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CUVENTY-FOUETH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1924
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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4
4
4
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A
:Li,i!E FLIGHT.
I LESS THA
Official Time for! Completed
Trip Between Iceland and
Greenland 11 Hours and
20 Minutes : -
JTALIAJI AVIATOR HAS
I iOT;BEEJjFOUflD YET
v Jhqrough Search Being
k Made for JJier,WhoAc-7
compahied Americans
v WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. First
- reports from Lieutenant Smith;
commanding the world flight and
1 naval officers in charge of ves-
p. sels cooperating with the fliers in
i Greenland, .4eluged -the army air
if!
aervjee today, coming in piece-
meal and .In rapid succession af
. ter the lapse of long hours of
waiting.
"While the dispatches contained
V conflicting statements' as to the
... next hop f rora -' Frederickdal to
Ivigtut. said by pome aviators to
W have; been planned for yesterday
I and? by others to have been" poat
, poned on account of heavy weath-
er, itiey nevertheless gave offi
y cialsa feeling of lessened tensity
and something of-a comprehensive
account of the flight from Iceland
I and -of . conditions prevailing in
Greenland. ' - ; I .
Facta Gleaned"'"'
- The outstanding facts gleaned
by air service experts from I the
, various dispatches after the con
tents had been carefully analyzed
A were listed in the message:
"The American fliers landed
V safely ? at Fredericksdal, Green-
land, within 1 hours and 20 m!n-
f rtes;after they Jemceland, Ueu-
l tenant Smith making the flight in
A 10 lours and 30 minutes, and
landing in advance of Lieutenant
Kelson. ; The two airplanes were
separated in dense fog, that of
Lieutenant Nelson hating sus
tained a damaged pontoon - strut
4rhen it landed in heavy seas at
Fredericksdal."
1 Await TTeather Change
Whlla Lieutenant Smith reoort-
led in his wireless dispatch Jo Maj
v or General Patrick, chief; of the
air service, that the damaged
'strut -could be repaired in time
. lor the fliers to reach Ivigtut yes
terday apparently plans were
changed and it was decided to
await In Fredericksdal more sat
isfactory weather conditions be-
, fore attempting to Jumpi to Ivigtut.
9 This belief was strengthened by
& message from the cruiser Mll-
,i waukee ; sent subsequent to that
filed by Lieutenant Smith and re
porting "no flight Friday, fog "
. Search for Italian
. Comnrehensive plans have been
prepared by Admiral Magruder
tnr uparehinr for Lieutenant Loca-
V telli; missing Italian atiator, who
left Iceland in company with the
- American fliers but failed to land
r with them in Greenland appar
4 cntly haying lost his way in the
r fog that smotheted the last 200
or mora miles of the flight to
i Greenland. Admiral Magruder
ealdttha cruiser Raleigh and his
flagship, the Richmond, would
continue the search for Locatelli,
nsfnz four airplanes they carried.
unless the aviator was found or
the hunt had extended beyond all
' hopes for his recovery.
i, "ABOARI t THE US3 BARRY;
!Aue.i22i 5 P. M. (By The Ap.)-
In the search, for Lieutenant Loca-
telll- the IUllan aviator the de-
troTer BArrr approached to with
in a few miles of the coast line
and !steamed parallel with it to
w.rft . Cane Farewell while the
mnrm and fiords were scanned
through, glasses for traces of the
Yn!Rln:avIator.
t the northward the cruiser
Raleigh engaged in a - similar
search. It i the Intention of the
TO
E .WEATHER
OREGON: Fair Sunday ex
cept cloudy or foggy along the
coast; no 'change in tempera
ture: light westerly winds.
' LOCAL WEATHER
, (Saturday)
Uailmnm temperature. 81.
Minimum temperature, 51.
Hal nf all, none. -
Rivera -2.1. 'f ; ' :
Atnosphere. clear.
T,l: d, northwest. ' .
DRUG CLAIMED
WILL CREATE
VALOR IN MEN
Wild Oalms Made for Fluid
Derived From Woody Vine
of South America
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Auff. 23.
Results of a dUgnostical study of
a recently discovered drug which
is said to destroy fear and create
valor are : to be laid before the
contrention ,of the American phar
maceutical association in Buffalo
next week by.. Professor Stanford
of the Cleveland , school of , phar
macy, according to ; an announce
ment made here today by the Ohio
State Pharmaceutical association.
A chemical test of the drug ' is
being made in, New; York, j
The drug, "which has been de
fined as the root . and rhizome of
Banister is caapl, a ' woody vine
growing in the central part of the
basin of the-Amazon. .
McCoy's Attorneys Hope to
Prove That He Merely
Stumbled Into Plot
LOS ANGELES. Aug. . 23.-Kid
McCoy, former prize fighter, in
dicted for the; murder - -of Mrs.
Theresa W. Mors here August. 12
last, stumbled into a Jewel smug
gling plot and a killing that land
ed him behind the bars, but Mc
Coy knows3 nothing about either.
according to a statement tonight
by R. V- .Knickerbocker, attorney
tor the prisoner. !
The Jewels in the Mors collec
tion, some of them already in fed
pral ; and county custody, ' and J
number of others still missing,
most of them declared by United
States government investigators to
have been, smuggled are to duik
large in McCoy's defense, his 'at
torney said."'.
Federal officers admitted today
that they were stin trailing the
missing 'diamonds, emeralds and
rubles which they declare compet
ed the Mors collection, but con
cerning which Albert A. Mors, di
vorced husband of the dead wom
an, says he knows, nothing.
Close "Watch Kept -
; Besides continuing .the search
for the gems, the investigators
asserted 'that close watch Is being
kept on every person known, or
suspected of having anything to
do with thenuy t : :
- While -the - county officers- are
concentrating on upturning evid
ence relative to the indictment of
murder against McCoy and federal
officers are hunting the missing
precious " stones,- ; the defense,
grouping the two under one head,
is outlining a case that, will tend
to show that the killipg of Mrs-
Mora and the smurgllng of the
Jewels were part of the same story
and that in this story McCoy Jiad
no role. t i ;..
Attorneys! Are Confident
The ex-fighter's attorneys also
are building confidently on the
sworn testimony before the coun
ty grand Jury of Mrs. Iva Martin,
apartment house neighbor of Mrs,
oMrs, who said she saw - one of
two men running from the Mors
(Continued en paf 4)
nil
DISEASE STOPPED
California. Is Practically Free
of Disease, meports Dr.
I John Mohler
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Cali
fornia has. been practically freed
from the foot and mouth disease,
Dr. John H. Mohler, chief of the
bureau of: industry, has reported
to Secretary Wallace after a per
sonal Inspection of the regions
visited by the livestock plague:
- Of the 16 counties Involved. 14
are considered entirely free; from
infection, another is probably tree,
asd the final one, Tuolumne, con
tains only a small but .baffling
center- of suspected infection
Eradication work ; i3 continuing
effectively. ; . ,
The; entire cost of eradication
promises to be : extremely small
when compared with the losses oc
curring annually in foreign coun
tries where the disease is present
in chronic form. Dr. Mohler said.
Through r effective , quarantine
measures and other safeguards
outbreaks of the disease in the
United States have averaged only
MRS. MORS in .
PLOT IS CLAIM
FOOT A nn
one a decade tor the last 40 years.
DEATH OF "THE
Mrsl Mary E. Selby, Mother
of McCoy, Breaks Down
.Under Shock Caused By
Son'sTrouble
IS EXPECTED TO LIVE
FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS
Physicians 'State That She
Cannot Live to Hear out
come of Trial
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 23. Mrs.
Marv E.r Selby.' aged mother t
Kid McCoy, former prize fighter
under indictment for the murder
of Mrs. Theresa W. Mors, was re
ported to be dying at her home
here tonieht. ' A " '
Weakened In health by an at
tack of heart disease about a year
ago, Mrs. seioy coiiapsea wnen ner
son "became involred in the al-
leeed murder of Mrs. Mors, and
since has been wainnjr what phy
sicians declared is a losing oauie
for her life.
Thoueh Mrs. Selbv is expected
by physicians to live lor a lew
davs. they say that she will never
live long enough to learn the out
come of the trial at which her son
will.be accused of murder.
Tentative Plans Formed for
Speaking ; Schedules of
Davis and Bryan '
4i
CHICAGO, Aug. 23 A tenta
tive speaking date on September
6 at Omaha,' Neb.,' for John W.
Davis, the democratic presidential
nominee, was announced - at west-
em campaign headquarters here
late today by Llnciln Dixon, for-
men representative from Indiana,
and western manager. -
Mr. Davis wH. probably , spend
a large part of September in that
district, it was said. Other west
era dates are under advisement,
but no date after September 6 has
been determined upon. - . '
It was stated Mr. Davis wants
to get in personal touch with as
many points in the middle west as
possible. -
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 23. On
the strength of advices from the
democratic national : headquarters
received by Arthur E. Mallen,
national committeeman from Ne
braska, plans are being tentative
ly discussed by state leaders for
the initial appearance of John W.
Davis, democratic : candidate :- for
president, in the home state of his
running mate. Governor Bryan.
The message received by Mr.
Mullen said that Mr. Davis prob
ably would be able to speak, at
Omaha some time between Sep
tember 5 and 8. ;T
.With some of the matters of state
now out. of the .way, Governor
Bryan Is finding some time to de
vote to his first campaign speech
outside the state, scheduled, for
Labor day at Elk Point, S. D
COPS HlTERTiriED
BY GYPSY CROWD
Also Judge Kuntz and Others
are in Receiving Line ?
at Reception ' ' '
- More fun than a circus was
provided in Salem yesterday by
a band of nearly 25 .gypsies who
were here for several hours. The
newspapermen enjoyed the. show,
but every law representative ex
cept the dry squad came to grief,
and muttered to themselves i as
they came in contact with the
band. L ' I J
SUte t Traffic Officer Rings
started the tun : when he stopped
a Cadillac with Frank Mitchell, his
wife and flock of kids, the closest
count possible tallying nine. Of
ficer Rings haled his victims into
Justice court for speeding. -He
insisted upon Mitchell coming in
to court, but Mrs. Mitchell and
KID'S" MOTHER
DEMOCRATS DRAW
(CoBtlae cm pat 4)
OUTFIELDER OF
SEATTLE CLUB
CAN'T RETURN
Billy Lane Will Be Out of
Game for Remainder of
, ; Season, .Is Statement
SEATTLE, Wn., Aug; 23 -Billy
Lane, outfielder for the Seattle
club in the Pacific Coast Baseball
league, was hit on the! head by a
pitched ball last Monday in 'Los
Angeles, will be out of the Indian
lineup for . the remainder of the
season, according to a message re
ceived at the Seattle club's office
here today. j - j
CLOSELY ST
Scientists Believed to Have
Rejected the Presence of
Steam or Vapor
FLAGSTAFF, Aris., Aug. 23.-
The .presence of steam or vapor
arising from melting : polar caps
and appearance of clouds on the
surface, establishing the fact that
atmosphere exists on Mars, have
been the outstanding dvelopments
in the study of the planet at Low
ell observatory here; during ' the
present position, V.? M. Slipher,
observatory director, said today.
The planet's surface: is divided
into red and i blue green regions.
The red portions have the same
appearance as' the earth's desert
regions and are little affected by
changing seasons, but the blue
green districts which some astro
nomers have contended were seas.
show a tint that changes at dlf
ferent seasons, declared Dr. .Sli-
pber. ! ... 11:1" "V
t The present theory is that these
blue reen regions are vegetation,
for ; they later fade; out and in
some sections change to a choco
late brown color. j ; ;
Changes in the dark: areas how
ever do not take place until the
polar cap of ! snow And ice begins
to recede, ' which is said to sub
stantiate the i theory ? of vegeta
tion, which appears to await watar
before showing growth. This is
in keeping with the theory ad
yanced by Dr. Lowell many years
ago, Dr. Slipher added. '
Dr. W. W: Cobblentz of the
United States bureau: of stand
ards who for some weeks past has
been" studying Mars from the
Lowell observatory, Announced to
day that the; temperature of Mars
probably is somewhat lower than
that of the earth but sufficiently
warm to support vegetation and
permit habitation. ?; 3
f
Ceremonies ara Slated Sep
tember 28 According to
Rev.j Fereshetian i
Dedication of the new Unitarian
church at Chemeketa and Cottage
has been set for September. 28 by
Rev. Martin Fereshetian, pastor.
This date will nearly coincide with
the date of the dedication of the
Portland church,, the two cere
mhoies to draw a number of prom
inent Unitarians to the coast from
the east. The visitors will Include
Carl B. Wetherell, field secretary
of the Unitarian church for the
Pacific coast states.; ?
.The new church, which is cost
ing in the neighborhood of $35,
000, Is practically completed at
present, with the: exception of
some interior decorating and the
installation ' of pews, which will
be completed in a week or two.
, .Special attention has been given
toward making the church useful
for all occasions, and a majority
of the rooms can be thrown te
gether to accommodate a ' large
available for the installation of a
pipe : organ f at some future date
though the present organ will be
.used for some time. Features of
the church include a social iroom,
rest. rooms, a fireplace In the so
cial parlors which are also arrang
ed to include a stage for church
parties, Christmas exercises and
other appropriate programs Slid
ing doors enable lecture and class
rooms to ibe placed by themselves
A pastor's study is also included
Rev. Fereshetian has boen in
Salem nearly, three years and has
won a host of friends for himself.
He takes an active part in com
munity affairs and la a member
of the Salem Lions club t The
dedication of the' new church will
bring to ! Salem Unitarians from
Portland.' Corvallis and Eugene
PLMiET MARS IS
D
4eSKSi
he said yesterday.
INTERNATIONAL
POLO TEAM OF
U. S. WINNER
After Poor Start Comes From
Behind and Wins Match
By Score of 8 to 5
WESTBURY, N. Y.. Aug. 23.
America's International polo team
defeated a i combined - British-
American team at Meadowbrook
today, 8 goals to 5. The American
tour played ! a r mediocre game
against their j opponents after a
poor start. The British-American
team scored four times from the
field before the American quar
tet scored. 1
TWO TRUSTIES
FLEE FROM PEN
- i
Guy White Leaps From Flax
Truck -Yesterday
Davis Still Gone .
Population i of the state prison
was : decreased by. two Saturday
with the escape of two convicts,
Guy White and Ed Davis, both of
whom were trusties.
White made his getaway about
4 o'clock yesterday, when he
jumped from a truck load of flax;
hitting into the, brush about half
way between the penitentiary and
the four corners east of Salem.
Davis was one of the five, trusties
on the night shift at the prison
brickyard and disappeared Friday
night. It is believed that he is
headed for .Mexico. Descriptions
of both men are being broadcast
ed by Deputy Warden J. W. Llllie
White, was received frojm Uma
tilla county January 18, 1923, to
serve eight years tor larceny. He
is 68 years old, 5 feet 6 inches
tall, weighing 141 pounds. He has
light complexion, black hair and
brown eyes. .Davis was received
from Clackamas county October
24,' 1922, to, serve not more than
four years for. larceny In a dwel
ling. He. Is 40 years old, 5 feet 3
indies" tall, weighs .115 -., pounds
and has' light complexion, light
hair and blue eyes. : "
. ' - -t - in
state House Straw Vote
Gives. Coolidge Majority
pp Ihn snnprrtslnn nf three
newspapermen,' who distributed
the ballots and t toted ' the ballot
box from office to office and de
partment to department, a straw
vote on president was taken yes
terday at the state capitol and the
supreme . court building. Out of
a total of 260 votes cast Coolidge
received 164, Davis 71 and La
Follette ; 26. And be it? ; known
that Oregon is now under a Demo
cratic administration.
Total of $303,546.62
Levied in 125 Districts
:' -- 1 I .
The total; amount of taxes lev
ied in the 125 school districts of
Marion county for the year 1924
is 3303,546.62, according to a re
port made i public yesterday by
Mrs. Mary Fulkerson, county sup
erintendent! of schools. To date
something over two-thirds of this
amount has; been collected. '
The close . of i the school year
finds the i county treasurer with
$46,909.81 ion hand. A year ago
the corresponding sum was $68,-
890.88. -The decrease, is said to
be due to. the fact that a smller
special tax was levied last year
than 'the year before.
! The report gives a total of 438
school teachers in the county.
Midshipmen .Will Not
Be Allowed to . Resign
? ANNAPOLIS. Md., Aug. 23.
Hereafter " resignations of mid
shipmen graduating from the nav
al academy win not be considered
until after they .have been given
at: least two years service in the
grade of ensign, it became known
here today. .
s This ruling was passed by Sec
retary of the -Navy Wilbur upon
the! recommendation of Rear Ad
miral Henry ,B. Wilson, superln
tendent of the naval academy. :.
' The action revokes an order of
former - Secretary Denby passed
about a year ago and marks a re
turn to a custom In ,ogue for
many years-
80-Mile Hikeln Day
; ;Claimed By SUvcrtpnian
S1LVERTON. Or . Aug. 23 -
(Special to Te Statesman.)
Walking is. , seemingly, . becoming
a faf among Siivertoniana. Henry
Ruth is the latest added to xthe
walkers. -Perhaps Mr. Ruth can
now claim the long -distance hik
ing championshlp.;.having..walkf d
to Albany, and return the same
day, a distance-of 80 milesi-1 Mr
Ruth ' .made the journey in 16
hours. 1 v
Hifor
TEXAS SITE
Democratic Nomination, Us
ually 'Equivalent to Elec
tion, Conceded to Ex-Governor's
Wife
JAMES E. FERGUSON,
HUSBAND, CAMPAIGNS
Ku Klux Klan Is Said to Have
Been .the Vital Issue in
the Election
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 24. Re
turns at 1:30. o'clock this morn
ing received by. the Texas elec
tion bureau from 223 counties out
of 252, including 46 complete.
gave for the democratic r
tion for governor: Mrs
Ferguson 353,136; FeT
son 274,279.
DALLAS, Texas, .J
Mrs. Miriam A. . Fert
tint woman candidate -
nor of Texas, apparent a
sured the democtatic nenv 'Oi
the Texas election bureau an-;
nounced at midnight. ' Mrs. Fer
guson ran .on an ant! Ku Klux
ticket. Her principal plea for
support was the vindication of the
Ferguson', name from a judgment
of impeachment of her husband,
James E. Ferguson, when he . was
governor.
The tabulation at that hour in
cluded incomplete returns from
188 counties and complete from
37 out of 252 in the state. Mrs.
Ferguson had 257,370 votes and
Felix Robertson, the klan candi
date, 1 1&8.381. ' Election bureau
statisticians estimated the - total
voted would be . from 660,000 to
700,000. Many; of the unheard
from precincts were said to be in
rural .districts where Mrs. Fergu
son was expected to show a lead.
Admits Klan Support
Robertson admitted the klan
support and James E. Ferguson,
- (Continued on pag 6).
Triple Vote Schedule
in Seashore Contest for
Whole
We . have . made several an
nouncements, but the feature of
this period is still another sensa
tion. Read carefully, therefore,
for what I have to nay is excep
Agate Beach
tional and is big news in The
Statesman's seashore trip con
test.... . . " : .- ?i .
During tJi..week from .Monday,
August 25 to Saturday, August 30
the vote schedule will be tripled.
That is to say, you will be award
ed three times the - number of
votes awarded on the. regular vote
schedule on all subscriptions re
ceived or placed in the mall be
tween 8 a. m. Monday, August 25,
and 9 p. m. Saturday, August 30.
To make it .fair to ,the;con
testants who have been working
hard . in the past we -will ialso
triple the votes on all subscrip
tions you ,may : have- secured any
time since the beginning of the
contest. We add the votes ' on a
Burroughs adding machine to se
cure accuracy.; We believe j this
plan. is absolutely fair to all.1
Think this over. Tnmk of how
rapidly votes ? will pile if you
hustle hard this period. Nobody
has the prizes Won yet, and the
workdone between now and next
Saturday will undoubtedly determ
ine the winners of the ten free
vacation trips.
.The end of the great race is at
hand. .Action Isf. your slogan now.
and the ; prize of , your , choice at
the finish. Now is the time to
turn on all the speed yon hate; got
and to secure enough rotes to-be
sure of winning the prize you
want, ' - . . ; .
MONKEY USED
BY MINISTER
THIS EVENING
"The Soul That Is in it," Will
Be Title of Sermon By
Baptist Preacher
BUTTE. Mont., Aug. 23. A
monkey which has been attract
ing crowds nightly in a local show
window, was moved to the First
Baptist churcb yesterday "to get
used to the atmosphere," as the
Rev. Z. Colin O'Farrell said this
evening. ; . ; ' V
Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
the monkey will be placed on the
pulpit, while Rev. O'Farrell de
livers his sermon, "The Soul thtft
is in it," a sermon anent the the
ory of evolution.
Asked if the sacred music would
have any, effect - on . the monkey,
the' minister- stated that the ape
would chatter as it is one of his
best accomplishments. -
PRES. SILEIT
m THF KlJifJ
lakes
r .,
yji ut:i. Vt., A..,.
Pi-csident.'- Coolidge gav . hlrjself
into the hands of friends and
neighbors today and with' Mrs.
Coolidge .and his father, spent
the aftetrnoon on the front lawn
of the family home here, shaking
hands and visiting. . . .
If his mind was on the cam
paign and its most recent devel
opments bringing the Kn Klux
Klan into the limelight, Mr. Coot
idge did not disclose It. ' The
booming of the first offensives of
the two parties, including the lad
dress yesterday by John W., Davis,
democratic candidate, and that to
day: by Charles G. - Dawes, the
president's running mate, came
into this quiet hamlet oyer . news
paper wires but . halted suddenly
in the office of C. Bascom Slemp,
secretary to the president.
Last night, Slemp informed. Mr.
Coolidge of 'their suggestion by
John W. Davis that the president
(Continued on pe 4)
of This Week
Hunting Agates at Newport
The quest for agates is one di
version of which the summer va
cationist never wearies. Some very
fine moss agates and fortification
Inn, Newport.
agates are picked up on the beach,
as ' well as carnelians, jaspers,
moonstones and occasionally that
rarest of all finds, a water agate'.
There are a large number of
lapidaries at Newport who polish
and set the agates in a very skill
ful manner at reasonable expense.
Newport agates are sent all over
the United States and to coun
tries across the seas.
Summary of Prizes Offered
. j Ten ten ladies receiving the
ten highest number of votes in
the contest will each be award
ed a free vacation trip to New
port, f commencing Sept. f 2nd.
The entertainment at Newport
will be provided under the aus
pices of the Newport Chamber
of Commerce. ? f
There will be spendid accom
modations and entertainment of
various kinds nrovided- This
... . . ..a. 1 A l 3
win De a re a iciier weeic. in iuu
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 Chamber
of Commerce of Newport and
the Statesman Publishing com
pany they will be doubly 'delighted.
TESTlOlf
DR.I(i!l!!il
By c. mho1:!
Counsel for Defenss Accuses
Physician of Selling His
Services and c Peddling
Perjury
EXPECTS TO CLOSE
ARGUMENT -TOMORROW-
Vill End, Whather Thrcu-h
or Hot, is Statement
Made By Ddrrqw
CHICAGO, Aug. WBr '.the
Associated Press). The youthful
slayers of Robert Franks were ad
mitted ,by every alienist who
examined them, to ie wtthout emo-
toinal reaction, a directing force
in the mind of any normal person,
with the exception of 'one i physi
cian "who sells his ' services for
cash and peddles perjury," Clar
ence S.rDarrow, bulwark of coun
sel defending Richard Loeb and
Nathan P. Leopold, Jr.. charged
today in pleading mercy for them
before Judge John It. Caverly.
jKrohn Assailed
"Every one pt th psychlatrlata-
on both sides of the case told the
court that emotion furnished the
urge ' and drive in life, that is,
with : one exception. Dr. William
O. Krohn, who is not an aliealst,
but an orator," Mr,' Parrow de
clared. "Dr. Krohn testlfylss
for the state, .said they did. have
it; that his short opportunity for
examining .them was 'fine' al
though the others said it was not.
"But Dr. Krohn is not a. physi
cian; His license has been em
ployed to professionally go in and
out of courts slaying; his victims
without regard -to their age or ezx
or circumstances. Dr. Krohn for
16 yeari lias .been peddling per
jury- and we all know it,"
To End Argument Tomorrow
Mr, Parrow closed "a s'tfalght
two hour .address with -this part
ing shot. For the - final quarter
of an hour he poured a stream of
critical,, personal .and sarcastic
eloquence upon Dr. Krohn who
has-been described as the "ace"
of the state's corps of .alienists.
Mr! Darrow said he would end. his
argument Monday, "whether I am
through or not." . " : ' :
The aged, but vibrant' leader of
half a thousand legal battles again
held a crowded court room tense.
He' talked straight - through the
half holiday ' session, ' scarcely
pausing for breath; .For the first
time since the hearing began', five
weeks ago, ' no- recess interrupted
the proceedings, but no one gave
evidence of noticing the omission.
. Judge Is Attentive
Judge Caverly took, his eyes off
the pleader only when a swinging
door groaned, a newspaper writ
er's chair scraped ' the floor or.
some other untoward sound be
came audible. S Even when the
jurist found his big, heavily up
holstered chair uncomfortable la
the summer heat and moved to a
lighter piece of furniture, his gaze
remained on the attorney. With
equal attention Loeb and Leopold
and their .relatives , followed1 . the
argument. Loeb, in particular,
kept his "eyes rivited on the slight
ly stooped man in the baggy gray
suit whose brain and tongue were
busy in trying to save him from
the gallows. Leopold sat tense
and motionless.. -! " i
1 Friday's Emotion Gone
The boys showed no trace of
emotionalism which on Friday
sent them tremulous and tearful
from the court room. I But there
was little in today's proceedings
to arouse such feeling in them." "
Proceeding with' his argument
that the crime was ' "so senseless
as to be the possible product of
only a diseased mind," Mr. Par
row pointed out to Judge Vaverly
that each detail of the killing, the
disposition of the boys and .the
action afterwards took' place un
der : conditions that showed lack
of mental balance. 1 j
"Why did they do it? For
nothing.. The mad act of King
Lear is the only thing I know to
compare it with. Yet some of tha
doctors here have declared it a
sane act," he said. j
iy"And the state says, these boys
are sane because, they planned this
crime. Why, maniacs : plan, ani
mals plan and any brain that
functions may plan. ; And here we
have plans from the , diseased
minds of boys." :r ' ' '?
; He painted a gruesome picture
of the boys upon, the scaffold.
; He philosophized again and
again upon, the barbarity of c?r'.
Contlpa4 on pj ej.