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. 1 v - ' - ! ' . i j . " ' ; Many Salem dollars go out of town; Let's all help keep thoie dollars at home. See the Trade In Salem page In today's Issue. Page Salem as an Educational Center r This weeks Slogan Topic. See Thursday's paper for full Informa tion" on this subject. three. n. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING. JULY 22, 1924 SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHIGAGOLADS PLEAD GUILTY BEFORE COURT Question Remains Whether They Will Hang Or Be Im prisoned for Life; Fate in Judge's Hands DEATH PENALTY VERDICT IS DEMANDED BY STATE Denoument is Unexpected and Upsets Plans for Trial On August 4tn CHICAGO. July 21. (?y the Aasocjated Press.) The fate of Richard Loeb and Nathan F. Leo pold. Jr.. kidnapers and slayers of 1 3 year bid Robert Franks, was to "day placed In the hands of one man John R. Caverly, chief Jus tice ot the criminal court of Cook county when they pleaded guil- ty.. -V ;' ' I l-'-i- -. Apparently tbe only question re maining to be decided is whether they shall hang or be Imprisoned for a double crlmi without parallel in this Jurisdiction. , ; ; I AJk teath Ienalty Robert E. Crowe, state's attor ney. Velterated this . intention of asking the death penalty for the two .college students. . 1 - Clarence S. Darrow and, Ben jamin Rachrach, attorneys for the defense announced in court their purpose to eee their clients "aafe- ly Incarcerated for life." "We hare had no intention or trying to restore them to society." explained Mr. Darrow. Prevents a Sftow The defense offered to -submit the case on a statement of facts by the state's attorney, but Mr. Crowe l declined to agree. They ! asked that alienists employed by ' state and defense confer and "iron out differences"- bnt again the prosecutor objected. , t "There could be no object in such a proceeding unless these boys were pleading both insane and guilty." he said. "But if they are pleading insanity, the state j wishes a hearing on that question I. before a Jury." The defense explained that their only object was to prevent the case from becoming a1 "vaudeville show." but j Judge Caverly held that he had no power, under Illi nois law, to order such a confer ence. Ending Unexpected The unexpected denouement tunned a courtroom crowd of at ! torneys, newspapermen, court at taches and a few privileged spec tators and npset all plans for the : trial which had been scheduled to begin August 4. Instead, starting Wednesday there will be a judicial hearing before an empty Jury bo. That the defense was content to await the, developments from this hearing was emphasized by the sphinx-like silence that was main tained by all concerned with the defendants. ! The boya themselves, their par ents, special counsel of the famil ies, all declined to discuss the proceedings. The prosecution was a bit more communicative. Father Outspoken Jacob Franks, father of the vic tim, was outspoken in his1 denun ciation of this phase of the case. "ThWi talk about insanity la non sense," he said, fit ever there '-was a case deserving death pen alty, this is one. : There is some . satisfaction, of course, in their pleas of guilty, as that will save much time." ; The prospect of a death sen tence, even after they had been warned of its possibility by Judge Caverly, did not. noticeably faze Loeb and Leopold. They went back to their cells laughing and talking eagerly , and speculating about the aire of the headlines their sudden 1 change of front would insoire. Both scored a suggestion that they had been nervous at the hearing, but ad m It ted they were glad "the first day was over." THE WEATHER OREGON Fair Tuesday; cooler in the interior. Tues-j day night; moderate north westerly winds. LOCAL WEATHER (Monday) Maximum temperature, 82. Minimum temperature, 45. River, -2.1 falling. Rainfall, none. Atmosphere, clear. Wind, northwest. ! FRANKS SCOUTS j INSANITY PLEA ii ' ; " " " " ' ' " ' ' : ,- '; . . , . . i- -. i ifi'll fcSN -v. . . - j. y-A-v.v.v--. ... - ... .... . ., , v: -. i - - JACOB FRANKS Jacob Franks, father of Robert Franks, 14-year old victim of Na than Leopold; ami Richard Loeb, was outspoken yesterday1 in hia denunciation . of j the . attempt on the part of the defense to plead in sanity for the ronfesiied slayers. He favors the death penalty. Offers of Five Concerns Around $17,000; Gallo way New Qouncilman Five bids, all ranging; around $17,000 for the new aerial fire truck equipment the purchase of which was authorized at the city election May 16 were opened at at the regular Monday meeting of the city council last night. A spe cial meeting will be held Wednes day night of this week ,f to .con sider the acceptance of one of the offers. , j Other important items of busi ness transacted concerned the fill ing of a vacancy on the council, the control of the automobile races to be held at the State Fair grounds Saturday, regulation . of street improvements and a charter amendment to coTer water ways and mill races j crossing; the city streets of Salem, i i Auto Races Safeguarded J. E. Galloway was elected to fill the vacancy on the (council caused by the recent resignation of L.H. Suter. I Mr. Galloway re presents Ward 6.' G. W. Lott; 1 manager of the automobile racing events which will be held in'; the city Saturday appeared before the council to learn their wishes in regard to proper public safeguards for the races. The opinion of the coun cil seemed to be expressed by May or John Giesy when he stated that the council had no authority to prohibit the races except by spe cial ordinance. However, he made It clear that the lives of spectators had to be properly protected by having the track without dust, the field well patroled, and no sign of the use of liquor by any one con nected with the' races. The coun cil was not interested in a propo sal to have the police supervise the patroling of the track, but made it clear that if life was en dangered the races would be stop- (Continued on page 2) CHICMSIOI Presbyterians Would r- Care for Disabled Church Work ers In Service EUGENE. Or.. July 21. The Oregon Presbyertan synod at to day's session adopted a resolution favoring the adoption of a new pension system for retired and dis abled church workers. Under this plan, a sum equal to 10 per cent of each minister's salary will be paid annually into - the pension fund, - the church paying seven and one-half per cent and the min ister one and on-half per cent From the fund thus derived, min isters will receive at the -age of 65 an annual pension equal to one half their average salary during their years of service, the mini mum amount to be $600. The synod .will adjourn tomor row, a day earlier than tbe pro gram provided for. BIDS RECEIVED OH EDITH FAVORED BY SYNOD 4 PASSENGERS KILLED WHEN LINERS CRASH Coast Passenger. Vessels Collide During Fog off Point Judith Boston Ship Sinking 400 LEAVE-SINKING SHIP FOR SAFETY Vessel Was Without Steam or Lights and Unable to Use Her Whistle 1 NEWPORT, R. I., July 22. The loss of four passengers in a collision early today between the passenger liner Boston, of the Eastern Steamship's Boston-New York office, and the Swift, a Fall River line passenger boat, two and one-half miles southeast of Point Judith, was reported ! in radio grams.;' :' i ;; : : ' -f . - .It. was stated that all the other passengers, who may number from 400 to 900, were off the stricken steamer, The-Boston was without lights, without steam and unable to use her signal whistle. The Boston is a new twin-screw steamet on the Boston-New York service, alternating trips with her hew sister Bhip,. the NewYork Her . course took her through the Cape Cod canal in the early evening, thence down Buzzards bay Into Narraeanset bay and Block Island sound. I Immediately upon receipt of word of the accident arrangements were made to dispatch naval ves sels fronv the station here. The Boston was rammed by the steamer Swift, a craft of the Fall River line, in a heavy fog which prevented the other ship from be ing seen until it was within a few yards of the passenger: liner. The steamship Commonwealth and the steamship New York, a sister ship of th$ Boston, Immediately .an swered; the distress calls, and were standing" by a short time later. All the passengers and crew: ex cept the captain and the wireless operator were taken off in fthe boats and were being picked up by the Swift, which was only slightly damaged. j DAVIS IS READY It Nominee to Begin the Prep aration of His Speech ot 1 Acceptance j DARK II ARBOR., 1SLESBORO, Maine,? July 21. Declaring him self fit to fight his weight in wildcats, if need be, John W.JDa- vis, democratic presidential nom inee ! got back to work today, thinking out phrases of his-ap- ceptance address and attending to an accumulated pile of corre spondence. " i ; I After a morning in his tempor ary workshop in Charles Dana Gibson's studio on Seven Hundred Acre island, Mr. Davis called it a day and with Mr?. Davis came over to Islesboro to have lunch with Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Polk at their summer home. t Mr. Davis had delivered to hii today copies of the democratic, re publican and La Follette platforms as well as the keynote addresses at the democratic convention at New York ahcf at the two conven tions at Cleveland. I1; La Fbllette Busy With J Plans for Committees WASHINGTON. July 21. Sen ator La Follette of Wisconsin, independent-presidential candidate; and; his running mate. Senator Wheeler of Montana, devoted their energies today mainly to the task of selecting five members of the committee which will have charge of .their campaign. Five other members are to be chosen by of ficials of the conference for pro- gressive political action, while Re presentative Nelson of Wisconsin will he committee chairman, '.' Complete personnel ot the com mittee had not been determined tonight, but it was said the mem bership probably . would be an nounced tomorrow. A meeting pf the committee will be held here as soon as possible, perhaps late this week, as those who have been directing the campaign believe lit tle real progress can be made un til it begins. to function. 1 D won LACK OF HOME CONTROL HELD CRIME CAUSE Devitt Tells Law Officials That Youth is Allowed too I Much Freedom SEATTLE. July 21. Lack of government in the . homes 'of the United Stages and reading-of al leged fetid literature by tbe na tion's youth , were blamed by W. J. DevittJ chief constable of Uurn aby, B.C., in a committee report made to the Northwest associa tion of sheriffs and police at the opening, session of a four days' convention here for ibis country's increasing crime wave. PIERCE S SLEEP Queen of Portland. Bootleg gers Pays Nocturnal Call to Former Agent , Three telephone calls were made to the police after midnight Sat urday in an effort put forth by L. R. M. Pierce, former assistant to Prohibition Enforcement Offi cer Cleaver, to nab William (Bill) and i Dolly Quartier, prominent Portland people and alleged to be the heads of a notorious bootleg ring, who sought to invade the Pierce household here. Shortly after midnight Pierce said yesterday, a woman knocked atthe door of his residence and gave the name of "Miss McKay a stenographer j in Portland. Pierce's mother-in-law answered the door and said she would see if he, Pierce, were home. The woman went back across the street to where the man was standing by an automobile. They were recog nized by Pierce as being the Quar tiers. A telephone call to Port land shortly afterward verified his suspicions that all was not well, for Miss cMcKay was located' at horse In her apartment - As sev eral attacks have been made upon Pierce since leaving the prohibi tion service, he notified the po lice, r i ; " .M. .- I Two i officers I responded, but found the pair had gone. Pierce requested them w remain, 'be lieving' Quartier: and Dolly would return, but the officers left. .Ac cording to Pierce the two visitors returned in about 10 minutes and both hid in the grass near the house. ; j The police 'Were again notified and came In the police car, but failed to find the pair. Once more the pair were seen to approach the house, but when the lights were turned on they dis appeared. - . i i Several days ago, according , to Chief of Police Frank A. MInto. Dolly Quartier came' to him and asked him to help her get pos session of a phonograph which she claimed Pierce had in his, pos session. This, Pierce said yester day, was taken j from a Margaret Doneily and is being held. The The Doneily woman was arrested with Quartier by Pierce while Dolly was in jail. The two were living under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Watson. i . I This Is one of several charges hanging over Quartier, ranging from violations of the prohibition law to assault. According to Pierce, Quartier -is at liberty under a total of '$14. 000. bail, and Dolly through a reprieve granted by Governor Pierce. ; JACK DEMPSEY IS HURT IN ACCIDENT Manager Denies i Doctor's Report That Pugilist Was Injured Much LOS ANGELES, July 21. Jack Dempsey world's! . heavyweight champion boxer and budding mo tion picture star, is temporarily out of both lines of endeavor as the result of an automobile acci dent near San; Juan Capistrano, south of here, Sunday night. Dempsey's injuries were listed by his physician as follows: Dislo cated right elbow ; ; strained neck ligaments; anrasions on right knee, and cut on scalp. Disagreement with the physic ian's detailed description of the champion's injuries was expressed tonight by Jack Kearns, Dempsey's business manager.. "It is true." said Kearns, "that Dempsey was shaken up in the accident and it Is certain that his car was wrecked.) but as far as real .injuries go, there's hardly a mark on him." mm STU LANDING SPOT OF COLUMBUS TO BE MARKED Only Place Under American Flap; Where Discoverer Set Foot to Have Monument SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July l2.--(By AP.) -Governor Town er today formally accepted from the insular government the gift of the tract of land near Aguadilla where Christopher Columbus land ed in .1493, the! only spot under the jAmerican flag where the dis coverer of America ever set foot.' Tie Knights of Columbus of the United States have offered to erect a suitable Columbus monument. CALLED BY DEATH Illness During Last Three Weeks Proves Fatal to A. Haywafd Fowle : A. Hayward Fowle of 298 North Capitol street, died at a local hos pital Monday, after 'an Illness of about three weeks. Had he lived until Saturday he would have been 25 yeads old. For sometime he .has been engaged in clerical work with the state highway de partment, and was well known in Salem. ; : Funeral services will probably be held Wednesday and in 'charge Of alem, lodge No. 44 AP & AM., with Rev. W. C.Kantner officiat ing; Interment will be made at the old " family home in Belllng- uam, wasn., i nursday or Kriday. Pall bearers will be Allan and Wallace Carsbii. Bi 0 ShncVine-. Paul B. Walice, James R. Linn and Fred Gahlsdorf. ' ; A. Hayward Fowle was born In Bellingham , on JuTy2Cr 1899. Whije a student of Salem high school he enlisted with Company M, i being transferred to Company F, 10 1st Infantry, of the 26th or Yankee division. He saw ! active service tooth at Chateau Thierry and Veaux. - r He is survived by; a wife and baby daughter in La Grande; his mother, Mrs. William P. Fowle twb brothers, Charles D. of Salem and Harold of San Francisco, and one sister; Miss Teresa Fowle of Salem. His father died In 19Xi ! Funeral ' arrangements are .. 'In charge of the Webb funeral par iors. - f r ' ' . - ; .; - - REPUBLICANS PLAN E BUTTLE mpaign in Behalf of Cool- idge an d Dawes Not to Be Sectional WASHINGTON, July ; 21. In tention of republican leaders to conduct a nationwide rather than sectional ; campaign in behalf of Coolidge and Dawes was announc ed j here tonight by William M. Butler, chairman of the republi can national committee; j . .''We do not propose tojseek sup port in one section of the country through concentrated and obvious effort and to try to gain it In an other sectionby silence and eva sion i of issues," Mr. , Butler said in a statement Issued at the head quarters of the national committee afterj a day of conferences. The statement added that "the suggestion that the campaign must be Reentered here or there to assure success or that we .must bombard any particular state or group of states, can come only from politi cal parties or candidates' that' lack national appeal and viewpoints." Man Injured in Collision ; With Train Near Death EUGENE, Or., July 21. Alfred D.i Geddes, 46, of Eugene, who was injured Saturday night when a Southerii Pacific-train struck his automobile at a crossing a mile east of Springfield was reported tonight as being near death. ' A board of inquiry today found that the train crew was . not to blame for the accident, j The tes timony showed that Geddes evi dently did not see the aproaching train or that he was attempting to beat it to the crossing. '-... ' f QUICKSANDS CATCH SLAYER ' TUMA, Ariz., July ; 21. Wil liam , Jones, confessed Blayer,:' es caped today from a sheriff's posse under a, fusillade of pistol shots, only to lose his life !& flight in the , quicksands ot the Colorado river, w..-mmm. youisiiEii ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD ENJOYS AULT ARTISTS Songsters Make Hit at Chau tauqua Concert By Simple . Charming Understandable Work FAMOUS AUTHOR AND I LECTURER TONIGHT "Sour Grapes" is to Be Sub. ect Theme Taken By Ed ' ward Amherst Ott i This Afternoon Ralston entertainers, musi cal. Featuring , songs ; and , stories of 18 CO. Three dainty maids. .j 'j. Tonight I Sour Grapes," address by -Edward Amherst Ott, famous author-andJedurer Musical "entertainment -byZtbeTRatstoh entertainers. I ! Afternoon 2:30 o'clock, o'clock. programs at Night at 8 One or the moat appfeclajtive audiences during tbe Chautauqua season greeted the Ault Concert Artists last night, the songsters offering an excellently arranged nroeram for-their concert. Voices of the mixed quartette were simple, charming and under standable, a quality that is often missing. The big number of ; the nrosram . was "Fear Not.i O l8rael,"while the group by Ameri can composers, including "Pale Moon" and "Out Where the West Begins," was greatly enjoyed. A medley of old familiar songs regis tered well with the audience while gems from late .opera, arranged by the accompanist, were, appeal ing. The concert artists also ap peared on the afternoon program Taking as his , sub ject j the ex pansive theme of "The Great American Desert," Dr. J.jA". Ger vin of Indiana, in speaking; be fore the ninth Chautauqua audi ence of the season, yesterday; aft ernoon developed a continuous analogy between tbe desert; and the undevelopel places in Ameri can . civilization. Dr. Gervin; an nounced that if .the people used their capabilities this barreness would' automatically; ' be elimin ated. He emphasized the im portance of self-development, of self-realization.i ; I The trouble, as he named it, has been that all civilization has followed in the lines of the .few. A few have led. The masses have followed. It is the masses that are responsible for this "great American desert" in the world's civilization. Self-development, and not imitation, would release un bounded energies in the country. These, surely, should be made available. All over, the world there are these untapped reser voirs. y I . Dr. Gervin, in speaking of the backwardness of China; stood up for the" fact that the intelligence of tbe Chinese is as great as that of any other people. He illus trated, by recalling to the audjence that it was a Chinaman who j first started the development of the orange raising industry in Florida. The one trouble, and the only trouble, has been that the Chinese have, in their studied ancestor worship never got out; of the beaten path. The lecture throughout was interspersed with delightful Incident and humor. Weir Resigns As Pacific University President FOREST GROVE, Or., July 21. Dr. William Clarence Weir, presi dent of the Pacific university the last three years, and Wj. J.j .Mc Cready, Forest Grove banker and member of . the board of trustees, have submitted their resignations to be acted upon when the board meets August 1. Their resigna tions were not offered because of disagreements which wer4 report ed to have arisen at former-board meetings, according to statements authorized today. President Weir said; he had resigned to accept the presidency ot Rollins college at Winter Park, Fla., because the latter place offered him a larger field. . ';! I . V EXPORTS GROWING: WASHTNTON, July : 21. Ex ports of grain from the United States' last week totalled 1,871.000 bushels against 1,372.000 bushels or the previous week. PROHIBITION IS ASSAILED AS A DEVIL'S SCHEME President of Bible Students Says Change Must Come . V By Reason r 'I j : - - ..' Prohibition jwas assailed as "a scheme of the devil himself." and a wrong Influence upon our coun try by Judge J. F. Rutherford, president of the International Bible Students' association, here today. " . "It is impossible to reform men of any evil by mere legislation." Judge Rutherford, who is attend ing the international convention of the association, declarted, add ing that It Is "only bv an aDneal to reason lend the teaching of righteousness that the desire of alcoholic ; drink . may be. over come," - . - - ; r "I am not in favor of the use of liquor," he said, "but I believe that man should have: the liberties with! which' Jehovah endowed him." ' T EUROPE Secretary of State Hughes Tells British U. S. Wants World Peace LONDON, July 21. (By Ihe AP.) Charles Evans Hughes, the American secretary of state, whom the Prince of Wales referred to as visiting England "incognito," de livered an leloquent nd forceful speech as president of the Ameri can' Bar association at the Pil grims dinner tonight, interpreting American ideals and explaining convincingly tne part the united States could be expected to take in European affairs. The dominant note of the sec retary's address was that Ameri ca's devotion to the cause of peace could be counted upon, as well as America's i purpose to cooperate with Great! Britain and others in every way icongenlal with Ameri can instructions in the interest of peace. . it For the economic rehabilitation of Europe j dependence could be put on American assistance. . j "And," added the secretary, "it does not matter that this aid Is not given by the government." He. put jstress on the Dawes plan and the participation of Am erican expfirts with the liberty of constructive effort. OPPOSE HOKUT Republicans. to Give Senator t Stiff Ofiposition for Radi ; cal Leanings ;. DES MOINES, Iowa, July 21.- An "independent" 'candidate for United States senator, but one se lected front the ranks of "regular Republican may . go before the voters of Iowa in opposition to Senator Smith W. Brookhart. This was fthe statement tonight of a prominent Republican here for the party's state convention tomorrow - A conference of the desirability of bringing out an independent senatorial candidate was held to night behind carefully guarded doors. No definite information on the discussion was given out and no statement would be made,' it was said, . until the question had been gone over at further meet ings. ; j ' ' I : The proposal was an outgrowth of the: ; strenuous opposition to Senator ' Brookhart in the June primary and dissatisfaction on the part of a group of party leaders with his irecord since his first nomination divided the party in Iowa in 1922. i The names of former Governor B. F. Carroll of Des Moines and John ';T. Adams of 'Dubuque, former national committeeman for Iowa, i were prominently men tioned in connection with the in dependent candidate boom. Shelby Mayor Regains , TLost Fortune On Oil GREAT FALLS. Mont., July 21. Mayor J' A. Johnson of Shelby, who lost, his fortune: in promotion of the ; Dempsey-Gibbons heavy weight "championship prize fight there last year. Is "sitting pretty" today, the; syndicate of which he is the head, struck an oil gusher in the Sunburst oil field,, with an estimated I flow of 15,000 barrels." ASSIS I: - I - - SCHEIE depending or: Reception By World Finan 1 ciers Determine Whether Plan Will Be Launched to Solve Reparations COMMITTEE'S REPORT : IS NOW MADE PUBLIC Note of Optimism is Evident As Conference Continues In Session LONDON. Juiy 21. (By The Associated Press) Upon the re ception which world financiers ac cord the report oflhe committee of defaults and sanctions, for the first time officially published to night, will depend further de velopments In the inter-allle con ferencejwhich is seeking to lautfeh the Dawesplan to solve the prob lem of German reparations. This was the view expressed by careful observers after it was learned that the f financial dele gates' to the conference had a pro longed meeting this afternoon with1 Sir Montague Norman, gov ernor ot the bank 6f England, and Thomas Lamont. representing the firm of . J. . P. Morgan & S6., of New York..,, ... .;.-: J, T Atmosphere Hopeful ' . Meanwhile, t h e . atmosphere about the conference continues one of hopeful anxiety. There are no grounds for 'pessimism, but clearly the nbte" Of. optimism in order to Cany weight now must come from the financiers who are to advance atloah of 40,000,000 pounds ster ling to Germaky with which to finance the Dawes plan. As thV committee report, now availably to bankers 'sets forth safeguards to surround this loan, the bank ers themselves must be the Jadgei of, their sufficiency. ' The momentous Issues at stake since It Is admitted on all sides that Dawes report must stand or fall on the loan forbid, prophecy, except on the part of prosectlve underwriters. - Provisions Confirmed The text of the committee on defaults and sanctions confirms the digests of the provisions al ready carried in dispatches. It is provided that the reparations com mission, enlarged to include - an American member shall be the sole judge as to whether Germany has made a default under the Dawes plan.' This report which It is proposed to incorporate Into a protocol, further provides that In any contingency, including both default and resultant sanctions, the holders of the proposed Ger man loan shatl'ihaye 'a priority claim on all of Germany's state assets. ( Provision' is made that American members of the repar ations commission shall be p( pointed by that commission with in 30 days after adoption of the protocol. . Hold Office Flvd Years "In the event of the reparations commission not being unanimous." says the text, "the appointment shall be made by the president for the . time being of the permanent court of. International Justice at The HaguA The person appointed shall hold office for five years and be reappointed, In the event of any vacancy the same procedure shall apply to the apointment of his successor. "Provided always that if the United States la officially repre sented by a delegate on the com mission, any American citizen ap pointed under the foregoing pro visions shall cease to be a mem ber of the commission and no fresh appointment under these provisions shall cease to-be a mem ber of the commission and "no fresh 'appointment under these provisions shall be made so long as the United States is so official ly represented." f Bits of News From Today's Want Ads Team of males, harness and hack to trade for touring car or truck. Army pack sack lost between f Lyons and Mill City. Reward, Men and women wanted! to patch sacks. Good wages. , Practically new 1924 Ford Coupe for sale. 1 e t em