Part One . Pages ! to 8 16 Pages Two Parts SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1924 BEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR PRICE FIVE CENTS ;i- : p. , , ..,.,.,-...,.;4 , - -;- - j :j -. i hi J w f i V 'i v 4 I t 4 'T DEFENSE PLEil FOR JUDICIAL last of Specialists Called to Establish Leopold and Loeb's Mental Irresponsi bility Concludes LEOPOLD SAID TO HAVE PHYSICAL DEFORMITIES Hulbert Illustrates By X-Ray Pictures Glandular Ir regularities CHICAGO, Aug. 9. (By Assoc iated Press.) The defense today Beared the end of its plea before Judge John R. Caverly for mitiga tion in the punishment of Nathan . Neopol Jr.. and Richard Loeb, eclons of millionaire families, for the kidnaping and murdering of groans Robert Franks. ' The last of four eminent spec ialists through Whom the defense has attempted to prove the youths are mentally sick." spent the en tire two hour session of court on the witness stand today. He dis cussed Leopold's personality as be had that of Loeb yesterday. Leo pold he said, was fit mentally to fall in with Loeb's plan; to "com mit the perfect crime." Because of the mental, state to which he had been reduced through physical deficiencies,' failures of certain glands to function normally and a strange ; "king-slave" j phantasy which had persisted from' child hood. Having put Loeb's person ality to vivisection yesterday, the mental pathologist, Dr. H. S. Hul bert of Chicago, dealt almost sole ly with Leopold today. 'Neither Guilty Alone ; ' "The psychiatric cause of the franks crime Is not to be.J0un4.ln cither boy alone, but in an Inter play of their friendship," he- said. Leopold was described as by na ture, kind and almost unwilling partner in the murer of 14 year old Franks boy. Only Leopold's obedience necessary to his "dream king" kept him a. partner even af ter his intellect told him commis- ton of a "Derf ect crime." was im possible, testified Dr. Hulbert Leopold wanted to postpone the kidnaping and murder and go to Europe, he added. Illustrating to Judge Caverly by use of large X-ray photographs of Leopold's anatomy. Dr. Hulbert coin ted out what he said were erandular Irregularities. He men tioned the pinal, pltuary,' adrenal and thyroid glands. He described the functional irregularities as re sponsible for Leopold's admitted ly far-advanced Intellect and the stilling of his emotional growth after the age of 7 or 8 years. X-Ray Picture Used Dr. Hulbert said that the X-ray disclosed tthat the cartilage, be tween the plates of Leopold's skull had become bone, unusual in one of J9 years as the process gener ally develops after the age of .so. - The youth's Intimate associa tions was not always a pleasure to them, asserted the witness, but he declared '-'each boy felt inadequate to carry on the life most desired unless some one else in life was found to compliment . him." Leopold wanted a superior for companion, and Loeb wanted come one to emulate him, said the doctor as he analyzed the alliance that led to the murder of the Franks boy. 1 Dr. Hulbert still was on the stand-when the hearing was j ad Innrned at noon until 10:30 a. m Monday. I . j - Clarence S. Darrow, chief of de fense counsel stated after adjourn ment that possibly four additional witnesses would be called and the defense rest its plea for mitiga tion of punishment Monday after- soon. Crowe to Demand Death Allen and Jacob Loeb. brother and Uncle, respectively of Richard (Continued oa page 8) THE WEATHER OREGON: Fair Sunday ex cept cloudy or foggy along the coast; no change In tempera ture; moderate westerly winds. ; LOCAL WEATHER (Saturday) Maximum temperature, 79. 'Minimum temperature, 50. River. -2.-. falling. Rainfall, none. Atmosphere, clear. Wind, northwest. Readings taken at 7 p. m. DEMOCRATS OF OKLAHOMA ARE TORN BY STRIFE Several Members of State Committee Ready to Bolt j Walton Ticket . OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug. 9? After a morning of oratory during which several members de nounced J. C. Walton, democratic senatorial nominee, declaring they would not support him this fall. the democratic state central com mittee this afternoon adjourned without bringing the Walton issue to a,vote. The democratic na tional platform wasspproved and preliminary plans for the state or ganization perfected. Although It had been declared a number of the committee mem bers would bolt the meeting if Walton was indorsed or approved there, were no defections. ESCAPED CD S PICKED OP Fred Howard Who Left the Prison August t Appre hended in Seattle .-. .(.:... Fred Howard, a convict who es caped from the prison flax field on August 1, waa apprehended yesterday in Seattle according to word received here last night from the chief of police of the northern city. With the capture of How ard only two pf the convicts who recently escaped remain at large Davis , Pen'well, . Howard's com panion, and W. A. Anderson, one of the four who escaped from the brick yard. " j . ," Howard was received at the prison August 6! of last year and was serving a three-year term for burglary. E. C.j Charlton, prison guard, left last f night to return Howard to the penitentiary. '. Two other convicts were recent ly picked UP In Salt Lake City. So regular and efficient have been the returns that prison escapes may not be so popular In ' the future. " . f B CALLED BK DEATH Claire G. Gray Dies at Home Saturday; Was an Elk and Cherrian Claife G. 'Gray, 49, for many years -employed by the Statesman job printing department and more recently employed in the state printing department, died at his home on North : Capitol at 1:40 o'clock Saturday afternoon. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. Miss; Olga Gray. ' Be fore coming to Salem, Mr. Gray lived at Forest Grove. Mr. Gray was an active member of Capital Typographical ' Union No. 210 and served in the capac ity of secretary-treasurer for a number of years. He was also identified with j several local or ganizations, including the Elks and the Cherrians, in which he was a member of the band. Mr. Gray was stricken with a cancer deep in his throat where medical aid could do nothing to bring relief. - ! The funeral will be held at the Rigdon chapel Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by the Elks and with Rev. J. J. Evans of the First Chrsitlan f church 4 delivering the address. Interment will be in the IOOF cemetery- The Elks and the Cherrian band ' will each attend in a body. The band mem bers will wear uniforms but be without instruments. Wyoming Bank Is Robbed Of Thousands of Dollars CASPER. Wyo, Aug. 9. -The bank of Salt ; Creek at Lavoye, Wyo.. 42 miles due north of here, was held up by; two masked men shortly ' before I noon today, ' who escaped $3000 to 110,000 in cash. John Mondell. 34, was captured a short time after the daring hold up when he took.; refuge in a tent on the outskirts of the town. It is said that citizens who made up the possee which-took the . chase after Mondell fired more than 50 shots at the tent in which the man : was . hiding before he sur rendered, j - - Honduras Is Quiet ' ; : TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. Aug. 9. An. official statement was is sued today announcing that the government ' is in complete con trol ol affairs la Honduras, NETQ.K.S ALLI EO MEET AND HERRIOT French Ministry Unanimous ly Endorses Action of Con ferees at the Reparations Conference FIRST PROTOCOL IS SIGNED BY GERMANS Reparations Commission Ne gotiates Agreement for i Loan Undertaking 1 PARIS, Aug. 10. (By Associat ed Press.) Unanimous approval has been given by this cabinet to the action of Premier Herriott and bis colleagues at the London re parations conference. This was announced at the con clusion of the special cabinet coun cil at 1:30 o'clock this morning. . French Press Doubtful A communique issued shortly after the cabinet council adjourn ed says: "The ministerial coun cil was acquainted with what was done at the London conference and agreed unanimously to give It. full approbation. ; Consequently M. Heriott, M. Clementel and Gen eral Nollet will leave Paris for London todav (Sunday.) ?' Despite the communique stat ing that the cabinet fully approved the course pursued In the London negotiations and the plans M. Her riott, M. Clementel and General Nollet will follow upon their re turn to the conference, newspaper editorials this morning were some what less optimistic The echo de Paris predicts stormy days ahead and reproaches Premier HerriotC for having totally ignored his pre decessor's program. Protocol Is Slgnoii ; . ' ; - LONDON, Aug. 9- ( By Associ iated Press.) The first of three protocols near to put the Dawes reparations plan, into operations was signed this afternoon by rep resentatives of the German gov ernment and the reparations com mission. The document formally accepts the Dawes plan and by it, the reparations commission releas es all German assets so that they will be available as security for the proposed loan to Germany. One of the other two protocols is between the allies and the German government while the third con tains an agreement among the al lied nations. The effectiveness of the protocol signed today is condi tional upon the signing of these two protocols, a conclusioun which depends upon the success of Prem ier Harriott's mission in Paris, where he will meet the French cabinet tonight. X I NEWS BRIEFS T i ! Seeley Not Guilty BILLINGS, Mont.. Aug. 9., Earl W. Seeley was found not guilty of the murder of William Frink, taxicab driver on the night of May 25 by a jury in district court Saturday. . . : ! 3Iarines Not Of fered . WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Al though government officials to night preferred not to discuss the Nicaraguan election situation un til more, complete advices are at hand,- it is understood that this government has made no offer to Nicaragua of American marines to supervise the coming elections In that country. ' ; ,j ' - Post Office Robbed WEST LINN, Ore., Aug. 9. Willamette post office and store was - entered early today when several registered packages and merchandise valued at $350 were stolen. The value ( of the mail matter was not determined. The stolen merchandise consisted of women's and children's silk hose, men's shoes, neckties, dress goods and case lots of groceries. ' .. - Planes Maneuver 1 PORT ANGELES, Wash.. Aug. 9. Bombing planes from battle ships went through formation fly ing j drills as a part of summer fleet maneuvers here today. i Man Is Exonerated CHEHALIS, Wash., Aug. 9. Dave Steele of Rif f e, eastern Lewis county, hasbeen exoner ated of charges in connection with the slaying 22 years ago of a map in Pikeville. Ky.. according to word received here. Three weeks ago Deputy. Sheriff Johnson of Pikeville arrested Steele In Riffe and took him to Kentucky. ; . ; CAB! FORGER MAKES GETAWAY WITH MEDFORD COIN Merchants Lose $100 to Man ' Who j Steals , Stamped j Checks From Firm MEDFORD, Ore., Aug. 9. Medford police are looking for a forger who made away with $100 and probably more from local merchants yesterday,; Eight checks were taken but only two of them have turned up thus far, each Tor $50, both made out to Gj E. MuHen and the sum stamped in by a local company's check writing machine. FORD DECLARES T Manufacturer Does Not En dorse -Plan to Give Him Senate Seat ! SOUTH SUDBURY, Mass., Aug. 9. Henry Ford resting at his wayside j inn here tonight, de clared he would not become a can didate for "the United States sen ate even in the face, of reports from Lansing, Mich., that he had become an involuntary candidate for the republican nomination con taining sufficient signatures to place his name on the primary bal lot September 9 were filed with the secretary of state. ' Mr. Ford was emphatic in his declaration, "I am not a candidate and will not be one." He gave no hint as to what ac tion he. would take to prevent his name from going on the ballot, expressing a desire for more de tails of the J circumstances that had brought his name into the Michigan primary, before elaborat ing on his simple statement that be would not run. WASHINGTON U N Several Thousand Witness Ceremony in Open Yaki ma Valley Fields YAKIMA, t Wash., Aug. 9. Un der a cloudless, moonlit sky in a field lighted by a towering flam ing cross several thousand people, according to various estimates, to night were participants in, or spectators of a statewide public Ku Klux Klan initiation on the farm of Joseph Vance, Ahtunum valley T farm, about five miles southwest of this city. , WO RUN HOLDS TATO Interest Grows as the Statesman s Seashore Trip Contest Proceeds ; EXTRA! The Gray-Belle confectionery will furnish each winning con testant In tht Statesman's Sea shore; trip contest with a large box of Grey-Belle randy to mi joy while onthe trip, Jfr - was officially announced last night. '? Everyone entitled to votes bal lots issued to all subscribers ac" cording to amount paid on" their subscriptions, this morning's pa per has 10 votes;; in it why not clip them out for your candidate? Summary of Prizes Offered. ; The ten ladies receiving the highest number of votes in the contest up to August 30th will be awarded a splendid trip to the seashore, whlchjwUl be doubly de lightful when It Is understood that all the expenses will be paid by The Statesman. .'Since the first announcement of the early candidates in The States man great popular voting contest the interest has Increased and Is becoming more widespread every day. This interest is growing with each announcement and more candidates are being put forward by admiring friends, It is an honor; to any young woman - to be selected by her friends and relations - and to be nominated as one of the contest ants in the Statesman's great Sea shore Trip Contest. It is a pleas ure to the Statesman's patrons to be put In a position to favor their friends and acquaintances, by vot ing for them. The list is still open and. it is desired that every one who may , wsh to ;enter the contest make the necessary nom ITALIAN PLANE AT HOUTON BAY ON WAY NORTH Locatelli Follows the Flight of , American World Fliers to s - Iceland : KIRKWALL, Scotland1. Aug. 9, (By Associated' Press.) Lieu tenant Locatelli, the Italian air man who Is flying in the" wake of the American world filers, arrived at Houston-bay, Kirkwall, from Broagh. England, at 6:30 o'clock tonight, j He remained here : an hour and a half and then took off for Stromnesr, about 15 miles west or KIrkWall. . ' ? ED Change Meeting Productes LViaence. Tor . An rx- i Policeman's Arrest SEATTLE, Aug. 9. A woman who desired to meet the bride of a man acquaintance accidentally ran Into the midst of a $2,800 holdup yesterday at the Bon Marche, Seattle department store, and caused the arrest through the King county sheriff's office of Joe O'Neal, .a former local policeman, his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fasick, four suspects, declared Captain of Detectives' Charles Tennant tonight. Captain Tea nantj refueed to divulge the wom an's name. ; . : S. E. Douglas, a fifth suspect released today, was re-arrested following ; a liquor v raid in bis apartment. i FLAPPEDISM TAKES E Mexico Goes Wild on Jazz . I nstead of Melodies Says 7 j Opera Singer.. CHICAGO, Aug. 9. Flapper ism i has taken the place of the delightful Romance of Old, in Mex ico, j Jose Mojica, Chicago Civic Opera tenor said today upon his return from a visit In .Mexico City. Guitars, once played by moon light lovers, now1 are heard only in Jazz orchestras. Spanish combs have been laid away and the girls are all regular patrons at the bar ber shops. The bars still remain on the windows of the old houses, the tenor said, but the doors' are either; unlocked or daughter car ries her latch key, i - The old life in Mexico City ie gone now, the tenor said, "and Mexico is Americanized, jazzed, motorized and bobbed." ination at once, as it is an ad vantage to get an early start. Nominations may be made in per son or by mail. You can nomi nate yourself or a friend, using for! your convenience the blank published in this paper. It-costs absolutely nothing to nominate or vote in this contest. ; Nominated by Their Friends In nearly every" case nomina tions have been made by the friends of the candidates, or where made by the candidates them selves it has been on the sugges tion and solicitation of . others. This proves beyond a doubt the high standing of the candidates and that they are representative ladies in their district. -Voting is not restricted in any sense whatever.. Any body may vote as often as he pleases and for whom he pleases. This is a voting contest and the ten,, ladies receiving the largest number of votes will be awarded the prizes. The list of candidates will un doubtedly gTow, from day to day with a steady increase of votes for those who have resolved to win one of the ten prizes offered Jby the Statesman. Readers of this paper and friends of the candidates can help their favorite by. very little trouble on their part. To cut the coupon from the paper or pay a candidate their subscription is a small thing, but they may be the means by Which some lady will win a de lightful trip to the seashore. - The list of votes polled by the contestants ; is printed elsewhere in the paper. Miss Mabel Macy of 81 0 South 14th has flashed into f frst position ' and now leads Miss Violet Snyder, who la now running recond by 10 rotes. SEATTLE BANDITS ARE APPREHEND PLACE OF DDHC THER HURLS OWN SON INTO ; RIVER DEPTHS Criminal Annals of Iowa Fail to Reveal Parallel for Crime Woman Wishes to Hang for Murder SUICIDE CONTEMPLATED; INSANE THEORY SCOUTED Prosecutor Prepared to Go the Limit to Obtain Sen tence of Death . Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. 9. The criminal annals of Iowa today failed to reveal a parallel-for the crime by which six year old Nich olas Maharies was thrown into the Cedaf river -to drown by, his stepmother, Mrs. Marie Maharies, because, according ' to her signed confession, she "hated the boy and wished to hang for the murder," rather than commit an often con templated murder. ; The authorities -refused to be lieve Mrs. Maharies when she told them Thursday she had killed her stepson, but with the finding of Nicholas' ; body today the theory that MrsJ Maharies was demented was discarded and a charge of first degree murder was. brought against her. Woman I.s Jubilant The county prosecutor said he would ask the death penalty. In custody in the county jail Mrs. Ma haries maintained a' stolid indif ference since she made her con fession, but today when-she was told Nicholas' body had been found an expresion of jubilance crept Into her face and she con sented to eat a light meal the first since Thursday. She said she was "glad she had been proved truthful." The story of Nfcohlas' slaying, aa told In Mrs. Maharies' confes sion, is one of cunning and of care fully laid plans. She told how her "extreme hatred for her stepson, coupled with her wish to end her life, had led her to plot the slay ing of Nicholas In the hope that she she would not only vent her desire to rid herself of him but also to be put to death for the crime. She told how she had se lected, after several trips to the river, a deep spot and then lured the boy ! there Thursday on the pretext that she would allow him to go wading. tioy Was Tricked j ' uThe boy apparently was jubilant over his stepmother's .unusual kindness and went with her, clad only in blue overalls, without stockings or shoes. When they reached the river, Mrs, Maharies said1 she waded into the river twice to test with a stick the depth and finding a spot sufficiently deep, she lured the boy away from the" bank. Then she allowed the boy to pass in front of her and while she, with seeming non chalance threw stones Into the water, she waited until the boy had reached the perilous position and then gave the thrust which sent Nicholas to his death, the signed confession relates. s T ENDING FLIGHT Flight Commander Will Not Listen to Stopping To v (Take Chances REYKJAVIK, Iceland. Aug. 9. (By the Associated Press). Lieutenant .Lowell H. Smith,-commander i of the American army around the world fliers, will not listen to any plan for abandoning the remainder of the flight be cause of unusually bad ice condi tions along the east coast of Greenland. Lieutenant Smith apparently Is worrying continually about the ice difficulties but rather than aban don the flight at this stage, he as serts that he would prefer to go directly!' from Reykjavik to the west coast of Greenland. Reports from the east coast. Indicate that the ice continues to present seri ous obstacles and that ' under present conditions a landing , at any. place on the coast would be imnnftsibla. 1 TWINS OBREGON GLAD EVANS MURDER DONE BY THUG Mexican President Relieved That Crime Was Commit- . , ted By Highwayman MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9 (By Associated Pres.) President Ob regon, talking to newspaper men this afternoon said vthat it was most fortunate that the assassina tion of Mrs. Aosalie. Evans had been shown conclusively to have been the work of ordinary com mercials and that the efforts of political enemies to turn the Inci dent against both the agrarian party and the administration had been , of no avail. . The president stated the agrar ians completely controlled the Huejotzingo district, state of Pue bla where the - Evans crime was committed throughout the recent revolution without a single 'com plaint of excesses. BYll&HBORS Democratic Nominee Is Wei corned Home With Fer vor Thanks Friends CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 9. John W. Davis, was. back home tonight to receive official notifica tion of his nomination as the dem ocratic presdential. -candidate. Crossing the West; Virginia line early today from New York he had his first welcome at Grafton, his official reception here, in the place where; he was born and his second home! coming tonight at Fair mount, the rock of. his early polit ical strength and the home of his field tnar8hai, Clem L. Shaver. Addressing his friends and neighbors from the veranda of his old home, Mr. Davis assured them that It was neither by accident, nor by caprice, nor without fore thought,, that in this crisis of his life, he had; returned home for strength, for; sympathy for encourr agement and for support. "In the presence of this wel come, in sight of these familiar faces, my heart goes out of me," he said. : " ". . "Although fate has made me a wanderer here and there over the earth, you, hot I. are responsible for that. You, 14 years ago, call ed me from the practice here I was enjoying and made me that wan derer on the face of the earth. But I never have cut the ties of affection that bind me to Clarks burg; to West Virginia and their citizens." THUNDER SHOWER STRIKES VALLEY Salem Has First Rain in WeeksAlbany Lighting ; and Telephones Out Salem was visited with a short thunder shower about 10:30 last night. An electric display of in tensity unusual to the Willamette valley accompanied the storm. The ralni fell in! large drops for per haps a quarter of an hour the first precipitation around Salem in several weeks. The thunder cloud passed off to the northwest. Indications were at midnight that; other light showers might be expected during the early morning. The official weather prediction is that Sunday will be fair.; PIcncs, games, and open-air services may be called off as a result of the. unexpected rain. ALBANY Ore., Aug. 9. A se vere electrical storm, the first in this section ifor three years, put out all electric lights in the city at 10 o'clock tonight, reported the Mountain States Power company, who supplies the current. All lo cal telephones were also reported out of commission. ) ASTORIA, (3re., Aug. 9 Lights in this city were put out of com mission shortly after 10 o'clock tonight by an electrical storm, the most severe to visit this section of the state In three years. No other damage was reported. 4 MIXKRS ARE ENTOMBED 4 TOKIO, Aug. 10. ( By Associat ed Press.) Fifty miners were trapped In the Irlyama coal mine, Fukushima province, when a gas explosion occurred : there yester day evening. ' It' is feared that all are dead. Nine bodies have been recovered. - . DAVIS FETED PERS SAYS Labor Federation Head , Writes Wilson That noth ing in Record Shows Nom inee Worthy of Support PAST TIES DON'T BIND V LAB OR FOR ALL Tl U E Lincoln's Acts or Wilson' Acts No Longer Under Consideration ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., "Aug. 9XBy the Associated Press). Samuel Gompers today amplified. In reply to a second letter from William B, Wilson of the demo cratic campaign -committee at Washington, the reasons why the executive council of the American Federation of Labor considered John W. Davis undeserving of labor's endorsement as 'a presi dential candidate. ; The Gompers letter to Wilson of today reiterates Mr. Gompers assertion that Mr. . Davis was not responsible for the draft or enact ment of the Clayton law and de nies that the democratic, nominee had a part in framing "the labor ofa human being is not a com modity ot "article of com merce." "Your letter makes .. reference to the "eight hour law for govern ment employes," said Mr. Gomp ers. "Let me remind you that the law was first passed' by a repub lican congress." The labor leader relates again his version of nego tiations which prevented the war-" time railway strike, and again de nies that Mr. Davis or the su preme court earned the credit. - - , Past Acts Do Not Count Gompers continues, in part : "it was a republican congress with Abraham Lincoln as presi dent that abolished human slav ery In America. If the reasoning employed in your letter were to be followed it would logically en sue .that labor and the ppople gen erally must for all time follow the republican party- the party of Coolivigo and Dawes a party which has fiiown itf-elf to be com rpsod of aud tied "up with the sor did interests of the mighty few. "That the democratic party, with the. martyred Wilson at its bead, enacted into law a fair con cept of human relations and hu man fredom can no more 1-ind us forever to that organization than the emancipation proclamation could bind us-forever to the re publican party. Democrats Failed "But the democratic party re cently held its national conven tion for the purpose of declaring the principles upon which it now stands." Compare the democratic platforms of 1912, 1916 -and 1920 with the jumble of the 1924 platform upon which Mr. Davis Is a candidate. "Every principle of freedom and justice which found expres sion In the platforms of 1912, 1916 and 1920 is conspicuous by Its absence from the 1924 plat form, which even fails to recom mend to the people 'or ratifica tion the child labor constitutional amendment. The framers of that platform contented themselves with taking some unction to their souls because a few democrats voted for submission of an amend ment in the house of representa tives and the senate." No Statement Yet Issued On Anglo-Russian Pact MOSCOW, Aug. 9. (By the Associated Press). No official statement has yet been issued con cerning the Anglo-Soviet treaty and trade agreement signed at London yesterday and the first particulars of the London nego tiations, together with comment on the outcome, appeared in the soviet press this morning. - Igvitsky holds that the oil groups were responsible for. the early ; breakup of negotiations, saying that they hoped "it would be easier to come to terms with jthe soviet government after fail ure of the conference." ' KITTV RI SiTEl.s VITCTT Ridgefield. Wash.,- Augv 9. A 300 acre farm here set what is believed to me a record Jjeld of wheat by averaging elxtyhush- els to the acre when the yield was checked here today. The wheat waa of , the white winter variety planted from seed obtained fron the Oregon Agricultural collets, j DAVIS! QOESN T 1L1II