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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Ha (IratuV lEuimutg Wbatvwv C I T Y EDITION THE WEATHER OKKCJON: Unsettled: ratn wert portion tonight or Thursday; vurmr )n aouthweet portion to niKht. VOLUME XXVI. U GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1927. MKMHKH ANSOCIATHI) PKI-JH? NUMBER 109 -: MRMIIER ASSOCIATED PRESS T AY HERE iLiLVbrJo: vv Fb. ji Jimvujr iL o . - ' 'v , ; , STATE WILL HELP TO BUY ADAMS SITE Road Commission Agrees' to Give $2500 for the . Purchase of Land . - 1 rnr nATn'mir ' LA U lvi 1 1J.TJ, VUUi 1 I TO FURNISH $6,750 . V r oneity Selected Is at r,1 J tT"il - l Lorner 01 , Willow ana Adams, 430 by 485 Feet r. , in OlZe. . t i POKTLANH. Or"., Dec. "I (AP) The slutc highway commission 1 Luu...l ti Iliul. MUt lowiml the purchase of Hb' for department Miups in J.a (.randc, en 'm ., tiw. The site costs balanei' of the money will come from the oily and county of I n- 1.... Pli utl.. la 'xnil lit. iKf. foot '-.. 1 ..i .,.-..! th'e concession , ilrivih Ko fnr. Mi'achum !ark In to bo advertised for u three-year period siiors to stav iii:hi; The decisfam of the state hlnrfc-r way commission to commune foo toward the pMi'chiise of a shop site was received with elation in months ,u Grande. For many Kastern Oregon iities have other i 4 ih.. .1... a.t nl hIioph ami ILiUvr orr,.,- .,1 a ll- to Ih- coinml-siun. U Is nn.l. VstmMl Iu r... A. T. Hill, mi s i i nt or tho city coiun.is.sion. and Crews, oily .a i. -.... tnn.i,... to meet with the highway comtnis- To insure this mnny have wrlt Bion relative to the shops and tho ton letters, yes, und mulled thorn, decision tnnounced today is the too. t lvsiilt of their visit. 4 " " Here's what. Home of them vlslt- The property In fittest ion ts the id h( the prlmury gVados of several Toy Young properly on the corner schools are hoping they'll find In of Adams avenue and Willow their stocking when they scamper Ktrucl, Including- lot lT. Cogguns out or bod Christmas morning to 2nd Addition, und Hits J und their tros. and some of their Im btook 12. Honan'a Adilltion. prossions about Christinas: The shops have been located 1 Utile Tommy Itothaekor. a first hi re Iur several, years but recent- graders at Hivcria. drawls. "I'd ly they outgrew their present quar- ' ruther have u little red car." Inclnilcs' F.IdI.I Counties 'I'his illvlslon comprises "Morrow, 1 nil 1 1 1 1 it. W'Mllowa. I'nlon. Knker, ! Ibirm w. nd Mallieur and the oast- ern part of Cilj.nl comity. With the slate paylnif 12,01111,;, unly ii;.7.".o remains for l.a Grande ami I'nlon county to provide. I'art of this will be paid by the county cniii-t and the remainder by thy city commission. It is said. POLICE START AUTO PATROL OF RESIDENCES Another precaution acalnst ciinic is lo be lalion by I lie local police department. Chief Clint llnynes announced this morninR. 0 KtarUhK with tonlKht B. "prow l.i's ar". manned by two officers armed with a shotEun. will malie the rounds in tile residential dis trict., l-'ew cases of prowlers have.' been. reported in l.a Grande In tip) List few months but several near by cities have had scares. Remus Hearing Is Set For Dec. 28 'iwirci- liem.is will pet a sanity: university, the famous Murray licriitK Dee. L'x .ludse AVllllam II. -arner collecllon of oriental art l.uede.vi. i.f the probate court 'M-'unt other splendid collections n.iunced today. Hemus was denied ( KV(.n ln t,,. university when l...nd and until then must remain 1 ,.,.,. huusing facilities are pro in jail In accordance with the ver- c-un., Met yesterday in his murder trial f ' f"i' the slayiiiK of his wife. Jjno-1 ene. lie was found "(lot guilty Vnninn JifPflks A't'lll on the sole Kiuu.id ot Insanity.' RESULTS ARE OBVIOUS f lie Imi-I in.' men of Ij r.ruiidc ii ml the maiiiirii'-liircrs of fhv tuition uliu iiiImtiIm lu lolllgfiitly In The Olivrvcr iim "Ktenily ihrouuhotit the your do not Heitd their moiicy hy ehamt. Tho iruhs lo ! had art notion ninl they iipprii lite l hi alur or The Olwrver- ndertlhig iftlniitiis iifiiirdhncly. The cotiHiiiiilly lm-milnir nuin Iht or rirniH whtt tire adding to their mlicrti-ing hmlget for h-er-er immt1 liuHrnli' iinilii'dve l.v hy ihcir nt'lioti thai MilNrac lory return at-oniMiiiy ter hi -eriion. CoiiiviitruliitK uib!! big money hi The HiM'rer mt wti cmiier citiphu-if uimI nmre fn-uent nicwige ttluablc ti itl. 'Observer Adrertltliig A McrchnudlshiK Scrrlcc" 'Dolls And Sleds Still Upperntost In Child's Heart ! Changing Times Touch Little Mary and John nie But Lightly, Christ mas Wishes Show Todiiy'n mother muy ih-inuml n nmv Hlccl-ahnrt BOlf club In plneo of it Hpwiitg binket for- ClirlHtlUHH, father muy hav. clumped the wor.l- lntf OI" nia Himta t-'luus lutter to Inelinlo collcirate nujumui in.stca.l of sllI'"'- wancimo may have de-1 elded she would find a now vanity! case much more useful to her than ",0 i't'onai mittens. Bdp.. ""'J' havv h'n'ed that a silver cic- mette cae would find ravor with nUI"'1' tt ",cr "'"u poieh; even the family doff may Jtuve made known by a series of uriful barks that he would , find pedigreed bony for bin family 'hrlvitmas fnf tin; children of l.a. Christinas remembrance much Grande will , begin. Friday after 111 ore satisfactory than one of dub- noon and will last over Monday, lo"B .or1l1fJ" But III t lo Mary still wants a doll, and little " Johnnie still wants a nhiny now Bled. They haven't boon 111 lecieti uy me new jera 01 isms, olrplanoa and solonce. And fur- tlionnore, ui) reporiH to the con- trary. those youncKlots of four, five UIIU llu I'll l MIlUCIIIIIIJlMi IU IIIIIII- affnosticism to the extent that I they doubt the existence of rosy, i bewh'skered St. Nick. Sure. Thcrr'K 11 Santa Of course there is u Sunta Clauti! .lust when they will see Santa Is a matter of dispute1 but all are as-, sured that they will we him. Some are expectlnfr a call rhrlslmas night ot llielr own fireside. Some inlnrl In iiimI Mini at I'liurcn Tiro. Brain, fhrb.l.naa rvo. others w.ll S..nta Ul Salvation Army. , And all f 1 n will .... Santa laus at ino r..Ks nrinma. im-. And undoubtedly he will visit them ..m . - . Want n Train Tavld Douglas, a socoml grader, announces that he wants a "train with all Its equipment." and mas ters the tliree-sylliiblu word with astonishing e ise. Karl fiuliieksoii. seven, dreams of a pair of real (Pnntl.iued on- Paire Five) I Annual Oregon I Dance Will Be FHday Evening The annual Christmas dance1, sponsored hy diversity ot Oregon students, will take place Trlday evening. Uec. '..3. In tho ballroom of the l.a Grande hotel her was announced this morninp. The students of the university home for the .holidays have asr 1 to co operate with the 'alumni In lite raising or l.a Grande's quota of Sliinn. toward the l-'lne Arts Huild Init fund, the 4iorpose for which the dance is Riven, and are asslst fnc In preparations for the dance. The proposed l'"lne Arts bulld inff is to be a memorial to the late 1'rlnce l.ucien Campbell, president of the university, and Is to house " - In Fall on Adams .Mr.-. O' orge Id Id. n Hufferd a hrok. n arm yostonlny wliwi she n-M when st"-dng from the side walk onto Icy Adams avonin-. T!ie tici-tdtnt occurred early In th'e af ternoon in the Imsln-sH tuotinn. Sh; Van given linmcfliatf im dh al aid. r'ollnwtn? the accid'-nt. city of ficial this morning ordered ituan tlty of stock salt which will be pliiced on the Icy crossings In the business section. Present Cantata At J. E. Church i ; Fifteen iucinl'rs of the girl's high school elusit of r the Fimt M-thodist Kpiscopul clninh will prtstnt a Christmas cantata next Sunday night, umh r the direction 'of Mrs. Claude Cooper. The can- tatu im "Chimes of the Holy Night , thy Fred lWHohVn. Mrs. Sherwoo, Williams is accompanist and mem bers of the church choir will assist. CHILDREN OF CITY TO GET JOYOUS YULE Christmas Parties, Pro- grams and Gifts to Be gin Here Friday ELKS TREE WILL BE SUNDAY EVENT ' j Free Matinee at Star The- ater' Monday 'Morning ; Ten Days of Vacation from School; and all are looking forward to It with great anticipation. Th schools, of tho city are planning I Christmas parties an programs. iur r nuiiy n iitniouii, ui nins hii- nual ChriBtmas tree is' sohoduloil f"r Sunday and u free niutinee at the Star thoalor has Mteen an- inmil..-', .11 n.i i. j - 11 ' t (3. addition to these Matures, all of which are amuiRed ospectally for the children,, . there will be numerous Christmas programs wlh a Christmas ey. us a fiiUiro the vurlous churches ami lodges. School Closes i iiiiay School will- close Friday nftor noon for a ton days vacation, and all of the school rooms ore plan nine ( lulslas in.rU... for that ly. At the IVntral S. l.ool th. n. wlH b.. an ass.-ml.ly ur all s.u- - - 11 i nnsunas pro- , gram .win oe given, i in win in followed by parties in tile, various rooms of the schopl. A sluillar plan will I.eTollowed In. the' other' gnide ' schools of the city. At Oreeiiwood the lower grades will have a Christmas tree class rooms the students will ex- and program, and In the upper change gifts und greetings during a short Christmas party. At! Itlveria school the smaller child- ren will have programs in llle.r rooms, and the four hlgh. r gmdrs will join In a Christmas program. A large fir tree is already up In ttie unncr hall of the school build - ing and all plane, have been mado for the program. At Willow t4ie vurlous rooms will mive Heparaio programs at about two o'clock in the al'lurnoou ai'tc which school will ue (lisruisseu uimi . lucami, Jtm. .1, when the children will re- turn to school to take up their studies again. 1 s I Jks Chrlslnuis Tii-t; - The KlkH' tree ha.i been up for several days now. and Christmas day at 1- o'clock children from over all the city will gather at the tree to receive ft. toy and U bag Of Christmas sweets, given uway by the lodge each year. Kverythlng is in readiness for the distribution of the gilts, announcement was niade this morning bylhe commit- tea In charge, . l.iMtribiite ll)(l Itnskcls In addition to giving the child- ,.r tt... i.iiv it ( 'li i-ttjl niim tint It. I'. O. Klks lodge will distribute .i.nui tan. biiHkeis Saturcav. the day before Christmas, to the needy in it." Mr. Ordwny is now a resl familics of tin; city. In addition lo dent of la Grande. articles of food the baskets wilt contain toys. which nuvp been gathered and repaired by the La Grunde boy scouts, und given lo the lodge to be put Into the homes where they are most needed. The Salvation Army will also .iit.irii.Min mIwhii 9h iiiiHkotH. u-hlidi will furnish ubout 100 or 125 per- sons with Christmas dinner. The Snlvntinn Armv will also hold a christmaM trc w hich vvlll accom- modatc about 2fi children. In addition to this boxes of candy will be given to those who are In the ....i- ,.r ii... ,hv...r ..nnntv nv.. Christmas. I'm ln I ! n Monday morning at I O:U0 o'clock alt children arc lnvltd to Htfrnd the rrcc nmline at the Star theater, which Is given eacJi year through the courtesy of Meyei J and Itowen. managers of the the. ater. An "Our Gang" und a "Hen Turpin" comedy w 11 be shown In 4idditinn to a short- detective story ;ni.l :i tmnrt life reid. The Riose lodge has announced lis unnual ChrisllllHS tne for l'YI- da evening at eight o'clock at Kagb hall, which Is for nil mem- hers of the lodge and their fain- lib, und ih Ki.gbs lodge will hold a Chrlhtuius trye on Thursday iv.ning for all KugUn und Ihcir families 1 Teachers Takinri ' Jl.llCo i Examinations Here " ' County School Hupfrintcndent K. A. Say re Is giving teacher's exumtn- ations at the courthoua today. Thii morning four were taking the ex- animations, all of which were for onu-yeur ccrttflcaU:. t Senate Closes Up Shop Until After Holidays Adjournment Today Tak en Following the Death of Senator Jones, New Mexico. v WASHINGTON". Dec. 21 (AT) The Hcnute putted the first period of Its sentiion today hy adjourning un til Jan. i for the holidays. Adjournment for today was de- elded on out of respect for Senator Jones, of Now Mexico, who died here last night. The tioUNC ulso stopped Its ma-' ehinery out of respect to the into "or. after a 35 minute. session. - iAccuse Bend Man' Of Robbery Of 1 OA UllIlCl b OlUlC .. nii,i nu mi "'" .nuiiuit in HpikI by Sheriff Jesse Hreshears cluitK'd with burglary not In a dwollintr. Hipp is alleged by offi- eers to have coinmlttod the robbory of Conner's store at I'nion v some iinii agn when Hcveral hundred 'dollars' worth of merchandise was inkcn. tt Is said by police officers. The arrest was made through the efforts of Sheriff Breshears and th Kend chief of tmllce, both of whom have been working on tho ca.se- for some time, according to local offi- rers Tnp of mpp's hearing hi.4 nut vet lii-pn wt. Sheriff Hrcslioars ai mod In l.il firan.lc yesterday afternoon with Ills prisoner. To Sue Klamath Falls For j For Boy's Death K1.MATII 1'AM.S. Ore. (Spe- .--,!,t Wallace 6rdway, fall.- ,,r llf ,,,.,w,,v. v., ungsler wh..: waH (lrnwi;l(1 WIP IC. f,. into the (n.rriin,on, C)inJ,i )ast fall. ainiH to fix ,.,,s,-lons,tit v for the death be- ,., ,11,1,,.0,u 'i,ni when Hip eliv coUnrn heilI.(! ,lIeP which Ord- W!V demanded $7:.U0 damages from tie Clty of Klamnlh Fa lis. . The letter, from U. .1. Kitchen, JjL (,.., ,e nltornv, chaigod grnKMi negligence in permitting a danger (IUS t(l Ku unrepaired in the CJ,,,j,j bank. It was this hide Into which the boy fell when he plungedj ntu ihe waters of the canal last September, ti,,, vyt n-S held, in lint liable i injS rMse inasmuch as the eanali jM Kovernment proierty. Kitchen is! to lie so notified. Whether he will Hue the government for the umoiinl s tint known. . l;, ,j. Kitchen this morning made tit following statement to an Ob- server reporter: "My theory of the ease is that white It was on g- eminent property It was n part of iIia titrfft nr m. npnr the Htret tlint. the city should have gm.riied the', hole from danger or people inning Hickman's Mother Doesn't Believe , v Her Son Could Have Killed Marian j K a vsa s CITV Dee. (AIM Contending that her sun "could not possibly do such a thing." Mrs. Kva lltrkinnn. mothr of the yoiitli sought as the kidnaper and Mayer of Marian Parker, todi.y was repi,rted near collapse at her home here Visitors to the apartment where MiN. Iflfkmattaud her 17-efir-old daughter Mry 11 v s. fuiiml 1 he itintber chiefly enncerued about her son's neglect in writing her. "Why hasn't be let me know where he is?" Mie asks of friend-, "why doesn't he say he didn't do It?" To the former claMyuiates of Will- I, mi Kdwud Hickman. debater, own him. No of course. 1 couldn't scholar of high rank and a leaderido that, hue you know how I feel. in high school activities. Die inoi Ii- "When you have raised five cbtl- or presents his record u his,dieii you leorn n1 to expect too gniduatlon In I'JJ'', to support hcrinuj'h of them. They buve their coutenttou. She believes be h'HI may le in Chi-jigo where she last heard from, him In October. "Perhaps lip-docs not know tin y are looking for him," she told newspapermen. "Ii may be too that he has heard about it and Is hiding In Chicago until he can get word from me and learn what to do." Hat I'ililh III Noll ", ,,:,v l,,f'" rt;,,,intf j,m'" ,h'1 murder cverv day. nh. what no ,,- tiroes I have lhuiii:lit to myself wind Klniiild be done to a men who would nU,-U a thing. It was a i rime that causeU every mother and oilier in the nmntry to le afraid And to think they believe my boy did it. "Kdwurd never would do a Utiiitf S4 WRECK IS LOST; STORM HEARS LINE Diver, Down Nearly An Hour, Unable to bight Ill-Fated Submarine j' i y AIGVI?PG1 APP ISU M3y JUIVO AIVJV; MADE TO SIGNALS Last! Sounds Heard From Tcfrpedo Room Were at 6 O'clock Last Night Tafos Then Only Faint I'HVIXCKTOWN, Mass., Dor. SI. (AP Admiral Frank H. I lir urn by in charge of salvage op emtio erations on t no suiiKen sunmnrino K-4 announced late today that the , wreck had been lost, because a line attached to It was torn away f j,e recent ISH 10. Two divers who wore lowered to- $uv futied to find the vessel up lo 4.15 o'clock. Two motor sailors grappled for tne missing' submarine all- day without success. Uivlni; oporallons were bciui? continued late today. At 1 p. m. Diver William Wick wire sulnuerKed empty handed with unlcrsi lo find the S-4 Commander lOdward KIlsbei'K was utj the toloiihone. Thellver remained down for 63 minuto-s and told Commander Mils I'H " inil.oss.nio u ecu more ll.an four feel. He. covered 5U feet but did not see the wreck At 3:L'0 James Ingram, the first diver to reach tho S-61 two years Ingo went flown. Ho was still uu- ; dor water at 4:1 1. The inlsfdng line was attachod to jths LUt'iarlna last Sunday ufter nomi by Uiver Carr. M'hen tho ! mi iiu iHcepc: Ki-W-on e.fV f-." Uuh linn early .Monday the line - wan Iransiorred to the buoy. Coin- iniinder Kilsberg wild tho line prob nb.y ;mPI'i t "-e po 1 1 0 " heavy seas ot Tuesday. . '' .o soliuus n online im peuo i oom "f the H-4 In which hIx men m-e imprisoned, had been heard uluce 11 "flock last night when, Heven fnint taps were delected by the us eHlutur of the submarine S-8 Ulster Hhlp of the h-1. Although the S-8 biKiauicH t """W ,iuiin v (Continued on Page fi) y(7)avinP to CrVCCt " j. F I VIlt, lillM iilfif SKATTl.i:, Dec. (Al't A telegraphic warrant for tile arrest of Joe Perentc. convicted ruin runner who Jumped bail In Han Francisco and fled lo Jlrltish Columbia was received by t'nited States .Marshal Kdward JJ. ilenii here t-oday. Heiiw sahl he would arrange for a deputy marshal to meet 1'arcutc at the border If he Is de ported from Canada. Parante was arrested In Vancouver yes- tei day and Is expeciod to be de- im,.i. .... ........ Mciiring has been set for tomor row on the deportation question. like that for revenge. I don't be lieve he did it. at all. Hut tf liej did be wasn t rigin. lie umn i nae anv in icpiuig uminu i "I hit if he was guilty iih. that coiiWln t hemil ll lie w.is. w n I no mother would want to own him ax a son. Afler she hud reared him right; shown him the difference iM-iueen right and wrong and sac rificed to givp him an education "If he's guilty 1 want him pun- ihhed." Then as (die nccimcI to realize the meaning of her statement, idio . . . "No. of course 1 would not dis 1 inlerests. They think they arc 1 busier limn they art: Perhaps that is why he does not write." Turns to Tear .shown a report that n blotter on whieb Marian's name appeared was found In her son's apartment, the mother im longer could avoid tears. "it can't he," she cobbed. "It must have been someone else." Told he had been identified hy fink'erprluts, she eecmed unable lo understand. "What does that mean?" ho asked, "isn't It possible two per sons could have prints alike?" Meanwhile sounds of police and detectives watched all trains, as well as the Hickman home and I places the youth frequented In his schuvl days, HE HAS MANY MOTHERS I! ' Buddy, 12-niotitli-old hoy rtxm utt orplmnagi' m Utile Hock, Ark., Is lutvliur l be lltne of hU HfaiMilcrtaliiltifr tlu; co-eds at tho Vnivcrslly of Arkansas at Vny ctunillc. lttultty has miiiic to the tinlw.rsKy lo help make the courses in clilld-ivarint; pmctlcal, iiiifl ho tun many "prnctlco motlir vvh" who soo lo his ftxllnKi nlccp I tig und baths. MRS. LINDBERGH IN SAN ANTONIO Flies from Tulsa, Okla., to Dallas and Thence on TVviirr,,., CfU Trl SAN ANTONIO, 'Vox., Dec. 21. ( A I) M t'H. Kvjingellne Lindbergh, nr ri.i,..uu a i i... i- bergh. t.lighted at Kelly field here. ,t!j. id whpro iwr ,,u,ed so" ,,Cfl"'rei' 'H American pollticH, religiouH arfiliu- leadK today effecttv-iy acreened t " y flyiuK Kklll. at 1:3a this afternoon tionB of randldalta ure not bimiea hliMnjr place of William It. Hick- route to Mexico City where she . . . ,-,.,.,., ,1,l,..... with mm. i UAI.I.AH, Tex.. Dec. '21 (AP) Mrs. Kvungellne I,. Lindbergh on hl.rny , uh. ,u1(t l(J R HQt (o rmrU.H A Iitn(h) her harlcs A. l.indlicrgh, In Mexico City, landed at. I.ove field near here at JU:07 o'clock this morning. The plans were to re fuel the. big plane hurts and pro ceed to Han Anlon'io. Tl'I.SA, Okla.. Dec. 21 (Al' Mrs. lOvangcline l.lmlbergh, en route to Mexico City to spend ( 'hrlst mas with bee son ( 'ol. Onirics A. Lindbergh, hopped off from Tulsa nirnoit here Ibis morn- ing at 7:4T. for laillaarvxiis. Mrs. Lindbergh expected to reach Dallus by not later thuii H): to where u brief stop Ih idan- ned. Leaving Dallas the Ford. Ktout trl-motored plane will wing its way to Kan Antonio, Hurry It rooks, pilot, expecting to reach that city by 1 o'clock thin after, noon. Mrs. Lindbergh und lice ! party of filers will have lunch in I Han Antonio, Ilrooka salt). Leaving Han Antonio alter lunch ' Mrs, Lindbergh plans to fly lo Jtrnwn.sville where she will spend Hie night. It was decided this morning, Krooks said, not to try lo reach Tampico tonight but to have plenty of daylight In flying oVer I he Mexican territory. tJCiafJCi tolhcr a.lmlrer. At Rotary Club 1 Lunchc0nlV.day;',,.s Hd Jasper was the chief speak- or at the Itotary club luncheon at ;V YOllK Dec. ' I . fAI'l Hip l,!t Oraii'le hotel ltlay tit noon. giving particular attention to the Muesiion 01 tieveiopnig i no umnen "rMI "itireaiiiK m,m"mmiii me emu- iiiiiiniiv Mr .Iiimiioi' tutu lnt foin- muufty. Mr. Jasper has Just com. I leted a new cereal mill at Island ('My ami Is ii:tniifMcturiiiu "Health Nn-gpts." He foreseen a re.il op-i-oi i unity for add 1 1 lona I I ml u si rial actiUiy in this territory. Oscar Warm.ck gave an lnl'-r-vt I log five-nil n ute nutobloLTa phy 1'igvar Ausnes, who IkjiUcihI- Ing Die t 'Diversity of OrcL'on, also spoke briefly. Oifrord Seiiv. v.n.i anoilier student present from Die university. li. I;, Itrad.v and !. A. Kpllii" teled their Itotary bullous as niw members. More Spring Wheat Sown Over Nation WASHLy'TON'. Dec. "JI. f A IM Tho- winter w heat urea stw ti this fall was estimated today by Die department of agriculture at 47.- H!7.000 acres, which is 10. J per cent more than tho revised est I- mate ol 43,405,000 acres Down last full. Reed Won't Seek Re-Election To The U. S. Senate Step Regarded as Clearing Wav for 1928 Nomina tion Smith 's Backers "Kill" Religious Issue. I WASHINGTON. Dec.' 21 (AIM ClcarlnK the way to those who are necking for him tho deinoeratlo presidential nomination, Senator Kecd, of Missouri, has decided that ate. The senator's position, set forth j In a, statement by Samuel w. ror- dyce, chairman of the Missouri .leniocratic state committee, liiHkca It clenr that whilo he himself is not seeking" the nomination, he Is aware that his friends ttlij dolus so in his behalf. Chairman Kordyco Issued his statement after a conference with the senator and declared he Hindu I mors, started presumably by cor- ' ytrd.y and escaped from a lain metropolitan newspapers, that l"ilnB citizen who later Idantl- Senator Heed Is not seeking tho , """l "I William h. Htekman, nomination for president," accused slayer of Marlon Pker wlw picked up by police today. Tho' ItcK's Xot Seek IU'-i:iwtioii ' . new Information was thnt the blue ObservliiB thitt great pressure Cadillac In which the man outdls liud been exerted to persuade Sen- tifnccd a filling station attendant ntor Kecd to file for rcnominution seeking to collect l.U3 for gaso to the senate before expiration of line, had been stolen from Kdward the lime limit In Missouri In June S. Keheller and late Inst night fig next year, Kordyce said he could urod In a crash at Vernon and Main say. however, that Hoed, "will not street on tho south side. Tho Cad under any circumstances" ugaln lilac was found abandoned this become a senate candidate. ; morning. Another statement concerning No impetus was given the drive. democratic presidential poualhll ' Itlea was before the pubtic today, il-umiHK 'i".-"".'. democratic national commltteo man from New York. In support of Governor Smith, und declaring "dead forever" the "so-called rell- glous issue." ." n Issue, He Says I "n is fur mom 'importuni." Mack said, I hut 1 ho ri'lltrlniiH Ih uliu I I'M U'UR fY( H Hll )V t in .... frit in am of tho cmtHtmtttnnr h be nermanentlv excluded thuii that a i.cHdeut ahall bo chosen from . : . ... ... i Hlal(. n,.VL.r ,lVe been related In , ,, -,.,.,ic. ,,d lli. ro can "'.. ' ,. lH(4Ut, tn a ,mtional contest Mack fiecitn-ed Governor Hm it n was tho ontv , who could carry New York statu for the Uninocrats. Revenge Motive For Murder Of Wealthy Widow ' I Tho latter picture sh:wed him JUIUMNCTON. N. .1., Iec. 2l" fnr threo weeks preceding the kld fi.iA i..i.-.. fn.- leveiiire on the naidiig. staging ii series o! drug woman he accused of bictiking up i.,..,... .m.l then snurnliiL' his attculmtiH was the caiihc assigned i,y IK'licc today for the slaying or rH. iHabeMo James Hliedaker,, wealthy widow, by Frederick I'lani, ,IM HMl, wnH flcctng from an aulo- mobile screaming. I'lani was In St. Frtmcls' hospi- Mil, Trenton, today with a iiuitei wound In his mouth, self-lnfllclc 1 1 Although they wero unable to after he Lad fired four bullets Into',.,,,, ll( Pj,rth tho man whom they the woman's head and body" last I(f.,.UHe ( ,eing "The Fox" In tho night, lie Is expected to recover. at ,.,,,.(, IM murder case, tho police. In a letter addressed to "any yotderday definitely located his lair one" which was found by police inWhich ho had occupied during the PlaMl'a room at a hotel here, lo- (nys that little Marian was kid gethcr with another letter to h:s untied and until Kunday morning, , wife from whom he had been es-. several hoiirH after 'the child's dis t ranged. Plnni. Deieetlve Parker mmnhnred body had- been ex said, accused Mrs. Hliedaker of changed for her father's $lf00. Lly breaking up his home, trying to finger prints and photograph Iden persuade him In elope with her, tiflcutlon the polico have deter and then throwing him over tor an- 'mined that dur.'ng those days, ri va-t t .1. Doty, of Hllo.vl, Miss.,, , .i,.M.r, r,0ii l-'rance's foreign U,uiltU H;ra H(. f hoinesick liess. was h(1,.k ( (v,M.va with ins pariutts . . .. toiiay. j Ainei e;iM int ei vcnl loll a fief his desertion saved him first from exe cution ami then from serving eight yean 111 a penal fortress Doty who enlisted In the legion as Oilbert Clare, fought ji gainst the Druses In Die Syrian desert a ml was twice cited fr bravery before he deserted, arrived oil tho Ma- JCMlJc. 1 Seven Killed in ' Mine Explosion JODNHTO.V CITY, III., Dec. 1! I fAP) The. bodies of seven miners killed last night In an explosion of gas In the Sici-itr, coal mine near here, were brought to the mi r fact; today after all night work by Hired mine rescue teams. Those kilted we, re William .lones, David Anderson. Charles Wyalt. Fred Cnge, (leorge Hruhh. ti, ICiurioU und Aluiuo Lavender. POLICE FAIL ; TO CAPTURE GIRL SLAYER William E. Hickman Still at Large-ilakowsky Is " Released from Jail JJQRE EVIDENCE OF CRIME FOUND 1T.. ., Tr;n,, J' "V.vi Kldnapcr-Klllei' and 001X1- panion Seen Carrying Bundles to Auto Used Name "Donald Evans" l.OH ANGKLUS, Dec. 21 (AP) The cold trail of the fugitive who dashed through downtown afreets lor ino u.l.'Keu Kiuiwipi-t, MU.TI .. mutllulor ot tho little school girl when detectives took the latest de- ,.,,, ,i,, tll-1,. vempme. . ... 'nan probably still was within tho city. Shortly nftur 10 n. in., a secret tip from tho foothills northeast o( rasadona rcsultod In the sheriffs offlco rushing three deputies In u fast car to a canyon midway be tween Jiuurto and Monrovia, whero ..i i t.. ....1,1 In ltniui jneKIIIIUI 1 ""T.v ouuu - - wd - ntjiia. jm-hlrt,. MOltK r.VIDKXC OLM Tfiu a vni.'t.l-'H Ilfxv 21. f AP) While cloud of clue- and talao man. accused slayer of little Mar- l l',.rker. bits of evldonce wero being fitted together by the pplico to solve, tho puz.lo or nis past. - Tho evidence, as presented hy tho police, pictures a youthful Dr. .lekyll und Mr. Hydo--on tho ono bund a neat, uj-dorly boy who at tended church 'find Kunday school and never stayed out late at night; i.n tho other "Tho Kox" who for wp-ks planned the carrying out of a coid, cunning und diabolical mur der plot for revenge. II. .1.1., I.Kilfrifluf " robberM t obUiln a stock ; ' f anneHineucs aim mrvpuiK l' tlons. In one of these robberies nt is declared , to, have placed a pistol hi the druggist's rlbk and forced the frightened man to give minute ihHlnifUous its to the uso of unaes thetlcs. DruirglstH In the three holdups yesterday Identified Hickman posl- tjV(.v JlH ttie robber. I lick ma u occupied a n a partmetu under the name of Donald Kvans. Led by an identification mark found on a towel left with the hotly of the slain child, a hundred police (Continued on Page f) tm iw-en'l finaKctJ Jinppina yet) WVU, things Cdn Mill be M. mn-a wamt tight up lo it, Oi U Wl in thr told. DAVS till' 1 i
