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The Washington times., 1924-08-21
BLOW.
STRlN;KAT.
DEFENSE
Of PAIR
States Attorney Savage
Thrills Court With
Fierce Arraignment
BY GEORGE d. HOLMES,
international News Service.

CRIMINAL COURT, Chicago,
Aug. 81. The story Of the murder
Of little Bobby Franks, its grue-
some details made more dramatic
by all the bitter invective and
caustic denunciation that a re-
sourceful attorney could summon
to his aid, was laid again before
Judge John R. Caverly today as
the State demanded the lives of
Nathan F. Leopold, jr., and Rich
ard A. Loeb in return for the one
they took.
Shouting, gesticulating and
walking up and down before the
collegiate defendants, Joseph P.
Savage, assistant States attorney,
called "murderers, fiends incar-
nate, and the most heartless Grim
inals in all history"
Young Slayers Sobered.
His voice penetrated every corner
of the court room and floated out
Of the wide-open windows into
Austin avenue below, as he called
for two lives for one.
"Dicky" and Babe" were two
sobered young men as they listened
to Savage's rasping voice verbally
shaking the moose in their faces.
They did not laugh, as they have
frequently during this unusual trial.
They watched the shouting States
attorney as IL fascinated.
Savage began the story Of the
crime today at the culvert whore
the two showed Bobby Franks body
into the dirty water of a drain pipe
and poured acid on his features in
an effort to Illustrate recognition.
ut was their intention, so stated"
Savage declared, ito shove the body
of this little boy far into the re-
cesses Of that pipe with a stick.
But, being in a hurry, they failed
to take that precaution, so Leopold
used his foot.
Recalls Love Message.
"And less than twenty minutes
tonly and hidden his body in the
drain pipe. Loeb casually called up
his sweetheart and had a telephone
happenings. And Leopold called
his home.
"Then they called the home OF
their little victim. They told Mrs.
Franks, this boys mother, that her
son had been kidnapped and was
safe, and that she would receive in
structjOns as to how to proceed
later. The agonized mother tried to
find out where her boy was, If he
was safe, but they hung UP on her
after telling her that he was safe.
my God, your honor, at that
very moment that little boy was
lying cold in death. with acid eating
away his features, in that God
forsaken, drain pipe under the
Panhandle tracks,"
Protected "Own Skins"
Savage called them towards. Not
at any point in their cold.blooded,
skillful plotting, he said, had they
taken any chances with their own
skins"
Step by step, he conducted
Judge Caverly through the move.
ments Of the two collegians after
leaving the culvert. He told in a
grisly fashion how they proceeded
to burn the clothes and the auto.
mobile robe still wet with Bobby
Franks blood" how they buried
the metal buckles and objects about
the clothing that would not burn;
how they went to their homes and
conversod casually with msmhnA
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ny International NEWS SeRVAces
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug q.
After being weather bound in Ice
land for three weeks Lieutenant
Lowell Smith and Lieutenant Erik
Nelson, United States army
'round-the-world aviators, hoped
off for Greenland at 7:15 o'clock
today. The Italian distance ayia-
tor, Lieutenant Locatelli who ar
rived here several days ago, accom-
panied the Americans. He had
been granted official permission
to do so.
Although Locatelli's plane i
smaller than the American ma
chimes it has a greater cruising
radius.
Good Weather Reported.
American ships patrolling between
Iceland and Greenland reported good
weather conditions all the way, but
the landing conditions at Frederlks-
dal were said to be very bad.
Although Locatelli was ahead Ut
his colleagues, when the Richmond
was passed he was the last to get
away. He was in the rear as Smith
and Nelson drifted from the inner
harbor in taking off.
All the aviators were cheerful at
the prospect Of getting out Of Ice.
land after their long delay here.
Officers on the Richmond esti-
mated that the fliers would reach
Frederiksdal about 6 O'Clock.
Nays Supplies Short.
The fliers had hoped to get
away at o'clock in the morning.
but were detained. Their decision
to make q supreme effort to hop
off this morning was due to the
shortage of fuel and provisions on
the cruiser and destroyer fleet that
Is guarding the waterway routes
Of the airmen.
Smith said the airmen would fly
to Frederiksdal slightly northwest
OF Cape Farewell on the southern
extremity Of Greenland. The dis.
lance Is more than 800 miles.
The U. 8. 8. cruiser Richmond.
which came to Port with spare
parts for the. two American ma.
chimes, left last night and reported
by wireless this morning that she
was about seventy miles out on the
route to Cape Farewell.
Quick repairs were made upon
the planes Of Smith and Nelson
after the parts had been landed
from the Richmond.
Ships Ready to Aid.
The American cruiser Milwaukee
IL in Greenland waters and there
are two; destroyers patrollinT in
between to give quick aid II anv
OF the aviators have an accident.
The fliers hoped to reach the
vicinity OF Cape Farewell between
4 and o'clock this afternoon.
They took an extra supply Of
petrol. estimating that II would be
sufficient to carry them more than
800 miles at a pinch.
Under the original plans the fliers
were to have gone from ReykiavilI
to Angnnagsalik, on the east coast
Of Greenland, but there was no
much ice off that Greenland port
that the plan had to be changed.
Most Dangerous State.
It was suggested that a landing
be attempted in the sea off Angmag.
salik but the navy officials, after
comforting with the airmen, agreed
this would be too dangerous.
According TO q radiogram from
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To Name New Cardinal

ROME, Aug. 21.-M onsignor
Caretta. papal nuncio to Paris, and
Monsignor Pacelli, papal nuncio to
Munich, viii be elevated to the
Cardinalate at a consistory in No
vember, 1t was learned at the Vati.
can today,
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to have used, but a large cartridge
belt was fastened around her waist.
A riding horse tied to the fence
along a back road near the scene,
police says was probably used by
her to make her escape.
The girl was conscious when
taken to the hospital, but refused
to talk.
The Washington times., 1924-08-21
.R-3 Will Soon Start
Flight To u. S.
BY s. D. WEYER,
international NeNKn Serriea.

Copyright International News serice)
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany Aug 21-'The moment
deliver the ZR3 to the United States naval authorities at
Lakehurst n j. after safe and satisfactory flight
the Atlantic Ocean, will be the happest in the world
and consider my lifes work crowned
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Most Dangerous State.

It was suggested that a landing
be attempted in the sea off Angmag.
salik but the navy officials, after
comforting with the airmen, agreed
this would be too dangerous.
According TO q radiogram from
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THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Friday;
somewhat cooler tonight:
moderate north, shifting to
east and southeast winds,
The Washington times., 1924-08-21
JERUSALEM UNMoVED
AT EMIR'S ABDICATIoN

JERUSALEM. Aug. 21.-This city
was unconcerned today when 1t re.
ceived a report from Transjordania
that the Emir Abdullah had alb.
dicated.
The Washington times., 1924-08-21

When police arrived on the
bcene they were unable to find
che revolver which she was reported
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
SLEMP MAY DIRECT
COOLIDGE CAMPAIGN;
KEYNDTER|S SOUGHT
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN

WASHINGTON, April 11.-In
his campaign after the nominatil 9
convention, President Coolidge
is understood to have fixed his
glance approvingly on G. Bascom
Slemp, his secretary. Accordingly
vigorous campaign is UNDER way
to make Slemp chairman IF the Re
publican national committee at the
Cleveland convention in June.
But at the same time the friends Of
John T, Adams, present chairman,
are organizing a fight to keep him
in command This is a direct pro-
test by close friends of Harry M.
Daugherty and others who do not
want complete Coolidge domination
of the party.
1t has always been understood that
Mr.. Adams would retire at Cleveland.
But since the Daugherty case came
up Mr.. Adams and George 3. Lock
wood secretary OF the committee,
have headed a group which differed
strongly with those who thought
Mr.. Daugherty ought to be forced
out for the good of the party. They
have not hestated to voice their
disagreement with Lodge, Pepper,
Borah and other senators who de-
manded that Mr.. DauS merry De dlS-
missed.
Mr. Slemp, who today seemed the
most probable Coolidge candidate
for the craftsmanship, wh'c carries
with it the responsibility Of conduct
ing the campaign, has proved him
self extremely useful 20 the presi-
dent and has impressed Mr.. Coolidge
by his manner Of handling people
and dealing with the problems of his
office. Mr.. Slemp has been, first
of all, a political secretary and the
roLtine of the office has not been
allowed to hamper him to any great
degree.
Though he and the president were
virtually strangers when Mr.. Slemp
was named, they have come to be
very close and Mr.. Slemp is advised
with more than any man except
Frank Stearns, the presidents friend
of many years. In addition to Sc
lecting a campaign manager, Cool
idge leaders are considering careful
ly now the choice of a "keynoter"
for the convention. Two have been
tried out-Senators Iepper and
Borah-and both have been found
unavailable. Senator Pepper made
a speech which drew fire from many
within the party and Senator
Borah's speech was far too indie
pendent and liberal" to suit party
chiefs. The next candidate to be
tried out will be Secretary Of State
Hughes, who will address New York
Republicans next Tuesday.
(COpyright. 1924. by United Press)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
COOLIDGE DIRECTING
VIGOROUS DEFENSE:
OF TREASURY HEAD
Storm Over Revenue Bureau
Probe Breaks Anew in Sem
ate-Heney Still Center of
Struggle

WASHINGTON, April 14.-With
both sides newly fortified by en-
trenchments thrown up over the
weekend, the senate today resumed
its war over Secretary Mellon and
the future of the congressional in
Vestigation program.
Senator Watson3 Republican, In.
diana, chairman of the special COM
mittee investigating the internal
revenue bureau, told his colleagues
and Democratic leaders privately aft
er conference with President Cool
idse and Mr.. Mellon that the presi-
dent had not intended by his mes
sage last week to strike at any Of
the senate inquiries except that di-
rected against the treasury score
tary.
Administration opposition to the
employment of Francis J. Heney as
special counsel for the revenue bu,
reau committee would be continued.
the Indiana senator said. regardless
Of the fate of the Democratic move
to make that employment legal by
a formal senate resolution.
When the Interpretation placed on
the presidents message by Senator
Watson was communicated to Sen
atOr Robinson, of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader, the latter de
clared the president in that case
ought to send d supplemental mes
sage" explaining his exact purpose.
Storm Breaks on Floor
While these interchanges were in
progress at private conferences and
in the senate cloak rooms, debate on
the presidential admontion to the
senate to stay within the law
broke out afresh on the floor SEN
ator Edge, Republican, New Jersey,
declared Democratic criticism of Mr..
Coolidge's message was based on dis
appointment that the revenue bu-
reau inquiry had not disclosed i'm.
proper tax refunds to the Mellon
companies"
Senator Watson said after the
white house conference that he
would not press Immediately his
resolution TO end the revenue bu-
reau inquiry and that he saw no
occasion now for a reply to the
statement made public last night
by Governor Pinchot, of PennsyL
Vania.
Governor PinChot confirmed what
l said in the senate Saturday,"
Senator Watson said, that he had
suggested to Senator Couzens, oC
Michigan the employment of Heney.
[ see no occasion for a reply"
With Senator Couzens seriously
i'll in a hospital at Baltimore, the
inquiry has been suspended tenn
porarily and it is not likely that
there will be an effort to press
it before his return to the senate.
There is every indication, however,
that the part taken by him and
by Governor Pinchot in the con-
troversy will have prominent
place in the senate debate until
The issue is settled
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
The Weather
FORECAST FOR TUESDAY

FORECAST FOR TUESDAY
NirGnia Cloudy 'and unsettled;
cooler in north portion.
North and South Carolina: In
creasing cloudiness, becoming unset
lied in west portion.
Georgia: Cloudy. probably showers
in west portion.
Florida: Mostly cloudy.
Extreme Northwest Florida and
Alabama: Mostly cloudy; probably
showers.
Mississippi: Local showers.
Tennessee and kentucky: Show
erS; mild temperature.
Louisiana: Tuesday partly cloudy
TO cloudy.
Arkansas: Partly cloudy 10 cloudy.
probably scattered showers.
oklahoma: Partly cloudy.
East Texas: Unsettled. probably
local showers.
West Texas: Generally fair.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
Florida Woman Seeks
Seat in Democratic
National Convention

TALLAHASSEE Fla, April IL
Miss Gertrude D. Corbet, of Jack
souville, today qualified as d candi-
date in theS June primary for dele
gate to the Democratic national con-
vention from the state at large. She
is the first woman candidate ever to
qualify for such a position, it was
stated at the office of secretary OF
state.
Others to qualify today were Louis
O'Bryan, of kissimmee, as state SEN
ator from District 10, who will op-
nose Senator NJ. O. Overstreet, OF
Orlando, and Ben C. Willad, of
Miami, who will oppose Senator John
". Watson from the 18th district,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
Bids Asked for Gutter
Around the Apex Of
Washington Monument

WASHINGTON, April IA job
was offered by the government to-
day to somebody who is willing to
put a metal gutter around the apex
of the Washington monument.
The slight slope in the shaft has
caused water to leak through the
windows more than 800 feet up and
BIDS were invited today on work to
correct the condition.
In making the announcement. the
office of public building and grounds
said they expected the bids would
he higher than for "ordinary gutter
construction work"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
.Mother's Life Is Saved
By Cries of Baby, but
Father Goes to Death

BOSTON, April 1.-two glasses
Of deadly poison, mistaken for "a
harmless family remedy, and mixed
for headache relief. were at the lips
of Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Banker
Sunday when their eight months
old baby commenced to cry. Mrs.
Banker set down her glass aud
went 10 the child. Her husband
drained his. and Is minutes later
was dead.
He had taken the supposed mcdi-
cine by error from an open package
of unmarked poison
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
NJ ADOO OPPOSITION
FAILS To STEM TIDE
Of ONWARD MARCH
Chairman Of National Me-
Adoo Committee Sees Ger
tain Domination Of Candi-
date in N, Y, Convention

| CLEVELAND, Ohio, April IL
/ (By the Associated Press).-DaVid
/ Ladd Rockwell, chairman of the ma
tional McAdoo for president com
mittee, made the following state
ment today:
"There has never been a candidate
for a Democratic presidential nomi-
! nation in the last sixteen years who
has made such a remarkable record
in winning states in primaries and
! conventions, ana in breaking into
enemy territory, despite a campaign
! of SANDER and vituperation, as has
William Gibbs McAdoo this year He
! is ending this week with 1853 dele
! gates already elected, in every sec
ton of the United States, pledged to,
or favorable to, his nomination. He
i will end tie next week with over
! 209 delegates, and L am quite certain
that the McAdoO forces will enter
the New York convention with over
500 votes. will dominate the conVen-
ton and will nominate Mr.. McAdoo.
The opposition to Mr.. McAdoO is
| seeking new weapons with which TO
| attack him, having found that it
was not able to delude the people
with its smoke screen about oil. In
| North Dakota, subsequent to the
! Doheny incident, McAdoo received
| the Endorsement of both elements Of
I the Democratic party and was unop-
I posed i'll the primary. In Georgia,
McAdoo won, defeating Senator I'm
/ de"wood, four to one.
"The Democratic voters of South
! Dakota followed the lead of North
Dakota and elected McAdoo dele
! gates. The vote was three and four
! TO one over the opposition.
Arizona Divided
! "The Arizona state central COM
m.ttee has chosen nine delegates with
/ half a vote each who are McAdoo and
| three opposed to him. In Wisconsin
five districts elected McAdoo dele
/ gates. The Kansas state convention,
April ?, elected d McAdoo delega-
ton under the unit rule. The Demo-
/ Gratis of Iowa followed the next day
with another McAdoo delegation, the
unit rule insuring Iowa's twenty-siX
votes to the former secretary.
"In Illinois, the McAdoo support
ers, although the victims of what
William l.. O'Connell, McAdOo man
ager in the state, termed the most
corrupt primary l have ever known
in Chicago" won ten McAdoo pledged
delegates downstate where there was
an honest count. In addition to this
about the same number of unpledSed
delegates downstate who are friend
ly to McAdoo were chosen.
ut is q matter of significant com
ment that every reacuonary eIe-
ment, corrupt boss, vicious influence
and predatory interests of great
wealth are welded together against
I McAdoo. And it is even more slgn1tl-
cant that these unholy efforts, these
treacherous Blows below the belt,
these damna BILE combinations OF
privilege, graft and corruption, are
failing where the people are Tree.
ITO recapitulate thus far McAdoo
delegates have been elected as toi-
| lows:
"Arizona, IL; Alaska, 6; Canal
Zone, 6; Georgia, %; Hawaii, b; In
nois, 10; Iowa, 26; Kansas, 20; Maine
! s; New Hampshire, {; North Dakota
no; philippines. 6; Porto Rico, .;
South Dakota, 10; Wisconsin, Io'
total 163 8"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
Woman Pleads Guilt
Of Attempt to Forge
Schwab Name on Note

NEW YORK, April 14.-Mrs. Myr-
tla Bowman Hayes pleaded guilty in
general sessions court today TO a
charge OF attempted forgery for in
dorsing the name OF Charles NJ
SchWab 10 4 $4,000 note.
Her trial was to have been re-
sumed today.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
Man Blows Himself Up
With Belt Of Dynamite
And Electric Battery

HOPATCONG, y. J, April II
David Wright, II, storekeeper at the
plant of the Atlas Powder company
here, committed suicide by tying
three sticks Of dynamite to his belt
and dischareing them with an cleo
trio battery, according to Coroner
NoeI6er, He was said by friends &c
have been desnondent for some time
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
Heavy Quake Recorded

VA SHIN C TON, April IA
neuVy earthquake shock was record
rd today on the seiSmoSraph At
Georgetown university /. was Of
prolonged duration.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
NORTH CAROLINA NAMES
STATE MEET DELEGATES

RALEIGH, n. c., April l2.-Dele'
oates TO the state and congressional
conventions were selected at con
ventions held by Democrats in each
OF the one-hundred counties IN
North Carolina today.
The Wake County convention
here indorsed Josephus Daniels
former secretary Of the navy LOT
the democratic nomination for the
presidency. The resolution propos-
ire the endorsement of Mr.. Dances
nreciDitated a fight at the conNeh-
ton. w. Is. Jones, local attorney
vigorously opposing it, on the
Grounds that such action was IN
fair to other men who were aNoWe"
candidates for the nomination. ON
a roll call, the resolution mdorS'
mo, MIR. Daniels was carried DY d
vote of 12S to "a.
MADOO'S MANAGER TO
CONTEST IN Chicago
CHICAGO. April u. - A formai
public statement today by DaN1t
I.add Rockwell national manager Oh
The NcAdoo campaign referred 10
last Tuesdays Illinois Democratic
urinary as 1.-The most corrupt elec-
ton in Chicago history.
evidence of gross and palpaoie
fraud ana election theft, he SAID
will be presented to the proper trl'
bunal
There are two essentials in any
election. casting the ballot ana
counting. If either is corruptlE
manipulated there is cloud on the
title of the apparent victor
The primary i'm Chicago Tuesday
was aptlv characterized 10y William
l.. O'ConneN, chairman Of the Illinois
McAdCo campaign committee, as the
most corrupt primary l ever have
known i'm my experience in Chlca'
so politics.
There is cloud on the boss
title"
McAdoo was unopposed for the
Democratic presidential preference
in the primary, but a slate of pledg-
ed McAdoo delegates was entered in
virtually every district, and eight
delegates at large sought support Of
the McAdoo candidacy throughout
the STATE. The pledged candidates
were defeated by large majOritieS in
Chicago BY entries carrying the col
ors of Geolee +. Brennan. Illinois
Democratic chieftdin, but downststc
the McAdoo slate won in many dis
tricts.
one of the cIearest evidences of
the Ch:cago fraud" the statement
said is to be found in comparison
If returns in the city with those
from outside the county, where the
McAdoo pledged slate ran consider,
ably ahead of the boss slate"
Charges that municipal employees
in Chicago were forced to active par
ticipation il the campaign against
the McAdoo slate and that coercive
methods We're used in many in
stances. figured in the pre- primary
campo IN,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15

SAN FRANCISCO.-Evan Bur
roWes Fontaine, dancer, files second
suit for million dollars against Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Whitney for al
legged breach of promise. -.-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15

SCRANTONO. Pa.-Vote to call
general strike of 10000 employees of
Pennsylvania Hillside Coal and Iron
Company is taken by general griev-
anCe committee.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15

TOkIO.-Navy department esti-
mates for restoration of the property
damaged or destroyed by the earth
quake last September total $780,
100000
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15

NEW ORLEANS.-Customs Off
GERS seize 1920 rounds of ammuni-
ton on the Norwegian steamer
Gansfjord, which had cleared for
Belize, British Honduras.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-02-15
WHAT CLYDE BREWER
HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT

Cedaredge Champion
A movement has just been started
in Grand Junction to ask that the
Western State College. now located
at Gunnison, be moved to the juno
tion. 1t is just such short sighted
policies that prevent the proper
growth Of the Western Slope and
tend to keep all the state institutions
on the eastern side Of the range. The
Gunnison college has been . source of
jealousy over the slope generally for
years and Grand Junction can always
be relied upon TO foster any move
ment to disrupt the institution. At
present Gunnison has a splendid cam
pus and site, many thousand dollars
have been spent for buildings and the
institution has been steadily growing.
The present difficulties have nothing
to do with the location Of the school
but could have happened to any
other town on the slope, in fact, other
state institutions are under fire ON
the same grounds. II Grand juno
tion wishes to become the jobbing
center it aspires to be, such jealousies
must be overcome. Instead Of asking
for the removal of an established in
stitution the Junction and other towns
of the slope should unite in asking
that the institution be assisted hnan-
cially to a point where it can become
efficient in handling the needs Of this
section Of the state. There is much
to lose and nothing to be gained by
such tactics.