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GRANT« PAMH, JOHEI'HINE COUNTY, ORCGON,
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Chicago Youths Change Plea Through Counsel—Surprise
is Occasioned by Action — Their FatekNow in
Hands ol Court-mentality Test Wednesday
Chicago. July 21.—(A. P.l- The
fate oj Kathan lAopold, Jr., and
pilchard Loeb, Indicted for the kid-
naplng and murder of 14-year-old
Robert Franks, rested today "in the
mercy of the court", when a plea of
"guilty” was mude in court by Clar
ence 8. Darrow, chief counsel for the
boys, and affirmed by them after
they had been warned by the court
of the consequences of such u plea.
The decree of punishment, which
may vary from au Indeterminate
prison sentence, a life sentones. In
carceration in an asylum or death,
will be determined after the hearing
as to the boys' mentality, which Is
to start on Wednesday. The chang
ing of the plea nt not guilty to guil
ty was a great surprise to the court.
Chicago. July 21.—(I. N. ?.) —
The shocking details of the crime,
one of the most sensational In his
tory, began unfolding on the after
noon of May 21 last, when a work
man, crossing an obscure road on
the outskirts of Chicago's Routh
Bide, found the body of Robert
schoolboy.
Franks,
14-year-old
plunged Into a muddy culvert, Die-
appearance of the boy had become
known, hut his parents, having re
ceived a letter demanding *10,000
ransom, with full Instructions as to
how It should be delivered, declined
to believe the body that of their son,
and It was not until late in the after
noon that It finally became known
that Robert Franks had been bru
tally slain.
The sensation the discovery of the
body caused was heightened when
two Instructors at Harvard School
for boys, an exclusive Chicago insti
tution. where Robert Franks was a
pupil, were taken Into custody with
in a short time and subjected to the
most rigorous questioning, during
which they steadfastly maintained
utter ignorance of the boy's move
ments the afternoon he disappeared.
Authorities have agreed that only
for the fact that In Nathan l-eo|>old'H
haste to deposit the body of young
Franks and return to the rented au
tomobile which was used to convey
it, he dropped a pair of horn-rinimed
glasses the crlnio probably would
have entered the list of unsolved
mysteries. Those spectacles were
traced to lhe shop from whidi they
were sold, and the buyer was Identl-
fled by members of the optical firm
as Nwthan F. l«eopold, Jr.
On -May 29 l^opold was taken
Into custody on the strength of this
fact. Richard Loeb was arrested
quite by accident. He was known to
have been an Intimate of I-eopold's
and police wanted to know what he
could tell of l-eopold's movements
on the day the crime was committed.
Suave, smiting. Intelligent, both
Ixieb and Ia*opold amazed their
queetloners with the estent of their
knowledge. Their ready replies to
questions and the accurate dovetail
ing of their statements had almost
freed them until the alibi was
reached. Then the super-intellects
with which the boys have been cre
dited reached the cracking point.
They had denied that the glasses
found near young Frank's body be
longed to I<eopold. The youth ad
mitted he had worn such a pair, but
Insisted they were at his home and
he had abandoned their use.
They denied that either of them
owned a portable typewriter of the
kind used by the kidnaper when he
wrote Jacob Franks and signed his
name as "George Johnson,” In de-
inanding 110,000 ransom.
They said that on the afternoon
In question they had been riding In
one of the Leopold automobiles. At
night they "picked up” two girls,
later leaving them and then driving
to the I^opold home, because Dickie
Loeb was the worse for wear as the
result of too much gin.
And then tbo fabric began to
crack. Sven Englund, chauffeur for
the I^eopold family, read these state
ments In the morning newspaper de
livered at the I-eopold home and
went immediately to the office of
States Attorney Crowe, where he re
luctantly told officers that I^opold
was not telling the truth.
"The car he said he used was In
the garage and undergoing repairs
on the afternoon of May 21,” he
said.
Confronted with this statement.
Richard Ixieb, picked by questioners
as the weaker of the two, leaped to
hla feet. His face turned pale and
he was tense as he shouted:
"Did that --------- say that?”
Then with a little more question
ing. the words came tumbling from
the frightened youth. He confessed
the plot which, starting In the mind
('Continued on page Two.)
Chicago, July 21.—(A. P.) —
'Pilota winging their way back and
tyorth across the United Staten in the
air mall service had covered 5,364,-
810 miles up to May 31, a distance
done In 58,262 hours, according to
Luther K. Bell, traffic manager of
air mall service here. It is a general
average of nearly 9 2 miles an hour.
The names of 41 fliers who have
given more than 100 hours' service
to air mall are contained In a report
from Mr. Bell, with the veteran E.
Hamilton Lee, Hazelhurst headquar
ters, leading In number of hours.
His total LMay 31 was 2,387 hours
and 36 minutes for a distance of
201,205 miles. He was appointed to
the air mall in December, 1918, and
at present has the "run” between
Ixtng Island and Cleveland.
To Pilot William C. Hopson,
Omaha headquarters, went the hon
or, however, of having flown his
plane the greatest distance. 'In
2,236 hours and seven minutes ser
vice he covered 221,876 miles. Ho
now follows the air path between
Chicago and Omaha. Hopson Is a
Hill City, Kansas, product who en
tered the air mall service In April,
1920, after a long record In civilian
and army flying.
Only n few hours separated Lee
and James H. Knight for first place.
The pilot who has made enviable
records In night flying and staged
his memorable race with death had
given 2,311 hours and 58 minutes to
the service when' the compilation
was made, in which time he had tra
veled 211,095 miles. Knight is an
other Kansas man, born in Lincoln,
who first entered the air mail ser
vice in June, 1919. He resigned
May 20, 1920 and was reappointed
In October, 1920. His is the Otnaha-
Cheyenno route.
Others who have served more
than 2,000 hours, namod according
to rank In hours, are James P. Mur
ray, headquarters Cheyenne, Chey
enne-Omaha run: William C. Hop-
son: Frank B. Yager, headquarters
Cheyenne, Cheyenne-Omaha run:
Warren D. Williams, headquarters
Cleveland, Chicago - Cleveland run:
Edison E. Moulton, headquarters
Reno, Reno-«Elko run: Wesley L.
Smith,
headquarters Hazelhurst,
Hazelhurst-Cleveland run; L. H.
Garrison, headquarters Omaha, Chi
cago-Omaha run, and Harry O.
Smith, headquarters Omaha, Chey
enne-Omaha run.
All the foregoing pilots 'have cov
ered between 181,000 and 200,000
in Iles.
MOMMY, JULY 21, 1024.
ICHRONOLOGY OF
frank « murder
May 20—Robert Franks,* 14, dis
appeared while on the way home
from school.
May 21—Young Franks' nude body
discovered stuffed Into a muddy cul
vert on Chicago's south side.
May 29—Nathan F. Leopold and
Richard Ixieb arrested.
May 30—Loeb and Ix'opold con
fessed to the kidnaping and ransom
of Robert Franks.
June 2 — Loeb and Leopold ar-
ralgned before Justice Caverly In
criminal court and pleaded not guilty
to charges of murder. Bound over
to grand Jury. Ball denied.
June 5 — Indictments charging
kidnuplng for ransom and murder
returned against Loeb and Leopold
June 27—Coroner's jury held the
youths responsible for kidnaping and
slaying Robert Franks.
July 21—Youths enter pleas of
guilty to charge.
Cavea
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WHOLE NUMBER .WM.
VESSEL SINKS
AND 1AKES 57
LAPS TO DEATH
TENNIS TITLE
HTEAMER FOUNDERS OFF GOTO
INLAND ON JI LY II —
NEWS JUST IN
RICHARD« AND HI NTER DEFEAT
FRENCHMEN IN OLYMPIC
CONTEST
ONE MEMBER OF CREW SAFE
U. S. GETS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Firemun Picked I'p by Trawler and
Tuken Into Port—Ship Carried
No Wireless Overdue
Boxing and Swimming Excelled in by
Americans—Williams and Mrs.
Wightman Win Doubles
¡RATI-LÔM I/EOPOJ/P^]
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FARM BUREAU GETS OFFER
Grain Companies offer to Sell Their’
Entire Holding*
Los Angeles, July 21.— (A.
P.»—Jack Dempsey's right arm
is out of commission as a result
of an auto accident, when his
car was hit by another going in
the opposite direction.
His
right elbow was dislocated, the
neck ligaments were strained,
abrasions were suffered on the
right knee and his scalp was
cut.
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Tokio, July 21.—(A.P.)—Fifty
seven persons were drowned on July
11 when the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
freighter Matsuyama Maru founder
ed off Goto island. The liner was
several days overdue. Today's re
port was the first news of the fate of
the vessel, as she carried no wire
less. The ship carried down all her
officers and crew except one fire
man who was picked up by a trawler
and brought to Kobe.
PIERCE FIGHTS PACIFISM
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RICHARD CONNER SAYS
HE IS FRAMEUP VICTIM
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Vancouver, Wash., July 21.—
Richard Connor, held in jail
here for the Tacoma authori-
ties, declared today he is the
victim of a frameup and that he
knew nothing of the death of
his wife, whose body was found
Sunday in an abandoned well
near Greendale on the Roy
road.
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Day Big Success
GROWING GRASS IN MAN'S EYE
Minneapolis, July 21.— (A.P.)—
Salem. Or., July 21.—(Special) — REYEALED BY DOCTOR'S KNIFE
Thirty-six grain companies of the WITH AND BRAKES ONLY RULES
northwest today offered to sell their
FOR MOTOR TRAFFIC IN PARIS Governor Pierce, despite a large
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entire holdings. Including 1062 coun
Paris, July 21.—(A. P.)—The
try elevators in Minnesota. North Prefect of Police of Paris is now
and South Dakota and Montana, to issuing permits to drive motor cars
the American Farm Bureau federa at the rate of 4,000 a month.
tion.
The police department is consider-
' Ing a new regulation of traffic that
i will relegate all cars driven into
CAVEMAN PICNIC SUCCESSFUL’ congested
Parl"for mere
pl,"u.re 7 the le.88
parts of the town. At
1 present all regulations are disregard-
Saturday Night and Sunday Provide ,ed. The chauffeurs say that other-
Big Time for Members
| wise there would be no possibility
number of pacifist protests received
at his department during the last
few days, has announced that he
would do everything in his power to
make National Defense day, Septem
ber 12, a great success.
'T am in no sense a militarist,”
said Governor Pierce, “but I do be
lieve in being prepared for defensive
war. Danger of attack cannot be
allayed by the methods of the paci
fist.”
Plans for National Defense day
are being formulated under the su
pervision of a general committee
named by Governor Pierce. Dr. W.
J. Kerr, president of Oregon Agri
cultural college, is president of the
committee. Each county in the state
will join in the movement, which is
sponsored by the war department.
On National Defense day all land
forces will be called to the colors to
test their ability to mobilize. The
American Legion, Grand Army of
the Republic and other veteran and
patriotic organizations will be re
quested to participate in ceremonies
to be held in connection with the
mobilization programme.
Olympic Stadium, Colombes.
France. July 21.— (A.P.)—Vincent
Richards and Francis T. Hunter of
the United States today won the
Olympic men's doubles tennis title,
defeating Henri Cochet and Jacques
Brugnon of France. The United
States yesterday won the boxing and
swimming championships.
R. Norris Williams and Mrs.
George Wightman of the United
States today won the Olympic mixed
doubles, defeating Vincent Richards
and Mrs. Marion E. Jessup, also of
the United States.
The two young American tennis
stars. Miss Helen Wills and Vincent
Richards, captured the Olympic sin
gles crown Sunday and clinched an
other brilliant international team
triumph for the United States.
Miss Wills, playing with the calm
and steady assurance which marked
her victorious progress all week, de
cisively vanquished Mlle. Emilienne
Vlasto, a French girl of Greek par
entage, in the women's final. 6-2,6-2
but Richards was forced to battle
through a hard five-aet match under
a broiling sun to take the measure
of his young French rival. Henri
Cochet. 6-4, 6-4. 5-7, 4-6. 6-2, fo!
the men's title.
Gloucester, England, July 21.—
(A. P.)—Instead of allowing the
grass to grow under his feet, a farm
laborer here allowed it to grow in
one of his eyes.
While working in the fields the
laborer got something in his eye.
which he was unable to remove and
as the result of increasing pain, vis
ited a hospital. After examination
of the eye the surgeons decided to
make an incision and discovered a
green blade of grass an inch and a
half long laying between the tissues.
Les Tourelles, France. July 21.—
The grass had grown from a seed I (A. P.)—The United States has won
which was also removed from the the Olympic swimming crown. The
eye. The operation was declared ! Americans scored more points than
successful in every particular.
ever fell to any country at any Olym
pic meet in the history of the games.
The women and men swimmers
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ernst returned
today from a trip to Portland and and divers from the United States
Vancouver. They were accombanied totaled 217 paints. The Swedes
north by Mary Durham, who will were their nearest competitors with
visit Portland relatives. On the re- 58. The men and women of America
turn Mr. and Mrs. Ernst were ac- accounted for 13 first places out of
campanied by Mrs. Harry Clapp and 17 events in which they competed,
daughter. Harriet, who will visit 1 finishing one. two. three in four of
Mrs. Clapp's mother. Mrs. Benjamin, them.
of moving about In Paris. The dri
Members of the Cavemen will ' vers depend entirely on their wits
never go on a picnic again to rest. j and their brakes. Speed regulations
for the member that came back from I were forgotten long ago, but it is
Cave camp last night feeling fresh j [said they will come into use again
and pepful missed out somewhere. when the new code of rules has been
It simply was not a day for rest. completed.
The first annual picnic went over
big with fully 100 people present.
There was something doing every CHEMISTS SEEK SUBSTITUTE
FDR AIXXVHOL IN FAVORING«
minute from the time the first cars
Madison.
Wis.. July 21.—(A. P.)
got there on Saturday afternoon un
til the last cars returned this morn —Tests are under way at the Uni-
I versity of Wisconsin in an effort to
ing.
The chicken dinner served hy the discover a substitute for grain alco-
organizatlon yesterday was undoubt-j hoi in flavoring extracts, according
edly the high light of the picnic. I to Prof. H. A. Schuette of the uni-
Chickens — 50 of them—had been varsity chemistry department, Re-
purchased and these were fried in ' search work on the project has been
halves in a huge kettle of boilingj In progress several months,
grase. In addition, there was ice' The problem on which the uni- SITS ON DYNAMITE AND
IS AMAZED AT SYMPATHY
cream and cake and everything else [ varsity is working is to find some
1
solvent
for
various
oils
used
in
fla
which would be needed to make a
Visalia, Cal.. July 21.—(I. N. S.)
voring extract. Alcohol is declared
meal complete.
—Earl Wortman, who has been
to
be
the
most
satisfactory
substance
The campfire on Saturday nlrht
fighting forest fires ground these
Bucharest. July 21.— (A. P.)— Premier Bratianu has recently an-
was a most enjoyable event. The thus far discovered because oils of
parts, can't understand some people. After several months of negotiation, nounced that the government has no
lemon,
orange,
peppermint,
spear
Cavemen's quartet swung into action
Only the other day a few sticks
intention cf resigning, but the best
and Ole Hanson got his radio to mint. almond, wintergreen and oth
of dynamite—just fifteen or so— the two strongest opposition parties Unformed opinion seems to be that
er
popular
oils
used
in
extracts
are
working, with the result that the be«t
chanced to explode while he was sit in the Rumanian parliament have i there will be grave risks of internal
orchestras on the Pacific coast were not soluble In water.
ting on them and gave him quite a finally reached agreement upon a disorders if the government at-
enjoyed. Very little sleep was se
little ride in the air.
common program. These parties are tempts to hold on for many months
cured on that night.
People were
quite
solicitous the Transylvanian Nationalists, un- more.
The best guess at present
The next day there was little life
when he landed, expecting to see a der Jules Maniu, and the Peasants seems to be that the Liberals will
around camp until late. When the
hospital—or—morgue—case.
) under Dr. Nicholas Lupu. While the stay until the autumn session of par-
other Cavemen began arriving from Four Bandits Rob Employe of Ken
"The dynamite didn’t hurt me. new group, which will be known as liament. and that they will then at-
ton Bank Near Portland
town, a horseshoe pitching tourna
but the hard ground where I landed the National Peasants party, under f tempt, with the approval of the king
ment was held, with several claim
kinda knocked me out.” Wortman 'the parliamentary leadership of Mr.' to have General Averescu. a former
Portland.
July
21.
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(A.P.)
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Four
ing the championship. Sam Baker
said,
much to the surprise of his Maniu. will control at present only i Premier, and Counmander-in-Ch'lef
and Clarence Winetrout provided a armed men today held up the mes
would-be mourners.
about 25 percent of the voting of the Rumanian army during the
senger
of
the
Bank
of
Kenton
in
an
little excitement by staging a wrest
strength of the Chamber of Deputies, World War, form a stopgap govern
ling match in the irrigation canal at outlying Portland business district,
its strength in the country is enor-j ment in order to try to keep out the
and
escaped
in
an
automobile
with
the camp. Honors went to Clarence
Transylvanians and the Peasants.
mously greater.
$2090. They forced the messenger’s
and his two assistants.
In an election that freely express-) The program of the new National
car to the curb with their car and
forced him to hold up his hands, Governor Takes Action in Promotion ed the preferences of the voters it is I Peasants party has been skilfully
of Worthless Stocks
believed the Nationalists would! drawn up so as to make a strong ap
taking the money which he had col
have an almost unanimous vote in. peal for foreign support, not only
lected from the bank's customers.
Salem. July 21.—Declaring that it the new territories of Transylvania, | political, but financial. This pro
The hold up was four blocks from
Gene R« mx I and Alan .MacCauley Are the bank. The robbers escaped in has come to his attention that mil Bocovina and the Banat, while the' gram. while maintaining completely
Arrested Today
an automobile bearing a Washington lions of dollars in practically worth Peasants could undoubtedly count ¡intact the present constitutional sys
less stocks and bond have been sold on a substantial majority in the Old, tem, favors a federalized form of
license.
in Oregon, that men in high positions Kingdom and in Bessarabia. In oth-[ government, similar to Switzerland,
Hearings were being held this af
have lent their influence to the sale I er words, the new "bloc” would pro as against the present centralized
ternoon for Gene Reed, of Grave
of such securities, and that there bably have an overwhelming parlia- form in which the new territories
Creek, and Alan MacCauley, of
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i are reports of officials having re , mentary majority, in spite of the are dominated by the Old Kingdom.
Fruitdale, on charges growing out of Discharged Employe
Returns —
ceived commissions on such sales, fact that It would place the govern Complete freedom, not only in the
alleged liquor (raffle.
Reed is
Shoots Helf After Battle
Governor Pierce appointed a special ment of the country largely in the ory. but in practice, is to be granted
charged with the sale of Intoxicating
to all racial minorities, regardless
Vancouver, R. C., July 21.— (A. committee to investigate.
hands of Transylvanians.
liquor, the officers having been
The present Liberal party govern- of creed or religion; the term of mil-
working on the case for a long time. P.)—E. C. Cordingley, accountant, j He declares that any persons found
MacCauley is up on two charges, the discharged two weeks ago by the Pa-' guilty will be prosecuted. The mem ment. however, representing as it'itary service would be reduced; and
possession of a still and the sale of cific Great Eastern railway, today ( bers of the committee are Oswald doos the financial and industrial In-, the financial and economic status of
Intoxicating liquor. The officers visited the office, attacked Robert ' West, chairman, L. J. Llljeqvist. and terests of the country, and strongly j the country would be drastically re
supported by the Crown, the Ortho-! organized so that the foreign capital
raided MacCauley's place some time Wilson, the assistant general mana George Black, all of Portland.
ago and located a still but were not ger, and after a running battle with | Small investors, says the gover dox church and what is left of the necessary forRumania's economic de-
.'." t be JI velopnient would be attracted to the
able to locate the owner of the place the officers of the company, shot and j nor's statement, are declared to have ¡old land-owning aristocracy, will
j country on a just and safe basis.
been victimized.
killed himself.
[difficult to dislodge from office,
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until this afternoon.
RUMANIAN OPPOSITION PARUES GET TOGETHER
IN COMMON PROGRAM AFTER LONG NEGOTIATIONS
BANK MESSENGER ROBBED
BOND SALES WILL BE PROBED
LIQUOR HEARINGS ARE HELD
ATTACK MADE ON OFFICER