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NOT SO EASY TO MAKE OWN WAY; SOY GOES HOME Son of Omaha Man Wanted To Make Own Way [•> In World Alone BY A. J. LORENZ, Universal 8ervic# Correspondent. Chiacog. Aug. 11.—The wanderlust trail of Lester Lptdus, 17 year old son of millionaire family of Omaha, led back home Monday night. Footsore, hungry, his clothes torn, Lsster who was sought by airplane and radio by his wealthy father, Har ry Lapldus, was found Monday after his disappearance from the citizens military training camp at Des Moines week ago. "I wanted to see If 1 oould make my own way In the world," said fester, dejectedly, "and found It wasn’t so easy/’ His youth was against him when tie sought work. Then, when hunger gnawed he was willing to go back *nd close his little book of adventure. First Request for Mother He admitted his Identity when searchers recognized in the weary looking youth the Omaha boy for whom (5,000 reward had been posted. And, like any goed boy, his first re quest was that he be permitted to telephone his anxious mother at Omaha. “Mom. I’m all right and coming home right away,” he said. Then he turned to those who be friended him: “I had no real reason for leaving home. I have a wonderful home, a fine father and mother. I’m not 'Crazy either and I hope they don’t say I’m a bit off. I Just wanted to make my own way. “I’d been studying hard at high eohool, stood at the head of the class. I even went to summer school. When the boys went to summer training oamp I went along." Army life, however, did not appeal to him and so he left camp. “I felt that the army discipline meant I never could come back so I had to choose, and when I made up my mind I wrote my people that they would never see me again.” He discarded his army clothes, all except his khaki breeches, for a motley arrangement—a striped coat to set off his disguise—that he was anything but a millionaire’s son. From Des Moines he walked and caught rides, until he reached Gales burg. There he communicated with his parents, but Instead of waiting for answer, stuck to his resolution. Through the rains* and storms of the past week he walked until he reached Chicago. There he thought he could get a Job, make good and go back with a bag full of experi ence. He hadn’t counted on getting hungry, though,, and when the searches found him leaning against a building near the Michigan boule vard bridge, he forgot resolutions and —well, he was willing to eat and go home. The lesson he learned, Lester said, was this: “I never knew how particular peo ple are about who works for them/ Rain Fails to Dampen Enthusiasm of Davis Nominee Delivers Speech Despite Downpour—Many Desert Goff Plaza Universal Service. Clarksburg, W. Va., Aug. 11.—The heavens were not kind to John W. Davis when he made his speech ac cepting the democratic nomination for the presidency. A steady shower of rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, fell during his speech, causing many who had gone to the open air exercises in Goff Plaza to go away. Davis was protected by a shelter built over the platform and con tinued bravely through his speech to the end, Hundreds who had neither raincoats nor umbrellas stuck it out with him and applaused him with enthusiasm. Toward the end of the speech, the wind swept the rain in upon the nominee so women in the audience furnished an umbrella which was held over Davis' head. Despite this protection he was pretty wel! drench ed when he got through. He finished the speech at 9:55 o’clock having ■spoken exactly 1 hour and 10 min utes. _ _ Body of Murdered Woman Found in Clump of Bushes Benton Harbor, Mich., Aug. 11.— With an Initialed bracelet the only mark of identification, the authori ties here Monday sought to learn the Identity of a 23 year old woman found slain in a clump of brush 10 miles south of here. The body had been hidden more than a week, physicians declared, and the features were nearly obliterated. The slain woman, examination re vealed, was soon tp become a mother. HAWARDEN STATE PARK IS NOW ASSURED Hawarden, la., Aug. 9.—(Special) _This community now has a State Park in very fact. Representative G. D. Venard has been notified that the executive council, meeting August 5, approved the action of the state board of conservation in authorising $8,000 for the purchase of 77 a^es of land now known as Oak Grove, six miles northeast of Hawarden for state park purposes. This land was part of the John Felkema farm and Mr. Feikema was paid $19,000 for the site. BIRDMEN PLAN 800-MILE HOP - -- I Jump From Reykjavik to Fredericksdal Considered More Likely Course BY DAMON RUNYON, Universal Service Correspondent. (Copyright, 1924.) Aboard U. S. S. Richmond. Off Reykjavik, Iceland, Aug. 11.—Get out I your old school map of Greenland. Look for a tiny place called Fred erlkdsal, down towards the southern end. You can more easily locate It, by finding Cape Farewell, which has been well named if the fate of many mariners Is to count. Frederlksdal which was named for King Fredericksdal the Fourth In the days when all that region was King Frederick the Fourth land, lies about 35 miles northwest of Cape Fare well. I am Inclined to think you will read the names of Fr<tfleriksdal quite often In connection with the Amer ican world flight before long. I ex pect to hear Lieut. Lowell Smith, commander of the world flight, an nounce within a few days that the fliers will take the chance of Jump ing from Reykjavllk to Frederlksdal, a distance of approximately 800 miles. Reports from the cruiser Raleigh, which Is out prospecting for a land ing place In the region of Angmag salik indicate that there Is small chance of that point being used as a base for the fliers. The Raleigh has encountered a long ball ef Ice 90 miles off Angmagsalik and two Icebergs. Captain Watts of the Raleigh, says It is doubtful If Angmagsalik can be made ussl ob by the planes Th* weather along the entire east coast of Greenland is preventing the Raleigh from making any headway, as being entirely surrounded by Ice and fog she fears to move. The floating Ice hummock damaged the starboard propellor of the cruiser. Captain Watts does not believe that Angmagsalik could even be used as a base to be established by planes from the Raleigh and the Richmond, as planned by Admiral Magruder. It had been planned, If a suitable base could be found, to carry the supplies to It with planes from the American cruisers. Two Courses Open If this plan does have to be aban doned then there are two courses of action left: 1— To make the attempt to fly to a base on the west coast of Green land direct, or: 2— To refuel at r.ca. probably off Cape Farewell. It Is considered probable that th® better chance is to fly direct to Fred erlksdal. The distance is greater than Is felt to be completely safe, and the weather Is likely to be foggy and uncertain. The second plan would be practical in fair weather, but It Is extremely difficult for the planes, when fully laden with fuel, to hop off from the surface of the ocean if there Is any sea or swell. BANKERS AGREE TO RAISE LOAN - < Move Believed Important Step Toward Realization Of Dawes Report BY ROBERT J. PREW, Universal Service Correspondent. London. Aug. 11—The most Im portant step yet taken toward the realization of the Dawes report was when the bankers Monday deter mined to accept the task of raising the $200,000,000 loan for financing the scheme. In the opinion of the bankers, the rate of Interest should be 7 per cent., the price of the issue 93, and that the British and Amer ican banks should underwrite 91% per cent, of the total. Although there was no formal ses sion of the allied conference, much work was carried on by means of conversations, the most important being between Premier Herriot of France, Foreign Minister Stresemann of (f.ermany, and Premier MacDonald of England, in which the military evacuation of the Ruhr was dis cussed. There was no definite con clusion, but each participant is hope ful of a satisfactory agreement. France asks from 10 to 12 months to complete the evacuation, while Germany wishes to have it completed in not more than six months. M. Clementel, French finance min ister, also discussed economic sug gestions with Dr. Stresemann, seek ing to arrange for the mutual ex port of commodities in equal amounts. RUSS COURT FRENCH Riga, Aug., 11. (I. N. S.)—Soviet Russia shortly will make represen tations to the French socialist government for a treaty conference similar to the Anglo-Russian con ference just concluded In London, according to word from Moscow to day. _ _ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IN ANNUAL PICNIC Yankton, S. D., Aug. 9.—More than 1,000 members of Marty council, Knights of Columbus, and their fam ilies attended the first annual re union and picnic of the council at Wildwood park here Friday. A program of sports and contests was staged in the afternoon, follow ing a picnic dinner. A dance and concert was provided In the evening. YeSy the Bosses Were Therey But They Failed to Get Across Their Usual Line Prom the Kansas City Star. From the speech of 'William H. Johnston, chairman of the La Follette convention at Cleveland: “The nation lias witnessed . . . the antics of what seemed to be a disorderly mob meeting in New York City, but which responded to boss control quite obediently in its voting.” There were bosses in the New York convention; it would be foolish to deny it, because they were visible to every eye and could readily be identified by their worried air and patent helplessness. They were there, but the convention was not controlled by them, and so far from being obedient in its voting the convention, for the longest period in political history, voted persistently and de fiantly in opposition to their wishes. The convention performed some extraordinary atitics, it is true; it is true it seemed to be a disorderly mob, and these things are true because it was not boss controlled. If the bosses had been in control fit would have performed no antics, nor would it have acted like a mob. It would have been as orderly and voted as obediently as did the convention over which Mr. Johnston presided at Cleveland, which nominated Mr. La Follette by acclamation. Bosses are not here defended, but impartial judgment must accord them their due; when they function they produce the finest examples of steam roller efficiency that have been witnessed in politics. When they are in control things go smoothly; individ ualism is neatly suppressed, opinion is smothered, minorities are corked up. But none of these things happened in Madison Square Garden. What seemed to be rioting was individualism sloshing around uncontrolled. Opinion ran free, mostly in futile circles. Minorities broke loose and played some extremely bad politics, precipitating controversies on the floor that made the judicious grieve. Poor Mr. Brennan and poor Mr. Taggart were tossed like corks on a raging ocean. Poor Mr. Taggart couldn't even control his own candidate, who quit the race. Poor Mr. Brennan went about dazed, looking for a place to light. His boss-ship was a thing for derision. In his most critical fight he tried to borrow a few votes from Mr. Taggart and couldn’t. Mr. Taggart couldn’t deliver them. The bosses couldn’t even trade with each other. They had nothing to trade. The New York convention may not have been an edifying spectacle for democracy; it wasn’t the best-example of parliamen tarism; but if self-misrule is better than boss misrule, it at least did its own mismanaging. That is some progress, anyway. If it deadlocked, that’s only what government does as a rule. If it got out of its deadlock without the aid of bosses, that’s better than government does as a rule. SCHOOLS OF DAVISON COUNTY GET STrfTE AID Mitchell, S. D., Aug. 9.—(Special) —Eleven rural schools In Davison oounty received state aid this year, according to an announcement made by Mrs. Alma Lelghty, county sup erintendent of schools. This is sev eral l«ss than received aid last year Mrs. Lelghty said, and the reason Is that the various township boards engaged several teachers who held only first grade certificates. Each school In the class under which rural schools are listed for state aid, re ceived $180, so that the 11 schools brought a total of $1,430 Into the county during the last year. TAKE PRISONER BACK TO UTAH FOR TRIAL Elk Point, S. D„ Aug. 9 (Special.) —Sheriff George B. Mann, of Farm ington, Utah, near Salt Lake City, left this week for his home with Dr. E. J. Emmons, on a charge of hav ing issued a worthless check and re moving a mortgaged automobile from the state of Utah. He was arrested here by Sheriff E. E. Sherman about two weeks ago. Sheriff Mann re turned Monday from Pierre with ex tradition papers signed by Governor McMaster for Dr. Emmon’s removal. BIG BU8 DRIVER 18 TAUGHT TRAFFIC LE88ON Rushmore, Minn., Aug. 9 (Special.) —This morning as the driver of one of the buses running from Minneap olis to Sioux Falls attempted to turn his machine around In the mid dle of a block on Main street here Instead of going to the Intersection, the top of the bus caught a tree which stood outside the curb line, and two large limbs made a total wreck of the top portion of the ma chine. Two women passengers were aboard, but fortunately happened to be sitting on the opposite side of the machine and neither of them or the driver received any injury. CHARGED with theft FROM HER EMPLOYER fcion* Falls, S. D., Aug. 9. (Spe cial)—Charged with the theft of several articles from the home of Mrs. Alice Shipley, where sh was employed as a maid. La Verta Murphy was arrested and arraigned In municipal court on a charge of grand larceny. Various articles said to have been stolen from the Ship ley home were found In her poses* slon. Historic Oak Saved by Governor Pinchot ... ... in.. ""in "i i^ . ^USTOrlC s tfirrl • 1 | ^^MSS«S^»rf»MI«SSilMtt— ■ i Mm ' 1 ■■'■■in—■ Here la shown the official orde r, signed by Gov. Gifford Pinchot, of Pennsylvania, saving the oldest o ak tree in Chester county. The tree, 200 years old, stands in a bend in t he road near the Upper Octoraro Presbyterian church and cemetery at Parksburg. Surveyors straighten ing the road were to have destroyed the tree, but the townspeople appeal ed to Pinchot, who, as former U. 3; f orester, is a keen lover of trees, and who ordered it spared. HAWARDEN NOW HAS W. C. T. U. ORGANIZATION Hawarden, la., Aug. 9.—(Special) Under the direction of Mrs. Laura B. Hale of Dos Moines, field secre tary of the W. C. T. U„ an organiza tion was perfected In Hawarden during the past week with Mrs. Eveline French as president; Mrs. Stella Cooper, secretary, and Mrs. Bessie Sedgwick, treasurer. The first regular meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Sedgwick on the first Tuesday of next month. TO MAVt rAn I IN GREAT LEGION PARADE Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 9. (Special) —South Dakota will be represented by many solid blocks of parade at the American Legion’s n/itional con vention which will be held at St. Paul, September 15 to 19, according to local leglonaires who are in close touch with preparations for the state’s part in the big meeting. South Dakota will represent the grain growing section, and it is planned to have threshing machines In operation in the parade. « Greece Threatens To Invade Bulgaria Athens Sends Ultimatum to Stop Raids or Take Consequences Universal Service. Berlin. Aug. 11.—The war clouds hanging over the Balkans arc be coming darker. According to pres* dispatches from Athens. Greece has served an ultimatum on Bulgaria threatening to occupy Bulgarian ter ritory unless the raids of alleged Bulgarian bands Into Greek Mace donia ar9 stopped. The ultimatum at the same time notified Bulgaria that Greek troops would pursue the bandit gangs into Bulgarian territory and Inflict sum mary punishment. Other dispatches report that the Bulgarian government has declared martial law on tha ground that the opposition parties are making com mon cause with the communists for the overthrow of the government. The government recently Increased the army without waiting for proper permission from the allies. AMERICAN NAVAL CRUISER ORDERED TO HONDURAN POST m — # Universal Service. Washington. Aug. 11.—The navy department Monday afternoon an nounced the receipt of a message from the commanding officer of tho special service squadron, in the Caribbean sea, Rear Admiral John H. Dayton, reporting he had directed the cruiser Galveston at Guantan amo, Cuba, to proceed at once to Celba, Honduras, in order to confer with the American consul regarding the question of affording protection to Americans and other foreign na tionals during the present revolution, the second wlthl nslx months. 8TORLA, 8. D., FARMER KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Mitchell. 8. D., Aug. 9 (Special.)— Joe B. Johnson, a farmer living near Storla, S. D„ was Instantly killed late Thursday night in an automobile ac cident which occurred midway be tween Storla and Letcher. Return ing home at a late hour at a high rate of speed, Mr. Johnson lost con trol of his car just as he was pass ing a wagon load of hoga driven by Roy Mathias. Johnson was thrown from his car Into the ditch and was killed outright. His car was smashed. One of Mr. Mathias' horses was k'’!ed but he escaped Injury. Johnson is survived by his widow and three chil dren. 4444444444444444444 4 4 4 HERE ARE PLEDGES MADE 4 4 BY DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE 4 4 ——— 4 4 In speech accepting the demo- 4 4 cratlc presidential nomination, 4 4 John W. Davis made the follow- 4 4 lng pledges; 4 4 An honest, Impartial, and, so 4 4 far as human wisdom will per- 4 4 mlt, a just government. 4 4 Opposition to any challenge— 4 4 "organized or unorganized, under 4 4 whatever name or In whatever 4 4 character It may appear"—of 4 4 the constitutional guarantees of 4 4 religious freedom. 4 4 Enforcement of all laws, In- 4 4 eluding the prohibition amend- 4 4 ment and statutes enacted under 4 4 It. 4 4 Agricultural aid through revl- 4 4 slon of the tariff; governmental 4 4 assistance In extending the co- 4 4 operative marketing principle 4 4 and by other means. 4 4 Reduction In taxation and re- 4 4 vision of the tariff. 4 4 Economy in government, but 4 4 NOT of the kind that deprives 4 4 government employes of pay 4 4 equal to that they would receive 4 4 from private employers for simi- 4 4 lar work. 4 4 Approval of the world court. 4 4 Co-operation officially with 4 4 all legitimate endeavors whether 4 4 from the League of Nations or 4 4 from any other source, to lessen 4 4 the prospect of war; to aid in 4 4 repairing the ravages of past 4 4 wars; to promote disarmament 4 4 and to advance the well being 4 ♦ of mankind. 4 4 To maintain the means of 4 4 adequate national defense “until 4 4 reason is permitted to take the 4 4 place of force.” 4 4 In opposition to the impair- 4 4 ment, “either by injunction or 4 4 by any other device" of the 4 4 rights of labor lo organize and 4 4-to bargain collectively for “an 4 4 adequate wage earned under ♦ 4- healthful conditions.” 4 -4 The protection of women and 4 4 children from human greed and 4 4 unequal laws. 4 4 Prevention of child labor and 4 4 supresslon of the illicit traffic 4 4 in soul destroying drugs. 4 4 Conservation of all of the na- 4 4 tural resources of the country. 4 4- "Grateful care" to the “veter- 4 4 ans of our wars, especially to 4 4 those who were stricken and 4 4- wounded In the country's service 4 4 and whose confidence has been 4 4 so cruelly and corruptly abused.” 4 4444444444444444444 SHOWS LARGE TOMATO GROWN IN OWN GARDEN Yankton, S. D., Aug. 9 (Special.) — A tomato weighing a pound and 11 ounces was being exhibited by Charles Smith, Of this city. It was grown in his own garden, and is one of the largest, If not the largest, ever seen here. tremors in tokio Tokio, Aug. 11. (I. N. S.)—A light earthquake shock was felt here early today- There were no caaualitles and the damage was slight. DEFENSE TO END CASE TUESDAY State Prepares to Turn Heavy Guns on Boy Slayers Universal Service. Chicago, Aug. 11.—The defense win rest Tuesday. That announcement, made In Judge C. Caverly's courtroom, meant that the first chapter In the trial of Na than Leopold and Richard Loeb had come to Its close. Tuesday morning the defense will offer one or two unimportant wit nesses and -then the prosecution, directed by State’s Attorney Crowe, will begin offering Its testimony. The state hopes to show Judge Caverly that Leopold and Loeb are not insane and that hanging should be the penalty for taking the life of little Robert Pranks. The end of the trial Is not so far away. Ten days or two weeks should see Judge Caverly pronouncing sen tence. What that sentence will be depends upon what the state is able to offer in the meantime. Dr. Harold S. Hulbert was the last alienist to testify for the defense. State’s Attorney Crowe, in cross examining the witness, won an ad mission that Leopold and Loeb had lied to the alienists. Smells “Framsup” The state’s attorney indicated by his line of questioning that there might have been a "frame up;” that the college youths might have misled the alienists. Dr. Hulbert gave it as his opinion that the youths are mentally di seased. He admitted he had reached this conclusion from Information given him by the youths themselves. On a few details he caught them In deliberate lies, he said. Spectators tittered when Dr. Hul bert told of h.l* examination of Loeb. “Did you find anything in Loeb’s physical examination to Indicate that he was a criminal?” the state’s at torney asked. "Tes, the fact that he injured hi* leg in a baseball game fn Jail would lndidate he was a criminal,” the learned doctor said with a smile. Thrills Scarce It was only occasionally that the spectators got a thrill out of Mon day’s session. Droning technical question was followed by droning technical answer, unintelligible to the layman. The burden of the state** attorney appeared to be to show that the new “chemistry of character” was not altogether what the defense claimed for It. Dr. W. O. Krohn, alienist for the state, is expected to be the star wit ness in tearing down the "abnormal mind” plea of the defense. Dr. Krohn has had experience. He has testified in a dozen or more criminal cases where the defense hoped to escape through showing In sanity. They all failed to escape the penitentiary and gallows through that plea. There will be about BO witnesses put on the stand by the prosecution, according to Mr. Crowe. Among them will be college professors, former schoolmates, boys and girls, who will rebut testimony given by other class mates of the youths, who testified for the defense. With their case before Justice Caverly, Leopold and Loeb walked out of the courtroom and back to Jail with hopeful expressions on their faces. Things have been most ly their way this far in the trial. But when State's Attorney Crowe un limbers hi%, heavy guns—well, smiles may fade from the lips of the defen dants. Allen Loeb, brother of Rochard, had spent the weekend in Michigan, with his mother, Mrs. Albert Loeb. He came into tV— court room Monday, bright and fresh and walked over to his brother and talked for a minute. Mrs. Loeb will not come to the trial, Allan said. State’s Attorney Crowe marshalled his forces Monday night to outline the attack that opens when his turn comes Tuesday. He made it clear that his chief concern will be to overthrow the stronghold of near-in sanity and irresponsibility that the defense has built up and offered as a mitigating circumstance. The de fense does not ask that the youths be acquitted. They have already con fessed the crime. But the defense wants Judge Caverly to believe they were not altogether responsible and should not be hanged. Irish Boundary Row May Go to League of Nations Universal Service Dublin, Aug. 11.—The Irish boun dary dispute may be referred to the League of Nations as the only pos sible means of reaching a settlement. The anglo-Irish treaty was recently registered with the League. In view of the latter fact, It is suggested that Britain, and the Free State may ask the League to carry out a plebiscite to settle the question. It is expected that bills constitut ing the boundary commission will be passed by the end of October, and that it may begin to function before the end of the year. _ Hughes Due Back Soon Washington, Aug. 11.—Secretary of State Hughes is expected to return here August 14. He is at present on board the President Harding on which he sailed from Cherbourg, August 7. finance market braced Rome, Aug., 11. (I. N. S.)—Italian financial and exchange markets were stronger today as a result of news from London that the repara tions conference is nearing a set tlement.