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Mitchell Evening Republican (Newspaper) - June 7, 1924, Mitchell, South Dakota Vol xxx Mitchell South Dakota saturday june 7, 1924. B 1ik64._ number 213 Japan to evict Yankees girl to be Star witness in Franks a a us student to Tell jury that Leopold is sane state will use her against alienist defending Rich kidnappers cruelty relied on very blackness of Franks Kiiji no. Will by basis of insanity Pijo a by George Britt Nea service writer Chicago june 7.�?the diabolical blackness of the murder of 14-year- old Robert Franks will be the principal asset and defense of the slayers. Nathan Leopold jr., and Richard Loeb. I Tbs is the belief he a As the City rubs its eyes at the Nightmare killing j which remains a cold Daylight real-1 Ity. If hot Youthful millionaire Mur i deters had killed primarily because they need Money if they had killed j Over a woman if there had been and i element of hatred or of fear it would be comprehensible to the Man on the j Street. It would be an Issue of simple guilt or innocence. But there is no precedent to guide in a motive less murder. A just to get a thrill a explained Leopold when asked Why. If that is a reason for taking life in Black i amp Blue or Green or red. Therefore reason some psychiatrists. The boys must be insane. If they could conceive and carry out As incredible a plot As they did they cannot be Normal. On the other hand some of the City s Foremost alienist declare they Are normally sane in every respect. Their trouble say these scientists is not in brain and will but in heart and conscience. There is the Point it is expected upon which will depend whether the boys go the Gallows. Many believe the heartless Unbe liveable ruthless Ness will favor the insanity defense f rather than strengthen the prosecution s Case. Foremost in rejecting any insanity defense talk Are drs. Hugh t. Patrick William o. Krohn and Archibald Church. Who examined the youths while they were in the Cus a Tody it state s attorney Robert us Crow notwithstanding the uniqueness of the Case. It is explainable within perfectly sane limits they assert. Twirl state wit nos both slayers were precocious. Leopold the supercilious aesthete always was considered a Genius. Loeb. The Quick likeable profligate was a pampered Darling. And at 19. Thee found life a bore. With physical stimulants stale and mental adventures exha lated. J their a a a Rill explanation is logical. They Are simply extreme products of the jazz age Brilliant swamp Flowers with poisonous perfume. So say the state s alienist. Among the non technical witnesses for the state it May be set Down in Advance that few will be water he More closely than miss Susan Lurie Beautiful University of Chicago student Friend of Leopold a. They were simply Good friends she declares. And they Aren t any More. But there never was any question As to his being sane she is ready to Tell the world. Rime astounds c Ity while waiting for the Law to take its course the City goes Over again in its mind the astounding facts of the crime. It is super fiction throughout the Sherlock Holmes of the mystery through a pair of glasses lost on the lonely Prairie and a plot which no fiction St dare suggest even As a probability. Deckling nine months in Advance to Kidnap a boy and kill him. The Case offers to hang .�?T00�in Potel i raise in postal i expulsion of stolen from Bank pay is vetoed for Leopold for million dollars Milwaukee tailor makes tender in writing to Chicago chief in North Dakota Minot n. P., june 7.�?the first a j tonal Bank of Makoti Southwest of Minot was robbed Early this morning of about $150 in Cash. $100,000 in j promissory notes and an und termin j de amount of valuables contained in j safety Deposit boxes according to a j Telephone message Here this afternoon. Heirs need Money by president All americans is japs plan Coolidge refuses to approve first demonstration is made 68 million Dollar increase at dance attended by for Yong Man when found admits that he made prop of Iti of to parents Chicago. 111. June 7.�?a letter purporting to have been written by j i Curt Geissler 647 West id Street j Milwaukee. Wis., and offering to sub j Jui tute himself on the Gallows foam i Nathan Leopold. Jr., and Richard j Loeb confessed kidnappers and slayers of Robert Franks if his heirs were Given $1,000,000. Was received by Morgan. Collins superintendent of police today. It read a chief of police. Chicago Loeb puts All murder blame upon Leopold for employees scores extravagance raise in postal pm i a to. President also says no provision to made for additional revenues eign Community dancers driven out two american women faint during demonstration with naked swords Susan Lurie University of Chicago coed and Friend of Nathan Leopold �?z who is expected to be an important state witness. Last farm Aid is doomed to defeat today Washington. C., june 7.�?op a Congress spurt pc Down the stretch of ate Iju months session today with some of it pet measures losing ground in the race against time. As the hour fixed for tonight a. Adjournment approached. It appeared that the Laet do it Peratt land of the farm bloc for agricultural Relief legislation was domed to failure. To further complicate the Situa Tion president Coolidge disagreed to the last with the fiscal policies of the session returned with his veto the postal salaries increase Bill which had been Given almost unanimous approval in both Senate and House. A Host of minor Bills got right of Way at Bot ii ends of the capital As tile final Days session began holding Back All of the Paramount measures until the last minute. Moots him Kearly Washington d. a june 7.�?g4>>�? Congress was called an hour earlier than usual today for the final drive toward sine die adjournment set by Resolution for 7 of clock tonight. Disposal of the reclamation measure embodying recommendations advanced by the fact finding commission of the Interior department was the principal task on the program of both the proposal was attach it. Pair rehearsed their actions de by tie. Off every Tell tale Trace and practice i deficiency by to conference yesterday and action Chambers. Micu _ Senate As a rider Kcf the tired i deficiency by which w As ordered in a a a a. To Ana o of inn an identical Alibi. When they were perfection picked up their neighbor boy. Robert Franks As the first convenient subject. They had in mind a grandson of Julius Rosenwald or several other wealthy convenient of their Vicinity but Robert chanced along and became the sacrifice. A i have been Reading about the two boys. Loeb and Leopold and the wealth of their parents and i have come to the conclusion that in Case of their condition i am willing to take the place of one of the boys in Case they Are to be Hung. A if this can be legally arranged and the parents of one of the boys Are willing to pay to my heirs $1,000, too then i am ready to be Hung any time the Law is ready to Call me As there is no glory in life ahead for me. A i am a tailor. 25 years old. Well. Strong hones tand a Good citizen have worked since i was 12 years old and never harmed no one. The Only crime i Ever committed was working hard All my life. A respectfully. A Curt Giessler. �?o64 7 West 19th Street Milwaukee wis. A up. A t am enclosing my picture for identification. Kindly inform parents of boy Geissler admits it Milwaukee wis., june 7.�?-Curt Geissler a Milwaukee tailor said by Chicago police to have written them offering to substitute himself on the Chicago june 7.�?the typewriter supposed to have been used to write the letter sent by Leopold and in web to or. Franks was found in the Lagoon at Jackson Park late today near the place where theopold had pointed out that it was thrown. It was taken to the states attorney s office Chicago. June 7.�?cp a All the Washington d. C., Juno 7.�?th� postal salary increase Bill was vetoed by president Coolidge today with the declaration that a government extravagance must it was returned to the Senate with a message to the legislation because it made no provision for raising from the postal revenues the approximately $68,000,000 required by its pro Vilsons action forecaster Washington june 7.�?veto of the postal salary increase Bill was decided upon today by president Coolidge. The president will return the measure to the Senate in which is origin a Fame for the murder of Robert Astedt before final adjournment to Hert former undersecretary of the Treasury denying that he Ever talk a air i z the her a it a is absurd Moonjr Osbert fould Zzz w heeler Ron it. Or. A it a it Ltd tax for shop. Admitted had written wrote on May 29 stated that Hrth. Ieper a a feared talked with me. What he says is of a refused How no particular importance but i have never talked with Means on any subject at any Thomas w. Miller the alien property custodian testified before the committee yesterday that he was present when Means and Gilbert had a talk in his office. A on one occasion who a Means tried to get me to talk to him thru colonel Miller pm. Gilbert s letter said a i flatly refused even to see to comment on the incident but offered to explain in detail at his boarding place which he gave As 647, 19th Street. Woman named committee head at convention Cleveland. June 7.�?mrs. Elizabeth ,. Martin of Philadelphia a Delegate West portions not much change Lnu. Weather forecast Minnesota unsettled tonight and sunday probably rain in South and Franks is placed upon Nathan Leopold jr., by his former chum Richard Loeb in a confession made by the latter to state s attorney Crowe a week ago and made Public Bere today. A i want to say that i offer no excuse. If it was not for the suggestion and stimulant be of Leopold the crime would not have been computed Quot Loeb said in ending his Confes urn. Loeb in his confession says that night with a message declaring that it would impose an unwarranted or amp in on the Public Treasury. The measure As sent to the president yesterday carried Gas a rider the Cable corrupt practices Bill providing for limitation of expenditures in behalf of senatorial Ard House Cand j dates. The postal pay provisions were estimated by proponents of the i Tion to entail an expenditure of $64. The a plan was broached by j j too too. Postal clerks carriers in As a Means of excitement Ani Aci a a venture and to obtain Money. Loeb said he dictated the Ransom letter and that Leopold typed it. He said that All the notes and Tell phone messages had been made in the rough draft several Days before so spectres and supervisors and assistant postmasters w Ould have received raises averaging about $300 each. Overwhelming majorities had been Given the Bil in both branches of i Congress the Senate having voted a there would be no mistake in the plan. Parents not to spend millions Chicago june 7.�?g4> a Only such a defense a that to which every human being is entitled will be provided for Nathan Leopold. Jr., and Richard Joeb millionaires sons in Proval of the conference report without a dissenting vote for a Roll Call and the House 362 to 6. There was serious doubt however whether time remained to attempt re passage Over the veto. Wont assess tax payers a this Bill adds approximately $68,-dlcted for the kidnapping for Ransom j too too to the annual expenditures and murdering of Robert Franks school boy son of another millionaire. According to a joint statement issued by the fathers of the confessed slayers. Tokio by my june 7.�? a a gangs of Ronin political ruffians tonight forced several motion picture houses showing american films to close. Anti american feeling Lier has reached a serious height. Tokio Japan june 7.�? a3 a ruffians broke up the saturday night Dane at the Imperial hotel tonight which was attended by Many members of the foreign Community with a demonstration of opposition to the exclusion clause of the new american immigration Law. Entering when the dance was at its height a band of thirty Ronin which translated Means a political ruffians took Possession of the dance floor and made a number of bitter and profane anti american speeches which they punctuated by dances with naked swords drawn. Two american women fainted. The police made no move to halt the demonstration ail Hough according to reliable information they had known of the plans for it Sim of 3 of Hoek this afternoon. It is loaded from authorial pc japanese sources Friendly to America that tonight a Demotis in Tion b Only part of a larger affair which has Lieen planned with the intent int of evicting nil americans from the country. The vernacular papers had been appraised of the demonstration in Advance and had flashlight photographers advantageously placed to snap pictures of the scene. The demonstration brought the anti american feeling closer to Tho Arhe Picans than it Ever has come before. Fame without warning members of the foreign Community had gathered a usual for a saturday night dance a regular event in their social life. So far As for nue. The Money must come from the pockets of the taxpayers. To the he boys fathers have a not the extent that we create further Obi slightest inclination nor intention to nations which must be met from the a a a Mon Tyg derived from taxation to that extent do wre reduce the possibility of further reduction in taxes. Before such obligations Are created it should be conclusively shown that they Are essential to the Best interests of the nation. A government extravagance must Stop. The people of the National Are Fuce their Means to stage an unsightly Legal Battle with an elaborate array of Legal counsel and an army of High priced alienist in an attempt to defeat Justice a the statement said. There will be no Fegal counsel outside the attorneys now representing the accused with one possible exception the statement said and no Large temperatures. F Iowa showers and possibly Thunder storms tonight and sunday not much change in temperature. North Dakota unsettled tonight probably rain in West and South portions sunday partly Cloudy continued Cool. South Dakota rain probably to night and sunday continued Cool. Forecast for nest week. At Large from Pennsylvania has been selected As chairman of the committee on permanent organization of the Republican National convention. This will be the first time that a woman has held a chairmanship of a National convention committee. In announcing the innovation we. M. Butler Field marshal for president Coolidge said the selection of a woman for this Post had been made at or Quot red i Ca i to i lenten n a i a no event i to a v i hive to ken10 will the families of the accused boy j retain to government pm Economy us Money in any attempt to defeat a my the request of mrs. A. T. Hert of Washington d. a june 7.�?weath 1 Louisville. Tkv a a the new View chairman of the executive committee of the Republican National committee. Or Outlook for the week beginning monday Region of great lakes showers at beginning and again latter part generally fair Middle of the week. Temperature near or somewhat below Normal. Upper Mississippi Valley showers at beginning and again after wednesday. Temperature near or slightly below Normal. They killed him in their automobile within five minutes after he climbed in ate dinner calmly at a restaurant and then hid the body under a Culvert. So is written now familiarly the Story. Not All the millions of their families nor of old Jacob Franks can lure Back their victim to life nor All the slayers tears wipe out a word of that Story. Of a Mcfarland gives address on Start of Elk memorial Chicago june 7�?prominent mesh Bers of the benevolent and protective order of elks from All parts of the country including 4.000 delegates to the state convention of the order gathered Here today for the ceremonies attending the Cornerstone laying of the $3,000,000 memorial commemorating the service of nearly 70,000 elks in the world War and the supreme sacrifice of nearly 1,-200. The principal address will be make by James j. Macfarland Watertown p. A. Grand exalted ruler of elks. The edifice representing contributions of a million elks scattered throughout 1.500 lodges will contain tablets in the Rotunda in memory of those who served a the world War a pm will House the executive offices of the grand chapter. f on it was held up in the House pending decision by the conferees whether to recommend its acceptance As an amendment by that chamber. Farm bloc in a drive farm bloc members also were ready today to make a last Effort to get action on a Relief measure having entered late yesterday on the Bur sum Bill providing a 35 cent Export Bounty on wheat and wheat products until dec. 5, 1925, which it was estimated would Cost about $15,000,-000. The Bill had been reported by the agriculture committees of both Chambers and senator Norbeck Republican. South Dakota in announcing that he planned to work for action on it in the Senate today said enough votes for its passage by the House had been assured. May order deflation probe another measure having privileged position in the Senate along with the conference report on the deficiency Mil. Was the proposal of senator Shipstead Farmer labor Minnesota for an inquiry into the a deflation of Commerce finance and agriculture in 1920, with attention directed chiefly to the part played by the Federal Reserve Board and its advisory organizations. Local temperatures maximum and minimum tempera Tures from 7 a. In. Yesterday to 7 a. In. Today As recorded by the official government thermometer maximum 61. Minimum 47. At 8 a. In. Today. 47. Precipitation .16. Weather an roads Senate rejects House action on farm freights government which i have stated and re stated until it is Well known. I feel that a in View of the Many statements j that position ought to he consistent. That Large sums of i Money will be i i do not see How i can approve the used in the defense of Nathan f. J Large increase in expenditure of this Leopold jr., and Richard a. Loeb i kind except on the plea or urges necessity. It May be that some adjustments would be justified but an organized Effort by a great body of Public employees to secure indiscriminate increase in compensation should have the most searching scrutiny. The needs of the Public the ability earn a standing As truthful decent of the people to pay must have some the statement said a the families of the accused boys desire to say that they have lived in Chicago for More than fifty years and the Public can judge whether they have conducted themselves in their relations with this Community in such a Way As to upright la abiding citizens conscious of their duties and responsibilities to Tho Community in which they live. A the lawyers representing the accused boys have agreed that the amount of their fees shall be determined by a committee composed of the officers of the Chicago bar association. A a if the accused boys Are found by a jury to be not mentally responsible their families will do their conscious a duty toward the Community and agree that the Public must be fully i protected from any further menace by these it was reported that the defense of the government a or. Coolidge said. A it makes no provision for Eten is were concerned the Demon raising this amount As postal Rev i Stratton was without warning. The Ronin strode on to the dance floor and started their speeches. About fifty foreign Wom a Weer present most of them americans. They left the dance room at once,.not Only because of the menacing attitude of the Ronin but because of the in Hulting character of the language used. Foreign men remained and a threatened fight was averted Only by the intervention of japanese guests present who As calmly As possible persuaded Tho Ronin to leave. After the intruders had gone. A spokesman for the japanese guests addressed the americans present saying that the demonstration had not Boon ii tended As an affront to a Merlon a. But was intended to shame the japanese present who were associating with americans in a this time of National the dance however was Over for the orchestra had disappeared. In addition to making speeches the rot in distributed handbills urging a. Boycott of All american goods. Upbraiding the japanese present who numbered about 150, the Ronin accused them of a associating with foreigners in frivolous amusement when thou National was insulted and for consideration. Senate starts new fight on Oil scandal Sioux Falls raining 48 roads fair. Pierre Cloudy. 50 roads Good. Huron raining 48 roads wet. Mitchell Cloudy 47 roads wet precipitation .16. Aberdeen raining. 50 Rhode wet. Watertown raining. 48 roads wet. Washington. A. June 7.�?a Tan Gle developed in Congress today Over a proposal looking to a reduction of Railroad rates on agricultural pro it ducts with refusal by the Senate to accept the Hob Resolution passed by the House designed to carry out this purpose. Pass safety appliance Bill the Senate today passed the House Bill requiring railroads to install safety appliances on All locomotives. Fliers reach China. Amoy China june 7.�?g a the american army aviators flying around the world arrived her from Shanghai at 4 30 p. Rn., today. Al three planes their pilots and the mechanician were Washington d. A. June 7.�?the bitter issues of the Oil scandal quiescent for weeks suddenly were brought counsel will ask for a continuance to life again today when senator or a change of venue to another j Walsh of Montana prosecutor of the county on the grounds that Public j inquiry sought Senate approval for sentiment has been aroused to such j the report written by him and Anan extent by newspaper accounts of the kidnapping and slaying that the defendants cannot obtain a fair trial in Chicago or Cook county. Moose and Caribou Are the Prinel if. Good condition after the 500 mile pal meat producers among game an a trip which was completed in nine imams in Canada. I hours and 45 minutes. Mellon quotes i Gilberts letter against Means Washington d. C., june 7.�?to further refute the Story of Gaston b. Means about Treasury liquor permit issues Secretary Melton today sent to the Senate Daugherty committee a letter from s. Psi i ii j hot weather coming \ a a and now is the time to buy or sell camping outfits tents cots porch furniture Etc. The Best opportunities in All these things will be found in Republican want ads. Read and use them. Today a baseball National Teague St. Louis. 240 too to Boston. 010 220 26 Pfeffer North. Sherdel and Gonzales Stryker. Yeargin Barnes and of Neil. Cincinnati too Dio of Philadelphia. .110 one la Rixey and Wingo Carlson. Couch Hubbell and Hemline. Wilson. Chicago. New York. Alexander and Hartnett Dean Jonnard Maun and Snyder Gowdy. Pittsburgh too too 010 19 3 Brooklyn too 400 oox�?4 6 0 Meadows Stone and Gooch Grimes and Taylor. Proved by a majority of the Oil committee. Senator Spencer Republican mis Souri. Who consistently has opposed senator Walsh a position objected to i consideration of the report which charges serious irregularities in connection with negotiation of the Sinclair and Doheny leases by Albert b. Fall. Grand jury to Start Bank probe by next Friday Sioux Falls s. D., june 7.�? up a the special grand jury summoned to look into Bank failures in Minnehaha county with a View to returning criminal indictments will be called to begin hearing evidence on thursday or Friday of next week. States attorney Hugh Gamble and special prosecutor John Lynch announced today. 100000 notes Gide Earl m. Marston and a. It. Norton former employees of the defunct Soux Falls Trust and savings Bank arc being brought Here As the first witnesses. Or. Lynch said. Both had been in the test since the liquidation of the Bank in which they were employed Marston was auditor and Norton a Teller. The latter is Row after a series of pointed Exchange cashier of a Hermiston ore., Bank. With other senators senator spen j the special grand jury of eight cer claimed Possession of the floor and members headed by j. B. Severson showed indications of keeping that j of Valley Springs is the second Call a a cd in Minnehaha county in two de right continuously throughout the closing hours of the session. He yielded to others to bring up pressing legislation but Only with the i too on of 3 to 0 i Derst Jiding that he should be recon no too 010�?1 6 # j sized As each succeeding Bill had been disposed of. American league Washington too 0 Cleveland too 0 Zachary and Ruel Shaute and Sewell. Philadelphia .020 Detroit .103 Gray Heimach and Perkins Johnson and Bassler. Boston .010 t 00 Chicago too too i Quinn and of Neill Leverette and Crouse. New York. Be. Louis. Shawkey and Schang shocker and Severeid. Say m1llerand to resign soon As president cads. It was selected and organized three weeks a of and adjourned subject to the Call of the prosecutors. The first session beginning next week is expected to a occupied for a week with the hearing of evidence after which or. Lynch will ask the first of a a Erie of criminal indictment which will be sought by the state. Norbeck named one of probes of land Grants Paris France june 7.�?cp a observers in parliamentary circles today expressed the opinion that president Millerand was preparing an Early resignation As he appeared to have finished his consultations and now is going Over the political situation with the members of his official household. O a Quot a Normal world Cotton crop is 22, in it tee which will lives tight 000,000 Bales. Share Pacific land Grants. Washington d. C., june 7.�?pres Dent Cummins today appointed sen agora Ladd North Dakota Norbeck Dakota Spencer Missouri Wyoming and Adams Colo represent the Senate on the

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