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VOL. XXVI. NO. 103
FLOUTING OF LAW I
. CHARGED IN NIVAL
OIL LUND LEASES
Fall’s Part in Deals. Termed
Reprehensible by
Investigators
WASHINGTON, June s.—Flagrant
disregard of the law in negotiation
of the Sinclair and Doheny oil leases
was charged in a report to the sen
ate today prepared for the oil com
mittee by its prosecutor, Senator
Walsh, of Montana.
The executive order by which
President Harding transferred the
oil reserves from the navy to the
interior department was held in the.
report to have been illegal.
The manner in which the leases
were negotiated secretly by former
Secretary Fall was described, as in
disregard of the statutes.
The leases themselves were de
clared “indefensibly wasteful” and
based on a policy which congress
alone had authority to determine.
Fall’s acceptance of SIOO,OOO from
E. L. Doheny was characterized as
“in the lask degree reprehensible,”
although no opinion was expressed
as to whether the payment was in
fact a loan.
Shipment by Harry F. Sinclair of
a. bonsignment of blooded cattle to
Fall’s New Mexico ranch, and Sin
clair’s subsequent employment of
Fall after he left the cabinet, were
cited without comment.
Likewise without comment the re
port related how Sinclair expended
$1,000,000 to clear Teapot Dome of
conflicting claims some of which,
at least, “shadowy.”
Denby Exonerated
Former Secretary Denby, of the
navy department, and Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt were exonerated
from “any part whatever” in the
negotiations leading up to the leases.
It was declared that despite dili
gent inquiry, the committee found
“no facts of sufficient importance to
report” in support of the rumor that
public officers had speculated in
etocks of the Sinclair and Doheny
companies. c , .
Similarly, the report said, the
evidence failed to establish existence
of any conspiracy between oil opera
tors and others at the Republican
national conventnon in 1920 for ex
t ’ citation of public resources.
Only a passing reference was
made to the conflicting statements
1/ which it had been sought to con
nect Edward B. McLean with a
SIOO,OOO payment to Fall, and no
opinion on that subject was express
ed. .
The only recommendation contain
ed in the report, aside from a ref
erence to court proceedings now in
progress, was contained in the fol
lowing summary:
Had the legislation enacted by
congress been observed in its spirit
i.i dealing with the reserves, had it
not been wrested out of all reason,
to afford some appearance of jus
tification for the course pursued,
' further action by the law making
branch might not be necessary. In
view of what has transpired it
should be made plain:
Should Protect Reserves
“1. That no lease or other con
tract authorizing or providing for
the extraction of oil or gas should
be entered into except upon com
petitive bids, for which proposals
should be duly advertised.
“2. That.no such lease contract
should be ered into for any pur
pose except to protect the reserves
from drainage, and for such limited
areas as snuuld be drilled to that
end, unless in the case of emergency
to be proclaimed by the president
of the United States.
’ “3. That every such lease or con
tract should be submitted to and
approved by the comptroller general
k* before taking effect.
’4. That the authority conferred
‘ by the act of June 4, 1920, to ex
change, is restricted to the ex
change of crude oil or gas for fuel
oil or other products or derivates of
oil or gas.”
Conceding the danger of drainage
of oil Irom the reserves which had
been emphasized by Fall as one of
the principal reasons which actuat
ed him in making the lease—the re
port declared the crucial inquiry, so
far as Teapot Dome is concerned,
was “whether it is better for the
government to have --,‘'00.000 bar
rels of oil in the ground or 1,666,-
666 barrels in tanks at the sea
board.” This question, it was as
serted, should have been left for
congress to decide.
The Elk Hill lease to Doheny was
described as “unexceptional,” but
the subsequent contracts with Do
heny under which government royal
ty oil was exchanged for tankage
were attacked.
Reviewing the testimony regarding
the SIOO,OOO payment to Fall by Do
heny, the report declared that the
essentially corrupt character of a
loan made under such circumstances
required no comment.
“It would be impossible for an of
i fleer to accept a loan of such an
amount or perhaps of any amount
uyder the circumstances,” it con
tinued, “without a sense of obliga
tion to the lender.- which, unless his
character was cast in heroic mould,
would be revealed in subsequent of
ficial transaction with him.
“Its sinister import is appreciated |
when it is borne in mind that with
out competive bidding, . . . Doheny
got from Fall, in the month of April
following, the contract for the con- '
, struction of the tanks at Pearl Har- 1
bor, and with it a preference right to
a lease of a large share of naval oil
reserve No. 1 to be followed, with
out competitive bidding, by a dense
of the entire reserve, comprising
over 30.000 acres, estimated to con
tain 250.000.000 barrels of 0.1. out
of which. Doheny told the commit
tee, he would be in bad luck if he
did not make $100,009,000 profit.”
Oil Payment Attacked
In criticizing the use of royalty
oil for construction of steel storage
tankage the report declared that
steel storage tankage should be con
structed only upon a contract call
ing for the payment of money to be
appropriated by congress for that
specific purpose.
’•’he sending of marines to drive
claimants from Teapot Dome after
tiic Sinclair lease had been signed
(Continued
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
CHICAGO CRIES FOR SCAFFOLD
AS PENALTY IN FRANKS CRIME.
BUT FEARS CLINK OF DOLLARS
Cold Million Put in Hands of Counsel for Boy Slayers as
They Line Up Alienists to Prove Insanity; Lads Pin
Hopes to "‘Papa’s Roll”
IPor Id News
Told in
Brief
WASHINGTON.—Congress clears
the road to its adjournment Satur
day, and indications point to quiet
pre-adjournment hours.
BERLIN.—A majority of Berlin
banks viewed their transaction for
1923 as so much lost motion, because
of the condition of the mark.
WASHINGTON. —Senate declines
to authorize loan of $25,000,000 to
Germany for purchase of foodstuffs
in this country.
CLEVELAND.—Roy O. West, oi
Chicago, is chosen to succeed George
D. Lockwood, as secretary of Repub
lican national committee.
LONDON. William Marconi,
wireless inventor, says radio tele
phonic communication between Eu
rope and America is “coming soon.”
TOKIO. —Cyrus E. Woods, retir
ing American ambassador, given an
ovation when he leaves Tokio for
Yokohoma to take passage for home.
CLEVELAND.—Name of Senator
Hiram Johnson, of California, will
not be submitted at Republican na
tional convention, it is definitely an
nounced.
BERLIN. —Chancellor Marx in a
statement to the reichstag reiterates
support of his ministry to recom
mendations of reparations commit
tee experts.
CLEVELAND. —Churches are get
ting too far into politics, says Rich
ard Washburn Child, author and
former ambassador to Italy, in an
address.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—James
Lucey, shoemaker, philosopher and
friend of President Coolidge, leaves
for the Cleveland Republican nation
al convention. *
CLEVELAND.—The name of for
mer Governor Frank O. Lowden, of
Illinois, is reported acceptable to
President Coolidge as a vice presi
dential nominee.
WASHlNGTON—Republican lead
ers in house announce they have
abandoned hope of enacting farm re
lief legislation at this session of
congress.
ANNAPOtlS.—Seven graduates
of naval academy are married by
Chaplain Evans of the academy, fol
lowing graduation ceremonies at An
napolis.
CLEVELAND. Blanket indorse
ment of President Warren S. Stone’s
policies is given by delegates to
convention of Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers.
LONDON. —British foreign office
announce British navy in Red
sea will receive reinforcements to
suppress traffic in slaves carried on
by Arab pirates.
NEW M. De
pew, 90 years old, desires to be re
lieved of all cares and business re
sponsibilities, according to a petition
filed in surrogate court.
LOONDON. —Partial tie-up of Lon
don’s electric railroads, due to unof
ficial strike of shopmen, is said to
be first strike directly attributed to
Communist influence.
WASHINGTON—House and sen
ate conferees agree to eliminate
Borhh amendment designed to give
publicity to campaign contributions
from postal salaries increase bill.
BERLIN. —Supporters of the gov
ernment introduce a motion in the
reichstatg calling for legislation nec
essary for the execution o fproposals
made in the reparations experts’ re
port.
KANSAS ClTY.—lmperial Shrine
council, in closing session selects Los
Angeles as 1925 convention city and
elevates James E. Chandler, of Kan
sas City, to post of imperial poten
tate.
WASHINGTON.—The senate pass
es the deficiency bill carrying ap
proximately $200,0000,000, of which
$131,913,000 is intended to meet the
cost of the soldier bonus during the
first year.
BOSTON.—Bod y of unidenti fjed
young man, apparently a suicide be
cause his wealth made him “too
happy,” according to a note pinned
to his body, is found in a limousine
across the Maine border in Quebec.
WASHINGTON^Name of Sen
ator LaFollette, Republican, Wiscon
sin, will not be placed before national
Republican convention as presiden
tial candidate, his supporters an
nounce.
WA SHI NGTOnT—Presiden t Cool
idge interrupts a White House lawn
part yto sign the measure appropriat
ing $6,850,000 for completion of the
veterans’ bureau hospitalization pro
gram.
WA S HIN G TON .—Pres ide n t Cool
idge nominates William C. Marrow,
Tacoma. Wash., as special counsel
to establish government title to dis
puted sections of naval oil reserve
number one in California.
PARIS.' —French cabinet crisis is
| created by refusal of Mr. Harriot
Ito form cabinet at invitation of
j President Millerand and President
| Millerand is equally defiant in re
j fusal to consider resignation.
CHICAGO. —Grand jury votes true
i bills charging Nathan Leopold, Jr.,
i and Richard Loeb, confessed mur
\ derers and kidnapers of Robert
j Franks, with murder and kidnaping
1 for ransom on twenty-six counts.
DETROIT. —Bobby Jones, of At
lanta, defender of national open golf
’ championship, and Bill Mehlorn. St.
: Louis, are tied at 147 for first place
\ at end of first 36 holes of champion
i ship tournament at Oakland Hills.
WASHINGTON. —By a senate res
olution. the attorney general is au
thorized' to appeal from the federal
'court decision releasing from the cus
■ tody of the senate Mai S. Daugherty,
brother of the former atttorney gen
eral.
PHOENIX. A iPermission is
given the Mexican government bx
(Governor Hunt at the request of Se<-
Iretary Huslies to pass Mexican fed-
BY OWEN L. SCOTT
(Special Leased Wire to The Journal.)
(Copyright, 1924.)
CHICAGO, June s.—The glib as
surance of Nathan Leopold, Jr., and
Richard Loeb, precocious thrill-seek
ing slayers of young Robert Franks,
that money—vast sums of it —will
save their necks from the hangman's
noose, is shared generally here by
an intensely interested, vindictive
public.
Thumbs are down on the nineteen
year-old killers. The popular cry is
for their execution. The demand of
the state and of the millions of Jo
seph Franks, father of the murdered
boy, is that they pay-the full pen
alty on the gibbet. Yet scarcely a
soul, other than State’s Attorney
Crowe and a few police officials, pro
fesses to believe that a death sen
tence will be the outcome of the
pending battle of millions.
Money Their Big Hope
A vast ■ defense fund, exceeding
that which gave Harry K. Thaw,
slayer of Stanford White, respite in
an asylum, and finally liberty, is
ready now to fight for the lives of
the thrill-killers. Two fortunes, esti
mated at nearly $20,000,000, are be
hind the defense attorneys and their
rapidly forming corps of alienists. A
million in cash was put at the law
yer’s disposal today. The magnitude
of these fortunes is one of the few
things in the world of realities that
seem to impress young Leopold and
young Loeb.
“We've got a lot of money,” said
Leopold in his analysis of the situa
tion. “Why couldn’t we buy off
some of the jurors?”
“We can hire some lawyers and
get out of this, I guess,” said/4joeb
shortly before expressing the’ opin
ion that the affair wmuld “be the
making of me.”
While the general impression is
that the boys will go free —from the
gallows, at least —State's Attorney
Crowe insists he has a “perfect
hanging case,” even without the con
fessions which the slayers’ lawyers
are most hopeful of having ruled
out.
The defense almost sui*ely will be
insanity. The jury Leopold wanted
to buy will be asked to believe that
the young minds, which were the
marvels of two universities, expand
ed too rapidly to remain stable —that
“fSo much learning hath made them
mad.” Doubtless some such catchy
phrase as the “dementia Americana.”
which featured the Thaw case will
be coined for the occasion. “Demen
tia jazziana,” perhaps.
They’ll Get Their Thrill
A noticeable unwillingness on the
part of mental specialists to give
an analysis of the slayers’ minds for
publication, indicates their expec
tancy of juicy retainers when the
legal “battle of the century” gets
under way.
Three prominent alienists already
have examined the b<sys for the
state, and haVe expressed the opin
ion that they were legally sane when
they committed their horrible crime.
But Clarence Darrow, defender of
noted criminals for years, will have
no difficulty in finding dozens of
alienists, if necessary, to testify that
they were temporarily unbalanced.
The thrill-killers lie in the county
jail, dividing their time between read
ing the available, very commonplace
and thrill-less literature the place af
fords, and worrying through the
humdrum of jail routine.
A very definite new set of thrills
awaits them, however, when they
are brought into court to watch the
titanic struggle for their lives.
Florida Farm Loan
Officials Organize
At Columbia Meeting
COLUMBIA, S. C., June 5.—J. B.
Game, of Tallahassee, Fla., was
elected temporary president, and B.
J. McGraw, of Ocala, temporary sec
retary at the organization meeting
today of presidents and secretaries
of Florida Farm Loan associations,
.held at the Federal Land Bank of
Columbia on invitation of the direc
tors of the bank.
Called to order by L. I. Guion, vice
president of the Farm Land Dank,
officers were elected and committee
appointments made. Senator Alan
Johnstone, of Newberry, S. C., a di
rector of the bank, spoke on the
benefits to the farmer, accomplished
by the bank with the cooperation
of the farm loan associations.
President Game appointed as mem
bers o fthe program committee, W.
T. Cash, of Perry, chairman; .1. A.
Cook, of Miami, and J. A. Phifer, of
Gainesville. Members of the commit
tee on nominations named were R.
H. Weaver, of Bristol; J. C. Adkins,
of Gainesville; C. H. Taylor, of Plant
Citv, and C. Fred Ward, of Winter
Park. Fla.
A banquet was to be given th? vis
iting officials by the land bank di
rectors tonight. The meeting will
adjourn tomorrow.
Poison Dose Fatal
To Savannah Woman
SAVANNAH, Ga., June s.—Mrs.
Ozella Smith, who drank poison a
few days ago with suicidal intent,
died today. Pneumonia developed and
this caused her death.
eral troops across the boundary at
Nogales, Ariz., so ra parade in honor
of President Obregon.
CLEVELAN1 1 -- loolidg
sends word to Republican party
managers that he wants vice presi
dential candidate who would carry
assurance to country that in event
of his succession there would be
no change in fundamental policies
of administration.
CLEVELAND. —Georgia delega
tion, headed by Henry Lincoln John
son, negro national committeeman.
are seated by contests’ committee of
Republican national committee at
Cleveland, wehn letter of late Pres
ident Harding is presented. s- ying
recognition in 1: 2'J of Johnson s op
pcaems was a blunder.
SLAYER COLL fiPSES
IS PHOTOGRAPHER'S
FLASHLIGHT BOOMS
Millionaire Youths Are Indict
ed for Murder of Kid
naped School Boy
CHICAGO, June s.—Prosecution
and defense were preparing today
for “the battle of millions,” expected
to follow indictments of Nathan
Leopold, Jr., and Rchard Loeb, mil
lionaires’ sons, admitted kidnaper
and slayers of Robert Franks,
schoolboy son of Jacob Franks, mil
lionaire.
Creation of a $1,000,000 initial de
fense fund with which to retain the
foremost legal experts in America
was reported as state’s attorneys
announced demand would be made
that the trial be set for July 15, the
earliest date consonant with Illinois
procedure.
Armed guards have been set over
the evidence, which, after the grand
jury reports, will be placed in four
safety deposit boxes in different
banks.
Young Loeb Collapses
When Leopold and Loeb, shackled
together, were bro ~ht into criminal
court today for identification by a
woman bank employe, Loeb collapsed
and was prevented from falling only
by the shackles when a camera flash
light boomed. The woman was at
tempting to determine if Loeb was
the person who, under the name of
“Morden Ballard,” opened an ac
count in a south side bank.
The state’s attorney previously had
said that that name was used by
Loeb as part of the kidnaping plan.
Two indictments against each
youth, charging kidnaping for ran
som and murder, both capital of
fenses have been prepared and await
the report of the grand jury, ex
pected to complete its examination
of witnesses today. Arraignment is
scheduled for Monday.
To Hire New York Lawyers
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel
for the defense, was said to be con
sidering retention of a corps of ex
perts including authorities on evi
dence, insanity, legal tactics, phy
siognomy, and alienists. New York
and Chicago attorneys were said to
be considered.
State’s attorney's, who are not
sure the signed shorthand notes of
the confessions of the youths will
be admissible at their trial, believed
the chain of evidence against them
otherwise complete.
An additional motive for the slay
ing, besides the . ransom and spirit
of adventure which Leopold and
Loeb said inspired them, was re
ported developed yesterday. This
theory was that because of Leopold’s
knowledge of the criminal law, pro
viding a death penalty for kidnap
ing for ransom and for murder,
there was no additional risk - in
volved in killing the boy, in addi
tion to the kidnaping him for ran
som. Jt was said admission of the
motive was made in the confession.
Girl Stands By Leopold
Authorities gave scant attention
to any connection the youths may
have had with the shooting last fall
of Freeman Luis Tracy, university
student, and the mutilation attack
on Charles Reams.
In the county jail, where guards
keep close watch to prevent suicide
attempts, Leopold and Loeb have
become accustomed to the routine
and participate in exercise, study
and recreation activities. They pre
serve the enmity which began with
their confessions in which each
charged the other with the actual
killing.
A girl, former student at the uni
versity where the youths were post
graduate students, called at the jai.’
last night to assure Leopold of her
friendship and left a for him
after officials informed her it would
be impossible to see the prisoners.
Jersey Woman Catches
Husband in Cordele as
He Flees With Child
CORDELE, Ga.. June s.—Termi
nating a chase which began in Jer
sey City, N. J., a week ago,®Mrs. C-
A. Hanson today intercepted her
eight-year-old daughter, Violet, in
an automobile here in which Clar
ence E Cox, Miami, Fla., real es
tate dealer and former husband of
Mrs. Hanson, was returning to
Florida after having taken the
child from its mother in Jersey
City, according to Mrs. Hanson.
The mother, after arriving here
bv train stood close watch on the
National highway for three days and
about noon today saw the child in
company with its father arrive in
an automobile.
Officers took charge of the child
and detained Cox for investigation
of Mrs. Hanson’s claim.
Jumps Robbery Bond
ROME. Ga., June 5. —Allen Ed
wards, alleged to have been identi
fied as one of the highwaymen who
held up a motorist and took his car,
which was said to have carried
liquor, has escaped without making
a $6,000 bond which was ordered by
the superior court. He was under
$1,200 bond at the time. Charley
Grace, held on a similar charge, has
been unable to make $1,750 bond
originally imposed on him and has
not rqade the $6,000 bond later or
dered.
The Weather
FORECAST FOR SATURDAY
Virginia: Fair and cooelr.
North and South Carolina: Partly
cloudy and cooler, probably local
thunderstorms.
Georgia: Generally fair and cooler
in north, and probably local thdunder
showeis m south portion.
Florida: Scattered thundershow
ers.
Extreme Northwest Florida: Local
thundershowers.
Alabama and Mississippi: Partly
cloudy, probably showers and cooler
near the coast.
Tennessee: Fair.
Kentucky: Fair.
Louisiana: Partly cloudy, probably
setatered thoundershowers.
Arkansas: Unsettled.
Ok’;.l:-':n;: : Unsettled.
East Texas: Unsettled, prob'bly
total showers.
I I
Chicago Slayers Before Judge
At the bar in Chief Justice John R. Caverly’s court during their habeas corpus proceedings: (1) Clarence
S. Darrow, chief defense counsel; (2) Benjamin S. Bachrach, also an attorney for the defense; (u) a. court re
porter; (4) Nathan Leopold, Jr.; back of Leopold, Richard Loeb; extreme right, State’s Attorney Robert K.
Crowe. Below at left: Albert H. Loeb, father of Richard. At right: Nathan Leopold. Jr., one of the con
fessed slayers, at the wheel of the automobile in which Robert Franks was murdered.
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34TH CONFEDERATE
REUNION IS CLOSED
BY IMAI PARADE
MEMPHIS, Tenn., .Tune 6.—(By
the Associated Press.) —The 31th an
nual reunion of the age-thinned ranks
of the south’s army of the sixties
moved to its climax and its end to
day with the gathering of the gray
clad soldiers to pass in review and
receive the farewell salute of their
commander-in-chief.
Almost with the coming of dawn
the old soldiers were astir and mak
ing ready for the closing triumph
of the reunion—their annual, parade
with their sons—official ladies, and
affiliated organizations —while long j
before the hour set for the march to
begin the vanguard of thousands
who will view the parade sought
points of vantage to do honor to the
warriors of the fast dwindling army ,
ivhich followed Lee in the War Bt>’
tween the States.
The order of march arranged for I
the parade gave the Forrest cavalry ■
corps the post of guard of honor to i
escort the commander-in-chief, Gen- I
eral W. B. Haldeman, known to the
veterans as the “grand old man of
Kentucky,” to the reviewing stand
in Court Square—almost within, al
stone’s throw of the former home of ;
Jefferson Davis, first and only presi
dent of the Confederacy.
General John P. Hickman, com- '
mander of the Tennessee division, |
was to lead the parade as grand I
marshal.
Today’s parade and the grand ball
will bring the reunion to an end.
The business sessions of the an
nual gathering of the soldiers and the
two affiliated organizations the
Sons of Confederate Veterans and
the Confederated Southern Memorial
association, ended late yesterday with >
the re-election of General W. B. i
Haldeman as commander of the vet- ■
erans, the selection of D. S. Ethe-1
ridge, of Chattanooga, Tenn., com-!
mander of the sons of veterans, and
the re-election of Mrs. A. McD.Wil-j
son, of Atlanta, president general,'
and other officers of the Confeder- j
ated Southern Memorial association.
Dallas was chosen for next year’s
reunion.
General E. D. Taylor, Richmond,
was elected by the veterans com
mander of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia; General J. A. Thomas, Dublin.
Ga., of the Army of Tennessee, and
General J. M. Cochran for the Army
of the Trans-Mississippi.
The sons of Confederate named Dr.
W. C. Galloway, of Wilmington, N.
C., commander of their organization 1
for the department of the Army of
Northern Virginia, Lucius L. Moss,
of Lake Charles. La., for the Army ,
of Tennessee, and L. A. Morton,
Oklahoma City, for the Trans-Mis-!
sissippi department.
SIOO,OOO Gift Made
To Charlotte School
CHARLdTTE, N. C., June 5.
Mrs. Johnson C. Smith, of Pittsburg, i
Pa., has made a gift of SIOO,OOO to !
the Johnson C. Smith university I
here, bringing her gifts to that I
school up to $300,000, it was an
nounced here bv Dr. H. L. j
McCrory, president of the institu- I
ticn. The Johnson C. Smith uni- <
vei'.ity formerly was known as Bid
dle university, and >s devoted to the
education of negroes.
Dr. McCrory announced that, con- ;
tracts had been let for a dormitory
and two cottages to be paid for out ,
of the fund.
Posseman Wounded
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. June 5. —B.
P. Stricklin, federal posseman and
driver for the prohibition agents,
was shot and seriously wounded by
an unidentified man during a raid
on an illicit distillery Wednesday
on Sullivan’s ridge, both bones of .
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Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, June 7,1924
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SON SLAYS PRIEST
GIVING LAST RITES
TO HYING EITHER
DRACCT, Mass., June 5. —Rev.
M’chael C. Gilbride was shot to
death today while administering the
last rites of the Catholic church to
John King, Sr., at the King home.
John King. Jr., 37 years of age,
was arrested after he had shot Cap
tain David Petrie, of the Lowell po
lice, in the sho-lder. He will be ar
raigned tomorrow on a charge of
murder.
The police said that King ad
mitted shooting the priest and re
marked that h e felt justified for his
act. They are at a loss, however,
to understand his motive.
- According to the police, King en
tered his father’s bedroom while
Father Gilbride was administering
the rites, muttered incoherently and
j drawing a revolver fired three shots,
one of which entered the priest’s
temple and caused instant death. He
put the weapon in his pocket, took
a hoe from another room and leav
ing the house went to work in a
I field.
The Dracut police were notified
| and called on the Lowell police for
help. As several officers approached
, the field. King ordered Captain
i Petrie, who was carrying a sawed
off shotgun, to stop. The officer dis
regarded the warning and King shot
I him. Petrie was able, however, to
help the other officers to overpower
King. The prisoner, in the scuffle,
sustained several scalp wounds.
At the Lowell police station, King
was visited by Ke-v. Lawrence F.
Tighe, pastor of the Immaculate
i Conception church, but the prisoner
I called him “another traitor” and re-
I fused to talk to him.
Father Gilbride was pastor of the
; St. Mary’s church here.
5 Jap Aviators Killed
When Gas Tank Lets Go
Aboard Navy Airplane
TOKIO, June s.—(By the As
sociated Press.) —Two Japanese
naval officers and three non-com
missioned officers were killed and a
fourth non-commissioned officer re
ceived injuries which are expected
to prove fatal, in an air disaster at
I the Yokosuka naval base on Tokio
I bay today.
The six were aloft in a hydro
i airplane when its fuel tank explod
■ cd. The craft fell about 600 feet,
| landing in the rocky hills above the
• naval base.
Southern’s Warehouse
At Jacksonville Burns
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., June 5.
I Fire Wednesday virtually destroyed
j the Southern railroad warehouse
i building, with a loss estimated at
I more than $400,000. Other concerns
occupying the building were the
United States Machinery corpora
tion, the Service Warehouse corn-,
pany, the Miller Lenfesty Supply :
company, an't'-—the MeCants-Hall I
company.
The Service Warehouse company
was said probably to have suffered
the heaviest loss. The goods stored
by the Service company was insured
Gasoline at 18c Per
Sold by South Dakota
PIERRE. S. D.. June s—Six car
loads of gasoline, purchased by the
state of South Dakota, went on sale
today in several large cities in this
state at 1$ cents a gallon, which in
cjudej the 2-cent state tax,
MARTIN INCREASES
LEAD IN FLORIDA'S
GOVERNORSHIP RAGE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 5.
i Returns receved today from scat
: tered precincts served to increase
i John W. Martin’s lead for nomina
, lion as Florida’s next governor by
the voters in Tuesday’s Democratic
. primary. The former Jacksonville
mayor was credited with 44,301 out
of a total of 120,852 thta had been
■ tabulated this afternoon. His lead
over former Governor Sidney J.
Catts was increased to 8,794, show
ing a. gain from morning figures
of' 740.
. Mr. Catts, whose total this after
noon was 35,507, was leading Frank
' E. Jennings, of Jacksonville, by
1,468, the latter's total being 34,039.
These figures, however, did not in
clude any additional returns from
’ the admitted Catts' strongholds in
the northern and western counties
. that have not been heard from, or
from which the returns are inc.om
j plete.
Worth W. Trammell, of Miami,
registered a net gain of 736, largely
from Dade, his home county, which
I gave him -a total of 6,005 for the
I state and 3.488 from Dade county,
i i with one precinct still to be heard
i from. Charles H, Spencer’s total
was 1,070.
Few additional figures wore re
-1 ceived today on tie presidential
preference vote for William G. Mc-
Adoo and Oscar W. Underwood.
Those that were reported indictaed
' a continued gain by the Californian
Incomplete returns from eleven of
> the 63 counties in the state, com
piled here late last night, give Wil
’ liam Jennings Bryan, candidate for
• delegate at large to the Democratic
I national convention, 11,362 votes,
' with indications that the Commoner
probably will poll one of the largest
vjhes cast in the Florida state-wide
; | primary held Tuesday.
Judge 11. A. Greene, of Starke, was
running far ahead of his opponent.
Representative Frank Clark, candi
date for the nomination to succeed
himself in congress, reports from
. about half of the counties in the
Second congressional district indi
cated, and Herbert J. Drane, of the
II first district, was polling a large
majority over his opponent James
W. McC'ants, of Tampa, as candi
date to succeed himself in the house
of representatives.
The second choice vote cast in
Tuesday’s state-wide Democratic
primary will be necessary to nomi
nate Florida's next governor, it
seemed here today. All counties but
six had been heard from, although
1 returns from most of them were in-
I complete, and in some cases meager.
I It is not considered likely, however,
1 that figures yet to be tabulated
would give either of the two leading
me? the necessary majority for
nomination on first choice votes,
nor did 'it appear probable that
Frank En Jennings would gain
enough to lift him from third place
Into a commanding lead.
Votes already tabulated totalled
117,399, of which John W. Martin
had received 42,898; Jennings, 33,-
451 and Sidney J. Catts, 34,840;
Worth W. Trammell, 5.269 and
Charles 11. Spencer, 1,011.
Four of the counties yet to be
i heard from, Calhoun, Lafayette and
I Washington, and five covered by i
j scattering figures. Baker, Dixie.
Franklin and Taylor, are located in
the northern and western part of I
the state, where former Governor |
Catts has shown his greatest 1
strength. I
thon, 2,253; Riley, 1.758; Carter, 2,-
027; Foster 2,580; Garcia, 1,225.
M’ADOO FRIENDS LN UTAH
BATTLE FOR DELEGATION
ODGEN, Utah, June 5.—A spirited
battle between supporters of William
G. McAdoo and those persons favor
ing an uninstructed delegation to |
the Democratic national convention ;
was expected to take place here to ’
(Continued on I’age 3 Column 7)
5 CEN'l’b A COPYf
Si A YEAR.
RALSTON REFUSES
INDIANA VOTES AT
PARTY CONVENTION
“Deplorable Conditions in
Our Government at Pres
ent” Are Denounced
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 5.
Declaring there “is something about
the greatness of this exalted posi
tion that admonishes me against
wanting to undertake the execution
of its grave and solemn duties,”
United States Senator Samuel M.
Ralston today urged the Indjana
Democratic state convention not to
consider him a candidate for the
presidency.
“Great as this honor is, however,
I would not speak truthfully to you
should I refrain from saying that
I have never aspired to the presi
dency of this country,” Senatoi
Ralston said. “If there be those who
doubt my sincerity in what I am
saying, let me lay additional em
phasis on my state of mind by de
claring that this convention will
please me most by allowing the dele
gates from Indiana to the New York
convention to go uninstructed.
“I am anxious tlrat the delegates
| from my home state shall go to the
national convention with open minds
and perfect freedom to participate
in nominating the best man to lead
our party in the presidential con
test this year.”
Favors Peace Candidate
The senator said the Democratic
party should choose as its candidate
for the presidency a man who is
“human through and through; who
knows America and who wants this
country to do its part in establish
ing peace—continuous peace—among
the nations of the earth.”
“If such a candidate is chosen,”
Senator Ralston asserted, “his vis
ion will sweep the world around and
while by word and contribution will
want his country to lead in the serv
ice of mankind, still he will take
care that the constitutional rights
of America are not surrendered or
placed in jeopardy.
The salvation of the people and
the success of popular governnient
rest absolutely ou the honesty and
efficiency of public servants, the
speaker told the convention.
i “Without honesty, without Intel
ligence and economy in public ex
penditures no political party de
serves the public confidence,” he
declared. “All other Issues are sec
ondary to this consideration and it
is up to the American people them
selves to say whether or not they
shall have the public service to
which they are entitled. One thing
is certain. They cannot have It un
less they take their stand as Thomas
Jefferson did in opposition to our
government showing favoritism to
any class. I submit to your judg
ment and your own conscience that
the deplorable conditions, in our
government are the direct results
of the doctrine of special'privilcges.”
Demands Honesty
Senator Ralston declared no gov
ernment can be called honest that
fails to uphold the equality of rights
of individual citizens, or permits
citizens generally to be taxed for
the .benefit of a favored few.
The platform as submitted bjb the
resolutions committee contained no
mention of the Ku Klux Klan by
name, but referred to the Republi
can party as “having been delivered
into th© hands of an organization,
which has no place in politics and
which promulgates doctrines which
tend to break down the safeguards
which <he constitution throws
around every citizen, and repug
nant to the principles of govern
ment. advocated by Lincoln and Mor
ton.”
The plank re-dedicates th© party
to support the fundamental prin
ciples of the national and state con
stitutions which forbid a religious
test as a qualification for holding
'Dffice; or deny the right of citizens
to vote because of race, color or
previous condition of servitude and
granting all men “shall be secured
l in their natural rights to worship
Almighty God according to the dic
tates of their own consciences.”
A long tribute to Woodrow Wil
son was submitted as a .substitute
Cor the usual preamble to the party
platform.
Dr. C. B. McCullough, of Indian
apolis, won the Indiana Democratic
gubernatorial nomination. He was
named on the third ballot.
The convention adopted a platform
re-dedicating the party to the con
stitutional guarantees of freedom of
religious worship and right of suf
frage irrespective of race or color.
The platform containing a plank en
titled “freedom" and liberty,” was
adopted without a dissenting vote
and with no debate on the Ku KluX
i Klan issue.
Having disposed of the trouble
some question of meeting the klan
issue, injected into Indiapa politics
by the nomination of E D. Jackson,
as the Republican cand ! late for gov
ernor largely through klan support,
the Democrats turned to the nomina
tion of a state ticket. . >
Youth Gives Blood
To Save Mrs. Cato;
Others Volunteer
Another act of heroism in connec-
> tion with the fight for life being
made at the Wesley Memorial hos
pital by Mrs J. J. Cato, of 213 Simp-
i son street, came to light Thursday
when it became known that Joseph
F. Hilsman, IX-years old, of the same
address, already has given a quart
of his blood in ihc effort to save her.
On Wednesday, seven Atlanta fire
men volunteered to give their blood
to help Mrs. Cato, though they knew
her’only by name. Blood tests had
not been completed Thursday and the
identity of the firemen selected for
the transfusion operation had not
been announced.
T. A. Barrett, grandfather of
young Hilsman, who resides, with his
family in one section of the house at
213 Simpson street, while the Cato
farTnily resides in another section, re
vealed the heioi.-m of his young
yrancLon. . .