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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.