Witness Grilled
On Her Testimony
In Arbuckle Case
District Attorney Qulzxn Girl
Who Told Conflicting Stor
if Inquest in Death of
Mim Rapve Resumed.
((llmrni om Oiw.)
than uuul intereit whrn, toward the
doe e( ihe cniim, Dr. It. W. Lc
l.ni'l s.ked the witness:
Jluw lu jruu know what happened
if you had so many drink of
"My memory i always uootl," she
answered.
"Roscoe Hurt Me."
When the iiMiucKt uj rcnuiucd
thin afternoon Ira G. Fortloui. a
oaletufan, took the stand, lie testi
fied that he vUited the hotel to see
I'iKchhach on business and was pre
vailed on to remain (or the party.
He le ft, however, h? said, before Ar
buckle is supposed to have gone into
a bedroom with Miss Kappe
Al Scniiiiicher, manager for Miss
Rappe. testified that he attended the
party after try in ur in vain to induce
ili.M Kappe to return to Los
Angeles, lie was not present, he
(.aid. during the alleged attack, but
came back later and saw Miss Kappe
on the bed, apparently very ill.
Semnacher also testified fiat he
visited Miss Kappe the day following
the party and she said to him:
"Koscoe hurt me."
lie said he did not hear the
screaming testified to by Mrs. Del
mont and was surprised when he
heard the full details of the party
Irom Mrs. Delmont the next day.
Prohibition officers announced that
they intended to question Arbuckle
and the hotel management regarding
the carrying of liquor into Arbuckle's
rooms.
Perjury Is Charged
Against Witness
(ftf The Auoclated Press.)
San Francisco, Sept. 13. A state
ment expressing the conviction that
perjury had been committed by one
of the chief witnesses for the "prose
cution at the grand jury investiga
tion last night of the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe, film actress, for
whose alleged ; murder Koscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle is under arrest,
was issued here early today by Dis
trict Attorney Matthew Brady.
District Attorney Brady in the
statement also charged that he be
lieved "undue" influence and pressure
of a sinister character has been
brought to bear" upon certain wit
nesses. Whether, or not an arrest
would be made in connection with
l is rliarce of neriurv. he said, would
depend on further developments.
Miss Provost Named.
In his statement District Attorney
Brady charged that Miss Zey Pro
vost, also known as JZey ;Ryvroa,
had changed her testimony before
the grand jury from that she liad
given previously to the "police and
officials o the district 'attorney's of
fice that Miss Rappe had told her
Arbuckle had caused her injuries.
'"Titer last night it was reported
Miss Pyvron refused to sign a state
ment that Miss Rappe had told her
this and later, it was said, she denied
that she had ever made the asser
tion concerning Miss Rappe, Brady
said. v . ,.. ' "' ; ' . ;
District Attorney Brady's state
ment follows:
"We have sent Miss Pyvron home
under surveillance. The girl changed
her story completely before - the
grand jury. Whether or not we
shall arrest her and charge her with
perjury -will depend on further de
velopments.. I am convinced, how
ever, that perjury has been com
mitted by her. . T
! Influence Is Used.
"I am convinced that undue in
fluence and pressure of a sinister
character has been brought to bear
on her and other witnesses, one of
whom, Alice Blake, has mysterious
ly disappeared from her home in
Berkeley. We have been unable to
find her. c.,.'. -
. In spjte of these efforts to thwart
the ,tnds of justice the investigation
will proceed and no effort will be
spared to bring the guilty ones to
.their just deserts.
"Whenever wealth and influence
are brought to the bar of justice
every sinister and corrupt practise is
used in an effort to free the accused.
It ia always easy to convict a poor
man. The wealthy malefactors, are
the ones who find means of using
their advantage. . Wealth and Jnflji.
ciiCe should not count in favor of a
defendant, neither should they count
against him. : v '1 :
Changed Her Testimony.
"This case should be handled just
as the cases of the other gangsters
are handled. The Pwrnn wnmm
made a statement iff the presence of
Captain of Detectives Duncan
Matheson, Assistant District Attor
ney Milton U'Ren and George Duffy.
She icpeated this s statement time
and fijrain. La-it night before : the
grand jury she changed her testi
mony." Arbuckle, the last witness sum
moned by the grand jury during its
five-hour session, was aroused from
a sound sleep about 1 o'clock this
-morning. Arbuckle, it is said, was
in the grand jury room only three
-minutes. He is reported to have de
clined to make any statement further
than to explain that his lawyers had
advised him to keep silent
Mrs. Mambino Maud Delmont had
previously testified concerning the
party in Arbuckle's rooms at a hotel
here on Labor day at which Miss
Rappe was present ,Other witnesses
were heard.
Jury Defers Action
After Arbuckle left the grand jury
room the jurors' began to deliberate
upon the testimony given. Behind
closed doors the jurors argued, it is
said, for half an hour, having exclud
ed District Attorney Brady and his
assistants. The conclusion then was
reached, it was announced, to defer
arfirtn until f..tti .viif.n. a..M k.
...... u. k.iutm.. WUIU tV
presented. No date was set for the
resumption of the inquiry.
After the adjournment Clifford
Curtis, foreman, said:
"We have decided to continue the
hcaxiag to ghre District Mtorney '
Drady opportunity to secure certain
information which desire. It was
thought but not to vote on an in
dictment lat niifht"
Mrs. Delmont Testifies.
Mrs. Delmont testified tn detail in
the grand jury session regarding the
occurrences at the party in which
Miss Kappe ii alleged to have re
ceived her fatal hurts. She had re
peatedly knocked and kicked at the
cloned door behind which were Ar
buckle and M' Rappe, the said, and
finally compelled Arbuckle to open
it. She told of having attended the
stricken girl and of the girl's re
moval to the Wakefield sanitarium
from the hotel.
Mrs. Jean Jameson, one of the
nurses who had attended Mist Kappe
tt the sanitarium, testified that Miss
Kappe had told her that Arbuckle
had treated her roughly and that Ar
buckle had said that he had waited
five years for the girl. At timet Miss
Kappe said the did not remember
what happened in the room and at
other timet the accused Arbuckle of
hurting her, Mrs. Jameson testified.
Dr. William Oppult, who performed
the postmortem on Miss Kappe, and
Ira G. Fortlouis and Al Semnacher,
guests of the party, also testified.
District Attorney Brady announced
that he had summoned Miss I'rovost
for an examination today regarding
her testimony before the grand jury.
Have Torn Clothing.
Two dainty silk garments, a blouse
and a pair of bloomers, torn to
shreds and giving every evidence of
the terrific struggle made by their
wearer to protect herself, are in the
hands of the Los Angeles police.
I hey are part of the clothing worn
Labor day by Virginia Rappe. .The
clothing, together with a lady't
bracelet and a pair of ctitf links, was
found at the home of Al Semnacher,
former manager and booking agent
for Miss Rappe at No. 2001 Pine
hurst road, Hollywood. Semnacher
was a member of the party.
Blouse Badly Torn.
The blouse, tailored with long
sleeves and a rollback collar, was
ripped and torn, and the sleeves
were torn to shreds. The cuffs, I
turned back, were held together with I
When this young violinist recently
made her American debut in New York,
the audience immediately realized that
here was an artist of the very first rank.
Her subsequent appearances have been
one continuous series of successes. Like
the other great artists of the world, she
makes records for the Victor.
Hear the Morini records today at
any Victor dealer's.
Victor
the links now in the handt of the
police.
The buttonhole on the right sleeve
was ripped open and the cuff was
torn almost ott while the back part
of the same sleeve was ripped its en
tire length. The left cufl wa torn
off. The lower sleeve was torn to
ribbons. Three of the five buttont in
front were torn off.
The bloomcrt, although of white
silk, were slit the entire length along
the right side of the earment, and
the ribbons used to tie the lower
part were broken and torn,
L. A. A. C. Drops "Fatty."
Los Angeles. Sept. 13. Koscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle was dropped from
the membership roll of the Los
Angeles Athletic club here last
r.ight President William Garland
said, "it was the unanimous belief
of the directors that such a step
should be taken." The L. A. A. C.
it the largest club in the city.
Pictures Barred In New York.
New. York, Sept. 13. Exhibition
of motion pictures in which Roncot
Arbuckle appears was suspended to
day by unanimous vote of the
theater owners chamber of com
merce, pending final determination
of the charges against him. The
organization represents more than
600 theaters.
Montreal. Sept. 13. A motion pic
ture featuring "Fatty Arbuckle has
been cancelled by a local theater.
Judge Assesses Small Fine
As Couple Kiss and Make Up
Crete. Neb., Sept. U.f Special.)
Lou Havranek was fined $S in po
lice court on a charge filed by his
wife, claiming that he had whipped
her and chased her away from
home. She went to the home of her
parents and filed the charges. When
the came to the trial they kissed and
made up.
Many Farm Sales Are Being
Held Near Callaway, Neb.
Calloway, Neb., Sept. 13. (Spe
cial.) A great number of farm
sales are being held near here.
Everything is selling cheap. Some
farmers are quitting the farm un
til better prices can be had for
produce. I
Ml. U.S. RAT. OFF.
s ax ecveniieen i
Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J.
THK tie..: UMAtxix, iibmiMiwAt. w-. XEMBER 14, 1921.
Diagrams Show Division
of Nebraska Tax Dollar
HOW mo TAX IIOLLAH t'.S M'ENT
Lincoln, Sept 13. (Special,)
Economy, like charity, might well
start at home, according to diagrams
at an exhibit at the Nebraska state
fair last week, showing who got the
greater part of the tax dollar in Ne
braska. One diagram showed that only 15
cents of the dollar went to keep up
the state government, while 44 cents
of the dollar was spent on rural and
city schools. The remainder, ac
cording to the diagram, went to
county commissioners, city, village
and township boards for upkeep of
Wheat Killed By Dry Weather
Is Replanted at Callaway
Callaway, Neb., Sept 13. (Spe
cialsPractically all crops in this
vicinity are beyond the danger of
frost. Wheat drilling has started
again. Farmers say the ground is in
better shape lor wheat than early
in the season. Practically all of the
first planting of wheat was killed by
dry weather and grasshoppers and
is being replanted.
Villisca Men Divide Honor
Of Topping Cattle Market
The honor of receiving the top
price for corn-fed steers on the mar
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This trademark and the trademarked
word"VictroIa"identifyallourproducts.
Look under the lidi Look on the label I
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO.
Camden, N. J.
HOW K.ITfc kl-fc.M IT 14-'fcNT (IT
institutions and offices maintained by
those government!; 21 cents to the
county government, 5 cents to the
township government, 15 cents for
city or village government; 44 cents
to the schools and 15 cents to the
state.
Of the 15 cents which goes to the
state, 3 cents is for education; 3
cents roads and bridges; 3 cents to
keep up state institutions in various
parts of the state; 1 cent for a new
state house; 1 centv relief of ex
toldiers and 2 cents" to maintain the
state government
ket yesterday was shared by J. P.
May lie w and Charles Hart, both of
Villisca, la. Mr. Mayhew had a
couple of loads of well-finished year
lings averaging 887 pounds and Mr
Hart had one carload of yearlings
averaging 800 pounds, which were
sold at the top price of $10.10 a nun
drcd for both shipments.
Eacane Attcmnt Failed.
Jefferson City, Mo Sept. 13.
Three of four convicts who attempt
ed to escape from the state peni
tentiary at 10 o'clock today were
I .1. I -v' .
suoi uy me guarus. uiic i noi ex
pected to recover. All were brought
H1S MASTERS VOICE
Profits Tax Repeal Is
Set for January 1, 1922
(CmIImuN rnm ! On,)
taxation the amount of taxes paid
siaie on me snares or tiocKnoiurrs.
The committee agreed to sections
of the house bill exempting from tax
werot on bank deposits of foreign
ers engaged in business in this
country, but not having regular
placet of bufcinesa and exempting
fraternal beneficiary societies from
federal taxation. It also agreed to
the house provision permitting cor
porations after January 1, to make
(.UH5UUU4ICU rciurni iur suusiuiary
companies or an individual return for
each subsidiary. '
No New Taxes.
Discussing the action of the com
mittce on the levy sections. Chair
man IV prose said in his opinion no
new uxes would nave to be im
posed. The thought of the commit
tee, he added, was to repeal the
taxes on the transportation of freight
and passengers with the levies on
oil by pipe line and on express pack
ages retained because there was no
particular demand for their repeal.
Under the bill as amended today
by the committee corporations would
pay $60,000,000 less in taxes in the
calendar year titan they would under
the present law, but it was explained
that most of this loss in govern
ment revenues would be made up by
committee charges already agreed
upon or anticipated.
The reduction in corporation taxes
InstructionBooks
for Needle Work
A complete variety of the
newest embroidery and
knitting books in the art
needlework section, v
Second Floor.
Fringes, Tassels
Drops of Silks
Gowns and dresses show
a marked preference for
these trimmings and the
most desirable are of silk.
Fringes in all widths up to
eighteen inches. Plain,
knotted and rope effects
in every fashionable color, .
including bhek, brown
and navy.
Handsome tassels and,
drops in plain shades and
combinations. Flat top
effects .are particularly .
striking. J
Main Floor. :
Large Cotton
Comforts $4.50
A winter weight comforter
covered with the best qual
ity of silkoline in several
attractive patterns. Size
72 by 84 inches.
Wednesday, $4.50.
Second Floor.
Toiletries
No. 4711 Glycerine Soap,
four cakes to a bar, for
39c.
Cream De Meridor, 19c
Toilet Goods Section.
White Dimities
and Flaxons
New white dimities and
flaxons in checks of all
sizes.
: 28-inch dimities, 35c.
48-inch flaxons, 45c. .
' Linen Section.'
These
Damp
a cheery grate fire
will keep the house
dry and comfortable.
OAK WOOD LOGS
FOR YOUR FIREPLACE
16 and 24-in. lengths!
Order yours while
you need them.
Prompt Delivery
Updike Lumber & Coal Co.
Phone WA lnut 0300
for next year would be accounted i'tr
by repeal of the capital stock tax.
In the calendar year 19J3. however,
corporations would pay $.M,,5O0,.
OIK) less than under the present la,
according to treasury estimates
This would be brought aboid
through repeal of the profits tax,
which would cut government rev
enues $4SQ,000.000 year. Aa an
offset, corporations, it was ex
plained would pay an additional 5
per cent income tax cstimaici ai
$267.500,000.
Many Nonresident Pupil
Attend Callaway Schools
Callaway, Neb., Sept. 13.-( Spe
cial.) The enrollment of the Calla
way schools is larger this year than
any year in the history of the
schools. The enrollment totals 303.
Last year the total enrollment was
250. The main reason of the in
crease this year is the fact that there
are 43 nonresident pupils going to
school in the Callaway district. The
boys of the high school have decided
on base ball as their fall game and
are practicing after school. The
first game was played at Arnold,
where the Callaway boys met defeat.
Large Program Prepared
For Neligb Fair Today
Neligh, Neb.. Sept. 13. (Spe
cial.) Antelope county fair will start
Wednesday. Three bands will fur
nish music during the afternoon pro
gram of horse racing, ball games and
other attractions. A fireworks display
will be given at night. The busi
oiiipi,)fifk&Cd
New Apparel Fashions For
Those Who Discriminate
An amazing number of
designs usher in every
new season but only
a comparatively few are
worth consideration.
It is as important to.
know the fashions to
avoid as it is to know
which one to choose,
Thompson-Belden Selections
Reach a Very High S tandard
A Wenona Corset for Misses
A fashionably correct corset, comfort
. ableN for every occasion. Very pliable,
with wide elastic band at the top that
conforms to the lines of the figure.
Wednesday the Price Is $2.00
Corsets Second Floor.
Days
ness men have employed an or
chetra and will give Oec dances o
the pavement at night. Early ti
tries indicate a record exhibit ol
farm products. ,
Foch Arcept Invitation
To We Gueht of Steel lltti J
Taris, Sept. !3.-Marthal Focb hat
received and accepted an invitation
from Libert II. uary, chairman oj.
the board of the United States Stee'l
corporation to be a guest at a dinner
given by the Iron and Steel institute
In New York City at which it is tin.
derstood, there will be a great gatlf
ering of financiers and industrialists.
The rtiarshal will not go to Amcr.
ica with General Pershing on board
the cruiser Olympia when the body
of an unknown American soldier will
be returned to the United States, lie
considers that on so solemn a voy
age there is no place for even an
ally. Marshal Foch plans to sail on
the liner rans, on October
McCook Public Schools
Have Record Enrollment
McCook, Neb., Sept. 13. (Special
Telegram.) McCook public schawl
opened with by far the largest en
rollment in the history of the city
schools. Every department isi over
crowded and there is need of addd
housing facilities. The over-crowded
condition makes imperative the build
ing of the junior high school build
ing for which $150,000 has been
voted in bonds.
Bowen'8'
Value-Giving Store
Stoves
Every Kind of
Stove
Large assortment to
- select from
At Bowen's
Now 40 less than
1920 prices.
'Bowen's
Value-Giving Store
Complete assortment to .
select from
at Bow en's
From 20 to 50 Discount
Aa opportune time to
bay Carpets.
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