Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Incrensing cloudiness and slightly warmer tonight, followed by showers late tonight and tomorrow. Tempera- ture for 2 hours ended at 2 p.m. to- day: Highest, 80, at 4:30 day: lowest, 55, at 6:15 a. Full report on page Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 12 No. bowt . FRANGE T RECALL AL RUHR TRODPS BY AUGUST 13, 1925, GONFEREES AGREE Prepared to Take Soldiers From Dortmund Area by 30th of Month as Evidence of Good Faith. 29,3217, COMMERCIAL TREATIES WILL BE FRAMED LATER All Territory Not Occupied Under Versailles Agreement. to Be Given Up—Nationals to Come Off German Railways—Dye De- liveries Still in Doubt. By the Associated Pross. LONDON, August 16—The French and Germans finally have scttled their long controversy over the mili- tary evacuation of the Ruhr by an exchange of letters today, in which they agree to the principle that Au-| gust 15 of next ycar be fixed as the final dage when the French and Bel gian troops must completely uate the Ruhr territory. They have also agread that a par- tial evacuation will begjn on August! 20 of this year, when the foreign sol- | diers will leave Dortmund and the cities and places outside of the Ruhr which were not occupied in accord- ance with the terms of the treaty of Versailles. Relgians Join With French, The Belgians join with the French in the letters covering these points. Both the French and Germans, in their letters, insist that they have not altered their opinions about the legal question involved in the occu- pation of the Ruhr. The French insist that the occupa- tions were justified by the treaty of Versailles, while the Germans declare that the sanctions were illegal and voice the expectation that the evacu- ation will be finished earlier than next August. Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain also is preparing a letter in which he will deny charges that he coerced the Germans into acceptance of the French demand that the Ruhr occupation continue for one year! longer. It is also expected that he will issue a statement expressing the hope that the evacuation may be even speedier than the agreement provides. The French and Belg2in prime min- isters made a joint statement declar- ing it was obvious that the entire sanctions territory would be evacu- ated as soon as the French troops left the Rhur, in other yords, that the military evacuation would be ab- solutely complete next August 15. Britinh Are Bound. To this Mr. MacDonald gave his 2proval, thus binding the British, along with the French and Germans, to the absolute fulfillment of th: agreement on condition that the Ger- mans live up to the provisions of the Dawes plan. Speedy preparations are being made for the plenary session of the inter- national conference tonight, when the complete membership will be sum- moned and when the delegates will initial the agreement as to how the| Dawes plan is to be executed. Many | of the defegates are planning to leave London tonight. Until the German Reichstag and| the French Chamber of Deputies in- dorse the action of the London con- ference it will not be possible to have final signatures to the agreement. DAWES PLEASED, SILENT. evac- Author of Reparations Plan Has No Comment on Success. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 16.—News from abroad that the Germans had ac- cepted a final year of occupation of the Ruhr and that France had re- ceded from her demand for commer- clal advantages was recelved with evident pleasure by Gen. Charles G. Dawes, head of the American experts who diew up the Dawes reparations plan. But the general would make no comment. Not since he returned from France, where his plan was completed and submitted to the allies, has he broken his silence on reparations. He regarded his work as done then, although he has confidently believed, his friends say, that the plan would be accepted as the basis of a settle- ment after six years of delay since the armistice. The only authoritative statement epitomizing the plan, since the offictal announcement at the time the draft was given to the governments in- volved, came from his brother, Rufus C. Dawes, who was chief of the staff of experts, who accompanied Gen. Dawes and the other American mem- bers of the expert committee abroad. In an address here several weeks ago, Rufus Dawes said: “Taking busimess out of politics on an international scale is the out- standing feature of the plan as sub- mitted by the committee of experts.” GERMANY IN APATHY. By Radlo to The Star and_Chicago Daily News. Coprright, 1924, BERLIN, August 16.—Acceptance of the Ruhr occupation and provision for a definite time of evacuation is expected to take the form of a proto- col signed by the contracting parties in London. The acceptance by the German government of prolonged oc- cupation of the Ruhr has not had any appreciable effect in_Germany. The moment had been well chosen to reach an agreement because political apathy is at its deepest level in years. If sueh a decision had been reached & few months ago, both the Nation- alists and the Communists would have Joosed their wrath against the :gn‘ ernment, organized monster dem: strations or insurrections, tried to overthrow the government and armed to eject the French from German ter- ritory. But the Germans seem to have bowed to fate. They accept the {Contlnued on Page 2, Column 5 Entered ns secona nftice Wasington, ™ French, p.m. yester- m. today. “lans matter D C. Marx Makes Peace at Parley; Stresemqnn Acts as Fighter Logic and Courtesy of Former .§_mooth Bad Differences. Foreign Minister Argues to Last on Every Point. BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1 LONDOYN, August 1f.—Scenes lead- ing up to the last ac: of the London conference found Germany's dele- gates playing prominent and at times almost heroic roles. Upon Marx and Stresemann falls the onerous duty of accepting with qualifications the { French and Belgian plan for evacuat- ing the Ruhr within 12 months, Both have played their parts with courage, dignity and patriotism, knowing that their political lives may be forfeited for their actions here, but firm in the belief that success of the Dawes plan with its great loan for Germany and its undoubted solution for the com- plex reparations problems leaves them no other course than to accept with whatever reservations they feel are Justified. Marx made a remarkable impression on all the allied statesmen. His pacific, sincere demeanor and his keen analytical powers often smooth- ied over passages made turbulents by | national fervor. Wearing a soft felt | hat and with his mild eyes blinking behind rimless spectacles, he entered J the informal exchanges with the Belgians, British, Italians and Americans with exactly the right apirit, avoiding formalitie: but e: POLAND ALARMED AT FRENCH CHANGE ‘ Herriot’s Policy Leaves Them Undzfended for Slurs to Germans in Past. . By BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. By Radie to The ‘Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1924. PARIS, August 16.—The change in the French' post-war policy exhibited by Premier Herriot at the London conference in concessions made to Germany is greatly alarming the states of the little entente, which, following the advice of French poli- ticians, have been even more catholic than France in their drastic treat- ment of Germany. Poland and Rumania seem more alarmed than Jugoslavia and Czecho- slovakia, on account of their precari- ous position, not only toward Ger- many, but toward Russia as well. The Polish representatives at Paris are almost panic stricken. Since 1919 Poland has followed al- most to the letter France's instruc- tions and has not missed an oppor- tunity to humiliate her western neigh- bor, banking on the fact that her treaty of alliance with France offered ample security agalnst any possible German attack. Poland's Intran- sigeant attitude toward Russia ‘was based on the same feeling that she was fully protected against her east- ern neighbor in any case of emergency. Premier Herrlot’s policy, however, disturbed the Polish leaders consid- erably, and the worry was transform- ed into alarm when it was learned on Thursday that the Polish Ambassador to London, whe had asked M. Herriot for an audience to discuss the Polish situation and asked him what would be France's future attitude toward Poland's security, was dismissed by the French premier after a discussion that lasted only three minutes, Polish official circles are at a loss, for they realize that eventual protec- tion by the League of Nations against a German attack is illusory and that the league is absolutely powerless in case of a Russian attack. They fear that between these two mighty neighbors Poland’s independ- ence will be short-lived, despite all the assurances that the league might give them. Rumania’s position is less' acute, since she is threatened only with a Russian attack. But that dangér will become more menacing when France withdraws her actual support and contents herself with sending diplo- matic notes to Moscow. The common menace Is bound to draw Poland and Rumania closer to- gether, and the correspondent learns on high authority that both govern- ments already have started discus- sions of the new situation and are searching for means of averting the impending dangers by closer co- operation, —_—— DEATH PENALTY CAUSES DEPARTURE OF ITALIANS Leave Afghanistan When One of. ‘Nuttiber Is Sentenced for Po- liceman’s Murder. - By the Associated Press. PESHAWAR, British India, August 16.—The Italian colony of Kabul, Afghanistan,.is in a state of excite- ment and a number of Italians have left the country because of am incl- dent involving an Italian engineer who has been sentenced to death, ac- cording to advices reaching here. It is stated that the engineer was summoned before the police because of a brawl in the Kabul post office. Refusing’ ta attend, the police went to his house to arrest .him. He is said to havg refused them entrance, and when they attempted to break in, he shot and killed one of them. Later, the engineer, with two com- patriots, surrendered. He was tried and sentenced to death by two lower courts, but' the sentence still awaits confirmasfon by the third high court. It is reported that negoti: tions are under way for a settlement by “blood money” in accordance with a tribal custom. The Itallan resi- dents assert that the engineer did not bave a fair trial according to the Itallan ideas of justice, 3 WASHINGTON, UPPER: LOWER: CHA%CELLOR MARX. GUSTAV STRESEMANN, pounding Germany's national view- point with every argument he could command. Stresemann Was Fighter. Stresemann, during the final parleys with the French, bore himself with! a more aggressive air than Marx. His' military bearing, his saber slashed tace and his prominent pugnacious jaw (Continucd on Page 4. U... AIRMEN DELAY HOP INDEFINITELY Ice, Wind and Bad Currents Force Postponement, Smith Reports. By the Amociated Press. HORNAFJORD, Iceland, August 16.—Lieut. Locatelli, the Italian aviator, who is making a trans- atlantic flight in the wake of the American Army world flyers, ar- rived here at noon today from Thors§lvn, Faroe Islands. Departure from Reykjavik of the American Army airplanes around-the- world may be delayed indefinitely to await improved conditions, it was in- dicated by a message from Lieut. H. Smith, flight commander, received to- day by Maj. Gen. Patrick, chief of the Alr Service. The message, dated yesterday, told of new delays due to ice and other circumstances and added: “Will leave here as soon as practi- cable.” g Lieut. 'Smith's message was sent via the cruiser Milwaukee, and sald: “Schulze (Lieut. Schulze, advance officer) reports impossible to reach new base today because of ice, wind, ocean currents. Amomagsalik full of ice at present, put indications are for improvement. Will leave here as soon as practicable.” Hoped to Start Thursday. Earlier in the week the flyers had hoped to get started on the next lap on Thursday. Weather conditions caused a postponement to Friday, and on that day a report reached Lieut. Smith from Lieut. Schulze that an open bay had been selected by the officers scouting to find a landing place. Until the new base can be provided with-moorings, hwever, the fiyers will remain in Iceland. ITALIAN AVIATOR OFF. Transatlantic Flyer Leaves Faroe Islands for Iceland. By the Associated Press. THORSHAVN, Faroe Islands, Au- gust 16.—Lieut. Locatelli, Italian transatlantic aviator, left here for Iceland at 8:56 o'clock this morning. Lieut. Locatelli's plane passed the Island of Myggenaes at 9:19 o'clock this morning, with everything a; ! parently going smoothly. - The Italian aviator, who is at- tempting to overtake the American Army world fliers, is heading for Hoefn Hornafjord, as he-has insuffi- clent petrol to reach Reykjavik by di- rect flight. The American avidtors, who did n8t stop here, had intended to present their supply of fuel here to Locatelli, but it was reshipped to Iceland by orders from Copenhagen-before his arrival. Becayse of the rough weather around the-Orkneys yesterday, Loca- telli ‘had not intended to take the air at all, but upon conditions improving later, he decided to fly here instead of direct to Iceland.. The journey from Stromness was completed without in- cident, most- of the distance being covered at a height of 200 meters. The aviator encopntered only occa- sional patches of fog. MARTIN’S PLANE FOUGND. Ohip That - Crashed With Flight Chief Shattered. By the Arsociated Press. PORT MOLLER, Alaska, August 15. —The plane, the wrecking of which caused Maj. Frederick L. Martin-to drop out of the United States Army round-the-world flight, has been found, it was repdrted today. 5 The report came to the Pacific- American fisheries - cannery station Aere from William Sullivan, fireman ~(Continued on Page 4, Column.{.) — Gambler’s Slayer- Hanged. SAN QUENTIN, Calif., Atgust 16.— H. F. Champion, who shot and killed James- F. Goldy at Los Angeles in a quarrel over a dice-game, was.hanged at the_State n {hers yesterday morning. He o in the presents of 33 - i i 1 i ¢ Foend WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D0, 2 OTHERS SOLGHT INVOMAN'S DEATH CHARGED T0 DY Witness Tells Police She Heard,Shot, Saw Two Flee. Neither Was Accused. DISPROVES SUICIDE STORY OF PUGILIST Witness Positively Sets Time of Killing—Fighter Plans to Write of Life. By the Associated Press, LOS ANGELES, August 16.—An en- tirely new aspect has been given to the Theresa Mors shooting Investiga- tion, pojice announced today, by the testimony of a woman who says she heard and saw two®men fiseing from the apartment occupicd by Mrs. Mors and Kid McCoy, former pugllist, a few minutes after the shot was fired that ended the life of the wealthy divorcee carly Wednesday morning. The new witness, police say, lived in the apartment directly under that in which the shooting took place and saw one-of the fleeing men so clearly and at such close range that she was ablé to give detectives a complete de- scription of him. Tentimony Important. The testimony of the new witness, . Iva Martin, is of supreme im- portance for two reason, police point out: It fixes the time of the slaying defi- nitely at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, It completely disproves the suicide theory of Mrs. Mors’ death, Mrs. Martin was in bed, she said,| when she was awakened suddenly by voices in the apartment above. ‘Oh, my God, don't do that!" were the first words she heard. she said. Twice more, in anguished tones these words were repeated. reply was heard, only the sounds of ‘a scuffle and then again a woman's volce pleading. Finally, sald Mrs. Martin, came the last words she heard: “Oh. my God, don't do that!” “Oh, this will be terrible,” a woman's voice screamed. Then a shot, a brief si- lence; the thump of some object fall- ing: again silence. ‘Some _one was moving about stealthily on the floor above.” con- tinued Mrs. Martin. “When the shot rang out, T jumped out of bed, and looked at the clock. It was 5 minates after midnight. 2 Heard Steps on Stairs. “I was frightened and nervous and immediately put out the light and listencd. There was a full moon outside. “A few minutes later, certainly not more than 5 or 7 minutes, 1 heard foot steps down the stairway—the back stairs. “I am certain there were two persons running down the stairs. They crashed through the back door, making a loud noise. I ran to my kitchen window, which overlooks the back part of the apartment and as I reached it, I could distinctly hear the sound of running feet on the con- crete of the back yard. There were perhaps 10 or 12 steps. “I was still listening to these foot- steps when 1 heard some one brush up against something right in front of me. There Is another building just west of the concrete walk on the west side of the apartment and it is there that I heard very plainly the noise made by some one dashing Y. .“My kitchen has three windows, one of them facing toward the front of the apartment house. As I reached this window I saw, just a few feet away from me, a man crawling on hands and knees toward the street. Saw Man Stand Up. “The man passed my window and then Me straightened up. I saw him standing there for just a brief mo- ment. “He hesitated a second, and then staggered toward the front of the apartment where he leaned against the brick archway. 2 “He was facing me. I did not get a good look at his face, but I will know his figure and gene¥al appear- ance. “He was a thickish man, about 5 feet 9 inches in helglt, heavy chested and with _a heavy waistline. He wore no hat. -It looked to me as though he Were either drunk or un- nerved. He stood there leaning against the building for fully 5 minutes. “Then he staggered to the street. Shortly afterward 1 heard the sound of a car driving awa: This man, she said positively and repeatedly, was not Kid McCoy. She was able to furnish no description of the other man, whom she knew only as the dark, vague shape of a man running swiftly from the building. ‘Will Write Autoblography. McCoy today had so far recovered from: the shock of his arrest last ‘Wednesday on suspicion of murdering Mrs. Theresa Mors, divorced wife of a wealthy antique dealer, that he was preparing to write the customary autobiography expected of a person of his past prominence and present predicament. “As soon as they will let me have my typewriter,” he an- nounced from his cell in the city jail, “I'm going to get started. Maybe will help some one else—I don’t know."” McCoy's contention that Mrs. Mors shot and killed herself despite his ef- forts to prevent her received some corroboration at yesterday’s coroner’s inquest, when the county autopsy surgeon testified” that the bullet which ended the woman's life ap- peared to have been .fired from a weapon held close to her head. Predicts Indictment, _ Despite this testimony and the ver- dict of the coroners jury, which admitted itself “unable to decide whether this wound was self-inflicted with sulcidal intent, or by some per- son with homicidal intent.” the di: trict attorney says he is confident that the grand jury will indict Mc- Coy for the murder of Mrs. Mors when it meets again next Tuesday. Mrs. Mors, -he pointed out, was right-handed; the bullet entered her left temple. _Further, the alleged confession of McCoy to his sister, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, that he “just had to kill that womal still weighs heavily “{(Continued on Page 2, Column &) _ in death bravely ,i\adio Programs—Page 10. Geological Survey Ex- perts Menaced by Un- usual Weather. Conditions at Wrangel Also Threatened; Straits Blocked. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. An unprecedented ice jam in Behring Straits and in the Arctic Ocean just north of Alaska threatens to leave two expeditions to the Far North stranded this Fall. The first is that of Dr. Phillip S. Smith of the United States Geological Survey and a party of Washington en- gineers, who are now making their way down the Meade and Quipp Rivers from the Interior of the Arctic slope of Alaska. The Washington men in Dr. Smith's party are J. B. Mertle, jr., and Willlam T. Foran, geologists, and Gerald Fitz- pEerald and R. K. Lynt, topographers. The second is the Canadian expedi- tion to Wrangel Island, where the tragedy of a year ago promis to re. POLICE T0 CENTER FIRE ON AUTOISTS Will Concentrate on One Block at Time to Nab Park- ing Violators. Concentration of the automobile parking squad in one or two blocks of the congested district at a time was favored today by Commissioner Oyster as the most immediate means of solving the parking problem. The Commissioner declared he would advise Maj. Sullivan to take such action in order to strictly en- force the one-hour parking limit, and to catch every motorist who leaves his car in one spot all day within the restricted area. - A survey published in The Star yess terday brought out the fact that with 8,099 machines parked at one time in the copgested area, the Traffic Bu- reau only twenty men available to check up on cars that overstay the one-hour limit. Inspector Albert J. Headley, chief of the Traffic Bureau, 3214 these fig- urds indicated the need for a larger number of men in the Traffic Burcau, but the police force is so limited in size that too many men cannot be taken from patrol duty for traffic work. Commissioner Oysfer also has gone on record frequently in the past in favor of enlargement of the police force In the interest of better regula- tior: of all phases of the traffic situa- tion. The Commissioner said today, how- ever, that even with the present limited number ofbluecoats he be- lieves the parking regulation can be more rigldly enforced by concen. trating the available aquad in a small area each day. Under this plan each officer could keep an exact check on the length of time a certaln number. of cars re- main parked and would be able to prosecute those who stay more than one hour or all day. The following day the squad would move into the adjoining few squares and single out the violators in that area, In .the course of time they would reach every violator within the restricted zone, which extends from Seventh to Seventeenth streets and from B to K streets. Meanwhile, the traffic board, com- posed of Maj. W. H. Holcombe; In- spector Headley and Assistant Cor- poration Counsel Ringgold Hart, will meet and formulate a report to the Commissioners, giving their views for improving the parking situation. Of course, the concentration of the parking squad in a small territory each day will leave other streets temporarily unguarded against vio- lators of the one-hour limit, but the motorist will probably find’ it more expensive to take a chance on violats ing the regulation, not knowing what day the check-up men may swarm down on the block in which his car usually ctands. q Sfaf. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1924—THIRTY PAGES. “From Press to Home Within the Hour™ The Star’s carrier system covers every city bl tion is delivered to W as fast as the papers are printed. lock and the regular edi- ‘ashington homes Yesterday’s Circulation, 90,027 * TWO CENTS. ALL SET FOR THE HOP. D. C. ARCTIC EXPEDITION FACES WINTER OF CAPTIVITY IN ICE DR. PHILLIP S. SMITH, peat itselt ‘unless some way is found to reach the party in the few fleeting days of Summer that remain before the Arctic becomes a solid sheet of ic (Continued on P "TREASURY STARTS SILVER CAMPAIGN Cartwheels in Employes’ Pay Envelope First Move to Restore Circulation. ¢ The Treasury embarked today on a campaign to restore the silver dol- lar—the “cart-wheel,” which was so widely used 20 years ago—to general circulation. The initial step was taken when one of the coins was placed in the pay envelope of each of 5.000 Treasury employes. Similar action will be suggested to other Goverrment bu- reaus. During the,past 20 years a steady stream of silver dollars has flowed to the Treasury as the use of paper money supplanted them on the re- ceding frontiers of trade. The move- ment was furthered by the Govern- ment because of the expense and danger of transporting the heavy specie in making necessary settle- ments between banks. i It has been estimated, however, that the upkeep of paper money costs the Government around 3 per cent of its total face value, while maintenance of silver dollars costs practically nothing. Arrangements have been made whereby various reserve banks will hereafter bear the expense of shipment of silver dollars. . There are about $509,000,000 cart- Wwheels available, of which some $439,- 000,000 now are required by law to be held in the Treasury against silver certificates and silver Treasury notes outstanding. Officials said about $30,000,000 might be considered as available for immediate distribution if the public. demand requires that amount. GILPATRIC RESIGNS AS STATE TREASURER Official Charged With Wrecking Bank in Putnam, Conn., Still Suffering Self-Inflicted Wounds. By the Associated Press. ‘WATERBURY, Conn., August 16.— G. Harold Gilpatric, whose mysterious financial operations have wrecked the First National Bank of Putnam, of which he was cashler, resigned today as State treasurer.. Gov. Templeton, at his home here, received a short letter of resignation from Gilpatric, who is in a hospital at Putfiam as the result of self-inflicted wounds. The bank, which is in.a receiver- ship, has suffered a loss of about $262,000, and a warrant-is out arcus. ing Gilpatric of embessiement. -1t is estimated that losses sultered through his op.r_ltl_..n;":m:lulfl:g q-:"flc- ments from. estates of which he was , truste (okgl’ 00,000. \ COBLDGE VITS GRAVE OF HS SON President Stops at Little| Cemetery on Way to Old Home for Vacation. B the Associated Press. PLYMOUTH, Vt, Augusf 16— President Coolidge arrived here this| morning from Washington for a va- cation at his father's home. With Mrs. Coolidge and their son John, the President began his first vacation as Chief Executive, in the home of his father, where a year ago he took the oath of office. Swinging off the main gravel road leading to this hamlet, in their motor trip from Ludlow, the family stopped here first at the little hillside ceme- tery, where a month ago they buried young Calvin, jr. After a brief stop at the grave they proceeded to the Coolidge home, a half mile up the road, where the family was met by John Coolidge, the President’s father. He kissed each as they alighted from the car. The visit to the cemetery, where also are buried the President’s mother and sister, was in private, the family standing silently at the graves with bowed heads for a minute. Simple Neighborly Greetings. Around the bend in the road, near the Coolidge homestead, . the towns- folk were gathered. These former neighbors of the President, who only a few weeks ago comforted him at the funeral services for his son, were silent in their welcome, bowing and nodding in return to similar greet- ings from Mr. Coolidge. Mr. Coolidge meticulously wiped his shoes on the old rug on the front porch before entering the home. The party had left Ludlow, the nearest railroad point, quite early and break- fast was waiting when they arrived. The President and Mrs. Coolidge were forced to wear overcodts on their motor drive from Ludlow, with the sun just peeking over the foot- hills through the winding road which led them on the 12-mile journey. The White House cars, which had been sent up previously, carried the party on this part of the trip, while citizens of Ludlow joined in affording transportation to other members of the party. % Carries Tarift Report. Mr. Coolidge carried a brief case on the trip from Ludlow in which were the reports of the Tariff Commission on the sugar duty. It was the only plece of work he brought along. C. Bascom Slemp, Mr. Coolidge’s secre- tary, said the President expected to act on the reports “probably next month,” but Mr. Coolidge also has made it plain that he was seeking principally rest and relaxation while here. His stay is planned for two weeks. Only the most urgent Government business “will be transmitted to him through the special wire run into the village store here. > The President's father left the house immediately after breakfast and joined in the hunt for quarters for the crowd of newspaper men and photographers who had accompanied the President. Standing in the mid- dle of the road in front of the general store, on the site of which the Presi- dent ‘was born, his father gave direc- tions. L P TRANSPLANTING OF EYE POSSIBLE, EXPERT SAYS University of Chicago Research Student Claims Operation Suc- cessful in- Experiments. CHICAGO, August 16.—Transplan- tation of the human eye has been brotght within the range of possi- bility, according to Dr. Theodore Kopanyl, research student at the Uni- versity of Chicago. He claims sug-- cessful transplantations in experi- ments on animals. Dr. Kopanyi, who formerly studied in Vienna, said that the operaticns were performed Ry ligating the veins and arteries of the eye and then cut- ting the optic nerve by severing the eye muscles. In the. experiments, from four to eight weeks brought about a complete restoration of sight. White House Closed to Public. The White House has been closed to the public during the absence of President Coolidge. It will not be DARROW ACCUSES STATE OF VIOLATING RIGHTS OF YOUTHS Imputes Unfairness in Meth- ods of Prosecution’s Alienists in Hearing. BITTER WORD COMBAT FOLLOWS ACCUSATION State’'s Attorney Says Loeb and Leopold Never Forced by Him to Talk. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 16.—The Franks hearing this morning developed into a two-hour wit-and-word battle be- tween Clarence Darrow, chief of defense counsel, and Dr. H. D. Singer, the State’s fourth alienist, with Rob- ert E. C State's attorney, ani Mr. Darrow also wrangling. The 'chief gains *for the defense were admissions by Dr. Singer that he had, asked Nathan F. Leopold and Richard Loeb, kidnapers-murderers of Robert Franks, no questions, and that his conclusions that they were sane was based upon observation only, that the youths' present age Is the critical time for developing “mental sickness” and that a “split personal- ity” might be evidence toward mental disorder. A report by James Quinlan, at- torney and investigator for the de- fense, indicating that in 340 murder cases in Illinois in the past 10 years in which pleas of guilty were entered, but one man, Thomas Fitzgerald, sen- tenced by Mr. Crowe, when he was chief justice, had been hanged, was admitted as evidence. No Minors Hanged. The report was designed to further the defense's plea for penitentiary sentences for Loeb and Leopold in- stead of the gallows by showing no minor had been hanged in 10 years on a plea of guilty, Fitzgerald being nearly 40 years old. Dr. Singer's cross examination will . | be continued with only one witness, | Dr. W O. Krohn, alienist for the State, remaining to be heard before arguments will be started. Mr. Darrow brought out that Dr. { Singer had collaborated in writing a ! book about “insanity and the law,” | leading up to the accusation that Dr. | Singer had examined Loeb and Lco- {pold in viokation of their constitu- tional rights while they were in the custody of Robert E. Crowe. . Mr. Crowe arose and engaged “Mr. Darrow in another wordy combat. The prosecutor maintained that Loeb and Leopold had not been forced to talk while he held them, that once they had started talking he could not stop them. “You are not trying to enforce the |1aw; you are trvimg to cheat it,” Mr. Crowe accused Mr. Darrow. * Remark Stricken Out. trike it all out, Mr. Reporter,” said Judge Caverly, ending the argu- ment. Another was on tap, however, as Mr. Darrow insisted on a “ves” or “no” ansyer to this question “You could not tell by looking at them whether they had a mental dis- order?” repeated four or five times, with Dr. Singer trying to reply by qualifying. Mr. Crowe. interrupted with an objection that “Mr. Darrow is trying to force the witness to say something.” “Why didn't you tell them to an- swer our doctors?” Mr. Crowe asked Mr. Darrow. “Why didn’t you tell them to get a lawyer instead of violating their con- stitutional rights?” hurled back Mr. | Darrow. | In his reply Mr. Crowe referred to Loeb and Leopold as “criminals. “Now,” shouted Mr. Darrow, have no more right to call these boys criminals than 1 have.” “What's the matter?” chot back. “They are aren’t they? insanity are you? call a jury.” “I_am not calling jurie; Mr. Darrow. Resumes Questioning. The defense chief counsel resumed his_cross examination. “Doctor, you heard questions put repeatedly to each of the youths and they answered all by saying they re- fused to answer on the advice of counsel?’ Asked Mr. Darrow. “Yes, but not in those words, they were more precise,” replied Dr. Singer. “I heard Leopold say to the sheriff that he was in his care but he pro- tested.” “You didn't say anything to thg sheriff about giving Leopold his con- stitutional rights? Asked Mr. Dar- | Mr. Crowe ‘confessed murderers, You are not pleading It you are let's replied 0.” replied Dr. Singer. “Were you able to make up vour mind .whether they had any mental disorders that day?” id you ever see them again until v came into this courtroom?”" “No, sir.” “Did you ever ask Questions?” Has Opinion of Boys. “Did you have any opinion as to whether they had any mental disor- der when they were in the State's attorney's office?"” “Yes, I have this opinion—that what I had observed showed no evi- nce of mental disease.” “When did you first express any opinion as to their sanity?” “I really can't say—long aftér the trial commenced. Mr. Darrow brought out that Dr. Singer had heard all the defense allenists testify, and then asked: 0 you mean to sy there was no vidence to indicate a diseased mind?" Dr. Singer replied that he had heard opinions expressed, but that there was no statement of fact related by any allenist which indicated any mental disease. = Mr. Darrow was pounding hard at the witness, reading his questions in a constant stream. His long hair had fallen forward over his eyes as he gestured with his fingers, arms, head and body. At times his voice dropped to a low, lulling um. He then was getting replies that suited him, only to repeat the favorable repiies in a resounding baritone. them any thrown open again until August 28, and in the meantime necessary clean- ing and repair work is being done. For & 87-year-old man Mr. Darrow T (Continued on Page & Column 4) « i . 2 S 2