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Consolidation of The Evening News and
The Roseburg Review
An Independent Newspaper, Published 1or
the Best Interests of the People
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VOL. XXVIII NO. 213 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG, OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29. 1927.
VOL. XVIII NO. 287 OF THE EVENING NEWS
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Big Bill Means It.
Gold Nugget Turkey.
Chicago's Plans.
J. P.M. and U. S. Steel.
I By Arthur Brisbane '
(Copyright 1927 by Star Company)
CHICAGO. 111. -"Big . Bill
Thompson of this city says
about patriotism in school
books:
"As long as Bill Thompson
is mayor of Chicago, they are
not going to call George Wash
ington a rebel. 1 object to Su
perintendent McAndrew'a re
.moving pictures of the vSpirit
6 '76" from the school rooms,
and l am going to kick McAn
dr'ew out of the schools.
"They are not going to teach
the children that Hancock was
a smuggler, that Patrick Henry
was a drunken lawyer, that the
Constitution of the United
States was drawn up by a lot
of drunken bums."
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To King George, ' Washing
ton was a rebel, of course, be
cause he rebelled against the
government then established in
America. In the eyes of Ameri
cans he is one' of the world's
greatest men. It is dangerous to
take liberties with a nation's
heros, as. Byron pointed out in
Don Juan. .
"Cervantes smiled Spain's
, chivalry away; - ,
A single laugh demolished the
right arm "
Of his country, seldom since
that day
Has Spain had heroes." ' V
Nobody will smile away the
heroism of America's 'great
ones while "Big .Bill" Thomp
ton lives and fights. .. ..
There is excitement at Red
Lodge, Montana. Mrs. A. Pol
lard, opening the gizzard of
her Christmas turkey, raised in
that neighborhood, found
small gold nuggets. Prospec
tors are seeking desperately
the spot where the turkey
picked up the nuggets. lo the
turkey those nuggets were
simply rough stones swallowed
to help grind corn. To "proud
man", those nuggets are the
beginnings and the end of
earthly ambition, ninety-nine
times out of a hundred. Wise
turkey, foolish man.
Chicago, according to Fred
crick Rex, municipal librarian,
now has a population of, 3,
741,910. ,
What is more important
than population to a great city,
Chicago has courage, power
and foresight, to prepare for
the 5,000.000 and 10.000.000
population that are coming.
This writer inspected today
with Mr. James Simpson, chair
man of Chicago's plan com
mission, the things that Chi
cago plans to do, and the
amazing things that Chicago
actually has done. Doing
equals planning here, and both
amaze anybody accustomed to
the slow movement of Swiss
glaciers or the slower progress
of New York city, where they
began "planning" a genera
tion ago and haven't done any
thing yet.
Chicago's plans were in
spected on paper in the offices
of the commission, and then in
actua! work. Details not to be
published in full until next
month will astonish every city
in this country and Europe.
A magnificent boulevard
running around the congested
center of the city, on land tak
en from, the lake, will connect
north and south Chicago. A
boulevard 200 feet wide, run
ning for miles over railroad
tracks, with no cross streets,
connecting Chicago's central
(Continued on page 4.)
IS
COL. LINDBERGH
Lone Eagle Completes Jour
ney in Less Time Than
He Had Expected.
CITIZENS ADOPT HIM
"Spirit of St. Louis" Found
to Be in Perfect Condi
tion for Continuation -of
Trip to Belize.
(Awtociated Trcu Leaned Wire)
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala,
Dec. 29.The capital of the "laud
of the eagle ' today entertained its
adopted son, tha lone eagle, who
came here on a mission of good
will. Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh completed the first and long
est leg of his Central American
flight over a hazardous mountain
ous country In less time than he
had expected. The Spirit of St,
Louts performed magnificently on
the trip of about 675 miles from
Mexico City, Lindbergh said. Sev
en hours and five minutes after he
left Mexico City, he landed at Au
rora field here at 1:40 p. m.t cen
tral time. ;i ,
Lindbergh had estimated that the
flight might take, nine hours and
tho'crowdB ' were, -still ' wending
their way toward the field when
the plane appeared between the
peaks 'of the extinct volcanoes
Fuega and Agua, (fire and water)
Guatemala accepted him as a friend
and the city conferred upon him
thd title -"adopted son of Guate
mala City. - j
.When Lindbergh arrived he re
celved a message of felicitation
from President Coolldge and others
from the president of Salvador
and the ministery oi war of Sal
vador. ' ; - . --
' "Hollo, Guatemala," Lindbergh
said as he stepped from the plane.
"Wonderful, .what a joy!" he add
ed. Lindbergh expects to resume his
Contral American tour tomorrow
morning. Several hours after his
arrival, he returned to the flying
fiold and inspected the Spirit of St.
Louis. He found It to be In per
fect condition for the continuation
of his flight to Belize. British Hon
duras. He will land there if the
athletic field is in a suitable con
dltlon, otherwise lie expects to
rontinue on to' San Salvador.
Should he land at Belize, which is
without a flying field, he intends
to fly to San Salvador January 1,
remaining there two days.
The airman was greeted first by
Colonel Francisco Amado, speaking
for the Guatemalan army, who
thanked him for the honor accord
od the country and city by a visit
from the greatest aviator of all
times." Other government offi
cials greeted him next and then
Arthur Oelssler, American minis
ter. Gelssler remembered the anx
ious mother who had seen her son
leave Mexico City and was on her
way back to Detroit. "He Bent her
a telegram reading: "Your son has
again achieved glory In making
the first non-stop flight from Mexi
co City to Guatemala."
Holiday Is Declared
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Dec. 29.
Congress today voted a national
holiday for Colonel Lindbergh's
arrival. He will be the guest of
the nation. All the employes in the
government departments will
have free transportation by train
to Managua, so they may join in
the greeting to the airman.
Leaves Kelty Field
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 29.
Mrs. Evangclir.o Lindbergh took
off from Kelly Field here shortly
after 6 : 30 a. ,m., for Dallas.
Weather conditions reported as
Ideal for the first hop of the 1,000
odd mile flight to Detroit, which
she hopes to complete today.
Her giant all-metal plane left
the field before the sun had risen,
Its riding lights outlining it
azatnst the black sky for several
minutes after the hop-off.
Dallas wan the first scheduled
stop, the party having abandoned
a projected non-stop flight to De
troit overnight. If weather condi
tions are good the plane should
reach Dallas about 9 o'clock, the
airline distance being leas than
300 miles.
Stops at Dallas
DALLAS, Texas, "Dec. 29. Mrs.
Evangeline L. Lindbergh stopped
at Dallas for 36 minutes today on
her return flight to Detroit from
(Continued on page S.)
GUATEMALA
ENTERTAINING
SAYS HUBBY CRUEL
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(Associated Preea Lti Wire)
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 29.
Alleging that sho and her
present husband had lived to-
geiher : unmarried for Q
years, only to disagree after
their marriage at Jackson
vllle, Oregon. In 1925, Mrs.
Anna T. Martin has filed suit
for divorce from Fred A.
Martin.
Mrs. Martin asked custody
of two sons, born before the
marriage, and S60 a month
alimony. She charged Martin
with cruelty.
KIDNAPED GIRL
Eleven-Year-Old Girl Says
Ex-Convict Attempted
. ... . to Assault Her.
FOUND IN HOME
Was Afraid to Tell Woman
She Had Been Kidnaped
for Fear She Would
Be Harmed.-;
' (Associated' Preu Leased WIre)t
SAN BERNARDINO. Cal.. Dec
29. With 11-year-old Evelyn Smith
of Oakland, the victim of Califor
nia's second Bonaatlonal kidnaping
within the last two weeks, safe In
the hands of San Bernardino coun
ty 'Officers here today, a -soarch
was under way throughout South
ern California for her accused ab
ductor, Ernest Arthur "Robert" Mc
Clelland, a paroled convict.
The discovery of the small girl
nt the home ' of ' Mrs. Emma J.
Spence at Redlands near here, last
night, rpvealed that Bhe had been
there since Monday night through
out the time when the seorch lor
her and her kidnaper was most in
tense. The girl's story told of an auto
mobile trip south from Oakland
beginning on the afternoon of
Christmas day when McClelland
obtained the coneent of her par
ents for her to accompany him to
Pasadena, where he Bald his
"wealthy" mothor would adopt her.
The little girl said they did drive
to Pasadena and she -was certain
that McClelland did not change
the license plates on his automo
bile throughout the trip.
Evelyn told the Red land a police
that McClelland had attempted to
asFiault her. "
Mrs. Spence told the officers that
her first knowledge of the kidnap
ing came yesterday morning when
flie read of It in the newspapers.
At that time both the girl and Mc
Clelland denied she had been kid
naped and stuck to his story that
she was his small sister whom be
was taking to visit' his mother.
Fear that her kidnaner would car
ry out threats made during the
trin south kept her silent, Evelyn
told the officers.
When confronted by newspaper
accounts of the kidnaping yester
day morning McClelland flew Into
Btorm of denials and left the
Spence home In his car, declaring
he 'would "straighten this thing
out," and return at noon to "tell
them all about It."
He did not return and at last
Mrs. Spence called the Redlands
police.
Mrs. Snence had corresponded
with McClelland at the time he was
servlne a term In Folom nrlson
a forgery charge. A prisoner
whom she has met dolntr religious
work In the San Bernardino county
inn ana who inter wont to Foisom
Interested her In McClelland's case.
IMPROVEMENTS MADE
AT GRAND GRILL
The Grand Orlll Is preparing to
reopen January 1 after beln
thoroughly remodeled and im
proved. Mr. Otto Nickels, who re
cently came from Klamath Falls
and purchased the popular eating
house, is making some Important
alterations. He has leased the
rooms In the rear of the Grand t
Barber Shon and Wentem Union
telegraph office which gives an ;
entrance on Rose street. Changes
are belni made In th focal) on ofl
the kitchen. Booths are being
added and additional table space!
provided, while the entire Interior
ii being redecorated. I
SEARCH
FOR ABDUCTOR
THE PANIC STRICKEN : FIEND
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The best Interpretive picture yet taken of Hickman, confessed slayer of Marian Parker. Hli mouth
moves In a silly grin, while his eyes plainly show his Inward panic. Hickman (left) with District Attorney
Keyes of Los Angeles.
UDF 0. VARSITY
TO BE SEEN IN
GAME FRIDAY
University Basketball Play
ers to Meet Local Team
. of All Stars. .
EXPECT FAST GAME
Roseburg Team to Include
Stars From Many Col
leges and (Universi
ties of Country.
Basketball fans will have nn op
portunity to see Inc. Oregon
varsity in action tomorrow eve
ning in what will probably bo one
of tlio best RuineH to bo Been In
Roseburk this season. The U. of
O. team is now on a barnstorming
trip' warming- up for tho heavy
schedule arranged by the uni
versity this year. In a game with
the Multnomah club at . Portland
Tuesday nlKht the webfooters won
a victory from the Winged M by
a score of 58 to 30, playing In ex
cellent form.
AFttlnst the Roseburg team the
varsTty players should find harder
sledding, for tho Roseburg Col
legians, as the team Is ailed, Ib
made up of some outstanding bas
ketball stars. The Roseburg team
will probably start with Wester-
gren. assistant, varsity coach at
Eugene, and Hod Turner, director
of phvslcal education In the city
schools, at guard. "Chuck" .Tost, I
. . "'"V '""'.'
r,, . n., "-".was found this afternoon In
i. v.. lutin uinvvr, ni lurwani
This should give one of the
strongest aggregations ever seen
In this city.
Westergren played three years
1 VSr-'A
sltv and was for two' vears select-,
ftd for the mvthlcnl all-coast ouln
i"iie. rie was me ouioianmng
playr last year With thO Unl '
vernliv and this veer Is servlnr as
ns.tnnt bakclball coach. This
win be the first otioorlunltv RoKe.
burg fans have hs to see him lifjo
action nn a local floor. ,
"Hon"' Turner, who will work
Itn Westerirren at cuanl. Is
rnsch of sihletlr-s In the 8nlor,
Z 1 , " '"rm"r drowned. - It Is believed that
ketball star i I.omhrd pnltei., ,h bo(), .ni mlnd ,,
"d ram" to rvernn assistant tn, evening.
roach under Paul J. flchlssler (',4t4t
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rhtick Jon l well known lo Tennis Webb, who with his wire,
rtosehnrg fsns. He played with, pale Webb, disappeared Not. 2.
the University of Oregon for sev- and for who man evlenslve senmh
(Continued on page .) J
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HUY SKIN-NAY! ! I
DIDJA SEE THE SNOW?
Wasn't much, but tho Office Cat
grabbed his sled
and scrambled to
tho top of Main
street hill und
with a run and a
j jump managed to
skid u couplu of
blocks.
And boy
WuBii't it cold
lust night?
Prophet Pugll
claims It'll be
fair and colder
Saturday and cloudy tonight.
(Later: Seek Cully of tho Cham
ber of Commerce claims the white
stuff on the street last night was
NOT snow but only a few ashes
that City Garbage Collector Draper
dropped off'n the rear end of Ills
wagon.)
YET OF
TEXAS COUPLE
Officers Learn That Webb
Reported to North Bend
Doctor for Physical
Examination.
CAR IN COOS BAY
Tho car driven by Mr. and
Mrs. McnnlH Wobb, who havo
'"""n missing since Nov. 28,
Coob nay, according to a nies-
nape tppphon;d tho News-
HrvIpw Into this afternoon by
'A IIia rn Tin.. Tl.,w. t)Ak A.
,oor nf lh. .... WP ....
lrwlir..itln.T (hnf t.A nn.t A
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It is believed both were
rirnwneil The hiv 1. htn A.
,lr., '. .,r hn,lln. .l A
ftPrnoon .They had apparent-
iv ,irV(,n trnm T)r. Kelzer's
hospital In North Bend and
)la, lk,,n lho roa(, toward
v,.ri.hrl,.l,l hiil In ll.n f,, A
,r0VP o(f thn ,ock onij ,,
it,- , .v. ,-
where both were probahiv
(Continued on page 8.) 1
RUSS niiEN
IS SENTENCED
TO TWO YEARS
False Inventory Given Fire
Insurance Company
Is Claim. -
FURNITURE IS SEIZED
Articles for Which Claim
of Loss Submitted Found
by the Officers at
Klamath Falls.
Russell McMullon, arrested yos-
loruay evening by 8. A. Male
horn and C. A. Warron, deputy
state flra marshals, on a charge of
attempting to defraud an insur
ance company by making a falso
roport, was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary today.
Judgo Hamilton In pasting son
tonce denied the request for a
parole, stating that ho bollovcd
tho crime to justify a prison term.
The cose developed from a fire
which recently destroyed Mr. Mc
Mullen's residence on Tcmplln
stroet.
It Is claimed that prior to tho
fire Mr. Mc.Mullen moved out a
number of articles of furniture, and
then Included them In his proof of
loss submitted to his Insurance
enmnanv.
Tho fire occurred on December
1 5, the homo being completely do-
.siroyeti. u was claimed by Mr.
'McMullpn that tho hounn waH be
Mn c1fniif(t whh an Inflammable
cleaner, which became Ignited
through some unknown cause. An
Investigation was made by tho of
ficers from tho state flro mar
shal's office, assisting the local
officers, who, at the request of the
Insurance company, inquired Into
the claim made for loss.
Mr. McMullcn . presented an
Itemized Inventory claiming Iobsos
nmnnntlnr In 1177K nrlirln.l mil
Wllh rfeilnellona for .lenmelaimn
bringing the claim to 11.265.10.
Tho officers upon mnklng their In-
vostlgatlon claim that they learned
that Mr. McMulloo had shipped
furniture In Klntnnlh Pull, tho rtov
beforo the fire, and thoy found a
fernerv ten n r,ir lohlo
lamp, percolator urn, and small ar-
ticleo, which had been enumerated
among the furniture destroyed In
the fire. The articles woro aelied
t Klamath Falls and were Intro-
duced In evidence. A smoking cabl-
net was stored In a neighbor's
home In this city. It was stated,
but was Included In the nrnnf nf
(Continued on page 8.) '
SHOT DRUGGISTDOWN
DURING ROBBERY AND
NAMES ACCOMPLICE
Youth Believed to Have
ders Campaign of Sympathy , I Brings
I Forth Admission That He Killed' An- '
;; ' other-Aid Was Hunt K; C.Boy
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1 ; ! LOS ANGELES,' Dec. 29. William El.! Hickrnan; con !
(eased slayer of Marian Parker, today ' had : admitted : another
murder, the killing of Ivy Thorns, Roaehill 'druggist, in a hold- ;
up a year ago; , , : ; i . : ; ; , j j j j j j j 1 1 1 1 i ! ! Jiff
..Welby Hunt,- Alhambra youth-implicated' by Hickman ill
the robbery and, shooting this ' morning 'confessed; that - he
nided Hickman.', In a statement at the 'county jail he told hoWi
he 1 arid Hickman planned the i drug 'store' robbery Chriatmaa i
Eve, last year,1 Shot the druggist and fled ) to j San j Francisco.
Other robberies were committed there,: he told the police. . -
' ! j Hunt, who told 'officers ho .would bei j years old in:
February, , said he could not remember how mariy holdups he
had been involved in but recalled robberies in Fort Worth and
Dallas, Texas, and in San Diego, He said he and Hickman
were in San Francisco about two weeks and while there Hick
man had stolen five auto.mobilea. - ,.. , . ..; 1 '
, 'i.-'. '( ' .'"! ; V,.".' Long list of Crimes M,, . ) t
. j t Hickman , and Hunt , came to California together from
Kansas City, Hunt said,, and ' lived with Hunt's atep-grand-mother,
Mrs. parrie M. Driskell of Alhambra. Both later ob
tained employment in the bank where Perry M. Parker, father,
of Marian Parker,' is an official.
Mrs. Driskell was held by officers for questioning after the
arrest of Hunt. She denied a statement by Hickman that she,
was aware of the criminal activities of the boys, ,'.
, Hunt confessed his part in the Rosehill robbery and slay
ing after he had been identified by the slain druggist s wife.
She was in the store at the time of, the shooting. After idenu
fying Hunt, Mrs. Thorns was taken to see Hickman. She
fainted after crying "That's him." The admission of Hunt that'
he and Hickman lived with the former's step-grand parents in
Alhambra prompted police to start a new investigation of the
death of Hunt's aged grandfather, A.' R. Driskell, who fell to
his death from the Colorado street, bridge , in ,Fasadena. .A ,
suicide note, believed at the time to have been written by the
Alhambra merchant, was found ion the bridge. Handwriting ex
perts were to examine the letter to determine if the signature
was that of the grandfather. Police also learned that the
grandfather, shortly before his death, had drawn a large sum
of money from the bank where Hunt and Hickman were ehir!
ployed. He virtually was penniless at the time of his death. w
, Arraign Hickman Today
While police detectives were attempting to check the
statements of the two youths whose trail of admitted crime
winds from Kansas City through California, arrangements were
completed for the arraignment of Hickman at 2 o'clock this
afternoon on the charge of murdering Marian Parker. He was
to be brought before Justice Carlos Hardy under heavy guard,
into a court room from, which spectators would be excluded.
Jerome Walsh, young Kansas City 'attorney, arrived here
this morning to defend Hickman.
, The body of Hunt's grandfather, who had been married
twice, was found the night of May 25, this year, on the rocks
of the arroyo beneath the high Colorado street bridge at the
entrance to Pasadena. The letter, found on the bridge after
his body was discovered, said:
"To my son, 1 can't get any more credit and I can't face
my financial troubles any longer. Be a good boy. Give ray
love to mother."
The inquest into the cause of Driskell s death was held,
the coroner's office reporting that it was plainly suicide. ' ; '
-r? A Kt"I?I tTC f 9Q
lesaea laic iasi inui uy wmium
kidnaper and slayer of Marian Parker, Los Angeles school girl.
riicKman, unaer rcpcuica
r . i l T1 .
or snooting aown ivy i iiuuid, a uiufie v w ,
between here and Pasadena, during a holdup of the drug store
I m Tl J: 1 L. Jn.. aCt.. PrriatmAS
on nnaimas eve, nu. inomi
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Accomplice
Wf 1! . t f a. A 1L U.
weioy nuni, cm muauiui
man said was his companion in
tody and early this morning, according vo me uwiccio, mau
COniCSSian cunuuuiauuu moi
while admitting his part in the
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:rom his pistol wnicn Kiuea me aruggisu
kit., r : - M .,.n-n,anmMUr nf Hunt, also -
IV1TB. I1D ivi. uiiancu, etis B. ..., - - - -
was held for questioning. Although the boys made their home
with her in Alhambra a few weeks after the shooting, she denied
8 statement by Hickman that she learned of their criminal ac
tivities. '
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Hunt, sccorauig to tne oincers
coaieoew dio pari iu 1110 uuiuu
only after he had been partly
Mm.irti.rf hv Mr. Thn. h.
wirt of ths slain drugUt and who-
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Committed1 Other Mil
AntlH msirJj,f Ural fnM.
qucsuuimits j" .
!.- RnvKill n Mithurh
uicu mc !.- s.
t & i i
is aitmicu
rll(nn;i vnliiri wVlO Htrk-
a, vuiuuum.,
the holdup, was taken into cus
vi ainnsu - - '
holdup, denied that it was shots
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nresent In the store at the
-- iho ho
Mntfld
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Afterward, she expressed a wisn .
iii.bman 1'airnn tn nm trail.
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