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VOL. 67.
EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1924.
NO. 22
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Defense After Court
Blocks His Objections.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1. P The
kidnaping and murder of Robert
Franks was planned as "an in
tellectual leat" on the part of
Richard Loeb, ccording to tes
timony given today in the hearing
which is to decide punishment for
him and Nathan Leopold, Jr., for
that crime. . ,.
This revelation of Loeb's mo
tive came at the end of the morn
ing session today from Dr. Wil
liam A. White, first witness for
the defense.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1. (CP)) Judge
John K. Caverly today overruled
objections by the state to alienist
testimony offered In mitigations as
to punishment by the attorneys for
Nathan Leopold Jr., and Hlchard
Loeb. '
Decision Momentous
The decision was momentous in
legal annals of this state, .as no
xactly similar situation could be
found by attorneys for either Bide
In Illinois records. The field opened
by today's finding was more ex
pensive than in cases which bor
dered it.
"It is the court's duty to hear
this evidence," said. Judge Caverly.
It Is not his duty to reject it be
fore he had an opportunity to bear
The objection by the state la
kverruled."
Immediately Dr. William ' A.
White, alienist from Washington,
D. C. took the stand and stated his
professional connections, the stage
where his testimony was interrupt
ed Wednesday.
CROWES MAKES REMARKS
CHICAGO, Aug. 1. P)) Robert
. Crowe, state's attorney, today
Struck back at Clarence S. Darrow
tnd Walter Bachrach, attorneys for
athan Leopold, Jr., and Richard
Loeb.
'I was in doubt, as I listened to
lr. Darrow, whether he realized
e was In a courtroom and not ar-
ulng before a legislature," said
Mr. Crowe.
"And Mr. Bachrach," continuod
E prosecutor, "would bar the
ite's attorney from the courtroom
d make of this, not a trial, but
In experiment.
"The defense wouldhave us say
peso boys who have sneered day
ler day as the representatives
f the law, have not blood on their
anas, but Jam."
"r. Crowe aald the defense had
pictured Leopold and Loeb not as
"Hiiecutais who in their self-im-
"scd superiority have rejected
pod", but as "innocent babes who
Ml believe tn Santa Claus."
Mr. Darrow had chlded me bo
ose I sentenced a confessed crim-
fial to death when I was on the
fnoh. said Mr. Crowe. "But I
oa following the law."
Today's
Feature
PHONE
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LOEB
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Dr. White Analyzes
Desires Of Young
-Chicago Criminals
CIIICAGO, Aug. 1. P Nathan
Leopold, Jr., co-defendant with Rich
ard Loeb, for the murder of Hobert
Franks, looked forward to the pres
ent proceedings as "a kingly interest
ing, intellectual experience of life,"
said Dr. William A. White, defense
alienist today. Dr. White added that
Leopold had expressed regret that
"unfortunately be finds it stupid and
boresome."
Boys "Disappointed."
Leopold also enjoyed looking for-
-ward to himself objectively as a mur
derer, Dr. White "aid, hut again was
dis'nppointed in the result, as he told
the witness it made no actual change
in his life.
There were six points which Dr.
White said were objectives in the
crime.
"They were," said Dr. White, "first
the joy in planning, second, the thrill
of contemplation; 'third, tie antici
pation of getting ?10,000; fourth, the
publicity; fifth, his own discussion of
the crime with others, and last and
least, the money itself."
Cannot Discern Truth.
Dr. White testified that Loeb had
lost the capacity to distinguish be
tween truth and falsehood just as he
had lost ability to differentiate phan
tastic imaginings from actual realiza
tions in hit life.
A desire to excel led Nathan Leo
pold Jr., co-defendant with Loeb,
early habits of smoking arid drinking,
said Dr. White. Early, too, the doctor
said, Leopold began to destroy emo
tion and feeling and to base his ac
tions on a "philosophy of mechanism
in which there was no God."
INHABITANTS
OF ICELAND
FLIERS
HOEFN, Hornafjord, Iceland,
Aug. 1. W) The eighty Inhabi
tants of this ' little fishing and
farming village were keyed to the
highest pltcti today In anticipation
of the arrival from Kirkwall of
the American army world niers.
The United States cruiser Ral-
elgn arrived here yesterday and
found all preparations complete
for the coming of the airmen,
down to the erection of a big
red sign, lettered in English:
'Welcome to Hornafjord."
The village nestles in front of
huge barren mountains and great
Ice fields that sweep to the edge
of mirror-lake fjord, where the
planes will be moored during their
brief halt
Upon their arrival tho officers
of the Raleigh learned the good
news that the sea between Ice
land and Greenland Is probably
completely free of lco at the pres
ent time, which will be a most
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OREGON CITY, Ore.. Aug. 1.
Grant B. Pimick, former Oregon City
banker, who is a fugitive from jus
tice, on charges of forgery and using
the mails to defraud and false pre
tenses, ban been located in Germany,
according to advices received here
from reliabe sources.
Dimick is at present in a German
seaport the message stated, going to
Berlin at intervals to consult authori
ties. JAMES FREAL DIES
CALDWELL, N. J., Aug. 1. James
G. Freal, CO, president of the Inter
national Stereotvpers Union, died
suddenly today following an illness j
which came upvn him while returning
from Savannah, Ga, yesterday, j
AIIT
ON HA1I COAST
NEW DEFENSE DAY IS
EXPLAINED TO BRYAN
MUD F CAT ON
OF DIES PLAN
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Reparations Experts Keep
Late Hours Ironing Out
Various Problems, Some
Of Which Still Trouble.
LONDON, Aug. 1. CP) The ex
perts of the Inter-allied reparations
conference indicated early this after
noon that they expected to settle all
the outstanding problems of the con
ference up to them for solution before
the afternoon was over.
The experts, who did not leave
Downing street until 2:15 o'clock this
morning, returned to their task at 11
o'clock and during a two-hour bc
Bion adopted the French proposals
for the modification of the Dawes
plan. Then they adjourned to reas
semble later in the afternoon.
The problem of transfers allotted
to the transfer commission under the
Dawes plan is still causing trouble.
If the experts are unable to overcome
the difficulty on this point this aft
ernoon, the issue will be referred to
the chief delegates.
Americans Enthusiasts
Owen D. l'oung of the Dawes com
mission, who has inaintnined an atti
tude of restrained hopefulness ever
since Premier Herriot's plan was pro
duced, wns enthusiastic when he left
the foreign office.
"We'll finish up this afternoon," he
said. If the experts conclude their
work this afternoon their report will
be submitted to a plenary session of
the conference tomorrow.
The Americans believe the invita
tion of Germany will be discussed to
night FEAR GERMAN VIEW
PARIS, Aug. 1. UP) An intcr-al-lied
agreement at tho London confer
ence will be reached not later than
tomorrow, according to French for
eign office spokesman, just returned
from England. They consider the only
dunger point is the question of the
Germans attitude when they are final
ly brought into the conference. It
would be to Germany's interest, they
maintain, to show herself as concilia
tory. Therefore they aro hoping for
the .est.
i BERLIN DISAPPROVES
BERLIN, Aug. 1 W Tho pro
posal made by the French at the Lon
don conference to evacuate the Ruhr
within two years, conditional upon the
successful disposal on the interna
tional market of the railway and in
dustrial bonds to be Issued under the
Dawes plan, bos been met with con
siderable astonishment and strong op
position in German official circles,
where the, French demand is regard
ed as devoid of any just basis.
It is also contended that Germany's
consent to the Franco-Belgian evac
uation plan is impossible because such
consent would amount to tacit ap
proval of the legality of the Ruhr oc
cupation. Wheat Lower, Corn
Slightly Higher at
Opening; Oats High
CHICAGO, Aug. The wheat
opening, which ranged from l-8c off
to 3-4c up, with September ?l..12'4
to $1.33 and December f 1.36 to 1..'!0
t were followed by a decline of near
ly two cents in some cases, and then
by a recovery to within a fraction of
yesterday's finish.
After' opening unchanged to 7-8c
higher, December 97 to 97 3-8c
corn prices sagged a little and then
scored material gains. '
Oats started st 4 lower to c
higher, September 48 7-8, and then
underwent a moderate general set
bak. 1'ro visions were firm.
AS APPRDVA
MacLuren is
Reported Safe
in Kamchatka
TOKIO, Aug. 1. (A) A. Stuart
MacLaren, the British aviator, and
his companions who are on a around-the-world
flight, are still at Petro
pnvlovslc, Kamchttka. No details have
been received here, but it la believed
that they are weather-bound.
MacLaren and his companions ar
rived at Petropavlovsk on July 25,
from PaTamashiru, Kurtlcs Islands,
and expect :d to leave the. same day
for west Kamchi.tka. They encounter
ed dense fogs on their flight from
Paramashiru.
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EAST PARK BLOCK
With nn'entiroly new and dif
ferent program, the I. O. O. F.
band gives the third of its regular
weekly concert series under the
auspices of The Guard in the east
coifnty park, on Eighth avenue just
across from the courthouse, at
7:30 o'clock tonight.
Stein Brothers, contractors who
donated the labor and supervision,
started work on an 18 by 30 foot
platform this morning and com
pleted it this afternoon. About
$50 worth of lumber was used In
the stand, It being donated by tho
Walters-BoiBhong Lumber company,
Fiscber-Soults Lumber company
and Twin Oaks Lumber company.
The concrete blocks on which the
structure rests were donated by
the Eugene Concrete Pipe com
pany. Texas Woman Now
In Second Place
In Governor Race
DALLAS, Tcxes, Aug. 1. Bit by
bit, as the latec.returns come in, Mrs.
Miriam Ferrfuson. Texas' first woman
gubernatorial candidate, continues to
clinch her hold on second place which
assures the holder a place in the run
off primary, August 23.
Between noon and 0 p. m. when the
Texas election burenu made Its final
tabulation for the day. Mrs. Ferguson
Increased her lead over Lynch David
son of Houston to C.032 votes. Judge
Felix Roberts n of Dallas continues
to lead the way, having a plurality of
40,000 votes.
Pensive Pedestrian
Wanders Into Auto
It's a hard life for the motor
ist, according to the story told
todny by Willium Nunbaum, fire
chief of toicne, who returned
Thursday eveDinjc from Portland.
Mr. NiiRbfliim bad driven as far
as Albany, when two stages stop
ped in front of his machine.
Thinking that ome one might get
out of one of the buses and do
the unejtpertcd, the chief drove
up close and stopped his machine.
Then the unexpected happened.
A man got out, walked around
one of the stngen, and started
aero the street, looking at
something in the distanre. Tie
walked rip lit toward Mr. Nus
ba urn's stopped cur. In fuct, he
walked against it, catching his leg
on the bumper, losing his bnl
ane and falling to the pavement.
Mr. Nusbaurn carried no in hut -nee
to proteft his car from in
Jury by woywnrd pvvlefltrKiiis, but
fortunately the damage was
slight.
"It's bsd enough when cars
have to keep from hitting pedes
trians, but when they come along
and run into your car I don't
know what's to be done, opined
the chief.
The wnndering walker blush
ingly apologized for his act
g Murder
MOBILIZATION
.IS
President Coolidge Replies
To Request From Chief
Executive Of Nebraska;
States To Map Program.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 1. Defense
dny plans do not call for any disrup
tion of business in any way, Presi
dent Coolidge told Governor Charles
W. Bryan, democratic vice-presidential
nominee, in replying to a request
from the governor for advice as to
the scope of the war department's
plans.
"The plana for the patriotic demon
strations are dependent on state and
local desires and are intended to he
purely voluntary" the president told
Mr. Bryan, who recently voiced oppo
sition to calling civilian from their
work to take part in the demonstra
tion. Quotes Army Officer,
Quoting General George B, Duncan,
commander of the seventh army corps
area of Omaha as saying the event
should "not only be a test of the mo
bilization plans of the orgnnized for
ces of tho army, but also a demon
stration of the mobilization of all the
elements of the nation, both personnel
and material," the governor's tele
grnm called attention to Mr. Cool
id Re's recent statement to Frederick
J. Libby, secretary of the National
Council for Prevention of War, that
the event was not a mobilization and
asked for advice.
"In view of .the plans outlined by
Major General Duncan," the governor
said, kindly advise me whether it la
your desire that the plans and sug
gestions of General Duncan be car
ried out on National Defense day or
whether General Duncan's plans and
suggestions should be disregarded and
(Continued on page five)
Spreckels Leaves
Fortune Mainly to
Members of Family
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 1
The will of the late Adolph B.
Spreckles, San Francisco capital
ist, filed for probate here, leaves
the bulk of an estate variously es
timated at from eight to ten mil
lion dollars to his three children
and his wife, Mrs. Alma De
Brettovllle Spreckles. The child'
ren are Alma E., Adolpb F., and
Dorothy C. Spreckles.
A bequest of ,100,000 was made
to charities and numerous small
or ones totalling about $18,000 to
friends and domestics of the fam
ily. In the original will executed
In 1916, $100,000 was left for the
beautlflcaton of Golden Gate park,
but a codicil dated September 13,
1922, revoked this provision be
cause the California Palace of the
Legion of Honor, a war memorial
now being completed In Lincoln
park here, had been given to San
Francisco by Mr. Spreckles at a
cost of more than $1,000,000,
Bryan Optimistic
On Davis' Chances
MIAMI, Fla., Aug. 1. Predic
tion that progressive democrats
combined with the progressive
elements In the republican party
will defeat President Coolidge for re
election was made here tonight by
William Jennings Bryan In an
address to his "home folks" just
before be left for the north on a
speaking tour In the Interests of
the democratic ticket.
John W. Davis, speeches will
overcome the presumptions raised
against him, Bryan aid.
VOLUNTARY
OPINION GIVEN
Girl Killed
OnHighway
Near Salem
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 1. Emma
Mina llockenborry, ID, of Fresno,
Cal., was instantly killed and M.
B. Hockenberry, her father, Buf
fered minor sprains in an ac
cident on the Pacific highway
about S miles south of here at
3:30 o'clock this morning. The
cause of the accident 1b unknown,
the girl's father, who was driving
the car, declaring that he has no
recollection of what happened oth
er than the mere fact of the crash.
No other car was near at the
time of the mishap.
Fell Asleep, Belief
The accident occurred in a place
where the road makes a turn at
the bottom of a gully. The car,
found ' on the wrong side' of the
road, turned completely . over
agalnBt a post, and It la thought
possible that the driver may have
fallen asleop for a moment and
failed to see the turn. The cries
of Mr. Hockenberry, who was
pinned under the car brought aid
from a nearby auto camp.
The man's father, H. J. Hocken
berry, Uvea on East Forty Third
street. North, Portland.
CLEAR LAKE SITE
ISPK'S-PIEflCE
ALBANY, Oro., Aug. 1. Governor
Walter M. Pierco today committed
himBelf to the proposed Clear Lake
water and power project and declared
that It will be his personal endeavor
to see that the rights of the proposed
site never fall Into private hands.
Other state officials, including the
entire board of control, expressed
themselves emphatically in favor of
the project.
Ti
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. The
(lunation of revising the sugar
tariff schedules has been put up
to President Coolidge after more
than a year and a half of Investi
gation by the tariff commission.
The commission's .'ladings, com
pletion of which Senator LaFol-
lette. Independent candidate for
president, recently charged was
being opposed by representatives
of the "sugar Interests," were sub
mitted yesterday to the president
wbo alone Is empowered undor tho
law to proclaim revision of rates,
up or down, to the extent of 50
tier cent
The results of the Inquiry, which
has embraced production condi
tlons In Cuba and elsewhere, were
not announced.
Charles B. Warren
Arrives For Part
In G. O. P. Campaign
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Arrival
here of Charlt, B. Warren, retiring
ambnse.-dor to Mexico, and chairman
of the platform committee at the re
publican national convention, has re
vived speculation as to the part he
will take in the republican campaign.
Mr. Warren, after a brief stop-over
st his home In Detroit, came to Wash
ington to surrender formally his com
mission as ambassador to Mexico, but
It was understood that a White
House guest, opportunity would be
afforded for conferences of a politi
cal nature between bim end the pres
ident. It has been presumed generally
among republican leaders here that
Mr. Warren would be requested to
take a prominent part In the cam
paign because of his experience as na
tional committeeman In Michigan for
a number of years and because of bis
work as leader of the platform build
ers at Clevvlai
'-inai be CLOSED IN !
nFMIIRRFH flF DEER SEASON;
STATE UPHELD
Proceedings Toward Aboli
tion Of Public Service
Commission ' Will Drop
Till New Plaint Comes.
RALKM, Ore., Aug. 1. By an or
der of Judge Percy B. Kelly of tho
Marion county circuit court here yes
terday, tho state's demurrer is sus
tained to the plaintiff's complaint in
the suit brought by Josephine Olhus
of Portland and others to compel the
secretary of Btnto to refer to the
county clerks for certification approx
imately ' 4.000 names on the original
petitions looking townrd the abolition
of the state public service commission.
The demurrer was sustained on the
grounds that the secretary of stnto
was without authority to refer the
nnmes to county clerks for certifica
tion.
Under the ruling of Judge Kelly the
proceedings will now be dropped until
an amended complaint is filed by the
plnlnltffs within tho next five days,
and is apirovcd by the court.
It was the purpose of the plain
tiffs to compel the secretary of state
to attempt certification of nnmes of
petitioners with th view of having
nn initiative bill abolishing the pub
lic service commission reinstated on
tho November ballot. An Initiative
measure was filed several weeks ngo
with the secretary of stnto but was
not scheduled to to on tho ballot be
cause tho requisite number of names
had not boon certified. Secretary of
Stato Kozer held that this task of
certification was not his duty.
PRIZES THIS YEAH
CHICAGO, Aug. 1. CP) A total
of nearly $22,000 In special prizes will
be awarded this year at the leading
district, state and notional exhibitions
of Holsteln cattle in tho United
States by the Holstein-Freleslsn as
sociation of America. These prizes
are offered in additional to those to
bo awurded by the fair associations.
The Oregon state fair, Salem,
September 22 to 27, will receive
$:'.'.t.:tO of thh money end the Pa
cific International Livestock show,
North Portland, Ore., November 1 to
8, $1500 on the general classification
of Holstelns exhibited. Provisions al
so have been mnde for awarding cash
prizes to boys and girls exhibiting
Holsteln calf cl : calves.
Brazilian Revolt
Still Formidable,
Uruguay Believes
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug. 1.
W) It was stated in an authorita
tive quarter hore late yestordny thht
the Sao Paulo, Brazil, revolt still was
on a formidable footing, notwithstand
ing the rebel withdrawal from Sao
Psub city.
The withdrawal, it was said, was
a strategic one, and to avoid the ef
fect of bombardment of the city,
the rebel army of 30,000 la said to be
proceeding to the interior.
New Stage Tariffs
In Effect Sept.
SAI.E.V, Ore., Aug-. l.-Plekwrk
stages of the northern division have
filed a now joint tariff In conjunc
tion with the West Coast HtaKs
line In Oregon with the public aerv
Ire commission.
The new tariff la effectlvo Sep
tember 1,
8PEAKS AS GOVERNOR
OMAHA, Neb.. Aug. 1. Governor
Charlea W. Ilryun, democratic vice
presidential noiniuec, expressed hit
opinion regarding "defense day" Sep.
tember 12, only in his official capac
ity as governor of Nebraska and his
move was not Intended as a criticism
t-f the republican administration, the
governor said in a statement to the
Associated Press today.
N COURTROOM
Unless Rain Falb Before i
August 8 To Mirumiza
Danger From Fires, Rule
Likely To Be Adopted. I
SALEM, Ore., Aug. I. Unless
there Is rain prior to August 8,
It Is probable that the Oregon
forests will be closed to deer
hunters this fall, It is announced
by F. A. Elliott, state forester.
The dosing or remaining open of
the forests will be decided here
noxt Friday at a special confer
ence of the state game com mis.
slon, with Governor Walter M.
Pierce. The exoesslvely dry condl.
tlon of the forests at present de
mand that some such protection
boglven to prevent further for
est fires. i
NEW BLAZE REPORTED
MEDFOKD, Ore., Aug. 11. All
forest fires in Jackson county were
reported out lute yesterday afternoon
but last night new fire broke out on
Thompson creek just thin side of the
Josephine county line and Superin
tendent B. II. Rankin sent in a force
of fire fighters this morning.
The fire is said to be quite a serious
one. Tho fire in Crater national forest
near Klamath lake Is reported under
control this morning, after having
burned over 250 acres of good timber.
BAD WASHINGTON FIRE '
SPOKANE, WnBh., Aug. 1. A
crew of 200 firo fighters, including
nil the employes of the White Pine
Saah company's mill and logging
canipa were fighting a fire today that
had burned over 7.000 to 8,000 acres
four miles northwest of Kettle Falls,
Wnali., and was advancing along a
front of 10 to 12 miles on Noncy
creek.
The blnzo is burning in white pine,
fir and cedar timber In the Colville
national foreat and baa only to cross
a hill to get into one of the finest
stands of white pine In the district.
IloinforcementB of 300 have been
nskd from this city, - -
y CULT1ST
CLEANS UP 59,000
HOOD RIVER, Ore.. Aug. 1. C
H. Sletton, caahter of the Apple
growers' association, yeaterday for
ward od to J. R. Nunamakor a check
for (12,701.83, returns on 6,072 six
teen pound boxes of cherries which
were shipped by the organization
to eastern markets. Nunamaksr's
cherry orchard Is a little less than
four acres. His total costs for the
Imrvest were approximately $3,000.
Mussolini Defends
Self in Letter to
" Fascisti Gathering.
BOLOGNA, Italy, Aug. l.(P)-r-Promlor
Mussolini of Italy has de
fended his simultaneous tenure
ship of the leading position of th
government and the fascisti party.
In a polemical letter to the mem
bership of 83 fascisti clubs of the
province of Bologna who meet
here today.
Referring to the allegod declara
tion of the opposition that the two
positions were enormously incom
patible, the premier asserted that
the head of the republican French
government was also the head of
tho radical socialist party and the
hoad of the "super-democratlo"
English government was also the
head of tho British labor party.
HEN LAYS EGG
ALL WRAPPED
FOR SHIPMENT
JIKPFORP, Ore., Aug. 1.
Hens on tho Carey ranch, south
of Medfor ' are laying eggs
wrapped tip for shipment. At
least, Mrs. Mnry O. Carey has
on exhibition one egg Inid by a
two-year-old hen, covered with
a white paper-like ruhstance
twisted over one end, after the
fashion of a pear wrapper. She
also broke open a three-yolk pul
let egg this riorning, but It drop
ped into a frying pan before she
could preserve It. Mrs. Carey,
who is an expert ponltry fancier,
declares an egg with three per
fect yolks Is a great rarity.
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