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The Washington times., 1923-02-02
EXTRA SESSION
OPPOSED BY
HARDING
President Believes Country Is
Feeling FED Up" on
Congress.
By KENNETH W.. CLARK,
International NeMs Servica.

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So adamant is President Harding
in his determination not to have a
special session of the new Congress,
even such important legislation as
liberalization of the American debt
funding law will not be allowed to
sidetrack the army supply bill on
the Senate's crowded calendar, AID.
ministration leaders revealed today.
This decision was reached at a
conference Immediately after it was
learned the British cabinet had &C.
cepted the American plan for fund
ing the war debt.
VIII Push Army Bill.
Delay in passing the army bill
would be the only reason President
Harding would call an extra session,
which he sincerely wants to avoid,
feeling the country is about fed up
on Congress" So, with agriculture
relief measures out of the way on
Friday, the supply bill is to be
brought up Saturday and will be
kept continuously before the Senate
until finally disposed of.
After the army bill, proposals now
being prepared by the American
commission to change the debt regu-
lations to meet the joint American
British plan, will be in order in the
Senate. This program virtually
eliminates the ship subsidy bill from
further serious consideration at this
session.
The debt liberalization proposals.
which Senator Smoot hopes win be
in shape for President Harding to
submit to Congress at least by Mon
day, are to be modelled substantially
along the lines laid down in the
plan acquiesced in by the British
cabinet; that is, providing for nay.
ment OF the principal within sixty.
two yea1-, with interest at 3 per
cent until 1888 and 3h per cent for
the rest Of the life of the loans.
Acceptance Seems Assured.
That Congress will accept this
plan, though not without a struggle,
seemed assured today. Republicans
feel the commission did the best 1t
could under the circumstances and
that part of a loaf is better than
none." Democrats, most of them
in the Senate at least, while not
thoroughly satisfied, are not openly
antagonistic. It is their belief NO
DObNOL 0A oAl6 COuIu DC reached
at this time, because Of Britain's ad.
mittedly heavy financial burdens
Moreover. many minority leaders &C.
complished what they wanted. by
originally putting restrictions on The
commission, by forcing the Amer;
can negotiators to come to Con
gress as a check for final acceptance
or rejection of funding arrange
mentS
The Washington times., 1923-02-02
Back Came
Her Strength
Headache and Stomach Trou.
bIes Are Gone Now by Using
Dare's Mentha Pepsin.

"Why thousands of people will in
eist on leading a miserable life be-
cause of weak, disordered stomach
is beyond me-" declared q New
Jersey druggist the other day.
There's one grand remedy that I
always gladly recommend for the
most stubborn cases Of chronic in
digestion or gastritis and that is
Dare's Mentha Pepsin.
Mary Stone, of Atlantic City, N.
j., wants all who suffer from in
digestion, headache and general
weakness to know about It. She
writes:
Dear Sir-For years have been
q constant sufferer with indigestion,
headaches, dull feelings and a gen.
eral weakness. / commenced using
Dare's Mentha Pepsin upon the
recommendation of a friend, and
after taking a few bottles / found
that it had not only strengthened
me generally, but that l could eat
anything that / wanted to. The re-
suits have really been wonderful
and will gladly recommend your
wonderful medicine to anyone. You
can get it at Peoples Drug Stores
or any good druggist.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered DIR.
Edwards Olive Tablets Are q
Harmless Substitute.

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the
substitute for calomel-are a mild
but sure laxative, and their effect
on the liver is almost instantaneous.
These little olive-colored tablets are
the result OF DR.. Edwards deter
mination not to treat liver and
bowel complaints with calomel.
The pleasant little tablets do the
good that calomel does, but have
no bad after effects. They don't
injure the teeth like strong liquids
or calomel. They take hold of the
trouble and quickly correct it. Why
cure the liver at the expense of
the teeth? Calomel sometimes plays
havoc with the gums So do strong
liquids. It is best not to take
calomel. Let DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets take its place.
Headaches, dizziness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipati ton
and a disordered liver. Take DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets when you
feel 'logy" and heavy" They
''clear" clouded brain and ''perk
mp" the spirits. 15c and soc.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02
By HAROLD PHILLIPS.

To one whose avowed apprentice
ship to the theater was spent In
the PIT, with descent 70 wider
spaces rewarding only after years
Of strugglesome endeavor, the IN.
timacy Of the Rams Head Theater
is . novelty representing as far
as thought can reach this side
OF the fOot1ights. Imagination
dares further flight and the
reflection registers: Wen, an
other short league onward and
Wen be hummer replacing Mum
bier"
The rams Head is like that:
compact, coy and friendly where
whispered pIeasantries Of the
first row can be enjoyed by one
and all In the last row.
The limited capacity of the play
house is, In itself, primo facie
stamp Of Independent sincerity.
4Manifestly, the indulgence of
many friends and patrons. "a ASH.
ed to balance the deficits which
trail non-commercial endeayor ir
commercial fields. Thus those
who are willing to pay for roses
in December have the right to
designate their choice.
With this thought in mind the
critical gale lessons to softer
breezes and analysis takes q new
tack 81
sGrania" is a Gaelic tragedy,
done in Attic fashion, populous OF
words, but less favored with ac-
ton. Grania, betrothed to Irish
chief, discovers q truer love on
the eve Of her wedding, dramati-
cally processing her love to the
cloaked figure at the tent fire
whom she believes to be Dfarmud,
but who is revealed as her be-
trothed. Diarmud's enslaved deyo-
ton to this chief, surmounts his
reason, and he takes oath to cher
ish and protect Grania until
Firms wrath subdues, promising
then to return her unframed. Pas
sion breaks the pledge after wears
of wandering and, Finn, raging
at the broken troth OF feaIty, en-
compasses the death of Diarnud.
who proclaims to the last hin
friendship for his King was great
er than his love for the woman.
To essay tragedy In words ut
tered by three characters and
these characters hampered by no
great breadth of background, is
quite daring. ''Grania" is a pre-
tentious venture, not without the
pale of the torchbearer, but GER
tainly suited to fuller years of
pioneering than these players, a.
individuals. can boast of.
Walter Beck as Finn seemed
to Us to handle his role with
greater ease and expression than
did his associates. Josephine
Hutchinson gave a redeeming
performance in the last two acts
though previously she seemed
studied and declamatory. Maurice
McRae's Diarmud was exceedingly
1ifeless. Neither by gesture, eye
nor carriage can he dissipate the
silences allotted him when others
speak, requisite, surely. for art
that is pantoninic at base.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02
The Bunch and Judy
Coming to National

THE Bunch and Judy Charles
DiIlingham,s latest contribution
to the musical comedy stage,
which will be the offering al the
National Theater beginning Sun
day night, February II, comes
here direct from the Globe The
alter, New York.
The plot is not one calculated
to tax the mental faculties of
the tired business man, but it
serves a purpose-that purpose
being to provide excuse for gor-
geous scenic effects, eyelfilling
costumes, much hilarious comedy
and plenty of fine dancing.
The cast includes Fred and
Adele Astaire; Johnny Dooley, the
eccentric comedian and his equal
Hayes, a new singer Of ragtine
songs; T. Wigney Percival, George
Tawde, Roberta Beatty, Philip
Tonge, Patrice Clark, Helen Eby
Rock Eugene Revere, Ruth
White, Lillian White, Elaine Pal
mer, Augustus Minton, Frank
Snyder and others.
NAI1ONAL0E. M newman
fifth trave1talk Of the Across
Africa, Cape-to-C Cairo" series, will
be given at. the New National
Theater Sunday afternoon, $3.50,
and Sunday night at $50.
Sudan to Cairo" is the title Of
the last leg of the Journey, and it
is said to be the most interesting
section of the entire trip. In a
remarkable group of motion pic
lures and colored slides, we begin
at Masindi Port, then on to Bu-
tiaba-in and around Albert Ny
ANA, Minute. BY rail and steam
er the Nile is followed, visiting
Fashoda, Kosti, Wady Halfa, AS
suan. Luxor, Karnak and many
other points of interest on the
route to Cairo.
There will be no matinee Mon
day afternoon.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02
Arbuckle Through;
Signs as Director

Roscoe ArbucIle's last hope
that the public might change its
mind and give him chance to
return to the screen as an actor
was buried Tuesday when he
signed a contract with Reel
Comedies to direct series of
pictures and sent out a formal
statement to that effect under
Los Angeles date line as follows:
II have signed today a contract
with the Reel Comedies, Inc, to
direct comedies. am done with
acting. My great ambition is to
make the world laugh and / can
do this best as a director of
comedies.
This is my chance to make
good in the right way and in the
business that I know and love,
and in a way that should meet
the approval OF all. I will start
work at once and from now on
you will not see me or hear from
me except through the comedies
that / direct.
ROSCOE ARBUCKLE."
On November IA the Famous
Players-Lasky Company at a di-
rectors' meeting decided not to
make any more Arbuckle films
and shelve the three comedies
they already had on hand. In
December Will Fl. Hays, with a
view to exercising a little Christ
mas spirit, lifted the ban from
Arbuckle and gave him permits
sion to return to work, but there
was objection in some quarters.
Famous Players-Lasky, sensing
the feeling in the air, held an
other directors meeting and voted
to remove the pictures from the
shelf and scrap them. This de-
spite the offers 1t had to sell the
films and get back the several
million dollars involved in the
Arbuckle films.
. Arbuck1e is now directing
Poodles Hanneford, the clown, in
a series of pictures, so it seems
likely Mr.. Arbuckle made his de-
cision to direct several days ago.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02

cred. The cold germ winch is
always lurking nearby finds you an
easy victim.
You can maintain your power
Of resistance to colds, coughs and
similar trouble by taking Father
Johns Medicine which builds new
strength and health. If you have
already allowed yourself to take
cold, begin treating it at once with
Father Johns Medicine. 1t will
not only drive off the cold but
1t will build up new strength with
which to fight off future attacks.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02
Cancels Engagement.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The engage
ment of Arturo Toscannini as guest
conductor of the Philharmonic has
been cancelled. It is understood
that the Italian conductor refused
to come here because the Phil
harmonic officials failed to guaran-
tee the required number OF re-
hearSaIs
The Washington times., 1923-02-02

that you caught
1t from some
one else. This
is only half the
truth. The real
fact is that a
cold is the pen,
atty for neglect
Of the common
rules of health.
You h q v e al
lowed yourself
to become over
tired, weakened
and run down.
You h a v 9 al
10 w e d your
power of resist
ance to be low
The Washington times., 1923-02-02

Tom Forman will direct "April
Showers" Colleen Moore and
Kenneth Harlan will head the
cast.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02

Willard Louis will have the
principal supporting role in up
the Ladder" in which Reginald
Denny and Virginia Valli will be
co-starred.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02

Kathleen Clifford has been en-
gagged by Al Christie.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02
CATCHING COLD IS
NOT AN ACCIDENT
The Penalty for Neglect Of
Health Rules
Take Father Johns Medicine

When you catch cold you are in
clined to think that it was acci-
dental, that you sat in a draft or
The Washington times., 1923-02-02

Mae Busch has signed for five
years with Goldwyn.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02
*GRANIA,' NEW
RAMS HEAD
PLAY
Irish Fork Tragedy Is Third
Of Repertoire BY Little
Theater Thespians.

The Rams Head Players last
night presented "Grania,r BY
Lady Gregory, at their playhouse,
1861 Eighteenth street, with the
following cast:
The Persons The Players
GraniA .......... Josephine Hutchinson
EInn. $3.50. 49,. =. waiter w. Beck
Two young men; o woman; attendant
to Grania; men at arms. etc.
The Washington times., 1923-02-02

COSMOS-Nekt weeks bill at
the Cosmos will feature John r.
Van Armam's minstrePs thirty in
all and white-which is prac-
tically a whole show in itself.
This Is the first trip of the COM
pany In this section and it comes
with q reputation second to none
in the minstrel world. The show
The Washington times., 1923-02-02

To one whose avowed apprentice !.
ship to the theater was spent in
the PIT. with descent TO wider
spaces rewarding only after years
Of strugglesome endeavor, the IN.
timacy Of the Rams Head Theater
Is q novelty representing as Far
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-10

to describe the immediate details
concerning the crime as they will be
reconstructed by the state through
its witnesses.
As O'Connor spoke, Kneeskern stol-
idly continued with the frequent
notes he has been taking during the
trial. His wife conversed briefly
with him at several times during the
progress of O'Connor's statement.
In closing, O'Connor asked that
the jury keep open minds for weigh
ing fairly the facts, and circum.
stances of the crime.
A recess was declared at ten-forty
for ten minutes at the conclusion or
.O'Connor's address.
When court opened again after
the recess, Attorney w. S. Hart took
the floor and in a calm manner be-
gin detailing the defense which viii
be presented in Kneeskern's fight for
acquittal.
The defense will prove conclusively
that some one else did the murder he
declared. In general his opening
statements concerning the surround
ings were in close accord with those
made by O'Connor in opening The
trial for the state.
His main statements were lengthy
concerning the proof that the defense
would present to break down the
chain of demonstration evidence that
0'Connor had summarized on the
part of the state. Continual objec-
tons by O'Connor and pickering back
and forth between the two attorneys
we're introduced at this point, O'Con-
nor Directing to the detailed state
ments being given by Hart.
As he drew near the close of his
opening address Hart grew very dra-
matte, declaring the innocene Of
Kneeskern Of the crime and that FL
mer Van Brocklin, brother Of the
murdered man, would be implicated
as the real murderer by the evidence
TO be introduced by the defense.
Both attornys were on their feet
during a large part of Harris address,
and they were warned several times
by judge Kelley to keep within the
rules rgarding the opening state
ments, as to the introduction Of I'M
necessary detail and argument.
In concluding Hart asked the jury
70 follow the testimony with this
thought in mind: notice IL carefully
as II progresses TO see If there Is
any motive ss to why Kneeskern
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IKNEESKERN CASE
Continued from first page)

| NIOHldHueu lTOin uISL pdRt)
A plot of the vicinity OF the Van
Brocklin cabin was brought in and
identified by Altfillisch as his.
f; O'Connor, proceeded to question
! Altfillisch as to the location of the
main highway, Cook, Moore, Russell
and Swenson homes and the Charles
VanBrocklin cabin.
Are the courses and distances as
shown upon this map correct?"
(, They are"
Attorney Hart objected to the ques-
ton and answer but it was over.
ruled. O'Connor then offered the
plot as exhibit A for the state.
Attorney Hart then objected to
several lines on the map which he
claimed were not correct and cross
examined the witness as to these
| lines.
Several dimension lines were iden,
tilted as such and not as purporting
TO show ordinary ways of travel be-
tween the points connected.
Hart objected to the exhibit solely
because of the presence of these
lines. Judge Kelley complimented
the various attorneys in overruiing
the objections on the ground that
the map would be made clear.
O'Connor then proceeded with the
examination of Altfillisch while court
officials were suspehding the large
plot in plain sight of the jury and
| the counsel.
The clock pointed to five minutes
oftar. nina txrlao,, al +h,-
morning and the jury Of twelve men
| selected yesterday filed in from the
jury rooms where they had been con-
fined overnight.
All principle figures in the cac-
We're present as the real business OF
the trial was about to begin. B. F.
Kneeskem, wife and son, arrived ear
ly and took the places with Their
counsel, they have been occupying
during the trial. An addition to the
forces of the prosecution is Mrs. c.
N. Houck, wife of Judge Houck OF
DEBORAH, who took stenographic notes
throut the opening statement for the
defense made by w. S. Hart.
As court convened, Judge c. H
Kelley announced that all witnesses
would be excluded from the cour,
room until they were called to the
stand. In case they are in the court.
room prior to testifying, Judge
Kelley intimated that they would MOI
be allowed to testify.
O'COnnOr Gives Statement
Attorney Frank A. O'Connor CAV,
the opening statement in the case t.
the jury, for the prosecution, ir
clear, ringing tones that could b,
heard plainly throughout the cour
room. Kneeskern followed closely
every word and motion of Attorney
O'Connor as he read the indictmen
returned by the Winneshiek county
grand jury against him. De
The indi-.--==eaifaa..- = y sd KneeskSffi
with inflicting a mortal wound upol
Irene VanBrocklin on December IL
1921, with a shot gun.
Attorney O.'Connor then briefly de
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-10

.hOuId kiII or want TO kin these

should kill or want to kill these
people"
With the swearing in of the jury
late yesterday afternoon, court was
cleared for the beginning in earnest
of Kneeskern's second trial this
morning when opening statements
were made for both the state and the
defense. Selection of the jury was
completed late in the afternoon ses-
sion and it was sworn in and court
adjourned Immediately, until nine
o'clock this morning.
Ten additional veniremen were
questioned during the afternoon,
bringing the total of those on the list
Of sixty trial jurors who had been
examined. Without exception the
talesmen questioned during the after
noon session seemed willing and able
20 do their best TO give Kneeskern
and the prosecution the most careful
consideration if they We're called up
on TO serve on the jury and the
prevalent belief that trouble in find
ing a jury not already prejudiced
as 20 the merits of the case melted
away rapidly as the examination was
carried forward.
Not one Of the sixteen veniremen
who were examined yesterday was
rejected because of inability to sit as
a fair and impartial juror, those
being removed from the tentative
panel being done 80 by means Of the
peremptory challenges allowed the
attorneys.
The court room was crowded TO
capacity throughout the afternoons
proceedings. Necks were craned that
ears might hear the low spoken quer-
les of the attorneys and the answers
of the talesmen. The center of VS.
ual attention 70 most was b. r.
Kneeskern defendant, who sat within
the railing Of the court with his wife
and small son.
The first objection raised by either
attorney came in the middle Of the
afternoon, during the examination OF
Juror Lewis Logan by Attorney ID.
D. Murphy for the defense, when At
torney O'Connor objected to his
lengthy Questioning as TO Logan's
knowledge of fundamental criminal
law. Fifteen talesmen remained on
the tentative panel when court al
iourned at three thirty o'clock for
a brief recess.
Kelley Expediates Selection
]. IT. Warn, Charles City was FIRST
to be examined after the recess. He
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-10

| stated that he had formed a general
| opinion of the case but not one thar
| could not be laid aside in case he
served as a juror. Both prosecution
| and defense were spending much time
at this point in questioning as to the
fundamentals of the law and JUDGE
heliey requested that matters be ex-
pedited as much as possible, in or
der that the jury might be selected
before adjournment.
NJ. r. Lunde, Rock Grove, next
called, was examined and passed for
cause and Hugh Chestnut, FLOYD,
was called to the jury box. Chestnut
stated that he had a friend in De.
corah whom he had conversed with
about week ago, but that in his
opinion he would not be influenced
by anything but the evidence to be
submitted. He was passed for cause,
and became the twenty ta!es-
man seated in the jury box.
AT this time the state waived its
eigth and last challenge, but the de-
Tense exercised its last one. This
made the calling of another venire-
man necessary, w. f. Penaluna,
Charles City being drawn. Both at
torneys passed him for cause.
With the final makeup Of the jury
to be determined by the two STRIKES"
allowed both defense and prosecution,
an air of dramatic tensity and quiet
came over the court room. The at
torneys for the two sides conferred
briefly. Kneeskern joined his coun-
sci for a short consultation. Mrs.
Kneeskern seemed slightly nervous
as the second jury to decide upon her
husbands fate was being determined.
The last names were struck of by
the attorneys and the names of
those retained on the jury were read.
County Clerk Frank Graham swore
them in Immediately, ITO well and
truly try this case of b. +. Knees
kern versus the state of Iowa and a
true verdict give"
The lawyers and Judge Kelley ther
retired to the Judges room where the
matter of holding the jury intact
overnight was discussed. Although
no testimony had yet been given it
was decided to turn the jury over to
Sheriff V. d. Cutler at once to avoid
any chance of their being influenced
by any outside factors.
Jury All Men
The Jury men were charged py
Continued on last page)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1923-01-10
$500 Autos Repisterei

County Treasurer Seim registered
around $500 autos and trucks in
December. The last days mails
from outside towns makes accumula-
tons around 1000 more, but there
are still few delinquents. The
treasurer is now working on the ac-
cumulated mail and is mailing out
number plates, etc. for those who
Were in before Dec. 80, and the
plates will be sent out as fast as
it is possible for the office to do so,