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The Washington times., 1925-01-30

Leader Points Out That Even
Minor Protest by U. S.
Might Be aggression"
BY WILLIAM HARD.

A survey OF sentiment IN the
United States Senate shows that
the recent adoption by the assem-
bly, of the League of Nations Of
the so-called league protocol
was perhaps the most drastic blow
ever struck at the hope of Ameri-
can organized cooperative partici-
patton in European world affairs.
There is something about this
protocol that positively freezes
the blood of much of the Senate.
The Senate's Foreign Relations
Committee is reported to have de-
cided to read the protocol and
analyze it, as a committee, para
graph by Paragraph and sentence
by sentence and word by word.
Senators RecOil From It
Senators by no means unfavora-
BILE to the League of Nations or
to the League World Court are
heard to say:
Can it be that this protocol is
what the league means? Can it
be that we would have to take
this document and accept it If we
took and accepted the covenant OF
the League of Nations?"
Senators also begin to recoil from
the League World Court precisely
because of the league protocol.
A most distinguished Senator.
who was in favor of joining the
League of Nations with reserva-
lions and who in the last session
of Congress was the author of
resolution for joining the League
World Court with reservations, says
TO this writer:
Might Be 'AgressOr.'
Now l am puzzled ] am puz-
Eled because of the protocol. Under
the protocol a refusal to go to
the League World Court with an
international dispute might cOnsti-
fute a country an 'aggressOr.' Then.
under the protocol again. all the
countries belonging to the league
are expected forthwith to boycott
the 'aggressor' country. They are
even also expected. il necessary. to
proceed to take arms against that
country.
cuIiar position and our ingrained
habit in the Western Hemisphere.
I'VE have a dispute with Haiti.
Haiti claims that we are on her
soil unlawfully. She thinks that
the presence of our marines in
Haiti constitutes an invasion Of
Haitian territory.
Cites Historic Policy.
Suppose that she carries this
dispute to the League World Court.
Does anybody think, as a matter Of
practical politics, that the Govern
ment of the United States will sub
nit to any international court in
Europe a dispute involving condi-
lions within the traditional geo.
graphical sphere of the Monroe
Doctrine?
81, fer one, fear that the United
States would never consent to make
any such submission.
Now suppose that we, neverthe-
less, were simultaneously a member
of the League World Court. AS
non-member, we could simply dis
dain and disregard its decision. 1t
might decide that Haiti was right.
1t might decide that we in fact
are indeed an 'aggressor' in Haiti.
"Or. when we failed to appear be-
fore it to plead our cause. it might
decide that our very failure to ap
pear and our very refusal to carry
our cause to the Court made us an
'aggressor' under the Protocol.
Could Hardly Refuse.
I'VE then, however, If we were a
non-member of the Court, could SIM
ply say That Court is a foreign body
and we are under no compulsion to
pay any attention to it,
Suppose. however, that we actu-
New Britain herald., 1925-12-17

the throne, This prince was oesasstnatot on June 28. 1911, at saratoyo lis death was r3ad9 tho pretext for stginsont domanas upon sor1.A The World War followed
 Tho death of Archdlhe Francis Ferdinand loft the hchshn to the throne to anotA.s nephew of the emperor the Archduke Charles, who mounted the throne in 1916. He obi,atcd in November. 1olS, when the allies won the war anl the cnp.re crumhad to pieces He died in cNua and semi. poverty in Madeira.
 Leopold II, king Of Belgium raA4 into the Nap* burg curse by marrying Marie dau@ht.r of the Itapsburg Archdufe Joseph. One of his daa&h. tors was Trncass Louse who married Philip, prince of the German state of SaHe co,ars Gotaa. They were divorced in 1ao6 and Louise had various Ioyo ofr4igs which scaudol.zod the royal Gamues She died in abtect poverty and misery .n Wtos badcn last March,
 Her sister Princess S'cphan!, n141o what was a seemingly brilliant n1,eh sAa nH.-.l Eu- doph, crown prince of tho Aas'roI IIao4nr,an @n- pirc. But she didn't hold his love and was
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2ITA ESCAPES

There yet remains the cx-Empress Zita, widow of ,ho Empogor Charles, and her eight children,
 Thoy have escaped murder and sudden death. nHt they have tasted the hitarest poverty. They wora czi.ci with the fell of the IGapsburs empire and driven from one rcfuee to another The royal gems were stolen and Iost.
 Tho nine are now guests of the king of Spain, I1ng at SoH Seaaat.an
 The oJos. son, O@o may some day lay claim to the throne of Hungary. There is e royalist party in Austria that would support him
 Hut the Eypsys curse may thwart him, Ru. mania, JugoslyIl and CzccAosayia will make war rather than see Hans5urE again on the throne. Anl once again there will he:
 Battle, murder sudden death,
New Britain herald., 1925-12-17

PART OF THE WINCHESTER HOUSE FROM ONE OF TIE CABLES.
 original house. As that was being finished she ordered another.
 And for thirty years she kept building for the spirits, building rooms for them to play in, build ing rooms for them 10 rest in, building rooms for them to work in, building to please them only
 One wonders if not all the ghosts of the peaceful valley came to enjoy hcl hospitality.
 There was music room furnished with dozen musical instruments. Who played these? Certain ly no human hand. Was it there that her ghostly guests and masters strummed tunes too fine for the ordinary ear, tunes that were pleasing to them selves and the aging woman?
 Mrs Winchester knew none of the neighbors, She dealt only with a few contractors. She even evaded the workmen. Her servants did all other business for her. Apparently her natural longing for oompanionshin was satisfied, satisfied by com pantons from another world.
 For the pleasure of these she built more rooms,
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another wall Who hut a shosl can sc h. tae light that comes through p.a~re puou"'
 There are stancascs that y, Jo u> c.n:. win never an onenins above. Wn a.. r-.t can use surA a stairway?
 There is one corridor thu. is lael on aa.h sides with doors Each door ar.ne r@eaur= only tho wall
 Wing after wing makes rss a7a.o mage Persons exploring the house have no.muo separate cd. They have heard each o,her as 'ney vert from room to room, but have ha1 5.AuGy in fn3 ing doorNayS that cnaJ'cl tarm 10 sct .ozrEur.
 No expense was spared ta naAc the marsien pleasing to the saldouy Visitors. At o~e ulae Mrs. Winchester purchased 71 of tha as..~ros on the Pacific coast in order 70 slts.y s'wc whtm of construction.
 IIanlwools were purchased la caro.rs to pro vide fn,shings for rooms
 There is no standard sao of rooms, Some twice. Inc No. 9)
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mlaamn. by ,he hannonlnra at MeverNnc.

widowed by he happenings at Meyerl!ng.
 Some ye2rs lator sho deacd the emperor by marrying d simple Hungarian nobleman, the Count Ionyay This lost her the position of royalty at court and brilliant functions knew her no more.
 And now they aro locking her up in an insane asylum,
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SHADOWS ALWAYS

There were gala days in his life. But every one was tainted with some sorrow. Always there had been an illicit romance, an unknd act, or tragic death to stir sorrow within him.
 Some thought this old man became hardened to sorrow. But the lines on his face told differ ent story. Francis Joseph was but the shell of a man filled with tragedy tragedy which in the legend of the Hapsburg curse had been brought upon him by none of his own doings.
 He he'd dearly beloved brother, MaXImiian,
 Under the inspiration and backing of the French. some Mexicans in 1863 set up in Mexico an empire ard chose MaXmjlian as the first emperor. In 1867, when the American Civil War was over, the United States practically ordercd'the French to leave They did
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WIFE X VICTIM

Emperor Francis married the beautiful Eliza beth, daughter of King AIaximIan of Bavaria. Immediately the Hapsburg curse fell upon her. Not only vas hor son found dead at McycrnF, but her cousin Leopold Of Bavaria conamtted suicide and her sister, Sophie, duchess of Alcncon, was burned to death in the charity bqzar fire in Paris
 in 1897, The unhappy empress was herself ossas- sinatcd by ar Italian anarchist ct Geneva in 1898.
 Rulolphs death loft the empcror's IIarsburg nephew, the Archduke Francis Terl.nand heir to
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 In ono room there ar, two closet doors. One opers lrto il q so.. The o'hor opens into an. ether wing,
 Mrs, W.r hester vae trapped In room of the st:.,- d.s.-nins during the earthquake of 1908. Sa. MS uaharmrl. n.t ahrm2d over hcr poss!be G.a.a. S.a o.Co.,i ,...unz to proceed at greater srna1 San devised now d'"rs and windows that Ioeoot elsy cscar. Sha a.sa0od sliding doors v..h snr.o2s that no4'l open with the slightest IrsuI".
 Shortly after sae ra hasa5 an expensive house. n7at On 'An sh,.e 7. s9a rraasls5o lay she had .a.. drpd,o3. In s', center an ls,and was erect e3. Jrrn ,Aa -,aod ths hoasoNcat was placed.
 A relative N4s installed on the houseboat, to o~o.. tao d1r Of aoa.aer and possibly greater et-.,.oabo when tho wv,hy willow could escape to tnr s-l
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DENCESS LOUISE, a daughter. 1 was hurled from the heights of royalty and rlcos Into abject poverty. Tho pain of the curse fell on her but for a short time, then death re- royalty and r!ches into abisct pov. crtv. The pain of tho aursO feN on others but for q short time, then death relieved their sansrings. She died Inst Narch.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-17

n 1 1ANIMILIAN was the first M ylc.im of tho gypsy's curse on
 the Hapshurg family, He was brother of Emperor Francis Joseph. With French backing he established an empire in Mexico, only to be ovorthrown and shot 10 death.
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shared the culse of the Hapsburss by marrying Maxlman. Upon learning the late of her hus, band, she vent mad.
 ThS enpclors only son and heir to the throne was the dashng Crown Prince Rudolph On January 30 1SS9, he and the beautiful Marie Vet sera with whom he was in love, although seeming. y happily married to another were found dead in a hunting chalet at MeyernE
 To this day it has never been m@da clear whether they were the victims of an assassination or whether they committed sui idn
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-R OR thirty years Mrs. Sarah Winchester
 lvcGin the land of the spirits. E% Ter body, it is true, remained in the X lam of flesh and blood. But the life
 she lived was q life In spiritand Of flesh an blood friends she had few Of spirit f{cnds she had 0 multitude. They were her companions in silence, her coun- ,,,ors In sorow and her advisers in business. r-nder trir guidance she spent SS0O0,00o in loo.roono louse A few rooms were for her ser nnts. Tk others were for herself and her horde If ghost, guests.
 yaers ,go Mrs. Sarah Winchester was beautiful md bapy. She had just become the wife of Will Ram wrt Winchester, son of the founder of tho Ulnchster Repeating Arms Company Altbugh their marriage was a society event, srd sthough both were surrounded by luxury in mtoxsating confusion, they were extremely happy. A chld was born shortly after their marriage and this seemed to swell their flood of joy lie seemed too good to be true. Mrs. Winches' E.rwas alarmed. Could any human happiness lastF Es confded her fears in her husband. He laughed Ewhat he thought silly notion.
 BUILD A HOME"
 
 Ae told her. You have all the money you need You can build a home-any kind of a home you want and be happy"
 Tn . short time the husband died. The child died later.
 Her husbands remark seemed to have prophetic portent to the widow. The words-'you can build . home"-seemed to be a command from the dead As she pondored over this strange omen. came the ghosts.
 Build home! Keep building it! Keep the ham, ners sounding When the hammers cease to sound, you. too will die" they seemed to say. Tn e secluded spot in Santa Clara valley in Cali fornia she built the home. It had nine rooms, As t neared completion the words of the spirits came back to her.
 BUILT FOR SPIRITS She would appease the spirits. She would keep he hammers sounding! She would build the home flor them.
 She started the carpenter building wing to the
New Britain herald., 1925-12-17

T7UE beginning of the World War
 \ has been laid to the awful curse. Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were the victims of a bomb hurled at their carriage at Sarajevo. This was the prctext for mobiliza- ton of armies and tho war.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-17
MAXINIILIAN SHOT

The Mcxicans resumed control of their own country and Maxmlian was tried by Mexican military court condemned and shot.
 Charlotte, daughter of Leopold l of Belgium,
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CROWN PRINCE RUDOLPH. N heir to Francis Joseph and mar r!ed, loved Marie Vetsera- Both wers found shot to death in hunting chalet near MeyerlIng. It was never known whether they were the v!o- tins of an assassination or whether they killed r7elves.
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w1Nn0ws FOX SPIRITS ONLY

For Beyond an@ douht this house was not dc signed for humans. There arc halcon,s that have no entrances. and wno but a ghost can pass through a wall to sit on a balcony?
 There are windows that open only 10 reveal
 oCory7jght 1921 by NEA $
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arch In the tr,le sense of the word. AS he died he was but ngurehead-the hgurchead on sink ing ship.
 And in his family life there was no Joy. Ills children quarrced.
 Sorrowful, he had turned to an actress for sympathy. He got sympathy, but he brought upon himself the echoes of scandal.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-17

TITS mother. the Empress Eliza \ X beth, was tortured not only by her sons death but the death of her sister, Sophie, burned to death in charity hazar fire. Then the curse fell on her. She died from q bullet fired by an Italian anarchist.
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SECRET ENTRANCE

haro .H,"2e within srvn foat ot tho floor. Other c.iGuss rive .4 fslt
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DINuD WITW COMPANY

Mes Winchester d.noI alouo. Al least. apparent. Iy ~ 1o. No ono knows what srH.,s sat at her 1aasI and aoar'.I Aer m'rry conversation while saa su@.] Ior d.-ac~ vesn of ee'i, Before sho e.....a e.ra u-a. the srryan', gathered ;he d.saos ant formed a procession, Sna Id Inc way to a ss-. an1 su.,rytsci t.e lorAn- up of ;he safc.
 Tho -0fn u.1 A.en ar,rAcJ by the earthquake.
 >ra hd ..1 tn, front repaired, but the back oe t.. -...a VIs oioNa1 1o remain cracked, an o1sy .., t.r aa ar.steor e..a r0hlnr
 sar lad IL slfs< .n Tho hoasc. A now safe was us"a,y installed in each wing. When tho wing r5e oo9.'..,J sac moved in, taking her other tr.nnats with hrr
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geo CLOSETS

Closets v,re ha.It in protuSion, There arc ap- rcA5mlt5y -oa There are 4 Arcp,ares r hath. rooa.s 55 stu-cIscs and a complete water system.
 1trcts md agancuts wcre placed on the house a, unexpected p.acss, From some towers the entire rcl4haoraooI can be viewed. Others are 5.4ce,sshc. No trap doors or stairs lead to them.
 Sane rooms wogo never finished Men were working on the house. hammers were stu sound. ,nE-when Mrs. Winchester dled
 Mrs Winchester kept her bargain; the spirits violated theTs." said tho gossps.
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INTERNAL STRIFE

Austria Hungary made of divergent races Its natives spoke various tongues. It vas di' gidad into a score of parties, Each race, colin yustlc group and party made demands upon the emperor. As he granted one concession, he made twenty enemies He tried to please aH The re, vuIt was that he pleased none.
 Even as the shadow of defeat spread itself ,ver his empire, Francis Joseph doubtless saw he coming victory of the Allies despite the ef- forts made by his ministers to conceal the truth. The empire was crumbng from within RevoIu' aonary parties were gaining strength He was sailed upon to abdcate
 And if te looked back further, to earlier days here was no happiness there. He had Seen the other powers of Europe trim his empire bit oy bit
 When he escenbd the throne he was mon'
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<A OR thirty years Mrs Sarah Winchester :, liycGin the land of the spirits Ter body, 1t is true, remained in the
 Ianl of flesh and blood. But the life
 she lived was life In spiritland.
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MOST TRAGIC REIGN

Francis Josephs reign was the longest In mod ,rn history. And his reign was probably the most ,orrowful. Battle murder and sudden death were ver about him His family suffered and died znder the curse of the gypsy beggar.
 Az tho emperor lie dying, he saw about him sttle that could bring him happy memories. He had been an European monarch for one of the ongest relgns on record, yet that record brought uttle but tragedy to him.
 His court was honeycombed with intrigue and nlotting. There was hardly man he could ,,,t his hand on and say: You are q friend of mine You are true to me and the empire
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BUILT FOR SPIRITS

She would appease the spirits She would keep he hammers sounding! She would build the home flor them.
 She started the carpenter building wing to the
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ark in tho then proud capital of Vienna A royal baby was being wheeled by his nurse kown ono of the hower'lined paths.
 The baby in the carriage was dressed in tho lnest silks. On the path played another baby, Axged, half clothed bit of humanity, the child of ! Hungarian gypsy.
 The proud nurse took no notice of the creeping yypsy. She rolled the heavy baby buggy right wer its foot.
 Its beggar mother screamed
 "My curse on your royal charge" she shreked, My curse on him and all his throughout the sears
 "For him and those with him there shall hs Aothing but battle, murder and sudden death'' she was still shrlekng her awful curse as she vns bundled off by police.
 The royal babe grew up 10 be the Emperor Fran ifs Joseph of the old Ausro.Iungarian empire Truly, the words of the curse have echoed through the century.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-17

Il,1ll,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-09
FANS ARE
GIVEN real TREAT
Manhattan Card Proves Credit
to PrOmOters-Others May
Be Arranged

A real treat was handed out to CAL !
latin county boxing fans last Satur- |
day evening at Manhattan when En-
met WOmack of Ennis and Rex Moore
Of Livingston, principals in the main
event of the 28-rOund card, fought 10
rounds to a decision, which Was
! awarded to Womack.
The promoters of the event, chief
among whom was Henry Altenbrand
Of this city, are entitled to much
credit. Not only were the arrange
ments carefully and we'll made, but
the bouts were run off on schedule
time and without any long waits. The
Manhattan Community hall, in which
the bouts were staged, was we'll filled
with an appreciative crowd that did
not hesitate to express its satisfac-
tion.
The card was promoted as a benefit
for the fund for repairing Manhat-
tan schools damaged by the earth
tremOrs of last June. It's success is
a matter Of qualification both to the
promoters and to the citizens. of Man
haitian. So pleased are the fans with
the first event Of the kind held in the
valley for several years that they
have since been urging Mr. Alten-
brand to promote another. A tenta-
tive program Of like shows for the
winter season is now under cOnsid-
GRAFTON, and the first effort will be
to arrange a go, at Manhattan, be-
tween Monahan of Butte and Web
ster of Billings for the middleweight
? championship of Montana.
Twas Tough Battle
The Womack- Moore battle was a
tough one, with the Ennis man try
ing desperately throughout to put his
opponent away. In this he failed
= but he was clearly entitled to the de.
cision. He did not demonstrate any
startling superiority over his Older
2. rival, but he did administer consider
= able punishment and on several oc
" casiOns had Moore in distress.
The argument opened with Womacl
doing the leading. Infighting fea
u tured the round, as it did all of th,
others, and the Ennis battler took ad
. vantage Of this to play for the kid
= neys, a tactic he employed through
out the bout. In the second Womacl
= landed several hard body blows, ant
," in the third he got in, among others
a pretty solid right to the head
d Continued on Page Eight
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-09
WOMAN SUES FOR
$2O,55O DAMAGES
Alleges Negligence Of N. p. and
c. B. and @. Resulted in
Permanent Hurts

Demanding $20,550 damages from
each defendant for injuries alleged 20
have been suffered when she fell off
the end Of the platform at Three
Forks, Vera Bembrick has filed suit
in the district court here against the
Northern Pacific Railway company,
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad company, and Charles III.
L0ftgren, employed by them as sta
tion agent at Three Forks.
The accident, according to Che come
plant, occurred November Is, 1924. as
the plaintiff alighted from 8 train,
and was due, il Is charged, to the
negligence Of The plaintiffs in not
providing a railing, stairway, on prop
er Illumination at the station. which
was closed for the night. She AYERS
she suffered sprained ankles, an in-
jury to her spine and bodily bruises
which have permanently crippled her,
Besides the Sz0.55o damages Dc.
manded from each defendant ths
pIeIn rsys so1r for iUo
ment tot costs 81 action
OMEN IS Che attorney Is the e
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-10-09
AGENTS
OFFICE RETAINED
Majority Of Four to One Against
Proposal to Discontinue 1t,
Canvass Shows

By a majority Of fully four to one,
the taxpayers Cf Gallatin county
have expressed their belief that the
office of county agent should be re-
tanned.
This was disclosed at a meeting
Wednesday of the board of county
commissioners. A tabulation Of the
signers for and against the proposal
to abolish the office showed the fol-
lowing result:
For discontinuanee Of the county
agents office; 317.
Against discontinuance, 1881.
Because Of the heavy majority in
favor of continuance, the commission
ers deemed it unnecessary to check
the names Of signers against the tax
rolls. Concurring in the expressed
opinion Of those who took the trou-
bic to inform their board of their de-
sires, the commissioners declared the
proposal to eliminate the office de-
/ feated.
The agitation for discontinuance of
the county agents office arose early
in August while the budget for 1926
26 was being considered. A petition,
signed by 26O purported taxpayers
and praying that Gallatin county be
relieved of this expense, was present
ed to the board. The commissioners
after due deliberatiOn, decided to
leave the matter in the hands Of those
most interested-the taxpayers.
1t should be noted that at no time
so far as the public records show, was
there any question of the ability Of
fitness of R. E. BOdley, present cOun-
ty agent, to fill that office. The
proposal was submitted to the tax
payers as a purely economic question
and was decided on that basis. Mr.
| Bodley's term does not expire unit
after the holidays, when a re-appOint
Iment will be made.
Mr.. Bodley yesterday morning eX
pressed satisfaction over the action
Of the board, ''not because Of my per
sonal interest, but because I believ
it is for the best interests Of Gallatii
county" whether I am retained a
county agent is immaterial," he added
! but whether Galatin county retain
/ the county agents office is a vits
matter. am mighty glad, for Gal
, latin county, that the office viii b
retained"