WEDNESDAY j
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-'WHITE SAYS LOFn W AS
“MENTALLY SICK’
Chicago, Auk. 4—-Doctor White,
the alienist for the defense in th*
Franks Murder Trial declared that
Loeb was “mentally ill,” on May
twenty first when yojing Franks
was kidnapped and killed. The
Doctor related a letter written by
Leopold, indicating that Leopold
had considered killing Loeb. Crowe
demanded that White produce the
original report he had made to the
.defense counsel, declaring that the
report pronounced both defendants
“mentally sick.” The Court sus- |
tainert the objection on the ground ■
that the question of insainty was I
burred. Dr. White avoided answer-1
ij.g- states Attorney Crowe’s ques- j
•turns, declaring that some of the j
• q iestions were meaningless, insist-;
ing that some couid not be answer
ed by "yes” or "no” as demanded,
and often answering “that is im
possible to give.”
< 'OOLTDGE WIRES BRYAN
PLANS PURELY VOLT NTARY
Lincoln. Neb. Aug. 5—President
-Coolidge in a telegram to Governor
Bryan said that the plans for mob
ilization of the National Guard and
civilian student troops on Defense
Day contemplated only purely vol
untary participation.
WARttHER BROS. ENROUTE
K I'SKOK WIM WRECKED
Sr. Michael. Aug. 6— (Speacial to
the Nome Nugget). The motor
ship Donaldson arrived here at 5
A M. today in charge of the engin
eer and cook, they report hard,
.strenuous trip over but everything
The Cold Storage barge belonging
to Waeeher Bros, in tow tug Metoer
■enroute to Kr.skokwiir. se< tion is »
total wreck, no lives were lo^t.
VEBESNA DI E TOMORROW
The freighter Nabesna reported
today to Agent Janie* Daly that
about Noon Thursday.
DAWES HAN INITIALS NEW
ERA, SAYS HUGHES
Berlin. Aug. 6- The American
correspondents in Berlin quote Sec
retary Hughes as saying “The
Dawes report initials a new era and
tti* execution is absolutely essential
for the reconstruction of shattered
post war economics.” He is said
to have hinted that Germany is
fully prepared to -,go through with
the Dawes Plan.
MEXICO WlIJi ENDEAVOR
PUNISH AIRS. EVANS’ SLAYER
Washington. August 6—The Am
erican Charge de Affairs to Mexico,
Schoenfeld. has taken up with the
Mexican Government the matter of
the killing of Mrs. Rosalie Evans
last Saturday, and has received ev
ery assurance that Mexico will
make every endeavor to find and
punish the slayer or slayers. Mrs.
Evans was a wealthy ranch owner,
ai d the widow of a British banker.’
ALASKA PISH GAME ACT
HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
San Francisco. August 5—The
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals has reversed the decision of
the lower Court and declared the
Fish and Game Aft passed by the
Alaska Legislature In 1923 to be
unconstitutional, in the case of the
Auk Bay Salmon Canning Company
WRKLEYS
Jljter every meal t
A pleasant
and agreeable
-sweet and a
\taich company was convicted in j
hi* lower Court for violations of •
he Ac;. The Circuit Court of Ap- I
>eals decided toe Act is unconsti
utional because in 1912 Congress j
allowed the twisting Alaska Sta j
t.ite. . The Territory reversed it- j
«lf in the regulation of fi?h and
game buildings and other public
improvements. The Legislature
has uo right to extend the close!
sc ason enacted by Congress.
PR. HKALY TESTIFIES
TN FRANKS CASK
Chicago. August 5—Dr. William
Healy of Boston was the second
witness called by the Defense n
the Franks Murder Case. The Doc
tor said “An incredibly absurd
childish compact” bound Loeb to
Leopold. He testified that both of
the defendants told him that they
would repeat the Franks crime if
the conditions and association®
were the same. The witness gave
the details of this compact to the
judge ohlering rh<* newspaper men
tr remain far enough away not t.
hear and delay the proceeding®.
Judge Caverly stated to the news
paper men. "Nothing unfit for pub
lication is coming out here.”
AMERICAN FEDERATION LABOK
ENDORSES LA FOLLETTE
Atlantic City. Aug. 5 -Having
endorsed L&FolIette ami Wheeler,
in their candidacy for President
ar.d Vice President respectively,
the executive council of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor turned
Its attention to discussion of the
National Defense Day. planned for
September 12th.
FORMER .fl'STK'K SHTRAS
ANSWERS I/AST fiAVKL
Pittsburg. Aug. 5—George Sh;r
a.\ a former Justin of the United
States Supreme Court from 1892
iii-til 1903. died yesterday at the
age of ninety tvv •• years, at hi*
home here. The funeral will be
private, it has be.mi announced by
tlie immediate *umily of the de
A \GI;< I-RUSSIAN i < INFKRKM K
BEACHES AGREEMENT
London. Aug. *—The Anglo
Russian Conference. it is reported,
has agreed that if Russia will pay
to ’Great Britain twenty eight in 1
lion pounds of her debt. Britain
will spend sixty million pound' in
Russia in commercial enterprises.
M()ORt: MOVIE COMPANY
.ttmtms 1 Mi'll TED
New York. Aug. 6—The United
States Grand Jury has returned
indictments against seven otficiaJs
for defrauding the public in the
<:.le of over two and a half million
dollars worth of stoc'it of the .Moore
Holding Company, which wa- or
ganized to -xploit the theatrical
and movie interests ..f the Olive
Moore Company
LIEUT WADE PROBABLY*
„ OUT OF FLIGHT
Aboard Cruiser Richmond. Aug.
5—Lieut. Wade’s plane having fill
ed with water while in tow was
abandoned within five miles of the
Suder«e Island Lighthouse. Limit.
Wade and his mechanician are •ex
pected to remain aboard the Rich
mond until she reaches Boston
along the route of t-he flyers ahead.
Wade said. “This was- the first
trouble we had had with the oil
pumps, and it was our second forc
ed landfne In mor* than nineteen
thousand miles of flying. The first
was when we came down for water
in Japan. We signalled Lieufenan'
Smith that we were forced down.
Den t Lose Your Hair
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falling ®u* in corolifuli try the fol
lowing treatment. Touch spots of
dandruff and itching with Cations
Ointment and fellow with hot sham
poo of Cuticura- Soap. • -
We expected to remain in tbe wat
er antil the Cruiser Richmond
could come along and pick us up.
We saw a merchant vessel but were
unable to attract their attention,
when the trawler which rescued
us was sighted. We had signalled
with rifle and pistol shots.” He
said they suffered considerably
from cold and were afraid to eat
their sandwiches before they weM
rescued, not knowing how long
they might be out there. Their
principal anxiety was to have their
plane so that it could be repaired
for the continuation of their flight.
THURSDAY
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MADE'S PliAXE TAKEN TO ;
REYKJAVIK. EXAMINATION I
Reykjavik. Aug 6—The trawler j
Rugby is taking Lieutenant Wade’s 1
plane which was abandoned by the j
C-uiser Richmond to Faro Islands
to ascertain whether repairs arc
possible. The Cruiser Raleigh will
arrive soon carrying spare parts,
and it is hoped that the plane can
repaired so that Lieut. Wade
ct.n finish his flight.
WADE OTT IF REPAIRS
FOUND IMPOSSIBLE
Washington. Aug. ♦> The War ;
Department has announced that Lt. j
Wade and Sergeapt Ogden are out j
of the flight unless repairs to their
piane can be made at Reykjavik. ,
Mi LAREN FORCED TO
ABANDON HIS FLIGHT
Cordova. Alaska. Aug. 5- A mes- :
-ige received from McLaren, the |
I’ritish around th** world flyer, j
-•ays "Wings, floats and tail smash- j
,•',1 and as 1 have no spares avail
able. it will be necessary for me to I
abandon niv flight. Hull and en- I
. ne were salvaged and taken j
{aboard the Thiepval.” Another ,
ssage said that the Thiepval had I
reached Nikolski Saturday evening i
; ane, which occurred nearby.
I A FOLLKTTK PASSES Till: RICK
Washington. Aug. 7 Senator La
Kollette’s plans are to let President
'("oolidge and Charles (7. Dawes lead
a tor will state his position after
they have discussed each issue.
SMITH. NELSON ARRIVE
AT REK.IAVIK
Rekjavik. Atia. ♦»—Lieutenants
Smith and Nelson arrived here at
two fifteen this afternoon. They
alighted gracefully in the inner har
bor. The officers report that the
flight was a pleasant one and with
IUSSIA RACKS Ol'T OX REAL
London. Aug. 7—Negotiations in
the Anglo-Russian Conference, con
! vened here April fourteenth, and in
! session-sinee that date, collapsed to- j
day. when* it was learned that the
Treaty will not he signed. The For- j
eign Otlice has announced that the
failure of the Treaty was attributed ■
to the refusal of the Russians to
accept one article, which they con
tended left the way open for. Eng
land to demand compensation for
foreign propertyt negotiated during
the years of the war, and since
FLOODS AT FOX DU LAC,
ONE MAN DROWNED
Fondulac. Minn.. Aug. 7 —Oscar
Olson was drowned as he stepped
off his porch into seven feet of
water which surrounded his home,
as the result of the storm last
TWO l*. S. PLANES DEPART
FROM HORN * FIORD
Honrafjord. Aug. 6—Two Amerl- >
can planes of the around the world
flight departed this morning at nine
f Steen for Reykjavik, on the West
Coast of Iceland, where Commander 1
Fmith is expected to decide the plan t
of his forward flight. At ten fwen- t
tv five the planes had passed Skaf- • i
teres, seventy miles West of, here, j 1
flying in a strong gale. The sun ;
was shining brightly over the gla- j <
ciers when they left here and there
was no sign of fog. It is reported
by the destroyers along the route
that the visibility is excellent, and r
the sea is calm. s
l.KRMAXS ACCEPT DAWES PLAN I j
London. Aug 7 —Premier Mac- s
Donald, the President of the Plen- C
ary Session of the Inter-Allied Con- i
crence, before whom the German |
[elevates to the Protocol were |
leard.. has asked the German dele- |
■ales to study the report and be j
'repared to Rive their opinion to-j
•arrow. Chancellor Marx replied |
hat the Germans had accepted the 1
law os plan in its entirety, and were
•r.acting legislation to make it ef-1
ectlve. He said that the Germans |
iesir* d the maximum friendly* spir
t of the original Committee of Fix
><rt-=. and expressed the hope that
be Allies might do the same. The
session lasted only thirty minutes.
»nd was then adjourned, as the
reefing was quite successful.
ilrUKKN ABOARD THIKCVAI.
Aboard Algonquin,, Aug. 6-—A
jense fog, and poor light visibility
a-as responsible for McLaren’s plan**
imash .ig to pieces last Saturday
near Nilkolski. according to word
received this morning from McLaf
>n. His statement said that upon
nearinir Bering Island the visibility
was not above one hundred yards
r*n ac< -unt of the dense fog. He
hud flown one hundred miles not
more than one hundred feet from
I he water when he missed by only
two feet an island, which was later
identified as Sealim Rock, one hun
dred feet high, and seven miles
west of N'iRolski. In a forced land-*
ir.g he smashed the tips „f the up
per plane of the right wing broke
off. and McLaren taxied for two
hours in the fog trying to find land.
The fog lifted, the engine died and
the flyers landed in the breakers
or. Bering Island. The men jumped
it.to the icy water and were nearly
exhaust'd, hut dragged their plane
to the beach. The Russian wireless
operator reached the Thiepval.
which rushed it good speed and
raced all the next day. and after
arriving at the scene of the accident
salvaged the engine and hull of
the plane and took the men on
I.. DKNoorxrrc
Ml LITARISM, PA< IFISM
Atlantic city. N. J.. Auk. 7—The
American Federation of Labor, the'
/•.lion - n session here, has r«*fu
,.ver the Defense Day. The Council
denounced both militarism and
pacificism impartially and with eaua!
BRITISH RECALL ( 1 MMINtiS.
KV.WS CASK I,EFT TO I . S.
London. August 6—Cum mi levs,
t),. British Charge dos Archives,
has been recalled to Great Britain,
b avins the settleim nt of the Evan
American Embassy. The cause of
hi en made public.
New York. Air.. 5 Earl D
Pa list. President >f the American
Sugar Company, explained tliat tlie
Mile of the Great Western hold
ings will provide funds for refin
ing operations in New York Har
>or. replacing the worh-out Brook
yn refinery, which has been in ser
, i< i for- the past seventy years.
m PPLY SHIP FOR FLYERS
IS STICK IX THE ICE
Aboard the Supply Ship Gertrude ,
Rask. Aug. 6— This vessel, which
muled supplies at Magsoalik, Green- ;
and for the American flyers, was ;
ICUghl 4>day I’-, the ice fields j
.vhich are thirty five miles wide, i
ilong the coast of Greenland. It is i
lot -xpected that we will be able
o move for several weeks. It is i
ielieved that the flyers will have to j
m direct from Reykjavik to Tvikuk. i
Greenland, as the ice is the worst j
hat has been experienced for many ,
oars, as ,the glaciers are accomp- !
inying the ice fieldR.
FRIDAY
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HEX A X HOAR’S FLIGHT TO
VARRAGAVSETT POSTPOX'El>
Lakeburst, N. J.. Aug. S—The
ght of the dirigible Shenandoah
ii Naragansett was postponed in
efiniteiy on account of forecasts of
nfavorable flying weather by the
'nited States Weather Bureau.
APT. PEDERSEN HELD 11Y
IIOL8HEVIKS, REPORTED
Oakland. Augifet 7—H. W. Glea
sor. lawyer, has received a letter -
.ying that Captain C. T. Pedersen,
eteran whaler and.trader was im-j
risoned by the Russians on th»
r>n-t of Siberia. His twenty thou
md dollar cargo was looted, but
aptain Pedersen stated that he
'as continifing on his way North.
(.KKMAV. FRKNCH MHIAI.1STS
ni» KVAriATioN firms
London. Aug. S —German n 1
French Socialists are bringing all
possible pressure to bear upon the
Interallied Conference to th«- effect
of the importance of the military
evacuation of the Ruhr district de
clarinet that the German Govern
ment will refuse the conditions of
the Dawes plan if the delegations
return without a promise th.tt for
eign troops leave the occupied dis
trict. This question, they insist,
transcends all others.
WADi: JOIN SMITH NOVA St tlGA
Washington. August 7 - The Air
Service has completed arrange
n ents tn send a plane from Lang
ley Field. Virginia to Pictou Har
bor. Nova Scotia,where Lieutenant
Wade will Join Lieutenants Smith
r.rnl N-d—.n and complete his flight.
McLAIJKN <;oiNt; yancofykk
ON THIKPYAI.
Cordova. Aug. 7—The Thjepval
carrying McLaren, the British air
man. hi- mechanician, and the re
r: ains of their plane is; going to
Vancouver, via Dutch Harbor t>
MoLARKN TO IIKTA1N BASKS
Aboard the Algonquin. Attn Ts
jthe Thiepval says that .McLaren
will not permit the bases estab
| lished along his route to be dis
! mantled because he didn’t know
j what use might be made of them
jot some future date.
4 ooi.HM.i; CARRY SOUTH
DAKOTA, rr.AniKH
man Johnson, of South Dakota at
White House today stated that
He declared that the re
*llis. I V VN* STOOD OFF
I (MM) MK\ WITH III FI.F
I n.r'sy !*• »t: us made public 10.1 y
ico by bandits the ..thor d.i
with a rifle in h<
I.OFi: THOKOI (ilil.V DISFASFP
-aid. testifying in tin- Frank- ease,
that he believed Lo-dt bd a thor
oughly “diseased menial life." The
boy. he said, has lovable qualities
that endeared h m to both sex,---,
both inside and outside of his fam
ily when he so fatefully ;»lai *1
this monstrous b--d.
i*. o. robbers 10 1:1: gassed
OFT OF l'\l.|S\DF MINK
Grand Junction. Cole. An. 7 -
Authorities are dH'Missin-- the feas
ibility of using chorine ga - ia the
abandoned tunnels of the Paisa«le
Mine, near here, and force to sur
render the men who are hiding
there after the robbery of th>- post
office at Palisade of fifteen thous
and last Saturday. Sunday, one
shot was fired when one of the
then appeared at the month of the
tunnel, and it is believed that the
shot took effect and that the man
was wounded severely. There is
said to bo no water in the tunnel.
Superintendent Lloyd posted not
ices last night in the tunnels in
forming the fugitives that sulphur
would he burned in the tunnels if
they do not surrender.
MAYOR IIY LAX WANTS KNOW
New York. August S Mayor My- |
Ian wrote President Coolidge lust
night to ascertain the plan agreed j
upon in the London Interallied j
i nference anticipated making the i
American investor pay the German
Reparations. The Mayor urged !
that a warning l»e given to the |
nteruational bankers and investors j
that the United States under the •
Dawes plan will not use armed j
forces to collect the loans made J
:c foreign Governments.
[.ORB STRUCK THK BLOW
THAT KILLED FRANKS
Chicago. August S—Doctor Ger
lard Glueck of New York, an alien
st employed by the Defense in the
"ranks murder trial, testified that
I*<>.-b throughout hi* questioning,
r..uni:ted »hat ho struck with the
chisel the blow which killed young
figitivks still Hoi.it .mini:
Palisades, August 7 The seige
of the Pali-ade Mite- continues with
three fugitives believed to be in
side of the mine. Coal shortage
here is becoming acute on account
of the suspension of mining opera
GKRMWV REPLIES PROTOCOL
London, \ugust 7- Germany. r>
1“> ing to the Allied Protocol hand
ed the Allied representatives a re
j.iy c-.nsisting of eighteen pages
of memorandum, and fully covered
by letters of explanation.
I t FOLLETTK. WHKKLKK
INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE
Washington. August 8 Robert
I .a Follette. Jr.. Chairman of the
j Wisconsin Republican Committee.
: lias informed Butler that Coolidgo
i and Dawes will be carried on the
| Republican ballots in Wisconsin,
i ml LaFollette ami Wheeler t»n the
i Independent Progressive ticket.
| .MW 111 NS AMI < K ON TRAIN,
kills i. \vor\ns i sficides
I Ka.ss Lake. Minn.. August S
I:uniting amuck on a Great North
i.rn Passenger Train last night. L.
I J Li nil berg, believed to be from
, Portland. Oregon, attacked pass
! . ngers. trainmen, and jumped off
* here, after killing one man. and
[ciitically wounding another. He
! committed suicide shortly after he
CHARLES I’ON/I ON
FRONT PAGE AGAIN
i Plymouth. Mass.. Aug. 8—Char
! le> Ponzi has completed his term
, i- prison on his first conviction
I tor crooked manipulation of finan
< al transact.ons. He left the jail
j here for Boston in charge of a Dep
j uty to arrange f<*r a fourteen thou
Is: iid dollar hail in connection with
(state charges against him for other
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