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303 18 PAGES WILMINGTON. DELAWARE, SATURDAY. MAY 31. 1924 FINAL EDITION TWO CENTS LADS CONFESS KIDNAPING, KILLING ALLEGES VANDERLIP PLOT AGAINST COOLIDGE I. J.F.

GORKY ON What's Wrong With the Weather? TAX BILL IS EpSiSia NOWINHANDS 1l OF MIDGE LEOPOLD, WEB PLANNED CRIME NINE MONTHS; DESCRIBE PLOT SA YS VANDERLIP OFFERED HIM PAY TO BE PERJURER Interrupting Testimony Being Given Before the Daugherty Committee, A. L. Fink, of Buffalo, Jumps Up, Shouting Financier Told Him He Would Give Him $1000 If He Would Testify Falsely Against Coolidge WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IS GRANTED TO MAI DAUGHERTY President Confers on Measure With Secretary Mellon and Gen. Lord sab 4yi Had Been Reading of Kidnaping Adven? hires and Ransom Demand. and Thought it "Ripping Good Adventure to Steal Some Youngsler," College Students Con row AND fess Victim Choked to Death Acid, Thrown Into Face to Prevent Identification Map illustrates supervising forecaster Bowie's explanation of WASHINGTON.

May 31 (United Press)! A. L. Fink, of Buffalo, N. today charged before the Senate Daugherty investigating committee that Frank A. Vanderlip, New York financier, offered him $1,000 to give perjured testimony against President Coolidge, before the committee.

Wild disorder ensued in the committee room after Fink made his charge. BURIED SHOES, BURNED CLOTHES OF FRANKS BOY Roxle Stlnson drunk," said Fink, who refused to be allenced. CHICAGO. May (United Prew). "We killed Robert ranks for the spirit of adventure," Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, wealthy college students, InTc wa among the audience While Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, -was testifying that he had not aided Craven Brothers of New York, to get export liquor permits, as charged by Gaston B.

Means, Thursday. As Senator Lodge prepared to leave the stand, he rushed forward. "I demand to be heard'' Pink shouted. want to tell how I was The two youths, sons, of wealthy Chicago families, made a complete confession of the murder to Robert E. Crowe, State' attorney, bringing to an end one of the most extraordinary criminal cases in Chicago police annala.

confessed to police, today. and murder was a fantastic tale "We had been reading of kid Their story of the kidnaping of longing for adventure. j' Offered $1000 by Frank Vanderlip I to give perjured testimony against I X'resident Calvin Coolidge" he con- tinued. 'XTall an officer and throw this The crime, they admitted, was plotted more than nine month ago, and all the details were carefully planned to avoid detection. naping adventures and demands for ransom," Leopold told authorities In explaining the crime.

We had II the money we needed, of course, but we thought it would be ripping good adventure to kidnap some youngster and try to get some money -for It. rS "At first we didn't plan the nrar. der but we derided it would be how moving about of low pressure weather in the fulled States. Off the coast of Greenland, In a spot that Isn't good for much else anyhow, the weather for most of the United States Is made. When this spot remains off the tip of thst country In the spring time, we have normal weather.

But It has slipped south and west. That's what has caused rain on the Atlantic seaboard, floods and tornadoes In the central states and snow as far away as the Dakotas, says Major H. Bowie, supervising forecaster of the U. 6. Weather Bureau.

The slipping spot is known as the normal low pressure area-How does a low pressure area govern the weather? When the air In a gtven region is warmed it becomes lighter, forming a low pressure area. Heavier, colder air rushes In. The warm air with its quantity of moisture Is forced higher. There It Is cooled and condensed, Big Fish Upsets Two Boats Before Captured By Fisherman 16 FEET LONG, WEIGHS TWO TONS Special to The Evening Journal MILFORD, May 31. After a bat-tie of nearly an hour during which the big fish irpset tnvo boats a young whale sixteen feet long and weighing about two tons was caught yesterday afternoon at Cedar Beach on the Delaware Bay shore near Slaughter Beach and about seven miles east of Mtlford.

The whale was captured and brought to the beach by the fishing crew of Down ing and Rlssllng. It Is of the blow whale variety. Downing and Rlssllng were on the beach about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon when they saw the whale blow only a comparatively abort distance off shore. The two fishermen put out In two boats at once Continued on Page Sixteen. WHALE CAUGHT II.

11(11 ,11 YEARS' DUTY Veteran Wilmington Station Master Succeeded By John C. Bell GIFTS FROM FRIENDS ON HIS LAST DAY When 3 o'clock standard time arrives this afternoon, -the service of John F. Gorry, station master at French street station of the Pennsylvania Railroad, will end as an active employe of the company. A service of 61 years and four months with the railroad company will end at that hour. Mr.

Gorry advanced from messenger to station master through various grades of the railroad service, and the fact of his many promotions is evidence of his valuable service to the company. He haa served as station master since October 1, 1910, when he was appointed to succeed Colonel Thomas B. Brlson, retired. Announcement was made today of the appointment of John C. Bell, to succeed Mr.

Gorry as station master here. Mr. Bell who nas served as passenger train conductor and who has been doing relief duty at the passenger station, has been in the employe of the company for many years. Mr. Gorry entered the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company aa a messenger at French Street Station on February 3, 1873.

Hla first promotion was to the telegraph room where he learned telegraphy. He next became yardmaster's clerk and' It was while serving In this po sition that he assisted In opening up West Yard under J. Wood bury, the then yard master. Mr. Gorry'a next promotion was f- Continued on Tag Eight Counsel for Alleged Murderess Have Not Filed Reasons for New Trial COURT MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT Should the application for a new trial In the case of Anna Lewis, alias Anna Bell, colored, alleged' slayer of Mra.

Mary T. Davis, police ma tron, be denied, the Negress will be immediately sentenced; but, should the application be granted, the retrial will not be held until the Sep tember term of court. This Information was given this morning by Judge Herbert Rice, who, with Chief Justice Pennewill and Judge Rodney, presided at the trial. When the Jury returned Us verdict of guilty of second detgree murder, counsel for the defendant asked for an arrest of Judgment and moved for a new trial. Philip L.

Garrett and Frank I Spealcman were attorneys for the woman, having been assign ed by the court. The sentence for murder In the second degree 1 life imprisonment. Judge Rice stated that it counsel for the convicted murderess file reasons for a new trial, argument on them will tie heard at an early date. The court, at the time the woman's counsel moved for a new trial, al lowed them until next Tuesday to file their reason ALLEGE ATTEMPT TO BRIBE DETECTIVE Alleged attempts to bribe detectives who raided the ealoon at Fifth and Monroe streets were made by Stanley Lisowskl, alleged proprietor of the place, today. Lisowskl was taken In custody on a charge of illegal possession of liquor.

Police placed the charge of attempted bribery against him. When the detectives took Lisowskl in custody, he is alleged to have placed a roll of bills, amounting to $70, In Detective Hynson'a pocket. When Lisowskl was searched at po lice headquarters more than $400 was found in hla possession. 12 FREE MOVIE TICKETS In the classified columns each day will be found the names of six persons who are Invited to see the leading moving picture shows. Read carefully and see If your name ip- 1 pears today to see "Three at the Arcadia, and "St Elmo," at the Majestic.

See page It today. iivtlH IN LEWIS CASE playing safe to put our victim out of the way. "We bought all the equipment wo needed and then our next task vvas to get the victim. We wanted to get some boy whose father bad plenty of money. We decided to look around the Harvard School where all the students were wealthy.

"We selected Robert as our victim." Leopold then recited the details of the kidnsplng and the slaying of the youth, showing the remarkable plans they laid, regions in north una affected the Its capacity for holding moisture is Irss and the moisture forced out in the form of rain and snow. But tho cold air rushing toward a low pressure area does not go In a straight line. Due to the rotation of the earth It veers to the right. Bo the colder currents headed toward the Greenland low pressure area instead of sweeping by the United States as they usually do, are sweeping over the country on their way from the pole to the low pressure area. These currents have chilled the country and forced the moisture out of the air, giving us present weather.

"It is impossible to predict weather conditions months ahead," Bowie rays, "but I will SHy It is almost certain that the weather will return to normal. Weather conditions are like a pendulum swinging to abnormal. then back to normal again and just in the course of natural events this pendulum is due to reach the nor mal point In its swing." KILLED PLACING Joseph Grier Electrocuted as Result of Contact With Feed Wire THROWN DISTANCE OF SEVERAL FEET Joseph Grtler, 21 years old, of 13 South Sycamore street Union Park Gardens, was killed Instantly yesterday afternoon, while placing an antenna for a radio on his1 home, when the wire caime In contact wjth a heavy feed wire carrying electric current for lighting. Grier, who was holding one end of the wire was thrown several feet by the fhock but was unalble to release his hold on the wire. 'Death Is thought to have occurred In a few minutes.

Persons in the neighborhood went to Crier's assistance and one summoned the police airfbulance. He was hurried to the Delaware Hospital where he was pronouncel dead by Dr. Santagelo after an examination. Deputy Coroner Elliott Continued on Page Two. ning In the spring of the year, has come to mean something more to boys and girls than playing on sand lots or any old place where a ring can be laid down It means Atlantic City trips and all sorts of honor If you are an expert with the "ducks" and that's what Jim Crow ley, Wilmington's 1924 marble champion, and John Collins, 1923 champion, are nothln' else but.

Both leave for Atlantic City tomor row. Jim Crowley won Wilmington's marble tournament, which was sponsored by The Evening Journal with the aid of Wilmington Com munity Service. Johnny Collins, who won the city title last year, was over age for this year's tourney However he goes to the shore as the guest of The Evening Journal Continued on Page Two. RADIO ANIEIA EARLY EXECUTIVE ACTION EXPECTED WAflirnTOTON, May 31. (United Press) The tax iblll today came back to Tresident Coolidge from the treasury, where an exhaustive study of Its prdbable effect on the nation's revenues was made at ht request, and It now awaits final action.

Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Budget Director Lord took the liill to Mr. Coolidge and discussed It great length with him. No indication was given, foUw- Ing the conference, as to when the bill would be acted on, but it Is believed there will be no great delay. President Coolidge, It has been strongly Indicated by those close to him at the White House, will sign the measure, to give Immediate relief to the taxpayers of the country, Although It falls far short of the Mellon tax reduction program which he favors. In signing the bill, Mr.

Coolidge may Issue an accompanying statement' explaining that, although he still stands firmly behind the Mellon program, he approves the bill so as not to block the measure of relief that It does afford. Such a statement probably would point out the features of the bill which the President regards as par ticularly objectionable and express a hope that these phases of the meas ure later can be changed. The state ment would serve as a basis for a move to rev ae th" bill at the next of Congress. The President may act on the tax Sill today, hut It Is rot certala. He until midnight June 1 ti dU poae of it, i HURTING FIVE YiuE Mr.

and Mrs. Moses Schim-mel, Children and Niece, Suffer Injuries SHARP TURN MADE TO AVOID COLLISION Mr. and Mrs. Mosea Schimmel, their eon Abraham and daughter, Miss Sophie, and a niece, Miss Beatrice of 901 North Adams street, sustained bruises and lacerations yesterday, when their new sedan, In which they were riding ifrom Trenton, N. J.

to their home in this city, ran Inte a fence near South Langhorn, about one mile south of Morrlsvllle, and turned over. None of the occupants was serious ly injured. Miss Sophie Is suffering from shook. She was driving the automobile at the time of the accident. She could not use her left arm and her brother drove the car home.

Miss Schlmmell said today she noticed a truck proceeding In the same direction, Just ahead of her, and failed to apply the brakes soon enough. To avoid a collision she turned sharply toward the fence, tearing away several panels. The car was turned over. The occupants were penned in the machine and with great difficulty, were assisted out by passing motorists. The car, which was badly damaged, was righted and found to be In running condition.

The Schlmmels proceeded to their home In it. Mr. Schlmmell operates a clothes cleaning establishment at 107 East Seventh street. JAIL WIFE BEATER, ANOTHER ACCUSED For beating his wife while drunk, Thursday night, James McLaughlin, Ivy Road, was sent to Jail for ten days, by Deputy Judge Lynn, In Municipal Court this morning. McLaughlin pleaded guilty to the charge.

McLaughlin's brother, John, who interferred with Tatrolman Boyer when the latter arrested James yesterday, on the charge of breach of the peace, was fined J20 and costs by Deputy Judge Lynn. Charged with beating his wife, Feodor Hanczeruk, 711 Church street, will be given a hearing in Municipal Court on Monday morn ing. When the case was called last Monday the State had the case con tinued for a week because Mrs. Hanczeruk Is alleged to have been so baBly beaten she could not sp-pear in court. The case was continued this morning upon motion of the defendant.

CAR T01 "We rented an automobile nd went to the Harvard School Just as the boys were coming out. We called Robert and Invited him to 1 take a ride. That part was easy. "When we got him in the car we hit him over the head with a chisel we had prepared. It was wrapped in taps so that it wouldn't niaks a sharp cut In the boy's skull.

"Our next move was to ciioke our victim. We stuffed rags in his moutfi and then gave him some ether which I stole from the chemistry laboratory at college. "We drove out South to the city limits and carried the boy Into a thicket. Here we undressed him. "If a policeman doesn't put him out I'll put him out," said Senator Ashurst, leaping to his feet, As an officer entered the room, Fink turned and dashed out and quiet was restored.

Lodge denied flatly the testimony sf Gaston B. Means, former Depart ment of Justice agent, that he had secured Uquor permits for Craven Brothers. "I never knew Craven Brothers," said Senator Lodge. "I had only one request for whisky permits and, of course, I would have nothing to do with It." Senator Wheeler then declared that Fink had "tried to sell out to Continued on rage Eight JO. CT.

II. TO MEETATLEWES Young People's Branches Will Hold Encampment June 20 to 25 WORK OF YEAR WILL BE REVIEWED The third annual encampment of the Federation of the Toung People's Branchee of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Delaware, will be held from June 20 to 25 at the Beebe Hotel, Lewes. Among the guests who will attend the encampment are Mrs. Maud B. Perkins, general secretary of the National T.

P. Miss Naomi Rhoades national superintendent of the work among the soldiers and sailors and Miss Asa Matsuoka, of Japan. The officers of the federation are-President, Mrs. Anna Farra Morrison; vice-president, Charles Price, recording secretary, Mis Edna Blizzard; corresponding; secretary, Miss Hilda Cummlngs; treasurer, Mrs. Katherlne Croes Watson; state general secretary, Mrs.

Bertha McCaul-ley Music will be one of the features of all the programs. The delegates from this city and New Castle county will leave Wilmington on Friday morning, June 20. 1 The program follows: Friday afternoon, 1.30 o'clock-Mrs. Hugh R. Federation president, presiding: Devotions, Miss Blanche Whltcraft, Wilmington adoption of program; announcement of local committees; self-government rules and appointment Continued on Page Sixteen.

Pun, Not Fight, Evoked Prayer When Charles Russ, colored, and several other colored youths, were playing in the street at Front and Justieon streets, yesterday afternoon, Floyd Williams, cojored, who lives there, appeared at his front door, raised his hands above his head, his eyes to heaven and said, "Brethren and sisters, don't fight In front of my house." Russ chasea Williams. Williams said Russ chased him tyirough his house and up a chimney hole. But Deputy Judge Lynn, of Municipal Court, this morning, dismissed the charge of disorderly conduct against Russ when defense witnesses testified that Russ was only playing. Wlnterthur Milk. Safs food for baby.

Call Clover Dairy. Phone 1540. Adv. man out," Chairman BrooTthart yelled at committee assistants. "Don't put him out," Interrupted Senator Ashurst, Arizona.

"Let him tay there so I can see a crook." want to tell how Senator Wheeler had me buy whisky to get Leaders Fear Lack of Time Will Prevent Action on Important Bills FINAL SCRAMBLE BEGINNING TODAY WASHINGTON, May 31. (United Tress.) A posslmlstlo atmosphere hung over Congress as the final scramble for action on Important legislation began today. All leaders practically have admitted that no successful disposition can be made of world court, farm telief, railroad, Muscle Shoals and liner pressing problems In the seven days remaining before scheduled adjournment. Indications point strongly, they say, to adjournment a week from tonight with these major industrial and economic problems Hill unsolved by law. The House is tied up until Tuesday, when the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill apparently will be defeated.

The Senate has an agreement not to do anything until Wednesday, except pass the child labor amendment and sanction the Isle of Pines treaty. This leaves only four days In which to wind up.necessary affair nd pass the two appropriation bills rtill pending. Here's how the situation stacks up on the important (problems: World court: A vote of the Sen-te will be forced on the Issue, with fcoth Democrats and Republicans Continued on Page Sixteen. THINK CITY MAN DIED IN HOTEL FIRE One of the six men who were burned to death on Tuesday when a tire destroyed the Mills Hotel, Newark, N. is believed to have been Jefferson Chadwlck, 34 years old, of 'Wilmington.

The other five victims have been identified. Detectives, searching the ruins of the rooms occupied by the victims of the fire, found army discharge papers in a satchel, from which they believe the sixth man was Chadwlck. Efforts made In Wilmington today to obtain some clue to relativas of Jefferson Chadwlck proved futile. Ma name does not appear in either the city directory or the telephone directory. Several members of the Chadwlck family when asked about Jefferson Chadwlck said they never had heard of him.

TODAY'S TEMPER ATl'BK At C.anlntr Iniimah S.00 A. 10.00 A. li.Ui .64 1.00 P. ADVANCE TIME Length of Day Sun rose 3 A. M.

Sun sets 8.21 P. M. TIDES High vtrr 11 30 A. f. 11.43 P.

M. Low water .40 A. 41. 1.20 P. 11.

lOT 1 11,1 1 CONGRESS The Slain Boy ROBERT FRANKS Nathan Leopold oonfoMod to the Chicago police today that he and Richard Ioeb, both co1Ipo boys and sons of millionaires, killed Robert Franks after kidnaping hint. They forced their victim Into an onto, hit ltim with a hammer and then car- iled the boy to the outside of Chicago; there they choked him to death, threw add Into hl face, burled his shoes and burned his clothes all to get a thrill. Confirmation Now Hangs on Purchase of Trousers May 13 PAWNSHOP RECORDS SHOW SALE THAT DAY mnXiADBLHinA, May Jl Thomas J. Foran'a alibi that he was In Fhiladelphki when Lewis Cohen, Jeweler, was shot at 3 30 p. May 13, In Baltimoret, hangs on the sale of a pair of trousers.

After a day that brought only failure to all efforts, to confirm Foran's story of his movements in I Philadelphia, Leonard Weinberg, his I counsel found a pawnbroker whose books showed he had sold a pair of trousers for $4 00 May 13. Foran had told Mr. Weinberg that after he and his companions reached Philadelphia by boat from Wilming ton on the afternoon of May 13 he and Claude Dobbs, another of the suspects, had gone to a pawnshop In the dock district. Dobbs, Foran said, bought a pair of trousers for 34. The pawnbroker said he did not make the sale himself and could not Identify 'he photographs of the youths which Mr.

Weinberg showed him. Neither could he say definitely Continued on Page Sixteen. D. O. K.

K. DAXCR. Tonight, Monday and Wednesday, Pythian Castle. THE KTMMEY ORCHESTRA Adv. if Ul CHECKS PBOY'SALIBI CHAMPS OFF TOMORROW FOR "MIGGS" TOURNEY If By KNUCKLE DOWN' Two boys are happy today.

Before them stretches a road of good times that extends from Wilmington to Valley Forge, doubles back to Atlantic City and then back to Philadelphia. The schedule, beginning tomorrow and ending. next Saturday night, for these two lads, reads like an itinerary for a President special trains, Atlantic City beach front hotels are among the more commonplace things that are awaiting the pleasure of these iwo representatives of the modern youngster. Back of all thls Is the lure of a tiny sphere not more than seven-eighths of an inch In diameter. Some of these magic spheres are made of stel, some of flint s.n.1 others of glass.

It's a marble, of course. The marble, which has its in choked him to death and then threw hydrochloric acid on hl' face. We did this In an attempt to disfigure him. so badly that it the body was found It could not be Identified. "We buried he snoes and burned the clothes.

I think you can find the shoes now If you look." Leopold admitted It was he who wrote the ransom tetter demanding 110,000 of Jacob Franks, the vic tim's father. We thought that was a right smart piece of work," Leopold told police. "But apparently It helped to lead to our downfall." "Thank Qod for that!" Jacob Franks, the slain boy's father said, when he was informed that the two university students had confessed. 'The perpetrators of this fiend ish crime are caught at last, and I'm mighty glad. That's all I can say that's all I should say." The two youths, each 19, broken Continued on Page Eight.

T.W.WEATHERBY, ENGINEER, DEAD Thomas W. Weatherby, aged ar. engineer on the Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad died at his home In Viola yesterday. Fu neral services will be held from the late residence at 2 o'clock on Tues day afternoon. Burial will be In Odd Fellows' Cemetery, Camden, Del.

Mr. Weatherby was a member et the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers. He is survived by his wife end one son and four daughters. He was on the railroad about 40 years. For good workmanship.

aU Wilmington Watt Paper- Cor Will Megaphone Fight Details If you want to follow the progress of the Carpentler-Gibbons fight tonight come to the News-Journal Building, Fourth and Shipley streets. We will receive the details of the fight over a special wire, and they will be megaphoned so that all may hear. The fight Is scheduled to start at about 5 o'clock, daylight saving time. 11.