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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1927)
1 iRossibilities of Honey Industry in Willamette Valley Am Shown to BeUExeptionaly in Mr. Mead's Chamber of Commerce Talk I ! tCity Council Passes Sett-bach Ordinance Safegard to Safety as : Well as Beauty and Symmetry in Residence Districts of Salem fl . (1 . . . Weather forecast: Cloudy, probably rain over northwest portion; no change In tem perature; gentle variable winds- Maximum temperature yesterday 38, minimum 31, river 4.2, rainfall none, atmosphere cloudy, wind west. Ill Drinking men -nowadays ought to be very liberal to blind beggars. They can never tell when they'll be la Ibe same fix. Los Angeles Times. f SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS CHOICE OF SITE ELAYED; CALL Incinerator Committee Hears Last Minute Protest, j Fails To Report COUNCIL ROOM CROWDED Members Wondering If- Similar OppobiUon Will Meet Attempt To Locate Fire Stations I In Rei deuce Areas ::r t. ia minute opposition xiced by Attorney Walter Wins ow to the location of the inciner ator in North Salem Just prior to the council meeting last night caused another postponement of i i..otr rnmmlKee's report n the location site of the garbage disposal plant, alter me memuc.a S -were an ("i1'" y , "Zff the Oregon Gravel pit site, wlns V 7 . ? w hv North f JOW iiu u J Aldermen Dancy and Simeral. t. v VMnan nromiaent North . r a lII " " - . palem cillzen. ana Attorney v u t.., onnirAriArl at some length re- garding the matter, and when the council memners were w order by Mayor Llvesley, Dancy promptly took the floor and stat ed that K was necessary to post pone action. Calls Mass Meeting 'lie then announced that a mass meeting for North Salem citizens had been called for Wednesday, December 2Sat which the- Incin erator committee would be pres ent and give arguments for the North Salem location. The mass meeting will be held at the St. Taul de Vincent parochial schoo) house. - The council chambers were com pletely filled with citizens from a t jus to learn the committee's " de cision. Most of them remained evtn after Aldrerman Dancy'a an nouncement. '.v. -Object To Wagons The Northv Salem citizens are baring their protests largely on the belief that garbage wagons passing to and from the garbage plan, in that section would litter up the streets with, rubbish and prove offensive to residents on the wagon route. They also fear a drop In real estate values de spKe the fact that it will, be considerable distance away from the populated territory. Faced with protests wherever (Conttou ps z) ACTION PLANNED ON FIRE ESCAPE OFFENDING OWNERS TO BE NOTIFIED AT ONCE Hare 60 Days In Which to Comply With Requirements, Ultimatum I Promptly after the city engi neer's report on buildings which lack fire escapes, had been read at the council meeting last night. Alderman Hal Patton, chairman of the building committee, moved that the city recorder notify own ers to place their establishments in conformity with the ordinance In less than stttT diTi nr In ha haled into court The motion pass ed unanimously. . i Alderman Patton took the Ini tiative in the' matter two! months ago when he succeeded In having tne city engineer . Instructed : to make an investigation and prepare a report on all buildings not in line with the ordinance. w The report showed s e e r a 1 schools and apartments houses and the county courthouse lacking In proper fire escape facilities. The petition from L. B. Bailey, proprietor of the Busy Bee lunch counter near the city hall on High street, for an electric, sign - was tabled when Alderman Simeral re ported that the sign had gone up "ire a permit was granted. The police department was instructed to have the slam uv An-mn Recommendations from the plan ana zoning commissioned that permits foe a untM mtmtinn at the southeast corner of High uu tioyi streets. '. and ; euro Pumn at zsk NrK oh-... ... . f uioned - for by J. W. Parker, II denied, vrere adnntf . r ' An H ... ... . uuc prcmaing ror tne issuance and nt k in the amount of 146,417.04 was 1 ILes Miserables True to Hugo, "Les Miserables' the mast erpiece of Praaoe's most famous writer. Victor Hugo. U showing at the Capitol tonight tor the Jst time, - Of the picture. It needs only to be said that the wry u shown as Hugo told It, at 1U length prevent, tne filming of some minor epi aodes; and the spirit and acting re faithful to the original. SET-BACK BILL FINALLY PASSED ORDINANCE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SAFETY; BEAUTY Buildings- in Two Zones Must be 10 tojZS Feet Back From ; ,!. - - Street -t - " The set-back ordinance, design ed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of the public and prevent fire hazard ny regulating the open apace between buildings in certain sones, finally was passed last night by the city council, after nearly three months of delay while points were denaxea by the eouncflmen and the plan ning and zoning commlssionr The ordinance in Its final form provides that no building may be erected in class one, residential district, nearer the street line than (be average of the distances be tween the closest existing Duua ings on each side, and in no case less than ten feet nor more than 25 feet from the street line in front; and. not lees than ten feet from the side street line on lots 50 feet or more in width In front. On lots less than 60 feet the re quirement Is a distance of 15 per cent of the width of the lots. For class two, residential dis trict, tne provision is in at no building may be erected nearer the street line than the average of the distances between the closest ex isting buildings on each side, and in no Instance less or more than 10 feet from the from the street line in front; and not lese than 10 feet from the side street line on lots 50 feet or more In width in front. ,On lota less than 50 feet the distance snail be equal to 15 per lent of the width of the lots as now platted. In both districts, the distance required between buildings is eight feet or more. The punishment for violation of the ordinance was set at a fine of $500 or six months in jail, or both. TEXTBOOK LAW PROBED Marion County Pomona Grange Committee Considers A committee representing Che Marion County Pomona Grange, -ailed on C. A. Howard, state sup erintendent of public Instruction, Monday, to secure information on which to base action by that body relative to the law. The committee was; not"; pre pared to state what position the grange could be expected -to take relative to a proposed change in the present law which provides for the adoption of one-third of the textbooks nsed In the schools of Oregon every two years. . The committee was composed of Or. A. Slaughter of i Salem. Miss Ella Williams of Stayton and Mrs. Thomas Bump of Gervals. DRAIN PLANS APPROVED Gaines Street Outline Given O. K. Bids to be Asked The city council last night ap proved . working plans for the Gaines street storm drain line, and instructed the city recorder to ad vertise for. bids on drain pine so that the work on this I33.71S.00 unit can get under way this win ter. - : i; ' . Alderman Grabenhorst pointed out tbat.lt would be possible, to relieve the . unemployment situa tion somewhat" by getting this vork'uuder way: promptly. . SAILORS'; PRAYER ASKED Call Sent Out Over United States From Radlo Station . . SEW YORKt Dec. r(AP) ainions-of radio listeners through out the country were asked to bow In prayer for the imprisoned-sailors of the submarine S-4 for one minute at 10:S0 o'clock tonight. At that hour the stations of the Red and Blue networks of the Na tional Broadcasting company were thrown 'together' and : their bread- casting 'was " suspended ' for " one minute after the request for -silent prayer had been made. " G STILL ALIVE . SfflflB Would Be Life Savers Brave Gale In Vain In Frantic! , ' Rescue Effort CODED SIGNALS TAPPED Trapped U. S. Sailors ask 'How Ixmg Will Yon Ber as Mates Above Stage Losing Race Against Death PROVINCETOWN. Mass., Dec. 19. (AP) Six men were hud dled together in the forward tor pedo compartment of the sunken submarine S-4 waiting In an ag ony of mind that can only be faintly, imagined, rescue that did not come. That was the situation that confronted the naval . and coast guard armada which was foiled by high seas today in its frantic effort to carry aid. Whether any others of the 'for ty men who went down when the submarine sank after collision with the coast guard destroyer Paulding Saturday afternoon were still alive, no one knew. That those six had survived at least part of an other day was indicated by a ra dio message from the rescue fleet which. said they had sent out sig nals as late as 4:40 p. m. today. Words Tapped in Code All that eould be told earlier in the day was that messages had been interchanged between divers and the imprisoned men last night and-today. The man who deliber ately and with apparent calmness in the face of a terrible fate tap ped out . in code the word that came from within the submarine was Lieutenant Graham Newell Fitch, one of the four officers ill ii (Ctlaud- pmgf 2) relative to the operation fof " theQTDCtrT ""PflWPCDTC UIT state textbook' law with svew 'tefAfACSi. V U N UCtt I a JXI I preparing a report for -the grange Regulation of Outdoor Radio .Deinonstration Urged ; ' Merchants .who operate radios on the street outside their estab lishments were hit at in a petition signed by the Masonic Temple as sociation, and occupants of the Oregon building, read at the city council meeting last night. The petition labelled the radios as nuisances and annoying,, to workers In nearby buildings, op erated as they are from morning to night. . - . - . "We most earnestly solicit your honorable body for some regula tory measure sufficient to bring about the former peace and.qaietT read tne petition in part. On motion of Alderman Dancy, who seconded the complaint in the petKlon, the city attorney was instructed: to prepare an ordin ance to cover the matter. - HONEY INDUSTRY PROMISE VIEWED ADDS TO PRODUCTIVITY OF J-AND, SAYS MR. MEAD Methods of Increasing? Use ' Through. Special Preparu- tloai Now Plaa j Removing nothing vital from the -soil and. instead, adding to Increase fruit and seed production and stimulate the value of land, the honey Industry is a unique one, H. M. Mead of the Mead Hon ey company, told: members of the chamber of commerce yesterday. Flreweed honey is the valley's greatest product In that line, Mr. Mead declared. This honey re ceives a higher price on the mark et: than does alfalfa honey and is much In demand. J - One hundred thousand bee col onies In Oregon valued at f 1,500,- 000 -produce annually three mil lion' pounds of honey, grossing! S 24 0,0 00 and paying sixteen and two-thirds on the investment val ue. With an . additional million dollars Investment... double this amount of honey . could be pro duced, making a 25 per cent gross return. Two-thirds of the amount of .honey - now. produced Is -con turned by the bee farmers and their neighbors, . only" one-third reaching the market. This amounts to about SO car loads. Experiments are now being made, said Mr. Mead, to popular ize a sandwich spread consisting of equal parts of cows butter and honey which would strengthen the honey market. ' A peanut butter and honey combination also Is be ing developed, and the field la open to any one who will manu facture a honey syrup. ' Mr. Mead also suggested the use of honey in place of sugar because It Is an Inverted sweet and not (Continued oa paf 4.) VICK JO HEAD CHAMBER Newly Elected Officers to be In stalled January 9 George F. Vlck, prominent, au tomobile dealer,' yesterday vat elected president of the chamber of commerce for the year 1928. Opposing; Mr. Vick In the election were Dr. V. Blatchford and Fred A. Erixon. '' t- . - --OtMefofttcers ected'WereFred A. Thlelsen, Tf ce-presldent; Dr. I E. Barriek, treasurer; and John W; Orr, secretary.. . New directors chosen were. U., Q- Holt, social department; W. I. Phillips, civic department; Lloyd T. Reynolds, agricultural depart ment Leo N. Childs, legislative de partment; and Otto A. HiHman. industrial department. ' , . The new officers and- directors will be installed at the meeting. January 9. No meetings will be held, until after the holidays. ? Monday's election changes the personnel'of the board of directors considerably, as five new directors will take seats on the board when the new year opens. The new di rectors are W. L. Phillips, Otto A. Hillman, P. D. Quisenberry, F. EL Sherwln, and the secretary,' John W. Orr. : These men have never served on the board before. REIGN OF TERROR AMONG CHINESE WHOLE 8 A I E EXECTJTIOXS AFTERMATH OF CAMPAIGN Bolshevism In Vicinity of Canton Crushed by Extreme MeUiods, ' . Reports Show SHANGHAI, China, Dec 19. (AP) Nationalist efforts to purge" their territory of Bolshevism and its agents appear to have been followed by a'relgn of terror tak tng the form i of wholesale evic tions, executions and migration. .While some tales of horror and brutality- emanating chiefly from Canton, the center of anti-red ac tivities, may be exaggerated, there seems to be little doubt that ex tremely violent methods used - to crush bolshevism and expel Its ex ponents' have reacted on the peace able Chinese population. Natives in the affected districts, fearing to be confounded with. those- sus- nected of bolehevlst leanings, axe seeking asylum by the thousands in Hong Kong. . News of executions in one group of six hundred Chinese suspected being communists came from Can ton today.; The Soviet vice coun tul was reported to be among those executed. . ' - - - ' The danger of the situation is heightened by reports that 14 Chaisum. who was ousted from the dictatorship of Canton November 17, is at Swatow trying to prepare an expedition to regain control of the city. Apprehensions of re- fighting have thrown the popula tion nearly into a panic. Wealthy Chinese are transferring their val uables to the foreign concession. Shameen island. A Chinese relief delegation re turning to Hong Kong after a visit to Canton, - reported that more than 2,000 houses were destroyed by fire and that there were 3,000 casualties In connection, with the disorders of a .week ago when the bolshevists seized the city and lost It to the nationalists a day or Be later. UiY HONORED AT HUGE PICNIC If MEXICO CITi HEADQUARTERS OF FIEND FOUND VACANT. HOUSE BELIEVED TO JIAVE QUARTERED TRIO Discovery Made Last Xlght After Lair Near Parker Home Found Earlier in Day , ' Tremendous Ovation Ac corded Yankee Flying Ace By Great Crowds ELABORATE LUNCH GIVEN THRIFT WEEK PLANNED Meeting to Organize Called For Today Joon at Spa Representatives of all civic or ganizations In the, city. will meet today noon at the Spa restaurant to lay plana for the annual observ ance of Thrift,Wek, 'January 17r 24. The V. aU-G; A.' is sponsoring the work. Last year Salem attract ed a great deal of attention by the way In which thrift week was ad vertised and impressed upon the people. - -" . r At today s meeting committees will be appointed to take care of the different things, to be done. One of these will be to arrange for speakers to' make short thrift speeches before all the local or ganisations. There will also be an important publicity committee ap pointed. The( organizations that will be represented at today's lun cheon are; Bankers. Library. Y. M. C. A.. T. W. C. A., Klwanls. Rotary. Lions, Realtors. Chamber of Com merce, Womens' club, . Business and Professional .Womens' club.1 public schools. Ministerial associ-pTe ation, American Legion, building ana loan associations. Business Mens league and several others.. Mrs. Lindbergh Makes Trip From Detroit to Indianapolis on Way to Visit Son During Christmas Season MEXICO CITY. Dec. 19 (API Colonel Charles A. Lindbersh was the honor guest of the Mexi co City municipal council at a plc- I 0IH.IIU.il I mMM.;,: 4 j - v ' Charles Lindbergh nic held this af tef noon fts Xoch imllco, on the outskirts of the city Flanked on either aide by high municipal dignitaries Including Mayor Arturo Saracho, Colonel LlndbeTgh received a tremendous ovation as he made his way through the great crowd to the picnic grounds where after formal ceremonies, an elaborate luncheon was served. Part of the route was made through winding water chan nels and on this stretch Colonel Lindbergh stood in a flat bottomed canoe which was preceded by an other canoe containing a band that entertained the crowd with .native music. . ' The official entertainment uro gram which has been worked out principally by the war department. is expected to slacken . somewhat (Contiavea oa pr .) CAR GOES THROUGH ICE AS L1NDY TOOK OFF ON MO MENTOUS MEXICAN FLIGHT TAXIS' DENIED PETITION Health and Police Committee Re . i ports Adversely Further, encroachment on park ing space . tn the city by reserviag portions of the street in front of the Oregon building and the BUgh and Terminal . hotels .was -checked by the city council list night when it approved a report of the health and police committee recommend ing adversely on, a petition from local taxi drivers. v t. . i L0JU, PHEZ RULED UPON ru-n Persons Barely Eacane xnrownmg: A ear Klamath Beverages Made Here Not Subject To Tax Provision PORTLAND. Dee. 19. (AP) In an opinion handed down today in the federal court" here, Loju and Phes, two loganberry extracts, were held not to be beverages un der the provisions of the -federal tax regulations. The decision se cures a refund of I1S.7SS.S9 with interest "for the Ptes-company, and- $1,293.09 with interest for the - Northwest Fruit . Products companies paid " the government tax under protest.. i (Copyriskt sy Barris aas Kviag) ' Scenes as Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh took off on his momentous flight from Washington' to Mexico: Top, Major-Harvey B. BurwelL Bolllnr Field commandant, bidding the fuiom river adieu; below, the Spirit of fit. Louis begins -to rise above the muddy field, headed south. KLAMATH FALLS, Dec. 19. ( AP ) Five persons barely es capejb drowning in the upper lake near here yesterday when an en tflosed automobile which they had driven on..-the ice-covered lake crashed through the ice.- Eddie Atchison, the last to leave the car, was imperiled when the pressure of thelce against the side of the car nearly trapped him in side. After a straggle he forced the door and squeezed . through. Othexgu la the party were Earl Atchison; driver of the car. Law reaee Myers, Mr Gertrude Atchl-1 sou .and; Jauinta . Howard. , ' The car Jbroka through the let 200 yards from' the edge of the lake. - ' : . SCHOOL ACCIDENT FATAL Sixteen Year Old Bend Yoath Dies Following Injury BEND. Dec 19. (AP) Nor land Pitman, 10, died in a hospital here' as the 'result of Injuries re ceived Thursday when he was struck on the forehead by a piece of wood which broke as he was turning it on a lathe in the Bend high school manual training shop Meningitis developed late Satur day night after he was believed on the way to recovery.' ; BEGGAR UPBRAIDS DONOR Dime Not ' Enough, - He Insists; - Judge Says f25 Just Right ; DALLAS. Texas; Dec. ' 19 (AP) A beggar who became en raged and railed at - a -man who had given him a dime "was fined f 2 & . by Judge Walter Branan here today. 5 ."This near Christmas people ought to give me at least a dollar,? the beggar told the don or of the 10 cents. ASK PIONEERiUOriUUEHT Idaho Representative-' Introduces Bill In Congress " ; WAS IirNGTON, Dec'l 9 (AP) erection of a memorial to the pioneers of the Oregon ' Trail ; at Waahlngton is proposed in a bill today by Representative Smith, republican. Idaho, The measure calls for an appropriation of $10.- 00.,- LOS ANGELES. Dec. 19. (AP) a vacant house, believed by the police to have been the headquart ers or the murderer of 12 year old Marian Parker, during the early stages of the .kidnaping plot. Was discovered here tonight. - The suspected house is on Man hattan street in close proximity to the spot where the fiendish slayer Saturday night collected $1500 from the father. Perry M. Parker. and left the child's torso in a gut ter. Captain of Detectives Cahlll and Police Commissioner Thorpe an nounced they had discovered in the house a scrap of paper, torn and trampled, but with the word "Marian", barely legible upon it. Neighbors informed the officers, they said; that two men and a wo man answering- the description of the supposed perpetrators of the atrocious crime moved out of the house several days ago.- Cahlll said the house had every appear ance of having been deserted hastily. Neither articles of clothing nor furniture were found and the scrap of paper was picked up just inside the back door. The police said the scrap of paper might have been a part of a draft of cne of the ransom notes. There were two or three other words on the piece of paper but the officers were unable to de cipher them in their first exam ination. MURDER i .'iii liliu- IE mm. BYPQHCI Fingerprint ; Experts Posi tively Determine Who . Fiend Slayer Was j BOY GONE THREE DAYS Llewellyn Burnslde Missing Since Friday; Search Futile Fear for the safety of Llewellyn Burnelde, 14 year old boy who has been missing since Friday from the state institution for the feeble minded, was expressed last night by bis mother, a resident of this Mty. - . : ' ' A report was received that the boy wis at Woodburn, but this has not been confirmed. Anyone getting trace of, the boy is asked to notify Mts. J. J. Wlltse, telephoning 494. The lad was wearing dark blue overalls, a blue Jhirt, a red" sweater and a light hat when last seen. He Is well built. 4 feet 10 Inches tall, rather stout for his age. has light hair and blue -gray eyes. ARREST R. N. STANFIELD former United States Senator Taken As Law Breaker PORTLAND. Dec. 19. (AP) Robert N. Stanfield, United States senator from Oregon, today was charged with assault and battery and with failure to give name and address following an accident. Deputy City Attorney Jensen Is sued the warrants upon ' applica tion of Howard O. Wilcox. Mult nomah. Ore.. , garage proprietor the complainant. Police had not obtained service on the warrants late today Bail has been set at S 2 5 0 on : each cnarge. EDWARD HICKMAN NAMED BY COPS Man WasFormerly Employe of Los Angeles Firm IN PARKER'S BANIC Criminal For Whom Hunt la Being Staged Positively Stated To Be One. Who Worked With GirTs Father Stanfield Is accused by Wilcox of having backed" an automohilAi twice Into Wilcox's car early Fri- handwriting on the ransom letters. aay aignt. . wiicox said that Stan LOS; ANGELES, Dec. 20. (AP) William Edward Hick man, discharged employe of the Los Angeles First National Trsst and Savings bank was declared by Chief of Detectives Herman CHne today to have been identified absolutely as the slayer of Marian Parker, 12 year old Los Angeles 3Chool girl. The motive for the atrocious crime, the police said, was ven geance. Perry M. Parker, an as sistant cashier of the bank, was the only bank official who op posed the youth's plea for proba tion after he had pleaded ruiltr .to charges of forging checks. Ar rest on that charge had been re sponsible for discharge from the bank and Parker urged that Hick man be given either a prison or a jail term. Hickman, however, was paroled to his mother, then living in-AI-hambra. ..... . .- Announcement "that Hickman had been identified both by finger prim and photograph as the kid naper and slayer of the child, wan made by the - police early this morning after it had been deter mined that he was not at-the Al h am bra address. Neighbors said the family moved a month ego to Kansas City,. Mo. His fingerprints, on file with the police identification bureau as a result of his previous arrest checked with those found on the rear window of a coupe used by the slayer when lie delivered the child's torso to her father and re ceived, fer It $1500, and also with prints found on ransom letters sent Parker. The i police, photograph was Identified by Mrs. Mary Ward Holt, school official who ws rtlcked Into excusing Marian la go with the kidnaper, as the man who had called for the gfrL Parker also Identified the pic ture of the youth as the dis charged employe of the bank. Experts, who examined ths field also backed into ' two other auTomoDiies." According to Wilcox he walked over to Stan field's machine after tne accident and -the former sena tor became abusive ' and - struck nut., in the. face. - -r N EWSB0YS SELt TICKETS Benefit: Show Billed, at Elslnore ' For ChristBUMi Fnnd.-i - Generous response is belnc riv en the .newsboys, sale of tickets ror tne benerit show which Is bill ed at the Klsinore theater Wed nesday night. The boys are' sell ing the tickets and In turn, the proceeds wll be used to give the newsies, no matter what papers they handle, a big Christmas din ner at OXeary's. - ' NEW CLUES DISCOVERED Two Arrested As Suspects At Al- bequerqae, Aew. Mexico ALB7QUERQUE. N: 1 M- Dee. 19. (AP) An ' envelope . on which "Miss Parker, Hearst av enue," had-been written with- a snarp - pencil. - then erased was xouna in possession of a porter, II. Owen of. Pueblp. Colo., and W. R. Johnston of Delta. Colo., arrested by the sheriffs of flee here this af ternoon on suspicion In connection with the murder of Marian Parker at Los Angeles. ,.- LtcKENZIE UNDER SfiOW Over Cascades -Covered Depth of Two Feet, Word. . to BEND, De. 19-i(AP) Snow to the depth of two feet covers the McKenzie Pass country, althoaxh in the big cut at the east approach or the lava fields, the covering 1 much less in depth. Robert W. Sawyer, state- highway commis sioner, hiked to the pass summit yesterday to obtain first hand In formation en snow conditions. comparing it with that on the as- pucauon or uicKraav ror employ ment at the bank, said the tw were identical.' ' Th ag-e given by Hickman when he applied for employment at the bank two years ago was 19. II was employed as a messenger ua-tll-slr months- ago when he watt arrested on seven counts of forj-ery. KANSAS CITT, Dee. - 20. (AP)- Edward : Hickman, Ideatl-fled- by fingerprints as the mam sought In connection ; with this kidnaping and -'slaying of Marian Parker, lived here with his moth er .until last summer when his went to the Pacific coast. .... 1 Young Hickman', was reportr-d to; have secured eraploymen t tti the' First National Savings .an. I Trust company bank at Los An geles, where the girl's .father ti assistant cashier. . . Police here revealed they bait been requested to trace Hickman who', was detained by probat!::t officers In Los Angeles July l--.a in connection with a forged chr? X The youth was released on proba tion to CrSands to friends here. '. On his return he. was report- to have remained with his mot: r for a time and then to have t ' appeared. II was understood t have been In Chicago Oct. 13 1 - I and was last reported here f r 2 part of November." 'i The "Hickman . home is la t vicinity of tha of Dr. Her: rt I Mants whose car was taken f r : i, him by a bandit last Mill : 1 which was used by. the kI4sa; r. : S AUGUS, Cal., Dec. 19. (A P) A man sousht as a possStls t - pect In the slaying of ilarlan I - ker, Los Angeles school rtrl. 2 edrfrom a northbound Lout: ; Pacific train near here tor when the. train .was - bear-It ; : searching officers and escar the shotgun of -a -deputy f sent a hall of lead t!tcr T Seltzer- and - Bogard us fl ed, bluing away with'tTielr ; In the hope tfcat a rani?n s might reach the mart. Hat 1 '( Continual pr r)