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4 - Do you want to borrow trae'e or sell? No matter how big or small your wants may be you will find that the Classified nd panes of the Statesman Mill serve your ; needs and scire them well. Tele phone 23 or 683.1 '.' NoWis ; the" neasoni ' when the' housewives - can fill their "' larders ' and store up against next winter at astonishingly- low prices. See The Market Page In today's' paper. J ! y EEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 j V . i K h V i i i " V ' "! : I ' 4 I A. 4 COLLEGE BOYS !o SBeer Eight University Compan ions of Leopold, Loeb Say They Lacked Judgment to Back Intellects FAMILY HISTORIES ARE TOLD BY NOTED DOCTOR physical Ailments Affected t Both Mothers 3 Before i Births of Youths '-CHICAGO, Aug. 8. (By Assoc iated Press.)-: A procession of eight college boys, finally ' giving way to Dr. Harold S. Hubert, fourth of the, . defense's .mental specialists, took the witness stand today before Judge John R. Cav erly andfcave evidence in support of the plea for mitigation In the sentencing of Nathan P. Leopold, Jr.. and Richard Loeb, for the kid naping and murdering of Robert Franks. . The university students mostly friends of Loeb, testified 'as to their observations of . the youth's peculiar mannerisms and mental mechanicisms, as revealed to them on campus and in fraternity house. They occupied the entire morning session, except for a few minutes when Dr." Robert Bruce Armstrong of Charlevoix, Mich., gave ; evi dence of regarding a slight acci dent to Loeb in 1920. - - ; V Life' Histories Told ! Dr. Hulbert going over the lives of the defendants' from Cradle days concluded that Loeb "is mentally diseased' and had hot reached his conclusion as to , Leopold ' when eourt was adjourned until tomor row) after he had beenjon the stand two hours". "z : tt'' "- Dr. Hulbert corroborated , the testimony by Dr. Bernard Glueck if New York that Loeb was' the actual slayer of the Franks boy. That Loeb ': had discussed' the Franks murder , with his mother, getting quite a kick out of it," also was testified by the psychiat rist, ' He testified that Loeb saw the funeral" of his victim and "felt a bit. uncomfortable but. not i re morseful, when he saw Bobby's boy friends carry his coffin ; from the Franks home. Dr. Hulbert delved into the realm of pre-natal Influences in seeking causes i for various defects that his 13 exam inations of the youth revealed to him. He testified he had learned that Leopold's . mother suffered from a physical ailment .before his birth, remained an invalid and died 17 years later, and that Leo pold's mother. Just before ! his birth was sickly. and also suffered from several acute infections. Phantasies) Begun Early : Both : Leopold and Loeb early began to have phantasies and pic tured themselves cuite differently from the imaginary selves -normal boys dream of, said the patholo gist. . . .V- ; ; ; r: Loeb's phantasies concentrated ;on the planning of crime were ab normal in that they were ignoble, that they persisted too long in life, said the specialist. Dr. Hulbert also corroborated previous state ments that Loeb had contemplated killing Leopold but could not bring himself to commit murder alone. He was afraid Leopold would get him into trouble; Dr. Hulbert said, adding that : the youths once played a game of cards to see who should kill him self first. The testimony by the college students all Tan along the came line, to the effect that Loeb was Irrational, irresponsible, drank heavily, argued childishly, had fainting spells and lacked 'horse sense" to balance his high Intellect. j EX-AMBASSADOR DIES . . NORTIIPORT, Mich.. Aug. 8. Henry M. Pindeel. 62, former United States ambassador to Rus sia,' died at his summer home here tonight of heart disease. THE WEATHER . OREGON: Cloudy west, fair east- portion; no change in temperature.'trtoderate wester ly winds. r x : LOCAL WEATHER . (Friday) V f ' ;' Maximum, temperature ,79. Minimum temperatures SO. 'River. -2.3; stationary.' Rainfall, none. Atmosphere,. clear,, . 4! . .. ..TVIad, east.---;, j. .;.ZTZ.-j WORLD! MOST DISARM, SAYS SEC. HOOVER Uniform Program of Arma ment Reduction Held i Necessary to Welfare SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 8. The world must disarm gradually and uniformly in order that no nation may gain undue strength in the disarmament process, Sec retary, of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover said today in an address before the Commonwealth club. Today finds Europe still over armed," Secretary Hoover said. "This .continues to menace the peace of the world." ", Concerning' International debts, he said: ! ?The United" States feels that the' other nations must pay their debts to this country as they, are regarded as sacred contracts. . And all of these debts will be paid." Tha rhiff nnst-war Problem in California, he said, is further husbanding of 'the water Btorage snDDlies. These supplies, he said. are threatened by increasing irri gation" and other uses, and the strictest conservation has become necessary. French Premier Rushes Back to Paris to Consult With ; Ministers , LONDON, !Aug. 8. (By the A. p.) Premier Herriot, War Minis ter General I Nollet 1 and Finance Minister Clementel will go -to Paris tomorrow for a cabinet con ference and the negotiations of the international conference " will v be virtually suspended until they re turn. v Action by the French cabinet was necessitated by the fact' that the question1 of evacuation-of the Ruhr Is the . chief obstacle to any final agreement of the conference and also because M. Herriot hd General Nollet are reported to be in disagreement on this import ant matter. I . The French premier promises to return to the British capital Mon day. It Is expected M. Herriot will confer, with the members of his cabinet regarding the final stand the French delegates to the con ference should take on the Ruhr evacuation question ' and on the question of the maintenance of the Franco-Belgian railroad men in the Rhineland system. i.There will be no meeting of the "big H" tomorrow, but the two committees will meet. Prime Minister .MacDonald will leave either tomorrow night or Sunday morning for East Bourne, .while many of the other delegates ere planning Sunday . excursions pre paratory to the resumption of the battle between the French and the German delegates on Monday. President! Says He Is Well PIeasedsWith Progress" of Campaign Plan WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. Satis-1 fled with progress of the. republi can campaign. President Coolidge.1 decided, after receiving a report situation today from Chairman Butler of the national committee to take aj vacation of ten or twelve days shortly after the for mal notification exercises - to be held here August 14. Mr. Coolidge plans to go to his father's home at Plymouth. Vt., Mrs. Coolidge and their son John will comprise, the remainder of the party. It will be the first time Mr. Coolidge has left the White House for; more than two days since. he entered office a year ago. Despite his ability to keep go ing in the Intense heat of the last week, friends have urged the president to. take the rest, point ing out the difficulties , undar which he has worked the past year, coming into office so sud denly, and the strain he and Mrs. Coolidge were under during the recent illness and death of their youngest son, Calvin, Jr. Dirigible Moored to Mast r ; NEWPORT. R. I., Aug. 8. The navy dirigible - Shenandoah was moored . .to the special mooring mast on the US9 Patoka at A& o'clock 'tonight in Narragansett bay;n She wlif undergo a test' of CABINET NET COOK DECIDES 14. . S TAKES 6 LIVES ST Score Injured and Property -1 Damaged Upwards t of ; $2,000,000 By Terrific Tornadoes WISCONSIN SUFFERS TO 1 EXTENT OF $1,000,000 Hundreds of Farmers Left Destitute By Ravages of ' Wind and Rain . CHICAGO, Aug. 8. More than half a dozen persons' are' dead with a score injured and property damage estimated at upwards of $2,000,000 caused as the result of terrific storms last night and to day in Wisconsin. Iowa, Illinois. Wisconsin, which was hardest hit, reported six deaths while the loss of life in that state from storms throughout the week amounted to 16. : i . r i Heavy rains in some sections were accompanied by ; high winds that reached the proportions of tornadoes: ; p - : Wisconsin Hit Hardest Three central-west ' counties ' of Wisconsin were hit the hardest in last : night's and today's - rains. Damage there is estimated at up-1 wards of $1,000,000 while the loss of life was experienced in this section and many were in jured. Hundreds of farmers were left . practically destitute. the avalanche of water, destroying crops, flooding ' homes, - forcing streams to flood tide, ripping down trees and washing out more than 200 bridges in the state. ' .' The Red Cross took steps to aid the needy, and destitute there. Ilinois and Iowa, already soaked by - heavy rains earlier in the week,! were visited by a heavy downpour today that added ' to the damage already done. Iowa Faces Damage DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 8. Iowa . cities and towns tonight face the task of repairing the damage done by one of the most severe wind and rain storms of the season. Virtually every com munity in central and ' northern Iowa was hit by the storm early this morning and in its wake re mained damaged property, Cripr pled communication; lines, flat tened grain fields and one fatality. Reports received by the Iowa weather and crop bureau today indicated that ! the I damage to crops might prove extensive, al though Director Charles D. Reed has had to place an estimate of the damage. Relations With Rumania !- " Depend on Jay V Visit WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Amer ican Minister Jay at Bucharest is coming home for conferences at the state department which may have important bearing on future relations between the United States and Rumania. - i t The subject of the discussions will be the recent act of the Ru manian parliament, covering min ing and oil exploration and de velopment In that country in a way that is held here to affect adversely American interests. SEVERE TOW NOW IS BEST TIME TO ENTER CONTEST Where Is the lady who would object? That summer trip to the seashore is well worth f working for. It costs absolutely! nothing to nominate a candidate. All subscribers are entitled ! to bal lots. Ask for them when you pay your subscriptions, jj ; In a short three weeks time the ten ladies of Salem and! this dis trict who secure the most votes in the Statesman great seashore con test will be enjoying a splendid vacation at the Pacific seashore.' .Those who get in on the start have the best chance of winning, bo it Is desirable that the name be entered at once In order to get a good start. Contestants who enter this contest do not necessar ily have to be subscribers; to the Statesman. Enter-your name and your friends will help to do the rest. . You will be surprised to gee how rapid ly the votes" will come m:fi82haS-i!ltJOIni iee2: BLUEBEARD IS SEEKING WAY I TO RE-MARRY Convict, Convicted on pigamy Charge, Wishes to Marry -I New Wife SACRAMENTO. Aug. 8. Mar ried four, times, divorced once, at present the husband of three wom en and axious to marry still an othersuch is the marital situa tion, of a convict at San Quentin prison who has written to Thomas M. Gannon, member of the state board of prison directors for ad vice.!.. . a' ' " ' ;. The convict, who is serving a term for bigamy, wants to know what to do when he gets his free dom.! PIERCE TO CLOSE HUB SEASON Whether Bari Will Be Com plete Depends on Condi- tions Yet to Arise Owing to the extreme dry con dition of the Oregon forests the deer hunting season will not open August 20, the season may be en tirely closed this year. This is the sequel of a hot ses sion Friday between - representa tives of the federal and state for estry departments, state game commission hunting Interests and the governor, who announced, his stand at the end of the confer ece. ' Governor Pierce- will . issue a proclamation covering the situa tion next week. If the attorney general approves, the proclama tion will apply to the entire season with the perogative of being , re called should a heavy rain set in. Otherwise the proclamation , will postpone the. opening of the sea son to a definite date, with ' the possibility of being extended it necessary. .: . "Either .you: or your. Informant is a damned liar and you know which it is." was the heated reply of Ben Dorris, of Eugene, a mem ber, of the game commission,; to W. ( C. Wlnslow ot Salem, tp a charge made by Winslow that a (Continued on page 7) Ann Luther, Actress, Breaks Down Under Steady Fire of Questions ,j ; -m LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8. -Outbursts of tears ' and moments of laughter marked Ann Luther's testimony at today's session of the trial of her $100,000 suit against Jack White, wealthy mining' man, for alleged breach of an agree ment to star her in four motion pictures. 1 - V; 'The actress storm of tears broke during a steady fire of questions from defense counsel bearing pqntedly on her reputation.- She ' heatedly denied that during an alleged dispute with White at a Los Angeles hotel she offered to return his love letters for a consideration of $100,000. Miss Luther's reputation j has been the target of defense! at torneys since the bgeinning of; her cross examination Wednesday,; the attack centering about her rela tions with White and a number of other men ' in New York and Los Angeles. . j sary tp win one of the ten vaca tion trips offered. Get in oij the start and encourage your friends to vote for you; the rest wil be easy. You will never know j how popular you are until you enter. a contest of this kind.. i During the past two days nominations-in The Statesmans great seashore vacation contest have been received by the contest! edi tor; in a steady stream. : j j The opportunity to win Is equal to all; it makes no difference where a .candidate resides,'! the vote schedule is so arranged as to put everybody on an equal basis, j The standing of the candidates is printed elsewhere in the paper. Miss -Violet Snyder, 675 South Twelfth street, has flashed ! into the Jead. and judging by the num ber of friends that have pledged her their support hen prospects lor winning one of the grand priz- LAUGHTER. TEARS ej ixo very, Sfight, A ROUTE MAPPED OUT FQR WORLD FLIERS ON RETURN j LEG OF JOURNEY WHICH MAY BE ABANDONED ! jfrMWm X i.Lr t "e map uuove snows me ouiciai route on me American armv 'round-the-world nura nn tint final leg of their journey from Iceland, where; they are now marooned by the unusual ice conditions off Greenland, which are said, to be the worst in 20 years. The shaded portion off the coast of Greenland 3oW8 how the ice encloses all the harbors and landing places. If a landing and refueling place cannot be found soon the approaching winter may prevent a continuance of the flight. DALLES MITES LABOR GHIFES President-Bect of Mexipo : Asks Executive Council . to Inauguration : ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Aug: 8. (By the Associated Press). At the personally extended invi- tation of President-Elect Callesof Mexico, during a secretly arrang ed journey here from New ' York the executive council of the American Federation of Labor voted today to attend the inaug ural of General Calles at Mexico City next December 1. . ! ; ' General Calles and "his! party were here only three and , a half hoars, returning this afternoon to New York, whence the president elect will sail shortly for a pre inaugural Vacation In Europe. General Calles, hie party and the executive council were guests of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of La bor, at luncheon at the hotel Ambassador. V . The presfdent-eiect made a short address as did Mr. Gompers and several of . the council but most of the talking was done by General Calles and Mr. Gompers during an hour's private Confer ence before the luncheon. ' t NEWS BRIEFS - . I Trial Costs $300,000. CHICAGO, Aug. 8. The trial of Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Rich ard Loeb for kidnaping and slay ing Robert Franks will cost prose cution and defense a total ot more than $300,000. it was estimated today. The fact that the judicial hearing to determine their punish ment is without a jury has saved the county and the boys' families an equal sum. K ' 1 -...-. Five Houses Born ! RENO. Nev., Aug,. 8. Five res idences in Truckeee, Cal., famous winter resort in the Sierra; Nevada mountains, were destroyed tonight in a fire of unknown origin that for a' time threatened a large sec tion of the town and Southern Pa cific railroad property. j v..:- ..; !- - Davlfi May Come West NEW YORK, Aug. 8. John W. Davis, democratic presidential can didate, has under consideration a recommendation by some of his advisers that he make a swing into the west within a week or so after his notification next MOnday for the delivery of at least one ad dress. ! . s - . Governor for Defense'Day POCATElLO. Idaho, Aug. 8. Governor C. C. Moore, speaking before the Idaho American legion conventio'n today, stated that he stood "fairly and squarely behind President Coolidge in his; Defease day program." 1 !:-.-'. . J Jap Wanted In Seattle LOS ANGELES, Aug.' 8. M. Okada, one of three Japanese ar rested here yesterday in connec tion with the mysterious slaying of M. Yoshioka and K. tgarasbl, whose mutilated bodies were found In the harbor district last June, was . identified today as: a man wanted 'in Seattle- since 1920 for the theft of $3667 from the Ohmi 'Credit association, a Japanese or ganization, according to the police. f . ' - : Earthquake Felt - . ' VICTORIA, B. C. Aug. 8. An earth - disturbance gently rocked this city at 3 ; 2 7 a, m. today I COOLIE WORKER RISES TO HIGH PLACE OF TRUST Chinese Advances From Shop to Commercial Position I in Orient SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. Forty years ago -Hong Sling was a coolie laborer on the Union Pa cific railroad. Today he returned on the Pacific Mail liner President Cleveland, one of the leading com mercial figures in Hong Kong, where he is manager of the Pa cific Mail ! company. He was met at the pier by !his son, Harry Sling, American born and a stu dent at Yale. For a time Hong Sling was oriental manager of the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line at Chicago.1 ! - . ' : - ' t PHHDPOOL F Analysis of 'Water Fails to Reveal Presence of Harmful Bacteria Warning instructions pertain ing to swimming in Mill creek were removed Friday by Dr. Wil liam B. Mott, city health officer, following an analysis of the water taken from four different places In the creek. Cultures taken show ed that harmless bacteria similar to. that found in any fresh water stream existed and that there was nothing: harmful In the water. The ban was declared to be off and the creek, particularly that at the Fourteenth street play grounds, is again open for swim mers. The cultures, were obtained by A. R. ' Bruce, of tho clinical laboratory here. The creek was practically closed about a week ago by Dr. Mott fol lowing reports that sewerage emptied into the creek. Rather than see someone contaminated by the water Dr. Mott immediately issued warnings and closed the playground pool until an" analysis of the water could be obtained. Boston Police are Told By ? Mrs. boettling That Hus band Took Child BOSTON, Aug. 8. Will Goet tllng. said to be an Instructor of the University ot Oregon, tonight kidnapped his five year old daugh ter, Elsie, from the home of the mother, Mrs. Mabel Goettling, she told the police. According to the latter, her husband drove up in an automo bile occupied by four men, snatch-' ed the child from the porch and made off. despite her efforts to prevent his action. ' " The Goettlings were married in New York seven years ago and had lived in Eugene, Ore., until last May, when Mrs.; Goettling came cast following a martial disagreement. She had begun divorce proredlnga in the Massa chusetts courts and had been given temporary custody of her daughter. Mr. Goettling has done newspaper work, in tho Orient, and his wife believes that he Intends to return there, taking the child tit. 1,1m -.!., ' - -a.-: in OR ON no KIDNAPS DAUGHTER iDCSrKVgft XSTATiam&it Not Guilty Verdict Returned in Case Alleging Lawyer " Bribed Jury j NEW VORK. Aug. 8. The jury iO the case of William J. Fallon, criminal (lawyer who has been on trial here charged with bribing a juror, returned a verdict of not guilty at 11:05 tonight. - j The jury was out almost six hours. -; "- . , j After a trial lasting abot three weeks, one of . the. most - bitterly fought legal: battles New York has seen, Fallon walked out of the court room a free man. 7 A wild demonstration "followed the anouncement of the verdict Friends of the accused lawyer who have crowded the court room and corridors of the federal build ing eacn day of the. trial, often battling I with deputy marshals to get a glimpse of the defendant, rushed around him and cheered for many minutes, almost crush ing hitni in their efforts to shake his hand. i The jury bad listened to sum mationsj featured, by many clashes with the court and opposing coun sel for-lhree hours while the de fendant was speaking in his own defense.j Falon declared he was a vlctim of -a' plot engineered by Victor Watson, assistant publisher of the New York American. He reviewed the testimony regarding his visit to Watson's home and accused, the newspaper official of falsehood in his statement that the meeting had been arranged to make him capitulate. 1IFUGIM5 ARE SUFFERING Investigation Shows I hat One! Is Being Carried (Trough Tunnels PALISADE, Colo,, Aug. 8. The three suspects in the $15,000 Pali sade ppstoffico robbery who are believed to be the three persons under siege in the Palisade mine here ended their first week as f ugi tives tonight, having successfully evaded every effort of armed posses jto take them. " J Footprints found today by the searching parties in the mine told a story! of hardship wrought upon the hunted trio that apparently is leaving Its effect. Until today footprints of the trio found by the searchers indicated that they were moving about in single file. The latest tracks, however, indi cate that one 6f the trio, believed to be ja woman, is being partly carried,' or helped, through the maze of tunnels, officers said to night. The searcheres also report ed thai the footprints found today covered less distance - than those previously found, indicating, they said, that the activities of the prisoners are being constantly re stricted, probably from "hunger.. IUXIUT SUSPECT HELD v SEATTLE, Aug. 8. Three men and two women, including for mer, Seattle policeman, were be ing he!M by the police tonight as suspects in connection with the snatching today from four em plpyesj from the Bon March. ; & leading; business establishment, bags; containing $14,000 in cash and 3300 la glieckgj - i 0 ftl C H H jl jlj" ICEC01ITI0L' M STOP THE GUT Failure to Find Suitabls Landing Place May Cause Trip to Be Abandoned Aft- er 21,000 Miles FUELING FROM CRUISER IS ONLY ALTERATIVE Exploration of Greenland to Be Made; Winter May Overtake Planes WASHINGTON, Ang. 8. Re- donbled efforts : will be mado to locate and equip emergency bases in Greenland for the tuny. of !e American around tho World fliers, it was said today by the arniy ait service in answer to suggestions that the remainder of the flight might have to be postponed until nott i-pn v Wiusa nf inrreaftin! unfavorable' ice conditions. REYKJAVIK. Iceland, Aug. 8. (By the AP.) The world flight of the American army aviators, who already have completed 21,- 000 miles in their effort to put a girdle about the earth, seemed in danger of being abandoned today, owing to the ice conditions oft Greenland, which are declared to be the worst in 20 years. Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, who is in command of the flight, and Major Crumrine of the American army air service, were called into consultation by Rear Admiral T; P. Magruder on board the cruiser RIchmand to consider calling off the flight for this season. Both , Lieutenant , Smith and "JMajor Crumrine aTgued that there still were , hopes for completing tho projected " hops from Iceland to Greenland and thence to Labrador. Landing Is Songht The result of the conference was an order to the cruiser Raleigh to proceed to Greenland waters and explore the coast for a possible landing place for the planes of Lieutenant Smith and Lieutenant Nelson south of Angmagsalik, which was picked out In making up the Itinerary as the first stop ping place in Greenland. . The steamer Gertrude Kask, With supplies on board for the avi ators and which is icebound 15 miles from Angmagsalik, reported today by wireless there had been no change in the Ice conditions. Admiral Magruder then is said to have decided to call off the flight unless there were imperative reas ons for continuing. Sees Fueling Possible If no harbor Is found available as a haven for the planes In Green land, the alternative. of refueling them from the Raleigh on the open sea will be considered, al though the filers regard this a3 a desperate expedient. Officers have another hope, based on the fact that the steam er Quest, built for the Shackleton Antarctic expedition same years ago, is now in these waters and mhy be engaged to break through the ice-of some east Greenland harbor and thus afford the planes a base. The Quest left Reykjavik soma time ago and her present position Is not now known. Radio mes sages requesting the services of the icebreaker were sent out to day. Planes Are Lined Up . Lieutenant Nelson's plane was hauled ashore today. A large crowd of spectators was attracted to the harbor to watch the tuning of the motors and the making of repairs. .Trucks were placed un der the pontoons of the aircraft in the water and a motor truck hauled It out by means of ropes. It is exDected fhaf anvfira 1 1nva will elapse before t heRaletlgh Is able to explore the east Green land coast and make a report oa conditions there. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. In formed that Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder, heading the naval guard on the Atlantic route had called a conference of the pilots to discus the advisability of dis continuing the attempt at Reykja vik, ; Iceland, without reaching a final decision, officials of the Jr service declared no necessity for abandoning the flight was yet ap parent In any reports received here. ' "It is expected that the world flight will not be much further delayed," a statement Issued from aviation headquarters said, "and within a short time the Tlano - 4c9ltiUUed on jajre 71