New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1924, Page 28

POLITICAL POISON HARMING COUNTRY Elbert H. Gary Asserts Politics ' Gauses Poor Legislation New York, the poison should be extracted American politics, Elbert H, chairman of the United States Stecr corporation told members the American Tron & at their 25th general meeting today, politics had influenced recent legisia tion to a degree neither justified by reason nor good morals. May 23.—Asserting thic from Gary, of Steel institute that ving his disapproval of heayy he warned that if ef to take money has earned and be reached ens, forts were continued trom the man who saved, the point would for all, inc persons of small means, pro. would ceast to exist and the country would drift into a condition of industrial dccay. President Coolidge, how had #hown his willingness to sacrifice his own chances for the good of the eountry, Mr, Gary . He urged members of the steel industry to do what they could to uphold the presi dent and to continued prosperity. Steel production at the present time s about three-fifths of what it was when operations in the industry were at their height, Mr. Gary explained, There had been agitation for price ro- 4uctions, but he urged producers assert their rights to maintain and reasonable prices,” Wages in the steel industry should where ing verity “to fair be maintaine dat current levels, My, | Gary declared. “Let us remember that the costs of Mving are high,” he added “and so far we can, let us keep wages high enough to give the working man rea sonable support.” KIDNAPPED BOY | SLAIN BY CAPTORS (Continued from First Page) He umpired a bail game, but left before it was over, saying he was “'going home,” : Was Bright Student The boy was one of the most bril. Hant students at the school, Charles E. Pence, principal said last night, He was in the freshman class and a Ll debater, The school {s one of the oldest and most famous prepara- tory institutions in Chicago, Jacob Franks, father of the slain boy, began business here A8 A pawn broker after his parents brought him here from New York, where he was | born, For 50 years he operated the business, acquiring real estate hold. ings in the businesy district valued at more than $1,000,000, He Al%0 8 the principal owner of the Eigin Watch Unse company and the Rockford Watch company. He also is prom. Inently tdentified with democratie pol. itics, although he never has taken an active part, Despite the fact that the family lves in one 6f the most sxelusive resident sections of the eity, they have :;:4 1!;‘1}' anietly There are two or children, Jose, T reriadhiy sephine 1%, angd Crime of Degeneracy Coroner's Physician Bpringer elared definitely goday that the boy WAS & victim of a erime of degen. eracy. The physician did not state, however, what he believed to )uu\ov been the exact cause of death, Instructors Quizsed Three instructors of the Harvard #chool, Waltey Wilson, instructor n mathematics, Richard P athietic instructor and Mott Mitehel, English instructor, were questioned |r; detall eoncerning the hoy The polics were depending much upon the findings of Dr. Jossph Bpringer, who s seeking to deter. mine the exact cause of death He #ald mome foreign substance was in the boy's stomach Mother Gets Message Alone at home, while her iy and Bamuel Ettelson eor. portion counsel and a friend of the family searched, Mra, Franks & mysterious telephona ca 10:30 p. m., Wednesdas “This 1s Mr. Johnson,” a “Of course you know 1 this that your boy has We have him and you ne he is safe. Rut eall ot 1o find n money, “We w wint and fuse ishand eeefved about e said time cen Inapped o we n . ® port us to boy The spea the rec After word, Mr notified ing a p lHeute it eecded Franke = Hughes Note ! debater. |til 2 &, m. Thursday. de. Williams, | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY will render the entire venture futile, Terms For Ransom, “3.—The money should be in a large cigar box, or if that is im- possible, in a heavy cardboard hox, securely closed and wrapped in whits The wrapper should be sealed all openings with scaling wax. “4.—-Have the money with you pre- pared as directed alone and remain at Sce that the tele- placed paper home after 1 p. m, phone is not in “You will e a munication instructing you as to your future course. As a final word of warning, this is a strictly commercial yposition to our threat into execution should reasonable grounds to be- lieve you have committed an infrac- tion of the above instructions. How- ever, shouud you follows out our in- structions to the letter, we can assure you that your sen will be safely re. turned to vou within six hours after eipt of the money. Yours truly, “Gieorge Johnson.” Waits With Money. With the money prepared as the letter instructed, Mr, Franks waited at his home until a telephone call from *“Johnson” at 3:15 in the after- noon told him to bring it in a taxicab he was sending to a drug store a mile away. By the time the cab arrived, the family had been notified of the finding of the body of a boy which developed to be that of Robert. The hoy was one of the most bril- liant students Charles . Pence, prin- cipal of the Harvard school said. He was in the freshman class and a star The school is one of the oldest and most famous preparatory institutions in Chicago. Bottles Are Found. Threa small bottles found in the home of Williams, the athletic in- structor were seized. He said the bot- tles contained part of a solution he used tics, Williams is 52, Dr. W, D. McNally, coroner’s chem- ist, examined the boy’s vital organs and announced that discoloration of the vietim's lips might indicate poi- son and likewise he said thera was use rece future com- and we are prepared put we have | indication of the presence of acid in ‘Ihn stomach. “From present indications, T am in- clined to believe that this was the cause of death,” he said, Letter Written Later. Dr. Springer said he believed that the ransom letter was not written un- Tihs was about nine hours after the boy disappeared. He said close examination of the hody indicated that the boy was dead at 9 o'clock Wednesday night, before the letter was written. The Harvard school was closed today ostensibly be- canse of the Franka tragedy and the enforce absence of the three instrue- tors. The students, as usual, arrived in their automobiles, most of them with family chauffeurs in charge, to | find the bullding elosed. YALE SQUAD LEAVES New Haven, May 23.--Yale track squade both varsity and freshmen left for RBoston shorily befors noon today to stay over night there and meet Harvard tomorrow. The party num- hered 82, Students accompanying the teams were basing preditcions of ‘vie- tory for both teams on form hitherto shown this season, The loudest patriots invariably are those who are wiiling to have you die for their eountry ( in rubbing hoys after gynmas.- | COMPLETING BALLOON Indications Are That Dirigible Reing Built for U, s at Lake Constance 1¢ Almost Ready. Friedrichshafen, Germany Activity recently in the plant overlooking l.ake where the giant ZI1-3 is being con structed for the United States navy has made it appear that the departure of the craft for America is imminent Workingmen and specialists have been busy testing the motors and the strue- ture of the airship. Lieutenant Commander Garland Fuiton, U, 8 N,, who has acted as in- spector during the construction work, declares that while the work is pro- gressing normally it is probable that At will be several months before the cirigible turns her towards America. Despite the American officer's as- surance that the departure is several qionths off, those conversant with Zeppeling and their construction say that preparations such as those now going on would not be in progress un- less a very early sailing date had al- ready been fixed, May 23 Zeppelin anstance, nose MORE KLAN TESTIMONY Hearing Senate Probe of Mayfield Election Proceeds Washington, May 23.—More testi- mony bearing on the charge of Ku Klux Klan activities in the 1922 sena- torial campaign in Texas was heard today hy the senate committee in- vestigating the election contest brought against Senator Mayfield by George Peddy. The committee also questioned M G. Mayfield of Terrell, Texas, a brother of the senator, who said he was active in the campaign and had contributed to its expenses, IHe had on the road 18 to 20 salesmen em- ployed by his grocery company, said, and from them he collected from time to time small contributions which he split up and applied a part to his expenses in connection with the work done for his brother. TO CTOR Omaha Theater Owner To Ask Dam- ages From Mantell's Company Omaha, May The manager of a local theater announced today he would file suit for $1,5600 damages against the road show company of tobert B. Mantell and Genevieve Hamper, Shakesperean dramatists. Last night they cancelled a number of performances due to the refusal of the company's technical union to work with the theater's “open shop” stage hands. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Waterbury, May 23—Resolutions on the death of Justice Lucien F. 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