VOLUME XIX NUMBER 176.
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1924.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CHICAGO MURDERERS HURL DEFY AT GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT SUMS UP FINAL
EVIDENCE PREPARATORY TO
CROSS-EXAMINATION WITNESSES
Leopold Had Made Plans for Suicide in Case He
Was Caught—Told States Attorney
Murder Was No Crime
CHICAGO, July 28—Arrogant, even after they had broken down
and confessed to the killing of fourteen year old Robert Franks, Aa
than Leopold and Robert Loeb declared that they did not regret their
crimes, and defied the authorities to try and hang them.
This information was disclosed before Chief Justice John R- Cav
erlv, in the Criminal Court, here late yesterday afternoon by three
detectives.
While on the stand Leopold told the States Attorney, Robert E
Crowe, “In my code of honor murder is no crime.” The detective
testified that Leopold also said, shortly after his confession, “My only
crime is getting found out, I am not sorry for any thing I have done
but I am sorry I was caught.”
Leopold and Loeb laughed at the testimony of several witnesses,
and a detective testifying: “Leopold told me a crazy story about
some plan that he had considered for killing himself in the event he
was caught. Leopold said he had never made an real plans for sui
cide, other than a few that he had in his own mind.”
Leopold also told the detective that the true reason for the crime
had never been revealed.
HOPE SAYING MURDERERS CENTERS ON SHOWING
THEY WERE MENTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE
CHICAGO, July 28—The hope of saving Leopold and Loeb from
the gallows centers on the plans of Clarence Darrow, their attorney
to demonstrate the degree of mental irresponsibility necessary for
such a crime, or to determine if it was due to a diseased mind.
The question of legal insanity is not brought forth for the de
fense, said Darrow, whose index of the line of defense, afforded the
appearance of Doctors \V. J- Ilealev and Ben Lueek of New York,
noted specialists in juvenile delinquency, who joined the five Chicago
experts, who had been engaged by the defense.
* They will also base a plea for mercy, on the youth of the boys,
Crowe said, “I think we have made out an iron-clad case and will
win the day.”
MIND DOCTORS CONTINUE EXAMINATION OF BOY
SLAYERS
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Photo, left to right—Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, the
confessed slayers of Robert Franks of Chicago; Walter Bachrach, at
torney for the defense; Dr. James Whitney Hall, famous alienist who
is'now making an examination of the two boys in an effort to deter
mine whether or not they are mentally deficient.
MADE HIS OWN CODE, SAYS LEOPOLD
CHICAGO, July 28—On the witness stand yesterday, Cortland
told of taking two revolvers, boat loaded, from Leopold’s room and
also told of Leopold’s confession saying lie was not sorry for Franks,
saying “I don’t give a damn if Franks croaks this very minute.” Leo
pold told of his religious and moral training:
“Up to the time l was eight, I was taught consideration for oth
ers but after that time, “I drilled out for myself and made my own
code. ’ ’
Judge Caverly examined the death car which is stationed in the :
jail yard, accompanied by the defendants, who are not ready for a
cross examination.
GOVERNMENT SHAPES UP TESTIMONY
CHICAGO, July 28—The final pieces of testimony with which
States Attorney Crowe has been building bis mountain of testimony,!
in the hearing which is to determine the fate of Loeb and Leopold,
were reached this afternoon.
GEORGE SEXTON RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO EAST
George Sexton, proprietor of the
Sexton Hotel and Delegate to the Re
pa^Tftan National Convention return
ed home- today on the Yukon, after a
month spent in the east. From the
seat of the Convention Mr. Sexton
went to Washington, D. C., where he
visited with his brother. He reports
having a grand time while away.
LAFOLLETTE CONCENTRATING
FORCES IN STATE NEVADA
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28—
LaFollette is concentrating his forces
in Nevada where the first test of their
fight to have their ticket placed on
the official ballots this fall, will be
staged August fifth, when the state
primary is to be held. This announce
ment was made by campaign leaders
today .
PERSIAN HOB TRIED
PULL VEIL FROM FACE
WIFE MAJOR IMBRIE
U. S. GOVERNMENTSENDING VIG
OROUS PROTESTS PERSIA
AS RESULT OF ATTACK
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28—
The government was advised Saturday
of indignities to Mrs. Imbrie, on the
part of Persians, whose husband Maj
or Robert Imbrie, American Vice con
sul, was killed at Teheran. It is now
preparing a demand that American
citizens be protected.
The decision of the Department of
State to take this action followed the
receipt of advices from Joseph Korn
feld, American Minister, telling of
insults to the widow of Imbrie, for
which young Persians are responsible.
One Persian youth grabbed the veil
from her face and attempted to ex
pectorate on her person, while the na
tive police, who remained nearby, re
mained unactive.
This was stated to have occurred in
Teheran last Tuesday.
Dispatches Two Notes
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28—
The State Department announced to
day the despatch of two “vigorous
representations,” as a result of the
attack upon Mrs .Embrie by a mob.
TWO KILLED WHEN
6 AUTO UPSETS ON
EVERETT HIGHWAY
SEATTLE, July 28.—Miss Doris
Chambers, 22, stenographer, and Nor
man Garmine, married, and an em
ploye of the General Petroleum Com
pany, met death on the Everett High
way Saturday night while returning
from a dance at Gianite Falls during
the early morning hours.
Norman Garmine was burned to
death when the auto in which he was
speeding upset. His companion re
ceived fatal injuries, which resulted in
her death within a few hours. Gar
mine leaves a widow and baby.
AMERICAN LAWYERS PAY
LIQUOR BILL CONTRACTED
BY FATHER G. WASHINGTON
LONDON, July 28 —A party of Am
erican lawyers Sunday visited Bras
nouce College, Oxford and settled an
unpaid bill of seventeen shillings and
six pence for ‘“brad b*er” contracted
in 1663 by Lawrence Washington, a
great grandfather of George Wash
ington.
SENATE COMMITTEE IS
WORKING ON PROGR AM
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28—
The senate committee to investigate
the Internal Revenue Bureau, now
headed by Couzens, and pursuing their
determination to delve into prohibition
enforcements and the record of Secre
tary Mellon, proceeded today to se
lect a counsel for gathering evidence.
HYLAND BE CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR NEW YORK
LOS ANGELES, July 28—Mayor
Hyland departing for his home last
night, indicated that he will probably'
be a candidate for Governor of New
York.
TOURIST FALLS FROM TRAIL
LONGMIRE SPRINGS, July 28—
Mrs. J. A. Jordan ,a tourist and the
bride of J. A. Gordon of Long Beach,
California, was killed when she fell
from Trump Trail, in Rainier Nation
al Park, into the waters of a creek
below. Her husband was exploring,
the trail ahead.
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ALASKA
Vast Golden Land of the Midnight Sun,
With strange ice rivers, that sparkle as they run;
Wierd totem poles in Indian villages, so odd—yet we trace
Symbolic figures in crude art, by a primitive race.
A Mystic Country with its Northern. Lights,
Pale spectres that flit here and there in blue sky flight;
Over the hill-sides are cities, sloping to level sea-shore
Above the heights, great cataracts tumble with a rear.
The blue-fox farms on their island homes
Are fenced in by waters that break and foam;
Brawn;/ men in tents nealh the balsam pine,
W ith camp fires burning, on the long coasl-linr-.
Burning and glowing on rocky, mossy sod,
Truly your thoughts are uplifted to Heaven and God.
Deep, the “Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,” Swift is
the Yukon flow.
Icy-blue glaciers in silver waters, reflect at sunset, a
crimson glow'.
Alaska’s green coast, is mountain-walled high
For hundreds of miles, along the horizoned blue sky;
Our Ship is now plowing through waters of changing hue,
Farewell, white heights; Vast Alaska, wre bid you adieu.
—Mrs. W. H. Gillespie.
TARS AND FEATHERS
GIRL FOR PUTTING
ARM AROUND HUSBAND
MRS. MARY SHANK AND BUSI
NESS MEN MERRILY TAR
AND FEATHER CULPRIT
•FREDERICK, Maryland, July 28
—Mrs. Mary, 20, wife of Lloyd Shank
of Mversville, defiantly . told the
court here it was she who had beaten
and tarred and feathered Miss Doro
thy Grandon, 20 last night on the |
State Road.
Fifty business men, leading citizens •
! of Myersville, were happily helping
her, she said. A witness said they had
; found Miss Grandon with her arm
around Shank.
FREDERICK, Maine, July 28—|
Eight men and women were arrested j
in connection with tarring and feath- j
ering Miss Dorothy Grandon, twenty 1
years olcf, of Martinsburg, Virginia.
They have been arraigned for the
September term of the Grand Jury,
and are being held under a two thous
and dollar bail, each.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURER
DUE IN SEWARD THURSDAY
Paul Stark Seeley, noted Christian
Science lecturer ,acompanied by Mrs.
Seeley will arrive in Seward Thurs
day from Anchorage and will deliver
an address while here. Mr. Seeley de
livered lectures in Fairbanks, Nenana
and Anchorage, and it is expected he
will draw a large ci'owd here. From
Seward he will go south, lecturing at
Cordova, Juneau, and other coast cit
ies. He made the trip into Alaska via
Skagway and the Yukon.
HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE DROWN
IN WRECK OF JAP STEAMER
TOKIO, July 28—One hundred and
sixty-nine persons were drowned in
the wreck of the steamship Tairei
Maru ,of Hokada, last evening.
REVOLUTIONARY FORCES
WITHDRAW FROM PAULO
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 28—
The withdrawal of the revolutionary
forces from Sao Paulo and the occu
pation of that city by the Brazilian
government forces, was announced to
day in advices received by the State
department.
COOLIDGE WORKING
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28—
Coolidge abandoned his usual week
end trip and is working on his notifi
cation address.
Miss Elsie Leslie and Miss Thelma
Ellsworth arrived home last evening
from Fairbanks, where they went with
the Frank Reedy party.
OBJECT TO SUBMITTING
TO INTERNATIONAL BANKERS
LONDON, July 28—Although the
Inter-allied conference is marking
time today, there is an observable
ershardening in the attitude of all
delegates against submitting to the
dictation of internationaMfihanciers in
formulating a protocol to launch the
Dawes plan.
FOUR FISH TRAPS
SEIZED BY AGENTS OF
U. S. GOVERNMENT
WM. P. STUDDERT EXERTS OFFI
CIAL POWER TO ELIMI
NATE ILLEGAL FISHING
(Anchorage Daily Times)
While engaged in patrolling the
Cook Inlet region last Sunday, Wm.
P. Studdert, bureau of fisheries agent
in Southwestern Alaska, apprehended
four traps illegally fishing during the
closed period provided by the White
fisheries bill, and seized traps and
trap sites, salmon, appurtenances and
equipment. He also placed the watch
men under arrest and left the traps in
charge of government deputies.
According to Mr. Studdert two of
the traps found operating were own
ed by Libby McNeil and Libby, one
by the Northwestern Fisheries, and
one privately owned and operated by
a Russian Priest.
Mr. Studdert arrived in Anchorage
early this week in connection with the
seizures and legal action has been in
stituted, looking to the'forfeiture of
the articles seized.
Law is Specific
Under the White fisheries bill' no
traps are permitted to operate be
tween six o’clock .Saturday morning
and 6 a. m. Monday. The law for
merly provided for thirty-six hours’
closing period each week, but the new
measure provides for full 48 hours.
The penalty imposed for violation
of the close dfishing period amounts
to $5,000 fine, ninety days in jail, or
confiscation of all equipment. Mr.
Studdert declares a rigid patrol will
be enforced during the fishing sea
son, as the government is determined
to enforea the law and to punish all
violators. The ciosed fishing period
permits enough fish to escape the
trap as to insure a goodly number
reaching the spawning grounds. With
the continuation of-the regulations
now in force an * a reasonable observa
tion of the law by ihe fishermen, Mr.
Stoddert believes it will not be long
before Cook Inlet will again be plenti
fully stocked with salmon.
ARGENTINE FLYER LEAVES
FOR ROME TODAY
LYONS, France, Major Jandi, the
Argentine round-the-world flyer left
Lyons for Rome todav.
SEATTLE WILL BE
END WORLD FLIGHT
AIRMEN LEAVE TODAY
SEATTLE, July 28—Seattle has
been chosen as the end of the round
the-world flight, according to advices
received by the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce today.
Protest^ Filed Against Seattle
LOS ANGELES, July 28—A bar
raeg of telegrams are being laid down
on Washington, D. C., today in an ef
fort to get the war department to
end the world flight at Santa Monica.
General Patikk, chief of the army
air service, said one of the reasons for
the selection of Seattle for the end
of the flight, is that it will allow the
fliers to complete the aerial circum
navigation of the globe nineteen day1*
sooner than if the flight terminated
at Clover field.
Fliers Leave England Today
BROUGH, England, July 28—The
weather permitting, the American
Army round-the-world fliers will leave
here today, on the last lap of their
round the world flight, which will take
them across the Atlantic Ocean. They
will travel via Greenland, and Labra
dor to the United States.
Postpone Flight Till Wednesday
BROUGH, England, July 28—The
American World Flyers are testing
their planes today preparatory to
hopping off Wednesday for the Ork
neys, whence they will cross the At
lantic via Iceland and Greenland, home
ward bound.
SUTHERLAND NOT
LOOKING FOR MEN
WHO LOOTED ALASKA
RUNNING AROUND BUSINESS
CENTER WEARING SUSPEN
DERS AND NO COAT
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 28
Dan Sutherland, Delegate in Congress
from Alaska, startled staid old cave
dwellers and others of Washington to
day by appearing in the center of the
business district, wearing suspenders
and no coat.
When asked if he was looking for
the gentlemen who are “looting Alas
ka salmon reserves,” he replied:
“No, I am just cooling off so I will
be in fine trim to go after those birds
again when congress reconvenes.
Argentine Flyer Now
On Way Around World
PARIS, July 28—Major Pedro Zan
ni, Argentine flyer, hopped off from
Amsterdam on his flight around the
world.
HUGHES SWINGS CONFERENCE
LONDON, July 28—.Influential me
diation by Secretary Hughes, has been
the turning point in the reparations
conference towards a spirit of renew
ed confidence, the Evening Standard
said today. Hughes left for Paris this
morning.
WASHINGTON TOWN
DESTROYED BY FIRE
TACOMA, July 28.—The bus
iness section of Morton, a small town
near here was destroyed by fire
early today, causing the loss of sev
eral hundred thousand dollars.
There were fifteen business build
ings and a half dozen residences
burned, while three hundred men bat
tled with the flames for four hours,
with only one hose cart.
OLD SEATTLEITE DIES
SEATTLE, July 28—Thomas Frew,
aged 84 years, and a locator of a num
ber of the best gold and silver mines
of the state, is dead here.
WHEAT RISES
CHICAGO, July 28—Wheat today
rose above 1.50 at Winnipeg.
PARIS, July 25—King Alphonso of
Spain and J. D. Rockefeller yesterday
were elected to the Foreign Associate
Membership of the Academy of Fine