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Evening star., 1924-06-08
STUDENTS IN 3-DAY RIOT,
CALL FOR AID DECLARES
Bucknell Classmen Wrecked House
Where Woman Lay Dead.
Is Charge.
Ry the 4 ssocinted Prcss.

by the asSOClntPu freSs-
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, June THE
local police department tonight was
asked by the chief of police and
burgess of LewiSburg to send officers
to help Subdue 100 or more youths,
said to be students Of BucknelI Uni
versity. who are declared to have
been on a rampage in the borough
since Wednesday night.
students here are shooting of
cannon crackers, carbide cam On and
of Police Earl Miller of Lewisburg
declared "A number of small fires
have been started in automobiles
dresses have been burned OF of
women on the streets and number
of children have been injured.
THE students entered the veterans
memorial cemetery and trampled
down the flags there. Then they
tried to roll away the boulder dedi-
Gated to the soldier dead of this
town. They smashed all the windows
in front of q house in which a woman
was lying dead and pulled q wagon
filled with burning boxes down the
main street They also hurled water
on the burgess, Fl. o. Miller and
threatened to throw me into the
river"
Chief Miller declared that the state
police said they could not give him
aid and that he had gone down on
his knees to the college authorities,
but that the trouble continued" The
Williamsport police department., be-
cause a number of men were i'll and
others were on special duty, was un-
able to send aid.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
CRITICISM STIRRED
CORELLI BITTERNESS
Complained Of Insults Of Press
and Would Not Attend Dick
ems Meeting.
BY Csb}e TO The Star and Philadelphia Public
IndRpr (ppyrisht-

BY Cable to The Star and Philadelphia Public
Ledger. Copyright 1924.
LONDON, June 7.-Ever since Marie
Corelli's death at Stratford- upon
Avon where she lived in what her
critics called arrogant seclusion as
the rival of Shakespeare, many reve-
lations have been made concerning
the character Of this strangely sensi-
tive writer.
novelist is revealed in correspondence
between her and j. W. T. Ley, vice
president of the Dickens Fellowsh ip,
and author of THE Dickens Circle"
In 1906. when Mr. Ley was honorary
secretary, he invited Miss Corelli to
propose the toast of Dickens at the
first annual conference at Manches-
ter. The author of the Sorrows of
Satan" replied:
II am very deeply touched by the
great honor your letter proposes to
me, but 1 cannot possibly undertake
such a task. / hope you will think
leniently of me when L say that the
cruelty and coarseness of the press
personality have been so brutal and
cowardly in many respects that !.
being only woman. and not a very
robust one, though 1 am a writer,
connot consent to expose myself to
them more than l can possibly avoid.
The Manchester press has for
three or four years been steadily
abusive of me-so please allow my
presence alone to be sufficient at the
dinner. They will find plenty of
coarse vituperation for that fact
alone.
Had 1 ever been made sensible of
kindneS-had the warm, generous
spirit of Dickens himself ever have
warmed one soul to a generous act in
my regard that / could look back
upon with gratitude, / should not
have felt as I do now; but am too
much hurt and panied by frequent
and gratuitous insults and calumny
to stand up before a gathering in
which there will be many more en-
emies to than friends, and speak for
my beloved Dickens without break
ing down"
In the end Miss Corelli did not turn
up, though she had booked suite of
rooms at a Manchester hotel. At the
dinner came telegram apoloGizing
for non-attendance.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
RESERVES CALLED
TO PREVENT RIOT
Crowd CT 300 Threatens Trouble
in Trying to Prevent Arrest
in Southwest.

Reserves from the fourth. sixth
and first precincts We're called out
last night to quell an incipient riot
near Sd and N streets southwest
when a crowd of 500 colored persons
attempted to prevent arrest of a
combatant in a fight.
Policeman Goldman, who was at
tempting to make the arrest. suffered
a severe bite on the hand. for which
he was treated at Casualty Hospital
and although rocks, stones, brick
bats and other missiles were thrown.
no one else was injured.
Several shots were fired in the air
by Policeman Byron and Moore of
the fourth preinct, who were with
Goldman, in an attempt to frighten
the assailants. The three policemen
held the crowd at bay until a civilian
summoned the reserves
Thomas Fields. colored, of 4S9 Gull
linane's court southwest, was locked
up and charged with assault.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
Volunteer Workers Viii
Begin Free Serrice
Task Tomorrow.
Original Plan Deferred
Due to Ceremony at
Lincoln Shrine.

Overhauled and in perfect operat-
ing condition. the first of the crystal
receiving sets donated to The Stars
radio shut-in fund" will be installed
in the homes of Washington's poor
and needy invalds tomorrow after
noon by the vanguard OF 200 picked
Boy Scouts. who have been assigned
to the work by Scout executives. The
scouts have been ordered by ARsist-
ant Deputy Scout Commissioner
Thomas \. King. who will supervise
the work. to report to their base of
operations in room 536 OF The star
building tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock.
The list of names of the shut -ins"
eligible to receive the sets contribut-
ed by radio enthusiasts and charitably
inclined persons was turned over to
Scout Commissioner King yesterday
afternoon. together with the equip
ment donated during the initial week
OF the campaign, the aim of which
Is TO place radio set at the bedside
OF every deserving invalid in the Dis
trict. AS the scouts report to. Mr.
King tomorrow afternoon. 4 complete
set, including headphones, antenna
wire and other equipment. will be
e,i'Nh ~ iHtI, anu tHey VIII proceed
at once to the home of the shut in"
designated by the scout commissioner
and install it. Although the boys
Will only work after school in the
afternoon, they expect to have all of
the sets thus far donated, in opera
tion in the homes of the invalids be-
fore the end of the week.
Work Was Deferred.
1t had been originally planned by
Mr.. King to have the scouts begin
the task of Installing the sets yes
| terday afternoon. but the work was
deferred due to the annual field day
of the scout organization at the Lin
coin Memorial, in which all of the
scouts were expected to participate
small delegation of the boys, how
ever, reported to the "shut-in" head
quarters in The Star buildir e,
mapped out preliminary plans Or
installing the sets and overhauIed
some of those which were not in
perfect operating condition.
In this deputation were William
Dukes of Troop Al. Richmond Cham
bers, Kelly Chadwick and William
Luckett of Troop /. and Robert
Chaplin and Ramsdell Heath OF Troop
81.
A complete record of every set in
stalled in the homes of the "Shut-ins'
will be kept by the scouts Periodi-
Evening star., 1924-06-08
PACIFISM DENOUNCED.
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Adopts Resolutions.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June adopt
ing three major resolutions. one di-
rected against extreme pacifism as
being reasonable, another offering a
remedy to cut down automobile accf-
dents, and a third urging all persons
to join political parties and exercise
their voting privileges, the United
States Junior Chamber Of Commerce
elected officers tonight. Louis Ar
land. San Diego. Calf. was chosen
president. Vice presidents-R. +.
Condor, New York: w. NJ Madison,
Jacksonville, Fla: A. G. Mungenast,
ST. Louis, and Grady Vein, East st.
Louis.
The resolution referring to pacifsm
severely criticised the 'pacifiSt radi-
Gals" who it declared, with paid or
self-appointed agents of foreign ma
tions and foreign revolutionary move
ments using pacifisrn as a cloak, are
attacking the time-tried American
methods for maintaining peace and
loyalty to treaties, through interna
tional conference and permanent in
ternatonal cooperation, in order to
bring to the foreground dangerously
misleading verbal nostrums and ut
terly impracticable panaceas, such as
outlawing of war and war refer
endum."
Jacksonville. Fla, and Tulsa, Okla
are leading contenders for the next
convention.
Evening star., 1924-06-08

the department OF the Seine, called
upon him this afternoon. after COM
ing all the way from Algeria, only
to refuse to go before Parliament for
him.
steeE Refuses Post.
Steeg told him it was useless to
combat public opinion and he, for one,
would not offer hsi head for the ak
After seeing Millerand he went to
the Senate this afternoon and let it
be known that he had refused the
premiership.
He said: Tho president Is deter
mined to stand on tho constitution-
It was painful for me to have to re-
fuse, but knew could not success
fully form . government"
Aillsrand was disappointed by
Stseg's refusal, but the determined
stand he has taken up to tho pres
ent leaves an open likelihood that
he won't give up until he has tried
all possibilities
HIS enemies are planning already
to rejoice and his resign alton is
awaited confidently by them.
Action In Demanded
1t Is time there was some solution
as the protfanted criAs II having q
bad poutcl eject. Since the So
c1alists have been mos acttvo IN de-
handing MioerAnds resignation, the
governmental press has been able to
give the impression everywhere that
Herrfot Is being rushed on his feet
by the Soctalists-which frfEhtena he
average citizen.
The average citizen fayors Herriot
but fears the Socialists.
The Communists arc also takin< al
vantage of Millerands resistance to
accuse him Of preparing . military
coup detat, with the Mangin, Lyautey
and othcrs. The Communist party.
through its organ, LHumanite. warns
the workers and peasants to be on
the alert against plot hatchins in
the military academies 1t versaiues
and 81. GERMAN.
The Communists olfer no proof OF
the charga They are merely trying
to capitalize the crisis in their own
interest
For two days the chamber has
been meeting in short, tense sessiona
Upon radical vote the chamber de-
ctded to meet again tomorrow in the
hope or receiving Millerand's resigpa-
tion.
Evening star., 1924-06-08

cally they will visit the invalids and
examine the sets to keep them in
hrSt-clasS working condit ION.
List of InvaEids.
With the list OF invalids who are
anXiously looking forward to one of
the radio sets, contributed to The
Stars ''shut-in fund to break the
monotOny of their loneliness. growing
daily. several hundred additional sets
The sets will be given only to real
"shut-ins' who are financially unable
to purchase them.
Besides the sets. cash contributions
are needed to purchase headphones.
antenna wire, insnlators and other
equipment for installation. The cash
receipts for the first week Of the
campaign, tabuiated last night, to-
tailed s15S. The equipments donated
during the week amounted to fifty-two
crystal sets, seventeen pairs of head
phones, antenna wire. crystals, iasu-
latorS, etc.
Cash Contributions.
Cash contributions should be sent
to The Stars radio shut-in fund"
Sets donated by those who are coeni-
zant of the worthincss of the cam
paign should be left at the bust
ness office of The Star on the first
floor of The Star building,
Six individuals contributed S6 to
the fund yesterday afternoon with
that The stars radio fund is worthy
one in that it's accompi piishments will
bring happiness to the 'Shut-ins' of
those affected with serious illness and
blindness, and applying only to those
who are financially unable to secure IA
radio crystal set to enjoy the enter
tainment regularly broadcast. We
make these contributions
Evening star., 1924-06-08

formation about how to trace the
machine. Then they took it out of a
trunk at Leopold's home and Loeb
twisted off the face of the type, after
which they took the machine and
threw it into a lagoon at Jackson
Park
When young Loeb left home the
day after the killing, while they still
expected to collect ransom, he took
his fathers coat and overcoat, he
said, for "a disguise" Later, at
Leopold's home, he substituted anoth-
er overcoat as being less conspic-
uous. When he purchased railroad
ticket in planting a note for the
slain boys father, he wore glasses
and another overcoat into the station
as disguise" He told how he had
fed from a Chicago hotel during the
development of the early part of the
plot, after plans he had to make the
hotel management believe him per-
manent guest, miscarried. He saio
he thought the fact that he broughs
give an impression of permanency.
He fled precipitately when ne ais
covered that somebody at the hotel
had removed this evidence OF his
"permanency," and forgot 10 leave
so much as a sheet turned oo"n on
the bed to indicate he had occo-
pied it
Dime-N0veI Setting.
Loeb started his statement by say
ing that the crime was planned TOT
excitement and his description
throughout might provide the setting
of dime-novel adventure, as IL tne
friends whom he scanned for Victims
were not real boys. but merely ofa"
ings in an animated reel.
The confession did not show the
two youths as the brilliant minded
boys who planned the most intricate
details Of their crime months rsrn IN isd 40
but they forgot to take into any con-
sideration whatever, q fact that
might have proved their best pro-
lection from suspicion or detection
the fact that they were sons OF
within a few blocks Of their victims.
They decided the amount of money
they wanted, and they decided upon
an intricate relay system to get the
money from their victims parents
chance and killed him while driving
along a main street and did not know
how to dispose of the evidence, the
confession indicated.
w nile COnCeAliUS luc OOuy LII a
swamp, Leopold dropped his glasses
and Loeb dropped a stocking of the
Franks boy. Both were found when
the body was discovered 2 few hours
later, and the glasses led to their ar
rest. They threw away the chisel
with which they struck their victim
and it was found almost within .
day.
When arrested they maintain their
innocence until a chauffeur said they
had not been riding in tho Leopold
car the day of the Staying. this being
a part Of their alibi. Then, apparent
ly believing their entire alibi rested
on this, they confessed.
The state now has In its possession
the glasses, the chisel, the Franks
boys clothing, the auto robe, the ran
som letters. the blood-spattered
clothing of the kidnappers, their
blood-smeared rented car, the field
glasses they used and the typewriter.
The typewriter was described by
Robert E. Grove. states attorney, as
the last link in the long chain of
evidence that had been wound around
the boys preceding their Indictment
a few days ago on charges Of muir
der and kidnapping for ransom, each
crime punishable BY death.
Marian arurnc rYrn
Evening star., 1924-06-08
TAILOR OFFERS LIFE.
Willing to Die for Slayers II
100000 Is Given.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press,
MILWAUKEE. Wis, June Curt
Giessler, q tailor, today admitted he
had written q letter to the Chicago
police offering himself as a substi-
tute on the gallows for Nathan Leo
pold. jr. and Richard Loeb, confess
ed slayers of Robert Franks, upon
payment OF $1,o0o,o0e.
"I did it because I wanted to help
my family in Germany and the poor
tailors of America" he declared. Z
have been out Of work. So have
other tailors. Their lot Is hard.
wanted to help them It is my in
tention that half Of the million dol
lars is to go to my parents in Erfurt
Thuringia, Germany and my five
brothers and one sister there. The
other half is to go to the poor
tailors of America 1 am not afraid
to die"
Evening star., 1924-06-08
ICEHOUSE ON FIRE;
2 ALARMS SOUNDED
Greatest Damage May Result From
Water Filling Chinks
Between Cakes.

Two alarms were pulled last night
to prevent spread of the chilliest fre
in the annals of the department 1t
streets southwest.
Sergt Tolliver of No. IL Engine
company, happening to look up the
street, found flames spouting from
the roof of the ice warehouse OF the
Terminal Cold Storage and Ice Re
frigerating Plant of the Washington
Market Company. He turned in an
alarm.
Despite the fact that 10000 tons of
ice were between the engine room
ammonia tanks and the roof OF the
building where the fire was con
fined, a second alarm was sent in
upon the arrival of the first com
panies, calling out reserve apparatus
for use in case of emergency. The
fre was placed under control easily.
Damage to Building.
Damage to the building, officials OF
the company said, Will amount 10 III
tie compared to the damage caused
IL the water from. hose lines seeped
down into the crevices between blocks
of ice This will render much of the
ice useless, it was stated, since the
water, freezing. is thought TO nav
formed two huge 5,ouO-ton BLOCKS Oh
ice.
The fire served to demonstrate the
corporation which police are show
ering on the fire department as the
result of the automobile jam at the
Galliher lumber yard fire. Capt.
Sheetz had men stationed in a Gordon
at the radius of one block from the
blaze to keep automobile traffice from
blocking streets. Several thousand
spectators turned out to see the blaze
and got a thrill when a hoselinc
sprung a leak and the rurnor spread
that an ammonia pipe had broken.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
LOCAL SCOUTS THIRD
IN FIELD MEET HERR
Reading, Pa, Troops Win Firs,
With Pennsylvania Counties
Tied for Second.

Participating in what was said In
Boy Scout officials to be the Iargest
intercity Boy Scout field day ev.l
held In this country, the local Scour.
won the third highest number "a
points and came within two point!
from tying for first place in field
competitions held at the refectin,
pool in Potomac Park yesterday af,
ternoon.
Scout councils represented in iht
contest in Washington YESTERDAY
were from Philadelphia, Wilmington
Baltimore, Richmond, Norfolk. Ports.
mouth, Roanoke, Reading Pa; Ches,
ter County. Pa; Delaware and Mont.
gomery counties, Pa; Montgomers
County, Va, and this city. In each
case a series of elimination contests
had been held to determine the team
that represented the councils at yes.
terday's meet, and the teams repre-
sented the pick OF Boy Scouts from
the central eastern part OF the coun-
try.
Reading was first with 16 points:
Delaware and Montgomery counties
were second with Is. while Washing
ton was third with II points.
The teams competed in knot tying.
pass, first aid making fire by fri
ton. semaphore signaling, Morse SIG
mailing, fire building and water boil
ing. tent pitching and a ccntipcda
race.
Those winning in the different
were: Knot tying-John Horst e
Baltimore. first; John r. Wink Of
Reading. second. and II. H. Gerow ot
Wilmington. third. Finding point H.
means OF compass-Herman Van
sharp. Wilmington. second. and J.
Paul Fisher. Reading, third.
The team from Deleware and Mont
gomery counties won first place in the
first aid contest: Baltimore won Sec
ond and Philadelphia third.
Fire by friction was won by Nor
folk. with Richmond second. and
Reading third. Walter McBrown and
Philip Herrick of Washington won
place was won by Philadelphia. while
Portsmouth was third. Delaware and
Montgomery counties placed first in
the Morse code contest: Bradford
Abernethy and James Mercer Of
Washington second. and Baltimors
Delaware and Montgomery counties
won first, Clarke county, Pa, second,
and Philadelphia third. The tent
pitching contest was won by Ports
mouth, with Reading second and Roa-
noke third
The centipede race was won by
Reading. Norfolk was second and
Roanoke third.
Col. Irving d. Hunt of the Wa0
Department acted as chief judge. He
was assisted by Lieut.. B. T. Hoi-
cobe. Capt Evans, L!2nt- r.
Storch, Lieut.. w W. Behlow, MAJ. r.
C. Mcdonald, Maj. II. P. Corter. Dr.
W. l. Bean. DR. G. L. Collins, Capt: W.
F. V. Hyden. J. ID. Hall, Charles Bell
and ]. p. Harvey
A bronze plaque was awarded the
winning team. while sliVer AMI
hronze medals were awarded the win-
ners in each event. Colin H. LiN-
ingston. president of the Boy scouts
of America made the prize AWARDS
and congratulated the winners
Evening star., 1924-06-08
PROSPERITY RElGNS
THROUGHOUT SPAIN
Labor Conflicts Held to Be at Low
est Ebb and Foreign Rela-
tions Friendly.
nv WALTER COLLINS.
BY Radio to The Star and the Chicago Dali
Nawy Conyrirht 1924

BY Radio to The Star and the Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1924.
MADRID, June 7.-Comparison Of
the Spain of today and the Spain Of
a. year ago is all to the advantage
of the directory headed by Gen.
Primo de Rivera
There is abundant evidence or
peace and prosperity on all sides.
labor conflicts are at the lowest ebb
and foreign relations are on q most
friendly basis.
True, there are many vital prob
lens, such as the military situation
in Morocco, and the economies of
transport and reduction of the high
cost of living still await solution.
Nevertheless, the situation is more
favorable for tackling them. now that
the government finds itself free from
its other preoccupations.
Observers of long residence in this
country trace the present calm to
the strengthening of authority, which
has besn relaxed under former gov
ernments, bat which the directory
now upholds infiedbly in matters
both great and small knowledge Of
the vigilence of the government is
having the healthiest effect upon
every branch of national activity.
Evening star., 1924-06-08
Bandit Slain in Running Battle.

NEW YORK, June "A bandit
twenty-five years old, in whose pock-
cts were found letters and a chauf-
feurs license bearing the name Of
Alphonse Lavatela of San Francisco,
was killed tonight by Policeman
Thomas Cassidy in a running pistol
battle, after he had shot the cashier
Of = oafetsrta on Lower Broadway.
The cashier. Norris Richman. b
thought t. - mortAIly wounded.
Evening star., 1924-06-08

CONTINUED from First Page.)
tanning the chisel, a disfguring acid
and an anesthetic with which, the
confession said. the pair planned to
kill whoever they should select.
Later Leopold pointed out crowd
of children at play and these two
youths with. pair of field glasses
scrutinized them for a while as pros
pective victims, but having plenty
of time to make their selection, re-
sumed their driving, waiting for a
more favorable opportunity.
Once they fixed on John Levinson.
nine year old son of a wealthy attor-
ney, and for the best part OF two
hours they watched for the moment
when he should break away from his
ulaymates, but missed that moment.
/, Chose Franks by Chance.
,1.oeb's confession indicated that
Robert Franks, the thirteen-year-o
son of a millionaire, finally chosen,
owed his death almost entirely to
chance. 1t was late-time to make
decision-and Robert happened to
cross the street at point where they
could draw uo alongside him.
So they lured him into the car with
an invitation to talk about . tennis
racquet Loeb said that Leopold
struck the boy with the chisel almost
as soon as they could turn Off the
street where they picked him up and
that the gag that killed him was
rtig stuffed down his throat by Leo
pold.
They had no special plans for con-
cealing the evidence, and a youthful
hunger stopped them long enough in
their drive with the body of their
slain victim to get lunch. The bits
Of circumstantial evidence were
mostly carried back to their homes
the boys clothing and the bloody
auto robe with which his body was
covered to the house of Loeb, whose
father is the vice president OF Sears,
Roebuck & Co. and whose spacious
mansion and grounds furnished the
temporary hiding place for the evil
dence, while some OF the clothing was
burned in the Loeb furnace.
Later, at Leopold's home, the
youths spent some time in CONVERSE
fion with their elders and friends before
starting out to dispose Of more evidence.
Threw Typewriter Away.
The typwriter seemingly did not
worry them as a particularly dan
gerous piece of evidence until some
days after the killing when the
inewspapers had been filed with in