New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 14, 1921, Page 3

HOTEL PARTIES 10 8E I!VETII]ATEI] Hollywood High Lile to Be Re- vealed by Witnesses (By N. E. A. Service.) Los Angeles, Sept. 14.—"High life," A8 it is lived by some members of the dlm colony here and in other cities along the coast, probably will be bared at the murder trial of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, the screen come- dian under arrest in San Francisco Arbuckle is held in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, movie actress, who died following a tiotous party in Arbuckle's rooms at 4 San Francisco hotel Possibility that other members of the film colonies may be drawn into the Arbuckle scandal as witnesses is expected to bring about several hasty departures from the coast. companies planning to “shoot on distant locations theseé days have no difficulty in rounding up volunteers. Many New-Rich. Hollywood, the film colony near Los Angeles, Is typical of the rest. It abounds with those who have sprung into fame and wealth almost over- night by means of the silver sheet. Also it abounds with girls whose visions of fame have burned out, who are without resources, and who be- come easy prey to men of much means and low morals. It is largely because of this type of screen actor and the sycophants who trall them that Hollywood and other film colonies along the coast have become widely known as places where they “hit only the high spots.” Movies Boom City. The movies “made” Los Angeles. When the film Influx began here a decade ago, Los Angeles had a popu- Iation of only a little more than 300,- 000. Today It has jumped to nearly 600,000 and is the tenth largest city in the country and far above the average in wealth. Yet the golden-handed movie men always have found opposition among the Los Angeles old residenter: When the mushroom movie mil- lionaires applied for cards at the old Los Angeles clubs, they were turned down. When the wealthy stars tried to pry their way into Pasadena, the exclusive section in which are located the homes of many rich families of secure soclal standing, they found progress impossible. So the movie men built their own ¢lubs and formed their own circle of wsoclety. They bullt their homes in another suburb, Hollywood, which is today almost an exclusive colony of movie people, and which is as well, if not better, known the world over than Los Angeles through the work of the film companies. Revels Figure in Sults. Certain resorts and roadhouses and hotels within automobile distance of Hollywood pecame noted—or notori- ous. Revels, nearly always marked by the predence of girls, were numerous. These revels have figured in many divorce suits, which have been tried in Los Angeles and elsewhere—as far away as New York and Paris “Gambling, too, has run wild, those able to do mo often playing for high stakes Arbuckle has had quite a reputation for his ability to win at crapshooting. More Scandal Tales. Los Angeles, ‘Sept. 14.—Drink and drug orgles here which have been reported to the Morals Efficiency wsoctation may figure in the San Fran- cisco © Inquiry. -Into the Roscoe Ar- buckle case. - Capt. J. E. Pelletier of the association and in the war an officer of the Uniter States Inter-de- partmental Bureau of Soclal Hygiene, declared yesterday that he was send- ing certain evidence to the district at- torney at San Francisco. Investigators of the Morals EM- clency assoclation have made several reports now on file in Capt. Pelle- tier's offices, which bear on the sit- uation. One such report describes a party In which 125 persons, including many wealthy men not connected with pictures, took part. Women Dance Nude. “After they drank booze and used drugs freely, men and women danced in the nude, according to my inves- tigatione,” he declared. “I have not found anyone courage enough to appear in but several of those present have given me, privately, the details of the affalr. When they learned I had the party under investigation they rent a women here to pump me. She represented herself as a newspaper reporter, but she did not get away with it. It was too crude; she want- ed to know how far it had gone. Capt. Pelletier declared he has lo- cated and stopped the supply of lia- uor and has found and soon will stop the source of drugs being supplied to the c¢'ique to which he refers. with court, SEEKING LIBERATION, Ramor is That Irish Envoys are to Urge Freedom of Political Prisoners. Belfast Sept. 14.—There is a theory here that the mission of Harry Bo. Jand and Joseph McGrath, Sinn Fein londers, who went to Gairloch to con- ter with Premler Lloyd George, w tu obtain the release of Irish repub. Jleans who have been interned. Sinn i*einers living in County Tyrone have been expressing during the past few dnys a strong bellef that their com- indes would soon be liberated. FREEZONE Corns Lift Off with Fingers % Lrop a little “Freezone” on an uch- ing corn, Instantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you Aft it vight off with fingers. It doesn't hurt a bit. Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of “Freezone” for a few cents, suilclent to remove every hard corn, su(t corn, or corn between the toes, and the callses withoit & particle of pain. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1021 Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, film star, charged with murder in connection with the dcath of Virginia Rappe, actress, following a booze party in Arbuckle's suite at a San Francisco hotel. , - URRAN ROMPS AWAY | AS G. 0. P. CANDIDATE (Continued from First Page). borough of Manhattan for the avowed purpose of toppling Charles F. Mur- phy from his pinnacle .of Tammany leadership. This he hoped to do by defeating Murphy’'s’ candidate; Julius Miller. Men Are Beaten. When the fray was over, Hines found himself trailing far behind Mil- ler, while Hines, campaign manager Joseph Shalleck was nursing the re- sults of a moye literal drubbing. cons sisiting of conoussiori of the braid, two broken ribs, a broken arm and scalp abrasions that necessitated the taking of 40 stitches. His wounds, Shalleck charged, were administered by a group of men in an election booth in Murphy's home district, whither he had gone with several ad- herents to investigate reports that “75 per cent of the ballots there were forged.” Shalleck charged that one policeman and several detectives of the city force participated in the assault on him. Armed Men Active. The attack on Shalleck was fol- ‘owed closely by an attempt of armed men in automobiles to kidnap the ballot boxes from the same booth in which he had been beaten. This at- tempt was frustrated after a fusillade of shots whereupon the automobile party drove to the Anawanda where Murphy was receiving returns and shot the place up. Several per- sopns were reported struck by flying fragments of window glass, but none was hit by a bullet. Shooting in Queens. The democratic primaries also pro- duced a shooting in Queens borough. Patrick Dowd, anti-organization can- didate for tho assembly nomination in the first assembly district was shot in the head following a political al- tercation in Long Island City. Dowd’'s injury followed a day peacemaking on his part between his adherents and those of Peter A. Lein- inger, his rival. He was attempting to soothe the disputants once more when he wai shot. He also lost the election. Held for Cheating. Daniel J. O'Conor, a clerk at an election booth in the third district was held in $500 bond in night court for further hearing Friday on a' charge made by Hines' workers that he had violated the election laws. Frank Downey, a Hines inspeator, charged O'Connor handed him a slip | in the booth on which was printed “Don’t vote for Numbers 15 or 13.”| Hines was No. 15 All three of Curran's opponents for the republican mayoralty nomination have sent him messages of congratula- tion promising to support him in the campaign against Mayor Hylan Others on Ticket. Curran’s running mates will be: Controller, Charles C. Lockwood: president, board of aldermen, Vincent e SERVICE club | of | Gilroy; borough presidents: Manhat- tan, Ernest F. Eilert;, Bronx, Joseph | M. Levine; Brooklyn, George W. Bak- |er; Queens, Edward F. Hazleton; | Richmond, George €romwell. Mayor Hylan, who was renomi- nated without democratic opposition’ heads the following ticket: Comptroller, Chgrles L. Craig; pres- |ident, board of aldermen, Murray | Hulbert; borough presidents: Manhat- tan, Julius Miller! Bronx, Henry | Bruckner: . Brooklyn, Edward Reigel- mann; Queens, Maurice E. Connelly; Richmond, Matthew J. Cahill. |MANY OPPOSED TO |+ STREEET WIDENING I'ablic Works Board.Votes to Give Pe- titioners on Park Street Matter Leave to Withdraw. At a rehearing on the proposed widening of Park street, from Main to Stanley streets, held by the board of public works last night, the board voted to recommend to the council withdraw. The action is the same as tbat recommended following the first hearing, byf the council referred the | matter back to the board. The action of the board was unanimous. Those represented as opposed were: Daniel and Olga Marchesi, Cora W. Haslam, August Eggert estate, Mary J. A. Dunn, Martin Connelly estate, James Alfanon, W. P.. Buckley, D. M. iichman, Isadore Horwitz, The Amer- ican Hardware , corporation, Charles isradley and several other property anlders. Extension of the ssewer in - Mill street, on which a second hearing wa: Uso given, was voted. . City ‘ustructed to prepare a map covering a proposed building line on the part ot West Main street that has no line. It was reported that the council will be asked to approve a building line for Lexington street at the next mesting. The board received a communica- tion, from the fire board asking that the zrade at No. 5 fire station be at- | tended to. The matter will be gone Lo at next inspection. Bids were received on a supply of wrought iron pipe for the Park street subway, as féllows: W. L. Damon company. $2,762.25; Cornell & Under- | hill of New York, $3,016.41; City Coal |& Wood company, $3,125. It was 1oted to recommend that the contract given to the lowest bidder. MIL! ICK-ROBINSON. Ernest Joseph Millerick of 13 Sum- mer street and Miss Mary Loretta Robinson of 322 Washington street, were mrarried at 9 o'clock this morn- ing at St. Mary’s church. Rev. John | T. Winters performed the ceremony. | The couple were attended by Vincent Millericl:, brother of the groom and Mis: Catherine Robinson, sister of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Millerick will make their home in this city on their return from a wedding trip. We have customers who get three and four seasons out of a “DOBBS” Hat It pays to get a good on every time. $5° $8 We alone have them in New Britain MWilson's that the petitioners be given leave to |t Engineer J. D. Williams was’ ARBUCKLE INDICTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER (Continued From First Page). Coroner’s inquest, were Mrs. Bambina Maud Delmont, Al Semnacher, Miss Rappe’s manager; Zey Provost and Alice Blake, all of whom are said to have been present at the Arbuckle party, and Mrs. Jean Jameson, a nurse who attended Miss Rappe before her death. Mrs. Delmont at the inquest said she, Miss Rappe and Al Semnacher drove to San Francisco from Los An- geles, arriving Sunday night, Sept. 4. Admits Having Ten Drinks While she and Miss Rappe were eat- ing breakfast the next day, a telephone call was received that Mr. Arbuck!le wanted to sec them at the 8t. Fran- cis Hotel. Miss Rappe went to Ar- buckle’'s room alone, she 1, and then telephoned for Mrs. Belmont and Scmnacher to join her. There, she testified, she met Arbuckle, Lowell Sherman, Ira C. Fortlouls and Frader- ick Fischbach. There were many bottles on the table in the room. Miss Rappe had three drinks of gin and orange juice and Mrs. Delmont had about ten drinks of whiskey. Two more girls came in, whom she learned later were Alice Blake and Zey Pvyron “Fatty” Cl Door The Rappe girl rose and went into the bathroom off Arbuckle’s room. When she come qut of the bathroom Arbuckle was in his room. He closed the door, she testified, between it and the sitting room where the othe members of the party were. She heard screams coming from the roo about an hour later, she said, and demanded that Arbuckle open the door. He did so. The Rappe girl was on the bed, tearing at her clothing and ecreaming. “I am hurt. I am dying. He did ft,” she sald the girl cried. She removed the girl’s clothing and sted by Frischbach, placed her in a tub of cold water. This had no effect and so Mi Rappe was taken to another room and put to bed. Arbuckle kept his eyes fixed on the witness throughout her testimony. Mrs. Delmont finished her testimony at noon. Arbuckle took more than usual interest when, toward the close of the session, Coroner Dr. T. B. W. ked the witness: ays Memory is Good v do you happen to remember happened if you had so many drinks of whiskey? memory is always good,” she replied. When the inquest was resumed this afternoon Ira G. Fortouis, a salesman, took the stand. He testified that he was present at the party but left before pET— o SIS I A5950090 the film actress and model, Francisco hospital following a Two unconventional poses of Miss Virginia Rappe, who died booze suite of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, movie comedian, in TWO “SNAPSHOTS” I'F| a San Fran a San in the in party under the fiance. isco hotel. is from a film in which direction The photograph on the right the Rappe girl appeared of Henry Lehrman, her ONE-PIPE -OMET FURNACE For houses whose interiors are so arranged that a full and free circula- tion can be had between the two stories and the various rooms on each floor the derstood. las The Comet Fui.... well made, and is not a cheap, slightly- built affair made only to sell; it is made to do a great amount of heating and to as long as similar circumstances. one-pipe furnace is the least expensive and most economical form of heating apparatus made. The installation costs less than a fully piped furnace, and very much less than that of the hot-water heating plants. “leam The simplicity of thisx apparatus is manifest and its operation easily un- i woroughly any other furnace under HJERPE, 73 ARCH STREET Arbuckle is supposed to have gone in- to a bedroom with Miss Rappe. Mr. Semnacher testified that he at- tended the party after trying in vain to fnduce Miss Rappe to return to Los Angeles. He was not present, he said during the alleged attack, but came back later and saw Miss Rappe on the bed, apparently very {Il. Semnacher also testified that he visited Miss Rappe the day followng the party and that she said to him: “Roscoe hurt me.” He sald he did not hear the scream- ing testified to by Mrs. Delmont, and was surprised when he heard the full details of the party from Mrs. Del- mont the next day. Arbucklefi, the centra figure, sat in rapt interest at the inquest today while Mrs. Delmont testified. | Mrs. Delmont told of having brought liquor up from Losc Angeles in the automobile which her party drove here. She said, however, that Miss Rappe did not touch this liquor. ‘Wouldn’t Visit Girl During Mrs. Rappe's illness she tried to induce Arbuckle to visit the girl, but he refused to so do, she said. Arbuckle’s mood throughout the day was one of indifference to everything but the weaving out of the story of the tragedy at the inquest. He paid no attention to newspaper photographers snapping him from all sides, and disdained .many questions 'that were asked him by interviewers. Questioned by Prohibition Men San Francisco, Sept. 14.—Phohibi~ tion officers announced that they fn- tended to question Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle and the hotel management regarding the carrying of liquor into Arbuckle’s rooms in the St. Francls Hotel on the night of the party which resulted in the death of Miss Virginia Rappe, motion picture actress. CLAIMS HE HAS ALIBL Third Man in Chicago Murder Sur- renders, Protesting Innocence. Chicago, Sept. 14.—Clarence Wild- er, named by Harvey W. Church and Leon Parks in alleged confessions as the third man in the murder of Ber- nard Daugherty‘and Carl A. Ausmus, automobile salesmen, surrendered to the police early this morning. Inves- t'gators from the state’s attorney’s of- fice immediately started to question him. Church and Parks assert Wilder helped them kill Daugherty and Aus< 1aus in Church’s basement and later helped them dispose of the bodies. Wilder. asserts he worked ofl, after— noon the day of the murder and claims that' he can furnish an alibi to prove his whereabouts. es——————————r———— ———————— Cigarette To seal In the delicious Burley tobacco flavor. 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