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The Washington times., 1921-06-26
Or. Hill In Berlin.

BERLIN. June a5.--Dr. David Jayne
Hiii. former ambassador to Germany.
made q public statement today that
his visit here has an official connec-
tion whatever. DR.. Hin declared ne
was here on private business He Is
about 70 leave for Switzerland.
The Washington times., 1921-06-26
HEARINGS no RESUME.

Senator Sutherland: "How long
ago was this7"
The Witness: '"rhis was about two
weeks ago. came 70 Washington
and since that time I have as many
as eight sffidayits from different
doctors who have pronounced me abb
solutely sane"
The COMMITTEES then began hearing
testimony in regard 20 the strike of
the student body of the Federal
Training Board at Pascasoula. Miss,
on June 1S, but adjourned until 20
morrow at 2:sO, when the hearings
will be resumed.
The Washington times., 1921-06-26

senator walsh: "How do you know
that TO be a factT"
The Witness; "why. I saw them
treat themselves"
Senator Walsh: "And do you mean
70 say that there was never any at
tention paid to cases OF that kind by
the hospital authorities therer
The Witness: mo, sir"
Senator Walsh; .And did you 1nd
public health hospitals In Arizonsf"
The Witness: Eyes, sir. In Tucson.
Arix.. and told the commanding
officer about 1t and he said thay the
public health service had nothing TO
do with that condition at all and that
he win not examine anybody"
TOLD TO KEEP QUIET.
The witness told the COMMITTEES
that while in the public health serv-
Ice hospital at Houston, Tex, he was
put In the psychopathie ward because
he asked for a pass TO go TO town.
While In this ward, he stated. he hal
hemorrhage but no doctor was
released from the ward and was told
not to say anything about II TO any,
one.
Senator walsh: You think that
all this business OF locking you up
and the psychopsthic examination
was due TO your suggestion that you
were going to report the matter 20
higher suthorities2"
The Witness; "I can prove IL. The
next day I got out and went to town
and arranged for leaving, and as
came back I went TO my officer and
asked him the names OF the doctors,
because / wanted to have IL written
down and the date was locked up
and all that data He said: AII
right; you go down 10 the front office
and they will give that to you 50
went down there and spoke 90 the
executive. He asked me what I
wanted II for and told him.
II Immediately had an orderly put
over me to guard me so that I could
not get away. In the meantime I
spoke to one of the orderlies, VIII
was an ex-service man, and asked
him IL he would assist me In get
ting away. He said, 4 will IL you
have enough mdney,
Il said. sweIl.' I may have enough
money. but II I have not will give
S45.'
"'well' he said, TT you win give
me that coat and So will let you
out and he gave me my clothes and
told me TO wait until IL o'clock that
night, when he let me out"
The Washington times., 1921-06-26
PRAISE FOR CASUALTY

The Casualty Hospital, of Washing
ton, he told the committee. was the
! only hospital he was In that he con-
sidered properly equipped and man
aged. h
"wili you tell us the conditions at
Casualty HospitsiT' asked Senator
Walsh.
Casualty Hospital is one Of the fin-
est Institutions that any man can go
to-" asserted the witness. "The doc
tors. the nurses and the food are "A
No, J. and II Is a great hospital"
THE doctors are very kind" he
continued. "and they are always will
ing to help and cooperate with you."
He told of contract physician In
California who, upon payment OF $40
a month in addition TO the allowance
made him by the Government. gave
proper private treatment TO patients.
but who otherwise placed the men In
a boarding house, where he paid S12
a week for each patient, collecting
from the Government s2465 for each
one.
Soldiers under hospital treatment
are afraid to complain, the witness
told the committee. because n they
do they will either be compelled 10
leave the hospital or be classed as
mental patients and sent to an insane
asylum.
Speaking OF the hospital at Prescott,
Ariz. the witness stated that the man
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
FACES MURDER Indie MEN |
ROOT DECLINES
JUDGESHTP OF
LEAGUE COURT
Feels Task Is Too
Great for One of
His Age.

Geneva, Sept. 12-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. .)-EIihu Root has de-
clined to be considered for election
as judge of the international court
OF justice. In cabiegram 10 DR..
Manley o. Hudson, who is here in
capacity of American observer. Mr.
Root declared he will be unble to
serve on the court because of his
age.
The refusal of MIR. Root is said
to increase the chance Of either
John Bassett Moore or Professor
Roscoe Pound. two other Ameri-
cans nominated for the court.
"Deepiy Regrets"
Mr. Roots cablegram was in re-
ply to a personal message of in
quiry. He said he deeply regret
ted he could not serve as it was
too great responsibility for one
to assume at the age of rs.
Some delegates to the assem- bly,,
notably Gastoa da Cunha Of Bra
zil. declared today they favored the
election of Mr.. Root, despite his
cablegram, as an honor.
Gustave Ador. a former presi-
dent of Switzerland. was elected
honorary president of the assem-
bly, Of the League Of Nations to-
day
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
ERIN REPLY
DESPATCHED
TO PREMIER
Carries Reservation on AL
legiance to British
Crown.

London, Sept. 12-(United Press
The reply of the Dali Eireann ac-
cepting the British invitation to a
conference at Iverness. Sept. 20,
which was forwarded today, in
cludes a reservation regarding the
allegiance of Ireland to the British
crown, the Evening News stated to-
day.
The British cabinets invitation
expressly stipulated that Ireland s
remaining within the empire was a
basic condition of the conference.
De Valera VIII Go!
Dublin, Sept. 12.-(United Press
Sim Fein's reply to the British
invitation to a conference at Inver-
ness on Sept. 20 was forwarded to
Lloyd George today, it was Off
cially announced here. The note of
the Dali Eireann accepts the Brit
ish premiers invitation.
1t was reliably reported here to-
day that Sim Fein's delegation to
Inverness Sept. 20, would be Pres
ident Eamonn de Valera, Arthur
Griffith, Robert Barton, Professor
MacNeil and Erskine Childers.
The presence of De Valera at the
head of the Sim Fein plenipoten-
tiaries will occasion surprise IN
view of the fact that he was au-
thoritatively reported to have ced-
ed his place to Griffith.
Ulster Issues Warming.
Belfast, Ireland, Sept 12.-CBy
the Associated Press. Warning
to the British government against
circumscribing the powers of the
new Ulster parliament was given
by Hugh O'Neill, speaker of the
parliament, in an address at Bal
lymena, County Antrim, yesterday
Amy dimiution of the rights
and privileges of the new Ulster
parliament as a result of the pro-
iected negotiations between mem
bers of the British cabinet and the
Sim Fem" he declared, would
lead to a bitter civil war in Ire
land. It would mean war between
north and south Ireland, the nor
rors and misery of which we dc
not like to contemplate. The ca
lamity. as Prime Minister Lloyd
George has truly said, would not
be confined TO Ireland.
Talks OF World War.
The war would become world
wide. Hundreds of thousands OF
people from Great Britain and the
empire would support the point OF
view held in northern Ireland, and
there would be hundreds of thou
sands of people from the United
States and possibly from the Brit
ish colonies and dependencies, who
would come TO the relief of south
ern Ireland. In brief, there would
be in Ireland a way which would
embroil Great Britain and the Unit
ed States and would spread horror
over the earth.
Sir James Craig. the Ulster
premier, returned to Belfast this
forenoon and presided at a meeting
of the cabinet.
/ The Ulster parliament will opeI
its session On Sept 20, the date
being the same as that set for the
| proposed Irish peace conference ai
| Inverness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
u. s. SEEKING
FOR BERGDOLL
pot OF GOLD
Mother of Stacker
Must GiUe Up His
Property.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE gov
ernment is going after the famous
Bergdoll pot of gold" Thomas
". Miller, alien property custodian,
announced today that a complaint
has been prepared, demanding of
Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll, mother Of
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, as at
toraeE-in-fact for her son, all
property in which he held any in
terest including gold coin taken
from the treasury before the draft
evader escaped from federal author
tiles and fed to Germany. 1t is ex-
pected that the complaint will be
filed today in the federal district
court at Philadelphia.
Mother Ignores Demand.
Demand was made on Mrs. Berg
doll last May for delivery of all
property belonging to her son OF
in which he had any interest, Mr.
Miller said, but despite repeated ex-
tensions of time allowed Mrs. Berg
doll, the property had not been
turned over to the government
This, he added, made it necessary
to take the action planned.
AT the time of seizure said Mr..
Miller, Mrs. BergdolI had not been
sentenced as a result of her trial for
aiding and abetting the escape OF
her son and for conspiracy to evade
the draft. She was also under ex-
animation by the special commit
fee of congress which has since
made its report, and it was felt by
the custodian's Office, that under
these circumstances, they should
be lenient at that time in insisting
upon immediate compliance by
Mrs. Bergdoll with the demands OF
the government.
Proceed vigorously"
Under the terms of the peace
resolution signed by the presiieni
on July 2, all demands made before
that date by the alien property Gus
todian in accordance with the law
are enforceable
1T is our intention to insist OF
Mrs. BergdolPs compliance witt
the terms of the trading with tht
enemy act, and in accordance will
our demands made hereunder. W.
are prepared to go to the full eXteni
of the law in causing her to do SO
if it becomes necessary. The de
partment of justice is aiding U:
| through the United States districr
attorney in Philadelphia and as Ii
our original seizure last May, We
will proceed vigorously but fairly
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
DR.. KOO SENDS
NOTE ALLIES
Chinese Leader Addresses England,
Japan. France and Italy On
Question of Mandates.

Geneva, Sept u. - UNITED
Press. DIR. Wellington Koo or
behalf OF the League Of Nations, to-
day addressed a former note to the
allies, stating that while the recent
United States note On the subject
of mandates marked progress. in the
matter, il was still unsettled. He
urged that the allies and the United
States complete their agreement
Immediately and enable the league
council to issue its mandates be-
fore the assembly adjourned.
The note was sent to England.
France, Japan and Italy individ-
ually.
Chile and Bolivia agreed today
that their dispute over revision Of
their 1904 treaty shall be laid be-
fore the assembly Of the League OF
Nations on Thursday for final de-
cision
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
FAITH, AMY MAN
SPAKIN' IRISH is
ARALEIRISHMAN A

Belfast, Ireland, Sept. IL
irish has been declared the Of
hc1al language of the Irish re-
publican parliament, Pierce
beasley, a prominent republi-
can, declared today in address
ing the Waterford Gaelic fes-
nvaL He added that when the
Dali Eireann controlled its own
government it would no long
er allow an English education
BOARD to ofhciate, but would
rather start to make Irish the
spoken and written language or
Ireland from the center to the
sea" i"
The Dali Eireann." he con-
unued, will make }rishmen
out of the sons of Spaniards or
snglishmen, and even make
lrlshmen out of Orangemen- .
This remark which was seen
an application to de Valera,
Vao was born in America,
evoked peals OF laughter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
SCANDAL LEAVES
ITS UGLY TRAIL
IN MOVIE WORLD
(By United Press. }

tBV Cl4lt0 IEtSS-t
A series of violent deaths.
suicides and scandals in the
movie world was brought to
climax by the death of Vir-
g1nla Rape.
Olive Thomas, popular Amer
lean movie star. died in Paris
from bichloride of mercury poi
soning following a Wild party"
IN the Mont Marie district.
Zelda GROSSLY. young sceaa-
rio writer. committed suicide
by poison IL New York after a
tragic love affair with a mil
lionaire movie producer.
Prominent magnates paid
sI00, ,O00 hush money to avoid
publicity as the result OF a
girl ard wine" revel at
roadhouse in Woburn. Mass, in
honor of FATTY" Arbuckle.
Nevada authorities started
action TO uuIiify Nary Pick
ford's divorce. following her
marriage to Douglas Fair
banks.
Charlie Chaplin was dlvorc-
ed on grounds Of cruelty
Geraldine Farrar and Lou
TeIlegeu separated alter a sen
sational quarrel.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
FOLK OF MOVIE
WORLD FLAY OR
DEFEND FATTY
Los Angeles Is Split
Wide Open By
Sensation.

Los Angeles. Calf. Sept. IL
Omitted Press. ARREST of Roscoe
Arbuckle in San Francisco charged
with the murder of beautiful Vir-
ginia Rappe has split wide open"
Los Angeles-the worlds movie
capital.
The movie colony is divided into
factions, one processing a belief in
the innocence of the famous come
dian; the other denouncing him.
One motion picture house last
night followed the lead set in San
Francisco Saturday and called on
show of an Arbuckle film.
Lasky Watches Events.
J. L. Lasky. head of the numer-
Gus Lasky interests, was reported
to have Cancelled trip on which
he was scheduled to start today, in
order to watch and consider the
Arbuckle case as it affects his COM
panies. Basky's companies con-
troll several OF ArbuCkle's films.
There are many rumors of can
ceiling picture contracts but none
were verified.
Most of the motion picture celeb
rites. as far as public statements
were concerned, refused to discuss
the case.
Gossip Buzzes on Lots.
Yet on the lots there is a buzz of
gossip and in Hollywood, all the
beach cafes and in the lobby of the
Hotel Alexandria, where movie
folk are accustomed to gather, the
usual laughter and gayety last
night had given away to whispers,
grave faces and plain worry.
1t was clear that the movie folk
we're asking themselves as to what
would be the effect on the entire
movie industry.
For several years the motion
picture industry has been a bone OF
contention in Los Angeles. The
business community supported it
for il brought the city millions of
dollars annually. The home folks
element. quiet, retired farmers from
the middle west, church people and
MANY natives" denounced it, claim
ing Hollywood, where the motion
picture people centered, was hot
bed of immortality.
Other Girls Ruined!
The movie colony has been in
yestigated" by social workers;
charges that stage-struck girls
we're lured to ruin by. the glamour
of movie life, and allegations that
davs before the camera were only
forerunners of nights Of Carousal
have been made in the press and
from the pulpit. Los Angeles al
wavs was filled with gossip of
! wild parties" with which tha
names Of movie people were con-
nected.
! The movie colony largely has
been confined to the Hollywood
section of the city. In some dis
tricts the people Of the screen
were not looked upon with favor
+ by landlords as tenants.
Arbuckle's salary at present
paid by the Paramount company
which is a Lasky interests said
10 be $4,000 per week. His fortune
is estimated at between one-haL
million and one million dollars
Comedian Was "Spender.
Those who know HIN are not ret
icent III admitting tnat Arbuckl'
could have been tar wee!thler hat
it not been Tor his propensitles a
a spender. he has spent thousand
in entertaining and IN Just haVlni
good time"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
White RUSSIA
ATTACKS REDS

London, Sept 12.-White Russia
is the scene OF an instruction
against the soviet authorities, a
warsaw dispatch to the Daily Mail
saws. The trouble began, it is SAID,
as a result of forcible food levies by
the bolsheviki. The inhabitants of
this section of Russia fought 10
protect their supplies. and the n
surreclion is declared - be spread
ing.
PoIsheviki conmissi toner's are
being constantly murdered, the
;.ispatch declares, and the soviet
authorities are fighting the insur-
recrion by all possible means, there
being a number Of mass executions
reported.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
GERMAN MARK
HITS BOTTOM

New York, Sept. 12.-United
ress.)-German exchange was off
at the opening today, the mark hav-
ing declined TO .0093. a record low
for al; time. Deficit in 5he German
budget and collapse of the mark
on the London exchange was re-
spous!ble.
London, Sept. 12.-(United Press
The German mark slumped to
400 to the pound on the London
exchange today.
This record low makes the
marks value in American currency
about 93 mills.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
HALIFAX FEELS
ANOTHER BLAST

Halifax, N s.. Sept 1.-THE
town OF Dartmouth, across the har-
hor from Halifax, was shaken by a
terrific explosion early today, When
an oil tank of the Imperial Oh COM
panv blew up following an out
break OF fire. The force OF the
blast was felt throughout the city,
SCATTERING windows in many build
ings
THE first explosion was followed
nv a series OF lesser shocks and
Aanes from the burning oil could
he seen leaping more than 100 feet
into the air
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
YECCS ROB SAFE
IN POSTOFFICE
Use NitrogIycerine on seymour,
Ill, StrolgbOx in General
Store.

Seymour, ILL.,, Sept 12.-The
postof1ce safe at this place was
robbed between and O'Clock this
morning. Yeggs entered the VIII
coxen general store, in which the
postofhce is located. and with nj
troglycerine blew the door from
the safe. About S100 Was obtained.
It was the third time N two years
that the store had been entered,
but the first time that the postOlllce
mad been tampered with.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
SHEEP DIE
In BARN BLAZE
Lightning Strikes Big Stock Barn
Near Muncie. IlL-LOss Totals
More Than $4,000.

Danville, Ill, Sept. 12-Fourteen
hundred head of sheep were burn
ed to death Sunday morning when
lightning struck a large stock barn
on the E. G. Stephens farm. near
Muncie, III. Three thousand head
of sheep we're in the barn, but vol
unteers succeeded in herding 1,600
of the animals out to safety. The
loss to the barn. hay. farm Pile
ments and sheep will total more
than $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
FAMOUS SCREEN ACTOR
WILL Be CHARGED WITH
KILLING OF MISS RAPPE
Comedian, in Prison Cell,
Awaits Grand Jury
Action.
BULLETIN.

San Francisco, Cal,
Sept. IL Omitted Press).
Roscoe Arbuckle was
formally charged with
murder today.
Mrs. Bambina Maud
Delmonte, friend of Miss
Virginia Rappe, appear
ed with District Attor-
ney Brady in Police
Judge O'Brien's court
shortly after IL a. m.
and swore to a COM
plant charging Ar
buckle with the murder
of Miss Rappe.
Mrs. Delmonte col
lapsed in the court room
after swearing to the
complaint. District At
torney Brady followed
the charge with an or
der forbidding the ship
ment of Miss Rappe's
body to Los Angeles.
Coroner 7. w. B. Le-
land announced that the
inquest-woufd be Start
ed at 2 p. m. today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
SMILES IN NEWS
CBy United Press. }

Chicago. - George GinswoId was
arrested for driving his f1ivver on
the sidewalk. His story: 1T was
a new car and l christened it by
breaking a bottle OF champagne on
the radiator The fumes must have
overcome me-"
Zion City. Ill.-Edward Lemon.
charged with larceny, wanted sym
pathy. He felt that public senti-
ment was not with him. so he bomb
ed his own front porch. Now he's
sorry.
st. Louis.-Raymond Fishell. II,
posed for photo before he held
up the photogra pher. The photo
was used as eyidence-four years
in the reformatory.
st. Louis.-Ocie Dickson. alleged
chicken thief, in turnins states ev-
idence, said: God didn't intend
for ime to steal chickens, for l got
shot every time"
BOOKED ON MURDER CHARGE
San Francisco. Sept. 12.-Roscoe
E ("Fatty") Arbuckle, motion pic
ture actor, was booked on a murder
charge in connection with the
death Friday of Miss Virginia
! R41De. finn actress
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
Continued on Last PageJ
,HFRJCAN FIRM RECOGNIZED.

MOSCOW, Sept 12.--Leonid hras-
sin. soviet trade commissioner, sam
the Westinghouse electric factory
was the only American manutac-
turer properly recognized by the
soviet government
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12

| These developments, coming IN
rapid succession after brief meet
( ing in the Office of District Attor-
ney Brady between Brady, Mrs.
| Delmonte and Mrs Sidf Writ
Spreckels were taken to mean that
Brady had determined upon
/ course of rapid prosecution
| Immediately afterwards Ar
| buckle was summoned to the court
room, after Captain of Detectives
Matheson had told Police Judge
| OBrien he would not permit Ar
buckle to waive the formality OF
! appearing in court
| "AlI prisoners must be treated
alike" Matheson insisted.
| The complaint sworn by Mrs.
Delmonte charges Arbuckle did
"wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously
and with paIice aforethOught kill
and murder Miss Virginia Rape,
human being.
/ San Francisco. Calf, Sept IL
! (By United Press s.)-Indictment OF
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle on a
charge of first degree murder OF
| Virginia Rape will be asked OF
| the San Francisco grand jury to-
night, District Attorney Brady an
nOunCeQ To-Day.
4 will lay before the jury suffi-
cient evidence to warrant return
of such an Indictment, making un-
necessary the holding OF prellm-
mary hearing in the case, Brady
said.
witnesses in Hiding.
Captain of Detectives Duncan
Natheson admitted that while they
had not been detained they had been
ordered into hiding and we're IN
der the watch of representatives OF
3 his department Matheson SAID
, this was being done in order TO
prevent them from meeting repre-
, seutatives of the defense before
) they appear before the grand jury
;, Two statements were secured
during the last "A hours One OF
these was an amplihcation of her
previous statement by Mrs Maude
Delmonte in which she related ad-
ditional details OF the alleged fatal
party.
Arbuckle's friends said it was
of interest to them that in this
statement Mrs DeImonte said that
when ArbuckIe left the room and
she entered, Miss Rappe was ly-
ing on the bed and tore the cuns
from her own shirtwaist- They
said this helped substantiate Ar
buckles claim that she became
hystericaI and began tearing on
her clothes.
The prosecution, however. de-
clared the point was Of minor i'm
portance.
The other major statement was
from A. L. Semnacher. he
said he was d guest al ArbuckIe.s ;
apartment Monday afternoon and
described seeing Miss Rape there.
He said he had left the room and
was gone half an hour When he
returned women members Of the
party were giving Miss Rape a
cold bath. He then told OF how
physician was called He had
heard the girl moaning, he said
70 ATm Going to Die!7
'I am going to die he said she
cried. She had complained OF
pains in her chest. according 70
Semnacher. ArbuckIe arose al the
CITY jail early today
Before the doors were locked
last night Arbuckle asked that
scle enc be assigned to his cell
fr..-s - r.- A-s-a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
pI.AGuR IN ARMENIA.

Tifiis, Armenia, Sept 12--Ar-
nenian government officials state
tba+ thew fear an epidemic may
oouon1ete the devastation due to oc-
cuuation by the Turks
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
River Forecast.

I in last 4S hours
River Forecast.
The Mississippi river from below
Duhunue to Muscatine will cnange
~. I;ttle during the next few days
ANDREW HAMRlCh,
Meteorologist