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JL i i. Cio Wuther Highest temperature yeterday 38 Lowest temperature last night 3D Forecast for southwest Oregon: Unsettled tonight and Friday; not much change In temperature. VOL. XXVIII NO. 208 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW Km lit w iii ffl fufH 1 o r ii ilI r Q S A UTJ 0 J Jo I J l I i UlJ o 1 y o fv 0 V lil JU UULJJ UuU I IUVJ U LjlJ UUUU urn I HI!" I Today The Worst of All Crlmes Virginia's Stirilizing Law. 5 Per Cent Are Criminals Can Science Check Crime ' I By Arthur Brisbane' , ' (Copyright 1927 by Star Company) ' GALLUP. N. M. Califor nia afcd the whole country are shocked by a dreadful kidnap ing' and murder in Los An- ', geles. The unhappy father, obeying the orders of the kid- , naper, handed him $1500 in gold certificates, and in return received part of the body of his 1 2 - year - old . daughter, dreadfully mutilated.' The worst of crimes is kid- tianintr nmm If infli.o onnn jjj fathers and mothers torments most horrible. 1 hat crime thould be punished with ut- ii most severity,: and, when guilt Tr .'- ... : ...:.l .1 .1 r- ' to icitaiu, wiiii no ueiuy ror ' tunately, no crime is more dan gerous to the criminal himself. For it arouses intense rage in the human mind and concen trated cooperation of the' en lire population with police au thorities. Escape for such crim inals is rare. Could anything be done, by science or otherwise, to dimin ish the number of criminals? Usually weak minded or men; tally abnormal criminal acts that cost the country millions of dollars, and cause millions to live in anxiety, are the work of 5 per cent of the popula tions. Is there any way to iden tify and eliminate that criminal and always diseased or feeble in mind 5 per cent? The state of Virginia passed a "sterilization law" and the case of a girl 1 8 years old, ster ilized under that law, and pre- vented from having children in ;f future, was taken to the Unit es ed States supreme court. The law of Virginia was upheld. fi if s! The mother of the 18'year ! old girl was feeble minded, 3 the girl herself was feeble minded and had given birth to ,' a feeble minded child. The i highest court in Virginia de ': cided that "three generations ' of imbeciles" are enough. The 'it sterilization law was applied to 'J the 18-year-old girl, and un 1 less the law is changed the sterilizing operation will prob ably be performed on that girl's feeble minded daughter, (when she reaches the age of motherhood. ( - Such a law makes possible ' great abuses, but it might be, Hj as in Virginia, surrounded with Hi safeguards. In ages past the weak minded and criminals were weeded out, remorseless l.. k !,. f.;v..f..il.. ...,- J In England alone thousands of ;' children were executed for "I trifling thefts. Only a little J more than a century ago the punishment for theft and other l minor crimes was death, practi J cally everywhere. More hu- Imane laws allow the majority of criminals to live, and what is more dangerous, to breed. , A Certain crimes might well be taken as prima facie evidence (Continued on safe 4.) Rose Consolidation of The Evening News and The Roseburg Review ALL ON BOARD SUBMARINE ARE BELIEVED DEAD Admiral ' Brumby Says No Hope Finding Any of Crew Alive. RESCUE GOES ON Air Lines Attached and Work of Pumping Fresh Air Continues No Sound for Hours.. , .... -'.v;. : - , - ' ' (Atoclatcd TrcM ILeftwd' Wire) L, TROVINCETOWN, Mass. Dec. 22. Rear Admiral Frank H. Brum by, In charge of salvage operations at the sunken submarine S-4 ad mitted at-11 o'clock today that there was no longer hope that life oxfsted on board the submarine. "I have not the slightest doubt that there is no life on the S-4," Admiral Brumby said. . The admiral said he was unable to announce when rescue - opera tions would be suspended. : "That" Is Op to'the navy repay ment In Washington," he said. "We have been keeping Wash ington informed and action on suspension of operations must come from there." All the officers-directing salvage work here agreed with the admiral that there was no longer room for hope tor the six men imprisoned in the torpedo room of the subma rine. Admiral Brumby's statement was made 115 hours after the S-4 was Bent to the bottom in collision with the coaBt guard destroyer Paulding last Saturday. Thirteen hours had passed since air lines were attached to the listening tube; of the S-4 and air forced into the; torpedo room. Since rescue operations were re- sumed yesterday after being held, un for two days by gales, the os-1 cillator of the mine sweeper Fal con, flagship of the salvage fleet, lias sent signals at fifteen minute Intervals to the S-4. There has been no sound from thf sunken ship. While refusing to speak official ly, several officers of the Balvage fleet said that when it was finally determined that no life existed on the S-4 salvage work would be abandoned for the time. The wind veered to the north-; west today threatening heavy weather, and It waB believed con ditions would be unsuitable for salvage work for some time. Commander Edward Ellsberg in charge of diving operations, said this morning that divers had found much wreckage from the coast guard vessel Paulding on the for ward deck of the submarine, This Included several frames, two ribs, plating and part of the keel. The bottom of the Paulding's hull cut a hole In the deck of the subma rine from a point just aft of the forward gun to a point back of the coning tower. 22. Operations at the sunken sub marine S-4 were resumed at 8:15 this morning, the divers being in structed to survey the position of the wreck preparatory to an at tempt to raise It to the surface. No sounds had been heard from the torpedo room of the 8-4. in which six men have been impris oned since" Saturday at that hour. The oscillator of the mine sweeper Falcon, flagship of the salvage fleet, sent messages to the 8-4 at 15 minute intervals all night XtTn-n work was resumed today (Continued on page 8.) BUKG TAXPAYERS7 MAS GIFT MOUNTAIN DEW DISTILLERS I N GLOOMY STATE Brewers of the. mountain dew that cheers are expect ing anything but; a Merry Christmas this year. "" Sheriff Percy Webb and his corps of deputies are go ing to put a crimp into the moonshining business this week and anyone attempting to run the blockade into the city - are merely courting trouble. Yes, it looks like a dry Christmas. WINTER WHEAT REPORT (Anootatnl Prefi Wire), ' WASHINGTON. .Dec. 22. The .area sown to winter wheat this full and tho condition of "tne"crop on Decomber 1 In the principal pro ducing stntes announced today by the Department of Agriculture in conjunction with yesterday's re port showing a total. of 47,897,000 acres and a condition of 86 per cent for the country as a whole. Includ ed: Ohio 2,234,000 acres arid condi tion 96 per cent of a normal. Illinois 2,318,000; 93. Missouri 3,189,000: 93. Nebraska 3.781,000; 86. . Kansas 13,041.000; 75. .. ' Texas 2,629,000; 73.'. Oregon 864,000; 98. ' - Stanford Jones of Portland Is expected here at tho end of the week- to spend the holidays with relatives. Ho is stopping In Itlck reall en route and his mother, Mrs. M. A. Jones, will juin him there to return home. She has been the guest of kyir daughter, Mrs. ,W. W. Frewlng, slnco Thunksglvlng. Llge Olllvant of Looking Glass was here for a brief time Wednes day afternoon visiting and looking aftor business affairs. Edward Hickman, young bank worked. Is new sought as the girl's forgery of checks, arc shown hers. poueircouNTY ROSEBURG, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1927 COUNTY WILL SOON RECEIVE BIG PAYMENT O. and C. Tax Refund Claim Approved County Court Notified That Government Is Ready ': y . to Send Check. . ; AMOUNT IS $192,838.38 Money Will Be Distributed . to - Various Districts and ' ; to the Bond Retire , ment Fund. : Douglas county is going to re ceive a Chrititmas present in the form of a check- for $192,838.38, with Uncle Sam ' playing Santa Claus, according to a message re ceived today by the county court. The court was advised - that the claim for O and C. funds equal to the amount of tax that would have been levied against the grant lands for tho yenr of 1926 has been .ap proved with only a few minor changes and that the government Is ready to pay the county the amount stated above In accordance clerk who was dlschargad from ths kidnaper and slayer. Two views of SLAYER OF MARION PARKER NABBED j VENUS DE MILO ROUGED; BLAME UNDERGRADS '(.AjtaoctRtM PrM I.nued Wire) ! SALEM, Ore.; Dec. ,22. The scholastic dignity of Lausanne Hall, Willamette University, received a severe jolt Wednesday morning. It was discovered that rouge had been applied to the cheeks of a statue of Ve nus. Since the lady has no arms, ' undergraduates are blamed. The statue was brought from Europe , by Professor and Mrs. F. G. Franklin. with the provisions of the . law adopted by congress, prior to the present term. The government au prized payment to each of the land grant counties of a sum equal to the taxes that would have been paid on the grant lands under pri vate ownership, paying the coun ties for each of'tho years since the lands wore withdrawn and author izing . subsequent payments each year -equivalent to the amount of Iho tax for that-year. ' Douglas county estimated '.the amount due under the 11)26 levy to be J193.283.55, but the govoruhient made changes amounting to a re duction of-$445:17. These changes were made largely because of trans ferred lands. The government has in . several Instances exchanged grant lands for othor property and contends that the proporty1 taken In exchange is not subject to the terms of the act and so Is with drawn from the list furnlBhcd by Iho county. There were alHO sever al conflicts concerning district boundaries, but lifter, all deduc tions have been made the amount to be paid the county in fixed by the government at 192,838.38. Will Retire Bonds The amount to bo rotalned by the county Is estimated at $121,- (Continued on page 3.) same institution where Perry M. him, talon by the Los Angelas An Indepenl the Bet Mr. Thos. Wiley Declare Fugitive Received Food ' From Her. : IDENTIFIES ' SLAYER Good Looking Lad Appear ed at Her Home and After Piling Wood Took Sandwiches. ' (AMoplntril Ticu I-faiwf Wlre : ' EUGENE, Dec. 22. William Ed ward Hlckman,' ot Los Angeles, sought for the murder of 12 yenr old Marian Parker, was fed in Eu gene by Mrs. Thomas Wiley, wife of a local chiropractor, on. Monday but' not recognized until Mrs. Wiley later saw a photograph of him published In a newspaper. Klght turkey sandwiches to take with him and a quartor given by Mrs. Wiley to the good looking ami well dressed youth who was supposedly "out of a job" , and hungry- He put in n quarter of a cord of wood for her, being very careful of his hands, and wearing gloves to do so. He thanked her very politely and walked on down Lawronce street. ' - Having read of the murder, Mrs. Wiley momentarily thought It strange that a woll dressed young man should stop at her door, but dismissed the Idea. The following dny she bsw published a HkenesB ot him In a newspaper, (Continued on page 6.) Parker, father of Marlon Parker, police when he was arrested for EUGENE WOMAN SAYS HICKMAN THERE WIONDAY ,vl aiwhad for of the People VOL. XVIII FUGITIVE !S FOUND NEAR PENDLETON; ADR1ITS IDENTIiTV Taken to Jail Hickman Says He Had Partner in j Crime, Andrew Cramer, and . Declares it was He Who Cut' Little Marian Parker to: Bits-- i Places Blame On Others. . - FLASH. ' " .;. PENDLETON : HICKMAN ARRESTED "THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF ECHO, OREGON; BY STATE OFFICER BUCK LIEULLAN AND TOM , GURDANE, CHIEF OF POLICE OF PENDLETON. MONEY FOUND ON HIS PERSON. HE ADMITTED . , HIS IDENTITY. - . - ' , ' "- - ...... COMPLETE CONFESSION ON PAGE SIX , v (Associated Proas Leasod Wire.) ' ; PENDLETON, Ore., Dec. 22. William Edward Hick man, Los Angeles fugitive was captured this afternoon at Echo, Oregon, by State Traffic Officer' Buck'" Lleualleii and Chief of Police Tom Gurdane of Pendleton. Money found on his person was said to correspond with that taken by Hick man at Los Angeles. , Hickman, when arrested, denied his identity but later ad mitted to officers here that he was the fugitive wanted in Los Angeles. Cirl Killed Friday In a confession to the police Hickman stated that the girl was killed Friday and that the deed was the work of a fiend whom his confession did not identify. He stated that no anaesthetic was used during the dissection of her body. She waa strangled by a wire in the hands of the murderer. , Wanted Money for College In his confession Hickman declared he wanted the money to go to college on and thought the knidnaping was an easy way out. ' "' He declared that the murder was not committed in the Bellevue Apartment in Los Angeles. Was Carrying Gun The officers, following a news story on the crime of the Associated Press, set out west and at a sharp turn in the high way east of Echo they stopped to light their pipes when Chief Gurdane noticed a green car approaching with switched plates. They hailed him and then gave chase, drawing up alongside) where he was covered and ordered to stop. A gun was on the seat between his legs and when he alighted the gun, a sawed-off shotgun, dropped to the running board. He was brought to Pendleton and searched here and the money found on his person. Hickman Calm in Confession. PENDLETON. Ore., Dec. 22. Calmly sitting in the outer part of the cell block of the Pendleton city jail, Edward Hick man, reputed kidnaper and slayer of Marian Parker, related his version of the crime to local newspaper men and local officers this afternoon. ' No trace of nervousness was shown by the prisoner except when he narrated that "Marian and I were good friends and we had a good time -when we were together and 1 really liked her. I am sorry that she was killed." Then he broke down and sob bed softly for a few minutes. Claims Accomplice The murder was done by Andrew Cramer, his partner in the crime, he said, and he had no part in the killing and did not know that she had been slain until her body was delivered to him in his Bellevicw Apartment on Saturday night. Ho claims that he did not know where the girl had been kept aftor he turned her over to his partner Thursday night af ter taking her to a show. . ' .' Gets By Sheriff Sheriff It. T. Cooklngham and I I NO. 282 OF THE EVENING NEWS Deputy Charles moskuis. woo nut Pendleton for the west of the high' (Continued on page .). it! ; :