. "We want the matter set
tled in the daylight, not in the dark,”
i'. was stated on behalf of their dele
gation.
vnmcsc oay nil itioi uoverea.
Spokesmen for the Chinese delega
tion complained Monday night that
the four resolutions do not cover all
the principles laid down in the 10
points submitted last weak. They also
•object to the failure of the committee
to have all treaties laid on the table
and reviewed by the conference. The
Chinese deplored, too, that no action
had been taken toward checking up
on a permanent body in the east to
watch Japan’s future actions.
American and foreign officials who
conferred at the state department on
the Japanese armament claims were
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt, Admiral Koontz, Rear Ad
miral W. C. Pratt, of the general
navy board, Admiral Kato and two
technical advisers for Japan, Secre
tary of State Hughes and Arthur ,T.
Balfour sat in at these conferences
for short periods.
Acting on reports received from
Capt. Edward H. Watson, United
States naval attache at Tokio, the
American naval experts were able to
refute the Japanese arguments for in
creased fighting strength. To the Nip
ponese claim that the battleship Mut
tu (to bo scrapped) is actually iyi
commission, Captain Watson’s report
was quoted to show that this vessel
was not to be commissioned until De
cember 1, and that she was only 92
per cent, completed when the Ameri
can experts recently surveyed the rel
ative strengths of the United States,
British and Japanse navies. No af
firmative announcement therefore will
be taken on Japan’s demand to be al
lowed to retain'the Mutsu.
Japan’s bid Xor more light cruisers
was also finally ruled out Monday.
Her delegates advanced the argument
that, inasmuch as Japan had 10,000
tons of vessels of this class either
built or building, the reduction of her
quota of all kinds of auxiliary craft
to 270,000 tons entailed a severe cut
In light cruisers. The American re—
ply was that because of the great
number of light cruisers now unfin
ished Japan’s quota was raised above
the tonnage she is entitled to by
mathematical adhesion to the official
data.
BIG RIOT IN BELFAST;
2 KILLED, MANY SHOT
London, Nov. 22. — General rioting
occurred in Belfast Monday afternoon
and evening, the trouble dying down
about 10 o’clock.
In one of the leading streets the
lamps were extinguished following
which the rioters fired several volleys
resulting in the death of one man.
Another man who was called out of a
public house was shot dead and sev
eral were treated In hospitals for re
volver wound*.
BIG GOUGE STORM
THREATENS LIS
Passengers of 3 to 6 Flyers
Snowbound Near Portland,
Ore., Are Freezing and
Without Food.
Portland, Ore., Nov. 22.—Encased In
■olid blocks of Ice and swept by con
gealing blasts of wind, six passengers
trains stand in the Columbia Gorge
Monday night on the lines of the Ore
gon-Washington Railroad and Navi
gation and Spokane, Portland and
Beadle railways.
Passengers on three of the trains
are in actual danger from exposure
and lack of food because of the storm,
which railroad officials characterize
as "the most terrific in the history of
rail operations through the gorge.
Trains Are Buried in 8now.
On the S. P. and S. trains numbers
3 and 5 are frozen to the tracks west
of Cooke and flanked by snowdrifts
with one dining car to serve 100 pas
sengers. No relief since Saturday
night. Train No. 1, stalled at Roose
velt, food obtained from nearby farms. |
No advice obtainable concerning the j
passengers’ welfare.
On the O. W. and N*. train No. 4 is
at Multnomah Falls. Passengers were
brought to Portland by a river steam
er Monday night. Train No. 12 at
Bridal Veil Falls, without diner, but
food being supplied from town. Train
No. 11 is buried in drifts at Lyle, has
no diner.
Oregon trunk train No. 102 from
Bend Saturday night is lost in 22-foot
snowdrifts, five miles from North
Junction, without diner. Messengers
are unable to carry in relief and relief
engines stuck in drifts and not heard
from.
Floods Sweep Two Bridges Away.
Two bridges have been sw’ept away
on the Oregon Electric by floods and
on the Southern Pacific the main line
bridge approach is out at Jefferson.
9o heavy is the snow and ice along
the Columbia river lines that the S. t*.
and S. station at Lyle collapsed Mon
day under the burden.
Rail lines to the east probably will
not be in service for several days, as
Indirect reports say that the storm
now sweeping the Pacific northwest
Is continuing with all fury through the
stricken districts and to the east.
FiMLLCLIT
This Is Her Offering to Peace,
Says Premier, in Making
Promise at Arms Con
ference.
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN,
Washington, Nov. 22.—France will
cut In half her effective army by re
ducing by 60 per cent, the period
of French military service. Premier
Briand told the arms limitation con
ference Monday.
This, he said, Is France's offering
to peace.
“Tuesday it is certain that by ac
tion of the French government the
period of military service will be cut
in half,” the premier said.
"As a result of this France’s army
may be said to be reduced by half.”
Briand’s pledge that France will cut
her army, now the largest and most
effective fighting organization In the
world, came after ne painted a gloomy
picture of the dangers facing France.
The French period of service, which
Briand said would be cut in half, is
three years.
Outlines France’s Danger.
The premier made his declaration
for the big cut in the French army at
the close of a long speech devoted
mostly to demonstrating France’s
need for a large army.
So long as France stands alone,
Briand said, real disarmament—"mor
al disarmament’’ he called it—will not
occur in Germany. It was clearly an
appeal to America and Britain to put
the seal of their approval on France's
position and perhaps to further in
support of her.
Faced by a German and Russian
“menace" France can go no further
in land disarmament than to cut tlie
period of her military service in half.
To do more, Briand said, would en
danger the safety of France,
No Immediate Change.
The cut in the period of military
service will not immediately effect
France’s standing army, now esti
mated at 785,000 men.
This reduction is to be accom
plished, Briaiul explained, through
adoption by the French parliament of
a bill which will in effect mean that
one and one-half of the three classes
of effectives shall be in service, and
that enlistment period be cut In half.
In his closing words, Briand over
and over repeated that “when France
is not alone" it will be much easier
to bring about disarmament.
“France," he said, "cannot possibly
do anything else than what she has
done.”
2,500 MARK IS BROKEN
AT HURON CONVENTION
Huron, S. D„ Nov. 22.—The South
Dakota Educational Association con
vened hero Monday with the best at
tendance In the history of the organi
sation. breaking the 2,500 mark.
Japan occupies a prominent place
amoung the countries of the world In
the possession of mineral springs rich
In radium emanations. They are found
exclusively in granite regions.
BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN OF EUCDOR MINISTER
The three beautiful little daughtersof Dr. Don Rafael H. Ellzalde,
minister from Ecudor. The children, left to right, Mercedes, Irene and Alice
are favorites among the foreign legations in Washington.
I ___
j Briand’s
Address
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Washington, Nov. 22. — Premier
Briand’s speech as officially inter
preted follows:
Gentlemen: You will readily admit
that I as a delegate of France, should
feel moved when rising to speak from
this full sounding platform whence
every word that is said goes to the at
tentive and anxious ear or the world and
of all civilized peoples.
I shall endeavor to make It appear to
your eyes and the eyes of the world,
with its true, genuine face, as It Is; that
will show you that she is ready, and I
might say perhaps more ready than any
other country to direct her attention and
her earnest will to whatever steps may
be thought desirable in order to insure
final peace for the world. Nothing, for
my colleagues and myself, would be
more pleasant that to be able to tell
you this: We bring here sacrifices to
the fullest extent possible. We have our
own security insured. We lay down
arms. We should be so happy to be
able to make that gesture in order to
participate in the final disarmament of
the world.
“France Wants Peace.”
"Unfortunately, wo cannot speak in
this way. I say also, unfortunately, we
have not the right to do so. I shall ex
plain briefly later on for what reasons.
I shall tell you, for France, that she
wants to make peace. If you want to
make peace there must be two people,
you yourself, and the neighbor opposite.
To make peace—I am speaking,* of
course, of land armament—It is not suf
ficient to reduce effectives and decrease
war material. That is the physical side.
It is necessary that besides this phy
sical armament there should be in those
same circles what I shall call a general
atmosphere of peace.
"I am now staying in a country, many
of the men of which already have en
joyed the opportunity of seeing France,
and knowing exactly what she is. .**nd
certainly these men have contributed
to enlighten their own countrymen, and
they have done everything to dispel and
drive away those noxious gases which
have been spread about, and under
which certain people have been trying
to mask and to conceal the true face or
France.
"It has been said that France wanted
to install in Europe a sort of military
supremacy.
‘‘It h ti e hoan efi {,1 IPi-q n/i/i wantoil
to install in Kurope a sort of military
supremacy, and that after all she want
ed to do so simply to take the place
Germany occupied before the war.
Gentlemen, perhaps this is the motft
painful, heart-rending and cruel thing
that a Frenchman can hear.
"If we had not the full confidence
of those that know my country, those ]
that have seen it—they can testify that1
not one word is true.
"Since the armistice we have had
many disappointments. France has had
to wait for certain realizations which
I she has not been able to get. She has
seen Germany digress—haggle over the
signature which she had given. Ger
many has refused to stand by her pledg
ed word. She has refused to pay com
pensation due for the devastated re
gions. She has declined to make the
gesture of chastisement that, after all,
every man of sense would expect after
the horrors that we have witnessed.
Germany has refused to disarm. There j
was not one gesture on the part of
France to aggravate the situation. I
may say here emphatically In the face
of the world we have no hatred in our
hearts and France will do everything
she can. She wishes for nothing else
but that the two peoples should be able
to live side by side in the normal con
ditions of peace. But. after all, we
have no right to forget. We have no
right to abandon ourselves. We have
no right to weaken our position.
"Gentlemen, 1 spoke a few’ moments
ago of the moral aspect of disarmament
and 1 referred in my remarks to Ger
many. I do not want to be unjust,
nothing is further from my mind. But
we know there is in Germany—there is
one part of Germany that is for peace.
Th.ere are many people, especially
among the working class, who want to
work, wht) have had enough of this war,
who have had enough of war altogether,
and w’ho are most anxious to settle down
In peace, and also to set to work. We
shall do everything to help Germany.
“But There Is Another Germany.”
"But. there Is another Germany—a i
Germany which has not changed her I
mind and to which the last war has !
taught no lesson. That Germany keens
thoughts In the back of her mind;’ she
has the same designs which she enter- I
talned before the war. How can we i
close our eyes to this? And more than
that, we have witnessed certain at- !
tempts to return to the state of things.
Nobody could be mistaken about the
real bearing of what was called the
Kapn Putsch.
"Gentlemen, a volume has been pub
lished by no less a jnan than Field
Marshal I.udendorff, who still enjoys
“SOME” CORN CROP, THIS.
Colome, S. D., Nov. 22. — Corn
around Colome is yielding from 35
to 60 bushels an acre. This probably
is the best corn crop ever grown in
the Rosebud. The corn is of excel
lent quality, but the price is very j
low. Most of the farmers and many
of the business men are burning corn
•s fuel.
Tin Chicago, Burlington Sc Quincy
railroad announces the contemplated
puryhase of $15,000,000 worth of new
equipment. .
•4
great authority in many German cir
cles, and who is followed by a great part
of the elite in Germany, professors, phil
osophers. writers, etc. What do wo
read In this book?
(Briand here quoted from Eudendorff’s
book.)
"Such, gentlemen, are the words used
by the highest German authorities who
have preserved, and I can quite under
stand, the full part, the great part at
least of the confidence of the German
people, and that is what we are listen
ing to now.
"1 now come to the physical aspects
of disarmament. I Can quite under
stand that somebody might say that it
is not sufficient to harbor evil designs,
to make war one must have appropriate
means, because when it is a question
of war enormous effectives are neces
sary; you must have the officers, and
non-commissioned officers; you must
have plentiful material — rifles, guns,
machine guns, artillery, etc., and Ger
many has no longer any of these. Ger
many, from the point of view of effec
tives, just emerging from the war. from
a war where her men have been fight
ing for four years—and I should be the
last to underestimate the valor of her
soldiers; but Germany, Just issuing from
the war, still has 7,000,000 men over
there in Germany who have made the
war. Have these men any officers and
non-coms ready to be marshaled to the
field? Is it possible to mobilize such
an army tomorrow?
"To this question I answer, yes, and
I am going fo explain it. Since the
war, since the moment peace was signed,
Germany has constituted force, a so
called police force which was Intended
for the maintenance of public order.
That force is called the Reichwehr. It
is to include 100,000 men and in fact
does include 100,000 men. They are
nearly all officers or non-commissioned
officers. I mean, gentlemen, regulars,
all having served in, or having be
longed to the old army.
•vsy t* German Military Secrets.
"According to secret instructions is
sued by the military authorities, the
Relchswehr is to prepare not only for
police purposes, but also for war, and
is to train for war, with the necessary
rehearsals and maneuvers.
"Germany has another denomination;
there is another group called Eln Voner
Verein. This group Includes almost all
the men of good will who are ready to
serve their country in time of need, and
instead of using it only to preserve In
ternal order, it might be used for oth
er purposes.
"The danger was so real t+iat the al
lies were obliged to send an ultimatum
to Germany to demand that this force
should be disarmed.
"At another moment under an organi
zation called the Orgetz, which Is the
organization of war, the Eln Voner
Verein acquired much strength and be
came such a threat that the prime min
ister of Bavaria, animated by a spirit
of revolt, informed the world that he
had at his disposal and he could raise
In a short time an army of 300,000 plen
tifully prvoided with rifles, machine
guns, and artillery. Well, that force
has been disorganized.
Still Another German Police Force.
"The German government has done
its duty, and nobody more than myself
is ready to recognize it. But this gov
ernment in Germany is weak. It is
being watched. While I may say on
the outside we are ready to do every
thing in order to allow this great peo
ple to return to normal conditions of
peace, and the German government, as
I said, dissolved the Ein voner Verein—
there is something else. There Is an
other force, which is called the Sicher
heitspolize. That is also a police force.
It includes 150,000 men. We demanded
the dissolution of this force, but what
happened It disappeared, but another
came in its place—the Schutzpolizer, but
it was Just the same.
"Suppose that by your side, American
people you have a nation which has
been for years and centuries in bloody
conflict with you; and suppose that this
nation, you feel, Is still ready, morally
and materially, to enter Into a new
struggle. What would you do? Would
you turn away your eyes? Would you
elos<‘ your eyes to a danger that was
threatening you?
"The thought of reducing the arma
ments, which was the noble purpose of
this conference, is not one from which
we would feel disinterested from the
point of view of land armaments. We
have shown It already.
"According to the military laws of
France, there are to be three classes of
men—that is, three generations of young
men under the flag. That law is still
extant, that law Is still valid. It has
not been abrogated yet, and the gov
ernment has taken the responsibility to
reduce to two years the time spend un
der other flags, and instead of three
classes—three generations of young men,
we have only two undergoing military
service.
"It is therefore an immediate reduc
tion of one-third that has taken place
in the effectives.
Frame Plant to Restrict Armies.
"We did not think that endeavor was
sufficient, and in the future we have
plans in order to further restrict th
extent of our armies. In a few days
it is certain that the proposals o;.* the
government will bo passed in the Cham
ber, and in order to further reduco the
military services by half. That is to
say. there will be only one class <.nd a
half h i 111 a ! I v RArvIntr
LANDSLIDE KILLS 60
IN FALCONE, S CILY
London, Nov. 22.—A Central News
dispatch states heavy rains in Sicily
were responsible for a landslide which
complctly overwhelmed Falcon*.
Sixty persons perished.
Twenty deputy sheriffs have been as
signed to the office of States Attorney
Crowp to help him In a "clean up cam
salgu" in Chtcago.
FRANCE AND ALL
MUST HAVE PEACE
iTHOUTARMIES
This Hapgood’s Definition of
Hughes Reply—Writer Re
veals Harding Trying to
Bring Germany Into Parley.
Washington, Nov. 22.—After more
than three hours ot eloquence in three
languages headlined by Monsieur
Briand's big speech, Charles Evans
Hughes closed the third plenary ses
sion of the big conference in a short
reply In which he said that to un
derstand the difficulties of France,
AND ALL OTHER NATIONS was a
necessary foundation for progress In
the work of the conference.
That the only real security was to
be found In THE WILL TO PEACH.
That if such will existed the method
of working it out could bo found.
That such will could bring a safety
that COULD NOT BE FOUND IN
ARMIES OR NAVIES.
I put those words In capital letters
because to my mind they constitute
the news of the conference and for
another reason also. I know beyond
any doubt that the Harding adminis
tration is trying to bring Germany
to this conference.
The Administration’s View.
I know that the administration's
view Is this:
That the progress made by tlris
conference cannot be great unless
something is dono about land arma
ments also. Nothing can be done
about land armaments unless Ger
many is present.
Monsieur Briand, in his eloquent
and highly praised effort, said that
the greatest danger to France lay in
the fact, as she views it, that Ger
many Is not MORALLY DISARMED.
All right, says the Harding adminis
tration, bring her over here and we
will see what we can do about moral
ly disarming her.
The Italian Situation.
While that is my view of what
happened Monday, and the views of
the diplomats with whom I have
talked, it was not the view of all.
There was an element present who
believed rather that Monday's meet
ing was the end of the whole ques
tion of land disarmament; that when
Monsieur Brlaini sails on Friday the
matter of land armaments will bo loft
in Innocuous desueteude. In commit
tee. I now undertake to state with
absolute knowledge the view of the
Italian delegation. It was faintly
hinted in Senator Schanzer’s speech,
but It is stated much more starkly In
confidence. It is In short this;
Italy has disarmed. She will not
remain disarmed, however, if one
country In Europe is armed, because
she fears another country, to be al
lowed to back her views with an
army of 800,000 men.
Moreover, the Italian view goes
further. It adds that Italy has been
Invaded by France more often and
more disastrously than France has
been invaded by Germany; that
France has recently strengthened her
defenses on the Italian border. Al
though Italy will soon have but 176,
000 men; and that a Jugo-Slavia, none
too friendly to Italy, and a Greece,
and none too friendly to Italy, are
both armed by France.
In referring the whole matter of
land armaments to the committee of
plenipotentiaries Mr. Hughes made a
raovo which, in the opinion of some,
makes it a live issue, along with
navies and the Far Eastern ques
tion; in the opinion of others, puts it
in the morgue. Possibly the ques
tion of whether the reference to these
plenipotentiaries results in action or
Inaction will depend on the way pub
lic opinion expresses Itself hi the next
few days in France, Germany and the
United States.
Were On Verge of Breaking Point,
I say. France, Germany and the
United States because nobody who
through reading and Inside know
ledge keeps abreast of the policy of
Britain and Italy, can doubt how the
question stands In thoso countries.
Both have for weeks been in sight of
the breaking point with France on
this very matter of whether the
French army is to control the conti
nent of Europe.
Mr. Balfour’s reputation did not be
lie itself Monday. Leaving to Mr,
Hughes the more explicit statement
he contented himself with graciout
expressions about sympathy and al
lied and associated nations, about n«
nation being morally isolated as long
as it is right, and about France’i
having every reason to feel that sh«
will be supported in any policy tha|
is UN AGGRESSIVE. Nobody car
hang Mr. Balfour for saying that.
Why Crowd U Bigger.
hi spite of the knowledge that th«
great oration of the day was to be ir
French the pressure for seats was fai
greater than it was last Tuesday,
Partly it was due to the general in
terest in a great effort by a famous
orator. Last week there were a num
ber of vacant seats, due to the ab
sence of those who monopolize them,
did not come themselves, and did not
give them away. Monday scarcely u
l-n/io non wflu conn
FIRE 18 CONTROLLED.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 22.—The
which broke out on the United States
Oiler Alameda, while 40 miles off
Cape Henry, was brought under con
trol Sunday morning, the coast guard
cutter Manning reported on her ar
rival here last night with the Ala
meda's crew who abandoned the ship.
CLOUDBUR8T8 IN SICILY.
Messina, Sicily, Nov. 22.—Cloud
bursts have devastated the whole
countyslde In the region of this city,
entire villages being swept by the
floods and the lines of communica
tion broken. Hundreds of persons are
homeless and several are reported
dead.
Ig eskcH an electric motor 20 minutes
to wind London’s ‘‘Big Ben."
The Oerman government is planning
strict measures to curb speculation Is
foreign exchange.
zey mud alice"
ACCUSE FMTY OF
Tell Most Thrilling Story of
Tragic Affair but Roacoe’s
Lawyer, McNab, Tears
Down Much Evidence.
BY CHANDLER SPRAGUE,
San Francisco, Nov. 22.—“He hurt
me."
Centering around those words, th®
trial of Roscoe Arbuckle for the kill
ing of Virginia Rappe was featured
Monday by sensational testimony.
Two girls, Zey Prevost and Alie®
Blake, painted for the Jury the pic
ture of that Labor day party which
was Virginia Rappe’s swan song. Th®
music, the drinks and the tragic end
ing, when the star guest of the party
lay writhing and screaming upon a
tumbled bed, were recreated befor®
the mortal eyes of the court room.
But What Will Effect Be?
At the start It was the prosecu
tion's day, with Its two star witnesses
ready to tell the circumstances at the
finding of the Injury which deprived
the beautiful screen girl of her life.
But cross examination elicited so
many Interpretations of the happen
ings In those rooms at the St. Fran
cis hotel that the effect left upon
the jury Monday night la problemat
ical.
nun in u uuuiuio ivownvu >•«
bruises on the body of the dead girl,
Miss Prevost was called to the stand.
Under the questioning of Leo Fried
man for the prosecution, she related
In detail the circumstances of Miss
Rappe's Injury, together with what
trunspired before and after this oc
currence. Her description of tho party
was perfunctory until she came to
the point where Arbuekle opened the
door of Room 1219 after he had been
In there a half hour with Miss Rappe.
And here follows spicy testimony:
"Fatty's Face Was Very Red."
"He was fumbling with his bath
robe." she said. „ ,
"With what part of Ills robe?" Inquir
ed Mr. Friedman.
"With the portion around hla waist.
"And what was his appearance?’
"Well, his face was very red."
"What was Miss Rappe doing when
you entered the room?"
“She was moving around and saying.
'I’m dying. I'm dying.' The bed was
nil wet. especially the parts around her
head and the middle of her body.”
Then followed the administration of
bicarbonate of soda, which made Miss
Rappe 1)1, the lifting from the bed Into
the cold bath and the return of the girl
to the other. tn‘d In the room.
"Virginia Soreamed with Pain."
And at this point came the testimony
around which may be said to have cen
tered the entire effect of the day on the
JU'^hat, If anything, did you hear Miss
Rappe say In the presence of this de
fendant concerning the cause of her in
jury.”
The witness hesitated—"she was
screaming with pain and she said 'he
hurt me, he hurt me.' "
"What did Arbuekle do or say?"
"He said 'oh. shut up or I'll throw you
out the window.’ "
"And then," said Mr. Friedman, "wliat
else did he do? Did ho approach tho
young lady?” ,
“Yes, ho did.”
The Ice Episode.
"And wliat did he do? Just tell us
what he did."
"He took a piece of Ice and he—put
It on her body. '
The witness stopped. "Yes, go, on,”
said Mr. Friedman. “Tell us where ha
put It. This jury wants to know.”
There was an interval of silence. Misa
Prevost bit her lip and then told where
Arbuekle placed the piece of Ice.
"And what did he say when he placed
the piece of Ice there?”
"He said ‘that'll make her come to.’ ’’
Alice's Story Substantially Same.
That was Miss Prevost’s story and
It was substantially tho same as that
of Alice Blake, given later In the af
ternoon. If It had been left there,
uninterpreted. It would have been a
terrific indictment of the defendant
and tremendously damaging to his
chances of acquittal.
But cross examination tore It to
shreds and tatters. Gavin McNab,
chief counsel for Arbuekle began his
attack, not on the testimony, but on
the circumstances surrounding Miss
Provost's appearance on the witness
stand. He elicited from the witness
the number of times she hud been
questioned by the district attorney's
office. He forced her to admit she
had changed her statements four
times and he ended up this line of
questioning with these questions:
"And after you had repudiated be
fore the grand jury what you had told
them, they took you that night to the
district attorney’s office and threat
ened you with prison unless you
signed the statement they wanted you
to sign?”
Admits Signing Statement.
“Yes."
"And the next thing you signed the
statement?”
"Voa "
McNab then rose to his feet and
made a demand on the district attor
ney for a copy of the grund jury tes
timony of Miss Prevost. It was re
sisted by Mr. U'Rrcn and a hot argu
ment developed in whieii Mr. McNab
declared:
“I propose to show that they guve
this girl the third degree that they
took her to the very door of the jail
and told her they would lock her up
unless she sai<l what they wanted her
to say. I propose to show that the
words ‘he hurt me’ are a compromise,
agreed upon after this witness re
fused absolutely to swear that Miss
ltappe said 'he killed me,' which was
what they wanted her to say. 1 pro
pose to show that they tried five
times before the grand jury to make
her say those words and that she re
fused to say them."
BABY BOY UNCONSCIOUS
SINCE MAY 20, DIES
Hong Pine, Neb., Nov. 22 (Special).
—Joseph Hale Johnson, 30-months
old son of W. R. Johnson, died here
Monday after an illness of six months.
The boy had been unconscious since
May 20 and for six weeks was in a
deep sleep.
Malie, which Is raised without rain,
la one of ths moat profitable crops of
Palestine.
