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Sunday Statesman will carry many ads of Interest to yon. Don't misH this issue. Head the ads as well as the - news You'll find them very interesting. The Market Page j which jrou may find on page three of today's issue will furnish : an excellent guide to those who provide food "for the family table. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MQRNING, AUGUST 1G, 1924 SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR PRICE FIVE CENTS 10 ALIENISTS DENY DEFENSE Phantasies Reported Ex perienced By Leopold and Loeb Held Normal By Noted Gland Experts DEMEANOR OF BOYS IS PROOF, OF. EMOTIONS Carefree Laughter Gives . Place to Seriousness as Trial Proceeds j CHICAGO, Aug. 15. (By the AP.) -Grim determination per vading the proceedings, the prose cution today , produced two stern- faced, unsmiling experts who!tea- titled in diametric opposition' to conclusions seti forth j by four alienists for the defense that Richard Loeb and Nathan F. Leo pold; Jr., were "mentally sick" when they kidnaped and murder ed Robert Franks last May 21. Doctor Challenges Theory Dr. Rollin T. Woodyatt of Chi cago, who qualified as an expert on endocrineology, challenged the report of findings of functional disorders of the endocrine system of Leopold and Loeb and Dr. H. Douglas . Singer, a mental path ologist, testified that phantasies are normal and that he had re marked displays of normal emo tions on the part of the two youth ful defendants. Dr. Woodyatt refused to be budged from' his statements on cross , examination. The defense got no opportunity to attempt to prove, error in mjt. singer con- 41iifl!na Vi Q tis4fi VAnih. vara sane and the hearing was ad journed upon conclusion of his di rect examination. He will un dergo cross questioning by Clar ence S. Darrow, chief of defense counsel, at the two-hour holiday session tomorrow. , .o UTUience or uiseasc Dr. Singer was permitted to take into consideration all the evi dence previously presented, ex cepting persons of opinion, in stating his conclusions. , ;.s f'No evidence of mental dis ease," ended his replies to hypo thetical questions Involving each defendant. - I The court room demeanor of Loeb and Leopold was turned against them Jn Dr. Singer's analy sis of what he termed their nor mal emotional lives. He - asserted that the carefree laughing-attitudes borne at the inception of the 22-day-old hear ing lately had been dropped for a serious, -worried appearance, Leopold particularly displaying conscience. ' i Examples of Emotion Cited As an example of the youths' Amotion -and Intellect, Dr. Singer cited the refusal to answer ques tionswhile they were in the cus tody of tho state's attorney. He sa)d that to all interrogations they replied:. !"i respectfully decline to answer on the advice of counsel." He also quoted a statement by Leopold to Robert E. Crowe, the state's attorney, that "I am In your power, but I protest at these proceedings." . Phantssir Ufa ta a nm-mal ov V;itm.v, ui. oiuger sam, repre senting an instinctive emotional life in an individual. "It repre sents a dreaming of instinctive longings as being fulfilled," he said. "Satisfying of appetites, . longings and desires which are incapable' of fulfillment because of the social organization." ' Endiocrlneology, the new chem istry or cnaracter, summoned by the defense in its efforts to save the lives of Loeb and Leopold, Dr Woodyatt described as compara ble to darkest Africa before the explorer Stanley entered there. "There are many definite facts known, but they are scattered, dis orderly and unrelated," he said. 'This field of endocrineology has (Continued on page 8) THE WEATHER 3REGON Partly cloudy Satur day; somewhat ; unsettled; slight temperature changesj light northwesterly winds. LOCAL WEATHER (Friday) Maximum temperature, 82. Mlnimium temperature, 59. Ttlver. -2.5. stationary. Rainfall, none. V Atmosphere, part cl-mdy. Wind, west. ) HIEVESi VANDALS rob orchards and rui Polk gardens Fruit farmers on the Dallas road are aroused over the repeated thieving expeditions which are pillaging their peach orchards every night. The Statesman received a call last night from John Crawford reporting that he had driven off four parties attempting; to steal his fruit. Reports from other neighbors indicate that the same offenses are being committed nightly. In one case a potato patch was robbed of its tubers while acts of vandalism in orchards and corn patches have also been perpetrated. Some of the farmers are placing armed guards in the orchards to prevent future raids and if possible catch the marauders red handed. j . . . , t After running four different parties out of their orchard in West Salem, jVlr. Crawford and his daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Crawford-Newcomb, took the number of the machine be longing to the last raiding party and came to Salem to report the affair. I I s ISSUES IiO p "Unnoctu in Rnuppnmpnt" Sure to Figure as Most Prominent Point NEW YORK, Aug. 15. The is sues of the campaign having been joined with delivery of the accep tance address of President Cool idge, John W. Davis, standard bearer of the; democratic party, has determined to take them to the country in a hard hitting of fensive, to cover a period of . at least 60 days, j "Honesty in gov ernment, willj be one subject up on which;, he will lay particular strett. It was said at his head quarters today that thisj would form onoi topic of his speech be fore the t Ohio state democratic convention at Columbus, ! August 26th. ; -: No definite engagements have been made beyond the Columbus speech which is to bo preceded by one at SeagSrtj N. J., next Friday, Mr. : Davis ill speak Labor day at a place yet ,-to be aeterminea- Some of Kis advisers are urging that he make one or two addresses between Aufeust 26 and Septem ber!, r , . s' 1 1 ' The nominee has about decided against reajdmg hi3 campaign speeches or -vn writing them out fully in advance. He will simply block out tho framework and fill In as he goed along. j Mr. Davis! still declined today to comment on President cooi idge's acceptance speech. He said he expected to spend the next 60 days commenting on it in cam paign addresses. I Five Killed By Crash At Railroad Crossing BILLINGS. Mont., Aug. 15. Mrs. Henry Lockman, 60, of Hes- per, her son Jake Lockman, 2o, her j daughter.' Mr. George Zier, 40, Of Sheridan, Wyo., and Henry Miller, 23y also of Sheridan, wer killed and Dave Zier, son of Mrs. Zier, later died of burns as the result of a railroad crossing crash at the Central Park crossing west of Billings when a car which they were driving was struck by the Red Lodge train today. Willie Zier. 6 years- old, was severely Injured. : j Victim Shot By Hidden Weapon When He Stum bles Qnto the l rigger MARSHFIELD. Or., Aug. 15. Belated hews came from Curry county today of the fatal shooting last Sunday in the district east of Brookings of George Raysonage when he ran into a bear trap set- gun on a lonely trail in the hills of that section, j The victim was shot in the thigh and blood pois oning developed. He died last night in the Brookings hospital. ! B. A. Brant, who set the gun. gave himself up to Sheriff Floyd Huntley, traveling. 40 miles to Gold Beach.; (Before the death of the victim Brant was arraigned before the Gold' Beach justice of the peace and held on a bond of. 9500 -for involuntary, manslaugh ter. Brant was released on turn 1 ishing Jhe bond, , ; . ' FOR 1 n BEAR TRAP GUN IS FATAL TO WJ PETITION FOR JAPS REJECTED Condemnation of Land in Los Angeles for City Park Passed Anyway LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15. Pro tests by a number of leading civic organizations in behalf of i nine Japanese land owners and famil ies in Hollywood failed today when the city council' granted a petition for the opening of con demnation proceedings for a pub lic park on an acre of land in "which nine of the ten lots are owned by Japanese. , The council, in granting the petition for condamnation, ; said that it had no option in the mat ter as the: park request had been signed by 62 of the property own ers in the district. The protestants, who included the Los Angeles chamber of com merce, the California State Church federation and the First Presbyr terian church, contended that the petition was a direct attempt to remove the orientals from the dis trict; declared that it would;! be an injustice to deprive the Japan ese . of land they have held for years, because under the present law it would be impossible for them to acquire other homes in California. Apprehension of Aliens May Come as Result of Immi ; gration Find SEATTLE, Aug. 15.-t-Leaders of an alien smuggling ring, oper ating between Washington1 state and British Columbia were being sought in Seattle today by Immi gration officers following the -apprehension Tuesday, of five men and two women .near Suraas. Wafeh.,-1 near the 'international boundary line, -commissioner Lu ther Weed in indicated. ; The fivermen, Czecho-Slovaki-ans, were apprehended after cross ing the British Columbia border on a little used trail, reported Deputy Sheriff Gaston also spe cial immigration inspector at Su mas, on his arrival in Seattle to day. Sheriff Gaston said the wom an captured attempted to Center the United States by boat at Toint Roberts, near Blaine, Wash. , Assistant Commissioner John L. Zurbick said records ; show the women recently were deported to Canada from San Francisco. Hart Declares Defense . Day Washington Holiday SEATTLE, Aug. 13. Septem ber 12, Defense day, is" to bo de clared a legal holiday by Governor Louis F. .Hart, It was announced here today. Circulars mailed from Olympia yesterday shqwed that Defenders day will fall on the 114th anniversary of the writing of "The Star Spangled Banner," and will be the sixth anniversary of the battle of St. Mlhiel. when the American troops in France engaged in their first fight as a unit in the World war. . The -American legion, posts in the state are to be the center of the handling of the celebrations. although the programff'are to be left mostly, to each community, SMUOeUNG RIG LEADERS SOUGHT I AGREEMENT Germany and France are Still at Odds Over Condi tions of Military With drawal From Valley LEADERS OPTIMISTIC OVER FINAL RESULTS Marx and Herriot Both Issue Statements Expressing Renewed Hope , LONDON, Aov 15. (By the AP.) Germany and France at 11 o'clock tonight ' had reached no positive agreement regarding the terms of the Ruhr evacuation, but the delegations representing these countries issuos ": hopeful state ments. These statements announced that the negotiations would be re sumed tomorrow . with a promise of success and there was general feeling in conference circles to night that the crisis in the nego tiations had been passed and the German chancellor, Dr. Marx, and M. Herrot, the " French premier, would come to terms tomorrow and make it possible! for the Dawes plan to be put into effect, providing the" German reichstag and the French parliament ap prove. Results Sure to Como The German delegation tonight issued a communication saying that the negotiations would be continued tomorrow and that "positive" results might be ex pected. The Frepchman also is sued a communique of a favorable nature. "This evening.'; said the French romorowswiMWit,- '"from 8 o'clock-tot 10 o'clock a conversation took place between M. Herriot, General Nollette, M.i Clementel and M. Peytral, representing the French government, and. Dr. Marx and Dr. Stresemann, representing the Ger man government! This conversa tion gives hope of a favorable re sult.": " MacDonald Vses Influence The French spokesman said the French plenipotentiaries had pledged themselves not to discuss the nature of tjieir conversation tonight, "but ,to remove the case on -their brief communiques. Ramsay MacDonald.. the British prime; minister, made .vigorous ef forts to speed up the German and French negotiations. While talk ing, with the German,, French and Belgian delegates Mr. MacDonald remarked to Chancellor Marx: "When you get to Berlin Sun day please give my kindest re gards to President Ebert." Several Contestants I Show Decided Gains; Are Some New Names The standing of the contestants as presented today show a decided gainTn the standing of a number of the ladies who were down in the list yesterday, Mrs. Hummell has flashed right up and is now one of the leading ten. Miss Beu lah Roberts made a" sensational jump, and the number of people that voted for this young lady yesterday proves that she has a large number of good loyal friends in Salenrr Miss Luclla Waldespell polls a heavy vote daily and is holding her place well in the lead ing ten. . ' " . Summary of Prizes Offered Ten ten ladtes receiving the ten highest number of votes in the contest will each be award ed a free vacation trip to New port, commencing Sept. 2nd. The' entertainment at Newport will be provided under the aus pices of the Newport Chamber of Commerce. There will be spendid accom modations and entertainment of various kinds 'provided. This will be a red letter week in the lives of the contest winners and one never to be forgotten. An other joy will be added when each of the winners is present ed with a box of Gray Belle candy. These will be charming summer vacations and with all expenses paid by The' States man" Publishing" company they will be doubly delightful. There is still time for any girl in the. list to start in and get to tha top. if she eg desires as an e- H GH RECORD ESTABLISHED BY GAS TAXES Washington Collects $25,000 . jMore on July Sales Than Previously QLYMPIA', Wash., Aug. 15. Establishing a new high record, the excise tax on gasoline sales in thol state reached a total of $298, 863.68 during the month of July, according to figures compiled un deij the direction of Fred J. Dib ble director of licenses. Jhe tax was over $25,00a in ex cess of the amount collected in June, the previous record month, whfen the gross tax collected amounted to $273,242.86. TRUSTIES ESCAPE, CAUGHT 1 TREE risoners Thomas and Way- andV Flee Patrick Bishop Is Captured ' Two hours and a half after they aad escaped from a trusty gang ftpreading flax a quarter of a mile east of the penitentiary, ' W. M. Thomas and Leslie Weygandt were captured hiding in a prune tree twp. miles east of Salem. Friday Afternoon., Charles Kykendall, a gnard, made the capture. 1 VTh-e two men walked away about 1 ill 5 o'clock, immediately after re suming work after the dinner hour. Others of ' the trusty gang reported the escape and within 10 minutes, eyery available guard was dispatched in search of the miss ing men. 1 Roads east of the prison were paroled by the guards and a jsearch of the district between the guard line and the prison be gun. - . ' jThomas was received from Lane county June 18, 1823, to sei'Ve three years for forgery and Wey gandt was received February 11, 13(24, from i Yamhill county to selrve two years for burglary. jAcllng ilpon a tlp. CarTtTaTltdn; a guard, went to Jefferson Friday afternoon and, found Patrick Bish op; in a hobo camp near that place. He was. returned to the prison al- sol Bishop escaped from the pen itentiary . Thursday afternoon by hiding between the chassis and body of a dump truck rused in hauling dirt inside the walls of thje prison. 5 All three men were placed in solitary confinement' by Deputy Wjarden J. W. Lillie. where they will reniain for the next six months. ; j (ias Supply Gave Out BUENOS AIRES. Aug.. 15. A dispatch from Major Zanni, Ar gentine aviator, says he was com pelled to land at 11:50 a, m. to day at Tavoy, Burma, because his gasoline supply became exhausted Zanni left Rangoon today for Bangkok. I . ajnple you can take any girl in tle list and give her three yearly sybferiptions and sho would be right up among the leaders. Where is the girl that does not number among her friends three people who would be pleased to gjve her a boost by subscribing f(jr The Statesman to help her win ope of the charming, trips to New port. It -is a laudable ambition oh the part of any lady to want t win one of these desirable trips, and everyone-will be -willing to help her. Do not delay, but start in at. once. Ask your friends to save the votes for you and when paying Jheir subscriptions to be sure and get the votes. 1 Newport by the Sea One of the most attractive sea shore resorts in Oregon' is New port. It is beautifully located on Vaquina bay and the Pacific ocean. Its list of attractions is longer than that of any, other beach. Newport , is reached by a delightful over-the-mountain ride. jear Newport and Toledo are the Siletz, Salmon, Alsea, Yachats and Yquina rivers. Big creek. Elk creek and their tributaries, all of which offer excellent fishing. Nye: and Agate Beaches Nye beach: a half mile from the sjteamer landing at Newport is the resort section of Newport. , Agate h'eachr about two miles north of jive beach. Is delightfully located In a sheltered place and is within a! few minutes walk of the light house and marine gardens. Surf bathing is ideal, the, shore line I m IContinued on page G.a.P.REGORD IS ASSAILED BY SEN.T. WALSH Montana Statesman in Speech Charges Republi can Administration as Deplorably Corrupt DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE STRONGLY EULOGIZED Character, Training and Ex perience Cited as Davis Qualifications HELENA, Mont., Aug. 15 At tacking the records Of the last two republican administrations as "de plorably corrupt' resulting in "crimes that have .shamed the na tion,'' Senator Thomas J. Walsh, democrat, Montana, outlined the national and state campaign is sues at a democratic rally here tonight. The meeting culminated a homecoming program arranged by party leaders, j Former Governor Samuel V. Stewart presided. Issued Outlined "Honesty In government, the revenue law, the tariff, and the policy of isolation are the four leading issues of the campaign," he said. ; "The democratic revenue law, now in operation, contrasted with the proposed Mellon "plan, points to the essential difference between the two major parties, perhaps more clearly than any oth er measure." The senator scored the republl can tariff as a measure that had "robbed the farmer," and criti cized the foreign policy as con tributing nothing to the recon struction of Europe and little to stabilization of trade. The for elgn policy was marred, he de clared, by sending abroad a species of "eavesdroppers" to watch the developments in Europe. ; : Davis Eulogized , 'Eulogizing John W. Davis, dem ocratic presidential nominee, as a worthy successor to Washington, Jefferson. Lincoln and Wilson, Senator Walsh said that Mr. Davis was, fitted for the presidency by "character, training and experi ence." He also stressed the ac tivities of the nominee in advocat ing and supporting progressive legislation. Although the senator made no direct reference to the candidacy of Senator La Follette, he lauded his colleague. Senator Burton K. Wheeler, independent candidate for vice president, for his part in the Daugherty investigation. I NEWS BRIEFS I . ; Ammonia Revives Youth LOST ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 15. Spirits of ammonia revided E. A. Boone, 19, at the receiving hos pital last night after the amateur hypnotist, who put him to sleep for the entertainment of friends, found that he was unable to bring him back to consciousness. Whala Feathers" Arrive TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 15. A large shipment off "whale feath ers" from Alaska passed through here today to find places on the hats of the womerf of America and Europe. The "whale feathers," known in the millinery trade as ostrich gloss, are the hair-like filaments from the food straining apparatus of the Arctic whale. . i Relief Pitcher by Air ST. JAMES. Minn., Aug. 13. A relief pitcher by airplane is the latest thing in baseball. La Bas sions, star hurlor of the Mankato team of the Southern Minnesota league, missed his train when the team lef,t Mankato for St. James. A friend offered to "take him to St. James in an airplane. He ar rived in time to relieve Mudeking when the latter blew up. Manka to won the game, 5 to 4. I WW's Plan Iemonstration SAN PEDRO, CaU Aug. 15. San Pedro police officers announc ed today that they uncovered in formation leading them to believe some 5000 IWW from various ipoint3 on the Pacific coast were j planning to flock to the harbor I district here September 1 in an 1 effort to swamp' local police and j courts in a demonstration against the criminal syndicalism law and the . superior court injunction against activities of the organiza- RANCHER AND SON SMOTHER IN DRY WELL Gas Suffocates Pair When They Attempt to Recover House Furniture NEWPORT, Wash.. Aug. 15. Fred R. Gummere. 39. rancher of near Ruby and his son, Fred, 14 were suffocated by gas in dry well on their ranch today.; Mil lard Bean, a neighbor, who .went :o their rescue is in. a hospital suffering also from the gas but is expected to recover. ' The home of the Gummeres was destroyed by a forest fire Wednes day night. The household belong ings of the family were placed in the well for safety and todav the boy went down to recover them. Wnen he did not return to the top, the father went down to in vestigate and when he too failed to come up, other children called for help. . The casing of the well bad burn ed and it is believed that the gas was thus formed. Missing Craft Did Not Strike Mountain, as Previous ly Reported BELLING HAM, Wash., Aug. 13, (By The A. PI) William Sulli van, fireman at a fish hatchery at Port M oiler Alaska, "may call the sloping ground where my plane crashed, a foot hill, but I consider it a mountain." keclared Major Frederick L. Martin, here tonight when informed of Port Moller dis patches. - , . PORT MOLLER,' Alaska, Aug. 15. (By The AP.) A plane whose wrecking caused Major Frederick L. Martin to drop out of a flight around the world by four planes of the American army, which he was commanding, , has been found, it was reported here today. " The report that the plane,1 which Major Martin reported "crashed full against the side of a moun tain" had been found came to the Pacific ; American Fisheries can nery station here from Wm. Sulli van, fireman at a fish-hatchery. The wreck occurred April 30. Sullivan said that the plane had struck on gradually sloping ground, but that there was no mountain within a , mile of the spot." Sullivan expressed the opinion that the plane had been . flying very low when it . hit the slope. He stated that if the machine had been 150 feet from the ground it would have passed over the ele vations in the vicinity, which Sul livan called foothills. The place where the plane was found was' stated by Sullivan to be 30 miles from this. cannery, at which Major Martin arrived with Sergeant Alva L. Harvey, his mechanician, after 10 days of wan dering and hardships in the foot hills, show and brush of the Alas ka peninsula. The.machine, said Sullivan, was hopelessly ; shattered- The spot -was described by Sul livan as between the Beat, and" Sandy rivers on the forks of the Cole creek. - Pervert Shoots Self Rather Than I Surrender Chil . dren Held in Cave KEOKUK. Iowa. Auk. 15. Evelyn Lawson. S'years old, and her 4-year-old sister Maxine, were returned to their parents tonight after having been held in a cae near an abandoned coal mine for 24 hours by John II. Brown, 30, who shot and killed himself rath er than surrender to .the posse which had surrounded - the cave and ordered the release 1 of the girls. . :.: r- . - Brown lured the children into the cave yesterday. The police believe, that marks on the girls' necks were made by Brown in at tempts to silence, them. They could tell little of their experience. Brown came here three months ago and has been seen frequently in company of little children whom he t "treated to Ice cream and movies," according to the po lls?, . BE Ml EMS CORONER JURY UNDECIDED M SUICIDESTORY Verdict Says i Mrs. Mors Killed By Gunshot Wound By Persons i Unknown Gun Close to Head SCREAM, SHOT HEARD IN McCOrS APARTMENT Examining Doctor Giving Some Support to:Pugi! ist's Story of Death LOS ANGELES; Aug. 15. Without expressing an' opinion as to whether it was a case of suicide or homicide, a coroner's jury In vestigating the dath of Mrs. Theresa- Mors : in ' Connection with which Kid McCoy, former idol of the prize ring.' is being held on a charge of suspicion of murder, held late today, that the woman, died, as a result : of a gunsho wound inflicted by a person ot persons unknown, j . A dejected Kid McCoy, widely different from the loquacious prize ring idol of other times, sat in his cell here today. j Police Seont Suicide McCoy contends the woman, with whom he had been living un der an assumed name, committed suicide. . Police investigators declare that tk -in ui jeaiuusy ur.rige. McCoy today received some sup port for his suicide story from the lips of the county autopsy sur geon. Dr. Wagner, who, on the witness stand at the inquest, de clared that his investigations led ft - i i him to believe the gun used on Mrs. 'Mors "had been" fired "when close to or against" the woman's head. . Smokeless Powder Used The doctor explained the ab sence ot powder burns by saying that undoubtedly the cartridge had been charged with smokeless powder. - ' F. -M. Andreani, attorney for Mors, testified that on Huesday, the night of which day Mrs. Mor died, she had met Mors in his of fice for a business discussion and that she had displayed consider able friendliness for. her. divorced husband. District Attorney: Asa Keyes, reiterated his previous statement that despite Dr. Wagner's testi mony he expected the county grand jury: to Indict McCoy for the murder of Mrs. Mors. Shot and Scream Heard The first evidence of any per-" son ; having heard the shot that ended Mrs. Mors' life came when Mrs. A. E. Avery, a tenant of the same anartment house, where the killing took place, went on the witness stand. . '- . She said she had retired about 10c 3a o'clock Tuesday night, had fallen asleep and awakened to hear two screams, apparently a nrnman'a thn a hnt anH then si lence. Detective C. II. Jarvis, who questioned McCoy after the lat ter's arrest, detailed the first of ficial version of the ex-pugilist's statement, the substance of which was: - Gun Beloneg to McCoy The gun which killed Mrs. Mors had been given to McCoy by Hu bert Kittle, ex-special police officer,- daredevil aviator and bandit suspect, who committed suicide here recently. McCoy carried it with him and put it on the table in Mrs. Mors' apartment when he went there Tuesday night. Mrs. Mors asked McCoy if he in tended to leave: her. He replied that he did. and she declaring she "would end it all!' seized a butcher knife and attempted to stab herself. McCoy wrestled with her, but she grabbed his pis tol from the table with her left hand and shot herself in the tem ple, f Jarvis pointed out that Mors told him his wife was right handed). McCoy's Memory Poor McCoy attempted to revive her, failed, covered the body, stralght- kened up the apartment aad left about midnight. He had a "haty recollection" of having visited his sister and say ing that "he just had to kill Mrs. Mors." hnt hfl ' hart nn romom. brance of writing his will twice, once in rfavor of his , mother, and once in favor of his sister, Search for a possible fifth vic tim, nf tho Mnrn-.M r"fYiv chnntlnv , Continued on ae El