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Weather EBWk All THE NEWS TODAY I, yesterday VIEW kit LMI ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASEO WIRE SERVICE St Consolidations .p . 'venlng New and Th Roseburg Review. DOUGLAS COUNTY An Independent Newspaper, Published for the Bert Interett of the People. fjlO. 173, OF ROSEBURG yt R08EBURQ, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1924. VOL. XII. NO. 83, OF THE EVENING NEWS. - 0. a&js' JS3 r A1ED BY LEOPOLD nnrnnrr Hutnurn ITH EXTREME CARE M LOEB CONFESSION DISCLOSES U Jury Indicts Both Slayers Who Confess Crime and Tell of the Carefully Prepared Plans for Murder and Collection of Ransom Money System of Relay Notes to Victim's Father Devised. A. ot. -ov a. a. a. PENSION BILL OPPOSED. (Aesoclated Pre.. Le.i..d wire.) WASHINGTON. June .-Tbe Dial amendment to the omnl- bu pension bill. Increasing pen- slona of Spanish American war veierane was eliminated In con- ference today on the statement J ome of the conferees that President Coolidge bad express- ed his unalterable opposition to the provision. iattd Preas Leased Wire.) CACO, June 6. Two Indlet r charging Nathan Leopold, L) Ricnard Loeb. post-graduate L, (nd sons of millionaires, he kidnaping for ransom, and f of Robert Franks, school lich they have confessed, were d by the county grand Jury maths were ordered held k ball by Chief Justice Cav- the criminal court. Kianap ransom and murder each Is It offense in Illinois, wan turn penalty of five years In (or kidnaping for ransom and rs for murder. prisoners were Indicted joint- murder Indictment contained Sis and the kidnaping lndlct-counts. the state preparing for an Hal the prosecution may ask kl on July 15 the next step arraingment of tbe two ;robably next Monday. bills were Toted yesterday brand jury exactly two weeks ke time the body of the vic- founs. In view of the writs has corpus for release of the ley were made returnable to- rand Jury heard seventy-one all of the state s evidence n before the body. Attorney Crowe declared rill be rushed to trial as possible. Leopold and Loeb planned lit to kidnap for ransom for excitement and expert- me rich man's son, was dls- in their confessions, made l-r Slate's Attorney Robert E". after the grand lurv Indicted Doth offenses are nunlshable r detail of the crime were y planned long before It was fated, mere chance furnlsh- victim as he was Wftlklns pome from the playground of ie scnooi, the confessions k-me care was taken that there no Blip in putting the plan lt. But neither of the youths M for the discovery nf the he next day. the finding of li glasses later Identified as M near the bodv. and the f t the slain boy forgetting the ns for delivering the money. yrocess ot getting the money most difficult nrnhlnm P Said. "The nntt nrnhlom system of notification. Wo honed a number of relava. ng was to tell the man that aa kidnaped and beine- hold taom. as to secure tin nnn in Ho. Hons as follows: $8,000 In 111 and J2.000 in 120 htila. fr to get old bills, so the s would not be in sequence. men to receive a tele rail Instructing him In r box and them ho wo. tn Me instructing him to pro s' a drug store and tn f" Shone booth. The store e near the railroad tracks as to be given time only 1 .?"' ,0 'o depot and board n train lih., ...i.- t'T detectives or the police was going. t problem was to get the nS l1nMaj . i . pae'y looklna- anhwt ih.i Pr. U Just hannened to art k'-nKt.- r - ouks. FLIERS READY FOR JUMP (Associated Preaa Laaaad a. SHANGHAI, June 6 The American fliers on their way around the world announced to night that they planned to hop off for Amoy, their next stop at 6:30 tomorrow morning. COLDER WEATHER ADVISES PARTY ALL OVER STATE NOTTO NOMINATE Light Rain Falls in Many Points and Mercury Takes Tumble. FORECAST 13 FAIR FORMAL DENIAL IS By MELLON quet. I got In the ear then and stepped on the gas and we proceed ed. As we turned the corner Rich ard put one band over his mouth and with his right hand beat him on the head. He did not succumb as readily as we expected and Rich ard pulled him to the back seat and forced a club or gag Into his mouth. I guess he was Instantly suffocated. "When we reached our destina tion we put the body down on the grass and removed the rest of the clothes and poured aaid on the fare to make Identification more diffi cult. "We put the body In the drain pipe and pushed It in as far as we could, i We gathered up, tbe clothes and ptVced them In the robe and apparently at this point the glasses fell from my pocket." After returning to the city. Leo pold said he called at the home. "I told Mrs. Franks that I was George Johnson And fhfLt hap nnn had been kidnaped and was safe ! 'u'n for money to help make up the and that Instructions would follow. I deficit of tbe republican national we mailed a special delivery letter which we had complete except the address." Later he said, he and Loeb burned the remaining clothes In the furnace of the Loeb home. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Jun. a Boo.- tary Mellon today entered a formal denial of charges Hated SI cyaln at hiss conduct of the treasury department by Gaston B. Moans In testimony be fore the senate Daugherty commit tee. In a letter to the committee the secretary denied In detail Means' Franks' i lorr aooui his Investigation Into report mat Mr. Mellon had agreed to Issue whiskey withdrawal permits to Rex Sheldon of New York In re- committee. The denial applied In part to a conversation on the subject which Means said took place between hlm- olP on A fA..n. . i I u ' uuuer secretary I Gilbert of the treasury, but as soon The npvt dav wo wont rn t ho I as the secretary's letter had hoon Illinois Central and Richard bought 1 ??,,?r91 ,n 41e record, Thomas W. a ticket for Michigan City and de-M1"lor' al,en property custodian was posited the letter in the telegraph P'aced on the stand and testified blank box. In the meantime I cal-1 tnat ho himself had been present at led Mr. Franks and told him to pro- sun conversation, ceed immediately to a certain drug I Colonel Miller said he brought store and to wait at the telephone Means and Gilbert together In his box for a definite call. office. "I can't say exactly what "By the time I got through tele-,waa discussed," he continued, but nhoninr Richard returned and we It concerned Rex Sheldon. Means Btarted south. We saw a newspaper ,nen i an agent of the department S'stered 89 as the highest. The Weather Bureau Predicts That Unsettled Condition Will Be of Only Short Duration. . i . LIGHT RAIN FALLS. ' . .. a tantalising sprinkle, not even sufficient to completely ciear uia aimospnere, roused the hopes of the parched populace of Roseburg and vicinity today. v bnirting winds last night, with a drop In temperature brought 4 In clouds and colder weather ana eany tnis morning a light rain fell. By daylight the rising sun found sufficient breaks In 4 the clouds to shine through but with much less heat than It has spread during the recent weeks. Throughout the day the weather retrained unsettled, with light sprinkles and showers, but no v neavy rains such as are so bad- w ly needed and desired. A good rain at this time will do much to aid the later fruits, but will not do much good for the earlier crops. Tbe weather man, how- ever, predicts that the unsettled period will end tonight and that Saturday will be inlr. . (Associated Press Leased Wlr.) MEDFORD, June . The Rogue River valley, after six dava of rec ord heat for June, was swept today by a west wind, with a chill In It. dropping the temperature to tl de grees, inursoay tbe mercury re- RjEPORT IS APPROVED. Prohibition Party Has Accom plished Its Aim and Should Not Advance Ticket. SHOULD URGE UNION Speaker Advocates Effort to Unite Major Parties in Effort to Bring About Law Enforcement, and Richard said the game was up ot Justice. On this point Secretary but I insisted that It would do no ; -mumou naa saio in his letter: harm to call the drugstore to Beej "This Is characteristic of Means' If Franks was there. testimony. Mr. Gilbert never met "I did and was told he was not ' Mr- Means. No Interview took place." there. W e called again and got the same reply and gave It up as a bad Job." The youths watched some children playing In a field through field glasses for some time on the after noon of tbe kidnaping to determine who should be their victim, the con fession continued. Two were under contemplation when the Franks boy happened along. The Intention from the first had been to kill the victim he said. True bills were voted yesterday by the grand Jury exactly two weeks from the time the body ,of tbe vic tim was found. In view ot pending writs of habeas corpus for the re lease ot the boys, they were made returnable today. The grand Jury heard 71 witnes ses, all of the state's evidence being taken before the body. The two advanced student-prisoners, Leopold, a law student, and Loeb. who has begut a post-graduate court in history, are expected to be named In a tblrd Indictment now pending before the grand Jury and charging conspiracy to murder, but it is not expected they ever will go to trial on that charge, which carries) only a penalty at one to five years In prison. That indict ment will be sought by the state merely for the purpose of getting be fore the grand Jury tho testimony or certain additional witnesses. The numerous counts of the mur der and kidnaping Indictments were drafted for technical purposes to meet all of the phases of the statu (Associated Preaa Leased Wire.) PORTLAND, June 6. The trial of Dow V. Walker, former county commissioner, charged with accept ing a bribe to favor appointment of Robert E. Kremers as engineer for tbe three proposed bridges, proceed ed today. Through Miss Orpha Poor, secre tatry to tbe board of county com missioners, the state put tn evidence ! with a communication from the Oregon east. Technical counoll, an organisation of 600 architects and engineers, urg ing that a local engineer be appoint ed. If one with ability equal to that of outside applicants could be fouod, but Insisting that Kremers was un tried, inexperienced and not entitled to the position. highest mark for the heat wave waa last Sunday and Monday, when the temperature was 101. S. (Associated Press Leased Wlro.) BALEM. June 6. A lleht anrlnkln this morning brought the first relief to this section of the Willamette valley from the sultry weather of the past week. Clouds were hang ing low and It was likely that there would be added rainfall by night. Strong north winds which had shift ed to tbe south by morning preceded the rainfall. The last precipitation to be recorded here waa on May 3 and 4. A trace ot rainfall was re ported on May 24. Even should a heavy rain be experienced here now, it will be too late to do any good to the early fruits, farmers declare. tory provisions and to prevent any nn..lkU ilufanui, Tho OtH- L . yvo.iwia ITVUUIV.l U . f.i acquainted with hlmltute covering kidnaping for ransom. ulm o"' and Introduced I distinguished from ordinary kidnap ing, uses both terms of ransom and money. Consequently the kidnaping in dictment, eleventh count, charged FARM RELIEF BILL me ann .v. . Y f a rid.. e ,toDe" MM said: T. - i . L about a tennis ra- piS IDE flBEB FAIII BOARD iAaooiatf!d Preas Leased Wire.) PENDLETON, June 6. A slight sprinkle of rain fell here last night and this mqrnlng the Bky Is overcast a cool wind blowing from the Showers are predicted for to day by local weather experts, but a heavy rain Is needed Immediately If any good is to be done to Umatilla county's vast wheat crop. (Associated Press Leased Wire.) COLUMBUS Ohio. Jnn w B. Farris, Clinton. Mo., vu'nnmiii' ated for the presidency today by the prohibition national convention on the first ballot. He received ii votes, 40 being cast for A. P. Cou thy of Seattle and two for William E. Warney, New York. WASHINGTON, June 6. The conference report on the postal i w salaries increase bill was ap- proved today by the house and tne measure was sent to tbe v president. v It carries sn averace Increase e ot about 1300 for clerks, carrier. inspectors, supervisors and an- sistant postmasters and the cable w suDstitute for the Borah ..nieuJ- nient providing for publicity In campaign expenditures. 4 The house voted iu approval v ifiz to e. 4 PLANS COMPLETE RUTH HITS HOMER. 4 NEW YORK. June t. Babe Ruth hit his fourteenth home run today off McWeente ot the Chicago White Sox In the fifth inning ot today's tame. No one was on base. (Associated Press Leesed Wire. I SALEM, June . Henrv Tuck- man, of Portland, Is dead and E. I. Simon and H. I. Levin, also of Portland, are in a local hoanltal with minor Injuries and bruises as the FOR CONVENTION Troubles Are Ironed Out and G. O. P. Meeting WU1 Be Brief and Harmonious. LOWDEN IS SLATED Former Governor of Illinois Is Acceptable to Coolidge . and .Leaders Expect Smooth Convention. hibltion party. It has been with reluctance that I have reached the conclusion that the prohibition party cannot, under conditions which face It, do the great work of amalgam ating the millions of voters who demand proper enforcement of the law. "That, In my Judgment, of neces sity becomes tbe burden of another generation of patriots. The heroes of our 60 years have either passed to their reward or are battle-scarred and deserve the rest on their well earned victories. "We face an issue of life or death to this nation In the Issue of law enforcement and it Is going to re quire new blood which we can not rally. "The great majority of the people of this country are sickened with the spirit of anarchy and demand the suppression of lawlessness. Yet, It Is not done. Because those who sttund for law and order are divided Into too many camps. Too many or ganisations, especially, seek (Associated r Leased Wire.) CLEVELAND. June 6. The vice presidential nomination as good as settled, with tbe word that former Governor Lowden, of Illinois, will be acceptable to President Coolidge. the republican convention managers today devoted themselves to clearing up last minute arrangements. So far as the convention mana gers can see, nothing has arisen to upset their plan for adjournment on next Thursday night. The growing sentiment for Lowden Tor second place, culminating In the word that his nomination would be agreeable to President Coolidge; tbe assurance that the name of Senator Hiram Johnson would not he nroaontod tn ine accident occurred about six i the convention and the possibility miles south of Independence on the , that 8enator La Follette may not be county road now being used as a formally placed in nomination, all highway detour while the paving of have combined to smooth out the the west side highway south of Mon- program and to assure that the ses mouth Is being completed, according slon will be a brief and harmonious to Levin who was driving th truck, j one as the leaders desire. , . Levin said the brakes of the mo-' Little remains to be done, except tor machine were detective and that the actual drafting ot the platform, he had been using the low goar as before the convention gets down to a brake but that they were unaware I Its business: -of the hill ahead of them until they' ' hit It and started plunging down be-, (Aanociated Pro.. Leased Wire.) u.u luai ce iu m,iL gears. CLEVELAND nhln Tn. Th. In (Asaoclated Preaa Leaeed Wire.) COLUMBUS, Ohio, June . The prohibition national convention to day voted to continue the nortv machinery, nominate candidates and result of an auto truck accident on Sifo. lt"I,ul,ufl .""npa-lsn for prln- tbe Reynolds Hill near Independence nnhorr J rTJ. ed," r?"lut,on ,bT ""ftly before midnight last night. Jh.. -I1?.' """"J1": Proposing Tuckman died at the hospital this w ih.f h TTS 1 lai mornln "om internal injuries, a system in a small amalgamation for law and order. (Aasoclated Press Leaaed Wire.) COLUMBUS, Ohio, June S. Sup porting his resolution that the pro hibition party had accomplished Its aim and should not nominate a 1924 national ticket, Robert U. Pat ton, ot Springfield. Illinois, todav told the nation that law enforcement naa become tbe great Issue of tbe day. He said in part: "For SR vmn I hin .Ia. tho best of my political life to the Pro-1 2'nJ,,rhuclt r,n w"d ,na pUoa u ,n first recognition of the senate" a ditch. The Injuries of Simon, who gives his Portland address ss 162 Broad way, and Levin, 6721 First street, are not considered serious. Levin said that Tuckman had a wife and several chldren In Portland but that, he did not know Just where they1 lived. The three men were partners in a produce peddling business and were on tbelr way to Corvallis when the accident happened. E (Associated Preaa Leased Wire.) SALEM. June t. A light rain fell here between midnight and dawn breaking a severe dry spell ot sever al weeks duration and a cloudy at mosphere today Indicates further rain. State forester F. A. Elliott has been Informed that rain Is fal ling In Polk county, and it rained in Tillamook county last night. Though the precipitation ts light as yet, the dampened atmosphere is expected to relieve the forest fire hasard to a considerable extent. (Associated Praia Leased Wire,) PORTLAND, June . Light rain (Asaoclated Press Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, June 6. In a final attempt to secure farm relief loartototinn ot thla naalnn tho firm bloc In both tbe senate and house wa falling here this morning and hoo nterirod innnnrt (a tho Rnroum most- points In the state reported bill, authorising the secretatry of i ahowers. breaking a drought which orririiitnro tn nv ia amort bnuntv : "as prevslled generally throughout Inveigling for the purpose of ex- 0f 36 cents per bushel on wheat and i .raKnn fo' nure tnan a month. WheSt products. """" unum wiiii The bill wss favorably reported m, irVui . ."u..., muiu tortlna- nionev" and the twelfth count "Inveigling for the purpose of bltlon enforcement. These organl zatlons must be amalgamated and we must become as united as tbe enemy. "Why cannot the prohibition party bring about this amalgams-1 tlonT Because our strength has been spent on another and most worthy achievement so that today we are weak financially and weak . In men and leaders. j "Then we can not Ignore the fact that our standing for principle has! brought us Into sharp conflict wlthi other friends of law and order who likewise are tenacious for their be liefs. "If there. Is to be anion, there must be a way made for It. If the old parties can be Induced to re cognise this issue In platform and In selection of candidates, this will prove a fortunate solution of our difficulties. If they refuse to do this the Inevitable result will be such a revolt by all voters as will result In tbe organisation of a new party dedicated to the cause of maintaining constitutional govern ment In this land. (Associated Wess Leased Wlrs.) LOS ANGELES, June 6. Earl O. Evans, arrested several weeks ago for annovlns Harold Llovd. film probl-, comedian, held under observation In the psychopathic ward of the gen eral hospital, released and rearrest ed agatn yesterday Tor tbe same of fense, today was sent to his home at Eugene, Oregon, at Lloyd's ex penso. Evans persisted in frequenting the Lloyd screen studio, declaring that be was an old "buddy ot tbe com edlan. arrangement for the republican na tional convention was given today with the selection of Senator Wil liam B. McKlr.ley of Illinois, as chairman of the credentials com mittee. By unanimous vote the republican national convention seated today four delegates at large from Arkan sas headed by national committee man H. L. Remmell of Little Itock. The committee threw out the claim of a bolting delegation headed by Soiplo A. Jones. Committeeman Kemmoll Is concluding the argument for the contestees characterized Jones' case as absurd and contended that bis delegation bad been elected by representatives from a single county Pulaski. A compromise agreement was made today by Henry Lincoln John son, republican national committee man from Ooorgla for settlomeut ot a contest from the ; third Georgia district. The compromise wss rat ified liy national committeeman. Hy the terms of tbe agreement, A. L. I Folton of Amercus, Ga., the John son delegate and E. S. Richardson of Marshallvllle, were seated with one half vote each. In addition Richardson, superintendent of a Ne gro orphanage school waa recognized as chairman ot tbe district organization. 13 ru -oa wire) '5' BiKht or, i T extort Ins- ransom." As tbe result of tbese technicalities the Indictment contained, mueh repetition of pra seology. Arraignment day probably will be Wednesday, according to later plans of tbe state's attorney's office, but ,ne house, a definite date has not been fixed. i Aool.ton Qtoio'o oftnrnov S u. TIChotte went before Chief Justice today by the senate agriculture com mittee and Senator Norbeck, repub lican. South Dakotta, asked for Im mediate action. He declared suffi cient votes for pssssge had boon pledged to It both In the aenate and (Aaooclatod Proes Loosed Wire.) WASHINGTON. June . AI- eognlte that we must become a po tent force In such a new movement rather than to burden our people with the hopeless tsak of rehabili tating tbe prohibition party." (Assowtoted Press Leased Wire i ("OLl'MUI.'S, June . Modifi cation of the restrictive bsllot laws ALBANY. Ore., June 6. After In the vsrlous state and re-afflrma- Just one month of drought. Linn tlon of the psrty's support of tbe county wss sprinkled with showers 18th amendment and tbe Volstead this morning beginning at S o'clock, law were tbe principal planks in the Tbe rain bas not yet been besvy platform prepared by the resolu- enougb to benefit the crops, but tlons committee for presentation to- Tbs arraignment of George Leach, an eighteen year old Hcottsburg boy, who Is accused of having robbed the borne of Bert Adams was held late this afternoon before the Justice of peace ot Scottsburg. The boy Is to have his preliminary hearing and will be allowed to enter bis plea today and In Th ilmo has coma for ua to re- the event he pleads guilty, the case more precipitation will be needed to revive tbe crops. (Aeeoelated Preae Leaud Wire.) June c..-. ! -""ne went Derore vniei wusut ih. ...'Zr ..or ,Caverlv and moved the dismissal of -tmtrnl , -"""wucerj ine th. . K.k... hlch A .1... I. .III ho lmnno.lt.lo Inii.l. .... lolo In h.l .t,... ...iln. In ooo.lnn hero Cr.rt nuun ni w . . , . u. . , , ! i . i .. . 1. 1 ' , . . i , t . i i . ti though house and senate leaders are: leaden aklec gave farmers hope. Tbo day to the prohibition national con- as a See Addta f win m uaur.i iui yu " ' agrevu 11101 ii -, w . ... -u . i .v io,u lumri iw w w,i -. . mber ,iT r coun,el for the defendants bsd asked enact farm relief legislation at this berries, but may mitigate grain los-' fair iL.-.""-"-oer of the "orrow ot Portland ZZl I'da'- Tbe defense counsel offered no ao ! i- . . . - and which was set for hearing to- lesalon. Representative Summers, re-1 see by flllinr tbe heada of wheat. nublican. Washington. last mgni in-1 oats and barley. opposition and Judge Caverly order- troduced a resolution proposing I navment by the government or a tAociati i ih unto wire.i bounty of 26 cents a bushel on; SEATTLE, June . Rain that l u.ji , fied ; opposition and Judge caverly oroer-t-?011 Fraer. is V domnl I d ,hat n aherlff Immediately take JTa u an ardent .nr,.Jr I' and keep the custody of the youths t e in the guberna-.or ioa ,h court- I I. J. C. Wilson, a resident 4 4 4 a - i Valley, spent the day in transacting business. wheat eioortcd between July 1 next. land June 1. 1826, and a propnrtlon of Camas ate bounty on flour exported. Funds Roseburg of tbe war flnsnce corporation would be utilized. fell In tbe night In western Wash ing was In a faw places sufficient to be of any noticeable benefit, tbe United States weather bureau re (Continued on page three.) The committee worked until early today putting tbe finishing touches uoon tbe vsrlous planks. Reports to the national commlttne gi-atlon; Indicated that In )4 states tne pro hibition party will be unable to have the names of its candidates printed on tbe official ballots this year be cause of restrictive laws. Leaders said that the party would be on the official ballot In only about half ot amendment and the Volstead acL III be tried at a later date, prob ably In the clrcutt court, Leacb is charged with having burgnrlzed the I residence of Mr. Adams on Wednes day night of this week, removing ' jewelry and other articles of considur- ! able value. i m the states, In all probability. Tbe modification plank asserted that tbe restrictive ballot law Is un American and un-democratle and that It throttles new psrtles. In addition, the tentative platform urges enactment of uniform mar riage and divorce laws; world peace through conpnrstlon between na tion; greater Jtiatlco between capi tal and labor: restriction of Imml- a larger Amnrlcanlratlon problem and the teaching of tbe bible In the public schools. The prohibition plsnks strongly advocates a stricter enforcement of the prohibition laws and reaffirmed th party's support of the 18th E (Asaoclated Proas Leased Wire.) CHICAGO, June t. Indictments In the second federal grand Jury In vestigation Into the administration of the United States veterans bureau under Colonel Charles R. Forbes. Its former director, are reported to have bean returned yesterday and imme diately suppressed. John W. Crlm. asslstsnt attorney general, who conducted both Investi gations, refused to derulge, how many Indictments or what number ot persons bsd been named In tbe true bill. i.ri ns . f3 LQF-OER USED (Atorlat Pr Lss.at TVIro.) PARIS, June 6 "Ruula" hag pattHfd out of ex'stence, accord Tift to a not te IshuciI bjr the from h postal adm n at rat on, sny nt- thnt It han heon adv el tv- tho It vi n in postal author. t! a that the off rial namo of th country in the "Tnlon of Social- :t Sovlft Kepubllos" wlrcli Is abbreviated to MU. 8. 8. R." i t