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TOKOTNA, ADASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE V, 1924.
PRICE 25 CENT?
CONFESSED
MURDERERS
- Sons of Chicago Millon
- aires Tell of Killing
, of Robert .Franks.
« Chioagos •June 1.—Nathan E.
1. Leopold, junior, and Richard
■j Loeb, youthful.- members of
wealthy Chicago families, both
post-graduate * students* of the
'■ University of Chicago, confessed
this afternoon that? they kid
1 napped and-murdered 14-year
old Robert Franks, son of Jacob
i Franks, retired millionaire pawn
broker and manufacturer,
i Loeb is a 'son of Albert H.
? Loeb, a millionaire and vice
president of- Sears, Roebuck <fc
! Oo. Leopold’s father is a very
wealthy box'manufacturer,
o. In their confession the young
i. murderers Said they planned a
’kidnapping in gfeat detail last
1 November, both through a spirit
• of adventure and because they
wanted tbe^l0,000 ransom they
» demanded.
Chicago, June 5.—The bullet which
" killed Freeman Louis Tracy, a student,
on November 25, last, fits one of the
!> pistols found in the room of Nathan
i Leopold, jr.,» who with Richard Loeb
- confessed to the kidnapping and slay
t ingof Robert Franks.
Chicago, June fl.— Richard Loeb and
•' Nathan Leopold, jr., were indieted to
*• sight by the grand jury, charged with
■ having kidnapped and murdered Rob
•* mrt Franks.
I Daugherty s Brother
Obtains His Release,
.. Habeas Corpus Writ
Cincinnati, June 3.-^-Federal Judge
‘ Cochran'today granted S. Daugherty,
Washington Court House banker, a
writ of habeas corpus, thereby releas
- Ing'him 4rom the custody of an aasist
* jnnt -sergeant-at-arms- of <the < United
' - States Senate who had arrested him on
- a warrant charging contempt for his
refusal to give a Senate committee ac
cess to the records of his bank regard
ing the activities of his brother, Harry
M. Daughter, former attorney general.
Washington.—Senator Lodge testi
> fled today-before the Daugherty inves
' .ligation committee and made denial
* . that he* bad ever aided in the issuing
- of expors liquor permits, as indicated
* ' in testimony given bv Gaston B. Means.
'Former Attorney General Daugherty
* today notified the Senate committee
* which has bad his personal conduct
under Investigation that he would not
testify, as subpoenaed.
Waahington, June 5.—'The Senate to
day adopted a resolution declining the
attorney general's appeal from the da
cision of the federal court at Cincin
nati, releasing Mai Daugherty on a
- writ of babeascorpus after he had been
< taken into custody in pursuance of a
: Senate subpoena.
The Pioneer, Robert Lowrie’s boat,
i left Monday morning for a trip to Med
i fra, the operating crew being Captain
i 311 Walker, First Mate John Adams,
snd Engineer Isaac JJayes
ASKS COURT
STOP BONUS
Legal Proceedings Start
in District of Colum
bia Supreme Court. ~
Washington, June fi.-vLegaf
proceedings were started this af
ternoon in the District of Colum
bia supreme court to step opera
tion of the soldiers’ bonus.
Benjamin Cathings, of . New
York, in starting suit, asked the
court to issue an injunction -re
straining the governmont from
issuing insurance certificates to
four million world war veterans.
Secretary of War Weeks, - Secre
tary of Treasury Mellon, and di
rector ' Hines, of the veterans’
bureau, are>made defendants.
Washington Notes
Washington.—Faced with its neces
sity, if the recently ratified treaty with
Canada providing for a three-months’
closed season on halibut fishing in
Alaskan waters is to become operative
this fall. Senator Jones on -Tuesday
moved to get congressional action- this
week <m enforcement legislation *bf the
treaty, which is designed to stop the
taking of halibut from November 15 to
February 15.
Washington. — The -kindness and
courtesy accorded by the Japanese to
the American around-the-world flyers
was acknowledged Thursday by Secre
tary of War Weeks in a cablegram ad
dressed to the Japanese minister of
war.
Washington.—Major Martin.-'at his
own request, was relieved Wednesday
afternoon of command of the ajoiy avi
ators making the around-the-world
flight. Lieutenant Smith was made
permanent commander of <tbe flight.
Washington.—Secretary Of Treasury
Mellon on Monday issued, instructions
giving warning to taxpayers that one
half of income taxes aro»due ancK must
be paid by June 15th.
Washington.—The Senate Monday
nfght gave approval to a constitutional
amendment empowering the federal
government to regulate 'or prohibit
child labor.
Washington.—The Senate on Tues
day rejected the proposal to loan Ger
many twenty ■ million dollars for > the
purchase of foodstsu STs-in the United
States. _
Washington.—Toe bill providing-pay
increases of 965,000,000 to postal em
ployes, in which 300(600 will reoaive
benefits, passed the House on Monday.
Washington.—Semite leathers Friday
agreed to postpone, the Muscle Shoals
question until tbs ne ct session of Con
gress.
Washington.—The House on Monday
voted to bring the session to a close at
7 p. m. on June 7th.
Washington.—The Senate '.'Thursday
voted to adjourn at 7 p. in. -Saturday,
Washington.—Coolidge signed the
tax reduction bill, Monday. *
-, j
Billy Jones returned Thursday -from
a trip to Ophir. i. ...
A 2* Horse Race, With
■» Coolidge Coining In
2nd, Says Col. House
London.—CoL Ev.W- Houses sonfiden
iial emissary and close friend o? the
late President Wilson, predicted today
the election of a democratic-presid&nt,
of the United States in .November. He ,
declares that it will be only a two-]
horse race, with Coolidgevfinishing
second. ____________
22 Perish When Fire
. Destroys School for
< Girls, Los Angeles
. ..——
Los Angeles, June 1.—Fourteen girl
inmates perished in the fire which Sat
urday night destroyed'She Hope Derel
opment School, an institution for sab
normal girls, at Plavadslia, a suburb
of this cit7. ________
Los Angelas.-—The.death list by fire
in the Hope Development school num
bers twenty-two. including Mrs. Drew
Thomas, matron of the school.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Ottawa.—An amendment proposed in
the House of Commons, Thursday, set
ting forth that the welfare of -Canada
requires a constantly maintained pro
tective tariff, was defeated by a vote of
more thaa three to one.
Seattle.—The Washington repub
lican delegation, Including Mrs. Clar
ence S. Maynard; o&Olvmpia, and Mrs.
Harry 3. Miller,- of Everett, left Tues
day for the Cleveland convention.
Seattle.—In the absence of Mayor
BrowD, now on his way East to be in
attendance at the democratic national
convention, Mrs. Landis, president of
the council, is now acting mayor.
Chicago.—Mrs. Emma Tillotson, 48,
was given a decree yesterday from her
78-year-old husband, the court, how
ever, ordering her to«pay him $15 per
weak alimony._
Seattle.—President Lilly announced
Thursday that the Young Men’s Busi
ness Club would extend its next year’s
excursion trip to incldde Southwestern
Alaska. _
Barcelona.—Lonelio Cicadio, official
executive throughout Catalina, was as
sassinated in his street here Tuesday.
Twenty bullets were shot into his body,
Tokio.—The -police department is
closely guarding all Americans in
Tokio, because of the '-feeling inciden
tal to American exclusion of Japanese.
Cleveland.—Roy O. West,-of Chi
cago, Friday, was elected secretary of
the republican national committee, to
succeed George B. Lockwood.
Seattle.—The Seattle- Ketchikan unit
of tbe new Alaska cable was placed in
regular operation at 3:30 Saturday af
utnunn.
Bes Moines.—Smith W. Brookheurt
was renominated by the republicans of
Iowa at Tuesday's primaries fsr the
Senate. _,
Nagasaki.—IVOisy, flying from Paris
to Tokio, made the jump'froaa Mukden
to Gingyany, Northeast/Corea, Jeme‘3.
Seattle.—Mrs. Henry Landes wu
elected president of the- cit;^ Council,
Monday afternoon.
New York.—The French! frinc de
clined to a point below K sent®, Tues
day afternoon
500-MILE
AUTO RACE
Victor, Wins in Record
. Time of 5 Hours
J5 Minutes,
Indianapolis, June 3.--Joseph
Boyer, driving, relief, piloted L
Li. -Coruin’s eight-cylinder epeed
ster to victory Saturday in the
twelfth annual 500-mile auto race
at the Indianapolis motor speed
way. Gorum, an Indianapolis
man, surrendered his mount to
Boyer alter he had driven .272
miles. Earl Cooper was second,
Jimmy Murphy third. The time
of the winner was 5 hours 5 min
utes, against the previous record
of hours ? minutes 28 seconds.
Jesse Smith* Intimate
of Daugherty, Collect
ed Half-Million Graft
Washington, Judc Over oaa-haif
million dollars in graft was collected
by Jesse Smith while be was intimate
ly associated with former Attorney
General Daugherty, It was charged in
the Senate this afternoon by Brook
heart, chairman of tbe Daugherty in
vestigation c mroittse.
Fair oan ks-McLratr
Air Mail Discontinued
Postmaster J. McLean on Thurs
day received ihe following telegram
J. H. MeLeao, *
Postmaster. Tokotna
Nsnana, April 5.—Aeroplane mail
discontinued. Notify Ophir and Mc
Grath. Wjetzler.
Seattle PvtL Linotype
Operators Walk Out
Seattle, -June 1.—The Poit-Intelil
gencer liaotvpe men went on a strike
last night, the management having re
fosad to sign the union's new scale,
which calls for $9.60 for day work and
$9.25 for night work for an eight-hour
day. Following the walkout of the
union members the management vm
able to secure non-union men sufficient
tooperate hall the machines, 'and'the
paper made Its usual appearance this
morning, although apparently under
difficulties.
American Party Nom
•iitaife Its Candidates
Coitrartms, June 4.—The American
party* 'OontOnSloa last night sleeted
Juti£ff GIlberol»atioaB, of Washington,
D. as' in Residential standard
bearer, and adopted a platform dealing
with law 'enforcement', “immigration,
outlawry aod *wtlr. Charles H. Ran
dall, of Los Angeles, ■f0nhe:r#ref;r»3ent
ativa fb Congrtna, waa nortiinatsd for
vice president.
Mr. aud Mrs. Ross KHnney/'oa their
way to Tokotna, are reported' to ‘fta’ro
; left Holy Cross several days age.
'Herman Saupe, ;front the Tlutns
■Dredge headquarters on Yankee, was
a Thursday ar* iyal.
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
Everything Ready for
Big Gathering, Cleve*
land, Next Tuesday.
Cleveland, June 6.—Every ar
r&pgeipent has J>eeav perfected
ior the holding of the republican
national convention in this city
on Tuesday next. .-Hundred# of
delegates have .arrived during
the present week, and thousands
of-partisans are swarming th«
city, all a-waiting the sounding
of the chairman’s gavel'to set in
motion the machinery, that will
nominate the candidate who it
expected to win at the Novom
her election. And, with delega
j ticns already instructed, it la, of
! course, a Cooiidge convention.
Frank W. Mondell, of Wyoim
jag, will bepermanent chairman
of the convention, Manager But
ler, head of the .Cooiidge cam
paign, announced today.
President Cooiidge -has sent
direct word to the republican
managers here that he', wants for
a running mate a man ©f hit
own political mind and does not
wish the national ticket to rep
f<*ar>T «• attempt "to recognise
rhedne -urgent .wing of the party
r-Th* national oommittee is In
executive-session tonight, trying
to ^acide the contest over the
seating of the eighteen delegates
from ' eo-g.a.
Fred -W. Uphaca resigned to
sday as -treasurer of the reput
•liean national committee.
FishJTrapsand Purse
Seines Clause Stitt in
Alaska Fisheries Bill
Washington, jfune <i. —- The •‘Senate
this afternoon approved the ’Alaski
fisheries bill aa-paesed by the -House
with theaectsoc which would have re
stricted tbe use of Ssh traps and purs*
seines sfcriesx... out, anil the measar*.
now goes to to* President.
Hearst Says Hot Place
for Sec. of War
Seattle, June*.—W. K. Hearst, oc *
signs d editorial in the Post-InielU
geocer; -says that Secretary of War
Weeks want* to give away the Philip
pine] islands, that tier wants to contract
them away in twenty years, and by
that time he will he dead and a rt&tsoa
oh'hopping-cft&d Americans will n6t be
able to layliaEds oa him, without* get
ting their-fingera burned.
Dirigible Shenandoah
in a 1.000-Mk Flight
Lateehhrst, N. J., June 5.—The diri
gible Shenafcdosb retu^-red to lend
ing field here today, after haring made
one thousand nules over New York
•tate into Canada and back.
Anthony Sweet ey. from Gates, wae
a Thursday arrival,.^
A! Gosl&w left yesterday morning for
VanVe#.