Arizona republican., 1922-04-19
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Find international FIirt.
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Recommends Mooney Pardon.
Cancel FATTY" Contracts.
Voters Carried in Boats.
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Anssisno Police Chief Quits.


Anssisno Police Chief Quits
NEwBURGH, n. r. April Is
Charges that she was an .interna-
tional fiirts and had been improperly
intimate with ricn men were filed
today against Mrs. Claire Hyllested
Burton, widow of Frederick Vincent
Burton. millionaire cotton merchant,
by executors OF his estate.
Among the men named as former
intimates Of Mrs. Burton was the
late Charles T. Yerkes, Chicago trac-
ton n7agnate. Mrs. Burton's first
husband was August Hyllested a
Chicago music teacher, whom she di
yorced in 1908.
The allegations We're made on the
answer TO Mrs. Burton's petition to
be made adninistratrix of her late
husbands estate, declared to exceed
$500. 600 pending an action by her
10 contest the win on the ground of
Burton's mental incapacity and sub
lection to undue Influences The ex-
ecutors are her two stepsons,, Frank
Vincent Burton Jr. and Van Duser
Burton; her brother-in law, John
HoweS Burton, and Howard F. Clark.
Mrs. Burton. a daughter of William
j. Flofo, a former Chicago merchant,
married the cotton merchant Noyenl-
ber 20, 1919. They were separated
March II, last. Mrs. Burton was left
nothing in the will, which had at
tached to it her sworn statement
that she would forego any claim in
the estate because Of a. pre- -nuptial
settlement assuring her OF an annual
income exceeding $4,000. The win
left the entire estate to BaIrton's five
children by his first wife, who died in
1918.
Fully a dozen letters alleged to
have been written to and by Mrs.
Burton in which men in this coun-
try. England and Germany figure are
included in the papers filed in the
s1rTogate's court. It is alleged there
are more than 200 similar letters in
The hands of attorneys for the exec
Utots.
The Burton's. are an old New York
family, the old home and farm hay-
ing been on Fifth avenue near Thir-
ty-eighth street.
All the heirs are prominent So
ciaily.
A monstrous fabrication" was the
brand placed on the allegations
against her by Mrs. Burton tonight.
SAN FRANCISCO, April AS-An-
other step in the campaign to free
Thomas j. Mooney and Warren K
Billings from state prisons where
they are serving life sentences in
connection with q bomb explosion
here was taken today when District
Attorney Brady addressed a letter to
Governor Stephens asking that the
men be pardoned. Bradys action
came as the result OF his promise in
open court several months ago While
2 phase of the Mooney case was being
heard, that he would endeavor to
hare the governor iiberato the men
~ his letter to the governor. Brady
said that was his belief that
Mooney and Billings were convicted
on perjured evidence and that their
continued Incarceration Is a reflec-
1ion on Justice as 1t is administered
n California. He specifically at
tackled the testimony of Frank C.
Oxman. purkee Ore. cattle man and
John Mcdonald, leading witnesses for
the prosecution in the bomb cases.
The cases, which became world
famous and prompted a federal in
yestigation on which a plea by Presi-
dent Wilson in Moneys behalf was
based, followed the explosion Of a
bomb while a preparedness day
parade was passing July %. 1916.
Ten persons were killed and 80 in
Jured.
Mooney was sentenced to death. but
the sentence was later commuted to
lssss imprisonment. Two others were
teied and acquitted, one OF them
Aoopey..s wife. Mrs. Rena Mooney.
s. NEW YORK. April 49, Cancellation
OF al contracts for the showing of
films in which Roscoe G. (Fatty) Ar
buckle appears, was announced to-
night BY VIII IT. Hays. head of the
Motion Picture Producers associa-
ton. This action. he said. affected
nearly 10000 contracts.
After consultation with Mr. Mich
olas Schencl, representing Mr.. Joseph
Sehenck, the producers and Mr..
Adolph zukor and Mr. Lasky. OF the
Famous Players I4asky corporation,
the distributors" 5fr. Hays statement
said, Z wiz state that at my request
they have cancelled all shoWiugs and
AL bookings of. the Arblfckie films.
They do this that the whole matter
may have the consideration that its
Importance warrants. and the action
is taken Notwithstanding the fact
that they had nearly 10000 contracts
in force for the Arbuckle pictures.nss
When Mr.. Zukor was asked if the
action OF the producers association
had removed Arbuckle definitely from
the list of screen stars, he replied:
We simply left the matter in the
hands of Mr.. Hays. 1t is up to him
to decide in the future whether it will
be proper to re-introduce the Ar
buckle pictures
Mr. Zukor said recently that three
Arbuckle feature comedies had been
completed before the arrest of the
comedian on charges growing out of
the death of Miss Virginia. Rappe.
The producer announced shortly after
Arbuckle's acquittal that one of the
films would be released as a test
of public opinion.
BEARDSToWN, ILL.,. April 1s.-Ev-
cry boat in this flooded city today
was Communicated by politicians to
transport voters to the polls One
ward worker equipped an automobile
with high wagon wheels and used
The machine to haul voters through
the submerged streets of his ward.
Railroad men, laid off following the
coal strike, became boat makers, and
are finding ready market for the
small craft. which are sold at prices
ranging from $3.50 to $50 each.
Politicians today bought the boats as
rapidly as they were finished
Beardstowns third flood baby was
born today but was forced to leave
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rival because the rising water made
the house OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.