he Matter of a Building Code for Salem Is One Which Should Not Be Allotted- to Drop; It Will Be Increasingly -Important
e Salem Rod and Gun Club at Its Annual Meeting Last Night Elected C. B- 'Phillips President;' Plans for Active, Useful Year
Tn
ft
VpUwt forecast: Fair; no change in
temperature; gentle to moderate east and
southeast wind. Maximum temperature
yesterday 45. minimum 2. riTer 5.8, rain
fall none, atmosphere clear, wind west.
mm
The new saltan of Morocco has got rid
of all except one of his father's 300 wires.
If' he'd been an American he'd hare traded
them in on sew models. Cottage Grove
Sentinel. . -
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR j
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
lliOf. HOPE
C nmrn nnrill
y umtti btitvj
Experienced Seamen bay
"Not a Chance" uespue .
Feverish Efforts -
DEATH CERTAIN, BELIEF
Nothing Short of a Silracle? Can
Save Six Victims Xow, Com
wander of First Naval Dis
trict Avers
ttiAniT.TON. Dec 20. (AP)
I ti,. w.athor bureau tonight pre-
r a . . .
L.i, that the strong winas ana
tough seas which hare forced a
kirtual suspension oi
tk. roocne of the men trappea
hn the sunken submarine S-4 al
Wnootnirn. Mass.. would con
tinue throughout the night and to-
'morrow.
7 PnnvixCETOWN. Mass.. uec.
20. lAP) Veteran divers, some
of whom had worked in the S-51
operations, said frankly late today
that there was "not a chance" for
it he six men left on the S-4. Even
if it wre possible to lower oxygen
and food to the vessel, the result
would be merely to prolong the
agony of the Imprisoned men, they
taid.
A thermometer sent down to the
ICO foot depth at which the S-4
lies registered 34 degrees, it was
believed that the temperature
within the unheated hull of the
ariae would be as low. ,
TrmTlVfTTA!l'V lilBj Tl O T
AP) The stillness of the
nave reigned tonight v in the
depths of Provincetown harbor
where lies the shattered Tiulk of
thel L'SS S-4 and her crew of two
score.
Not since an hour before noon
Lad the rescue fleet above, grim
ly holding at anchor against a
fceerniasly Interminable gale, been
able to catch the faintest echo of
the tapping which for sixty hours
signalled the pathetic watch of six
men trapped In the forward tor-
PHILLIPS HEADS
ROD & GUN CLUB
SPORTSMEN - FLAX ACTIVITY
FOR COMING YEAR ;
1
City Incinerator Site May Interfere
With Fish Pond, Members
'- Fear -
Continued on paga 2)
DEBATERS HERE
SEEKING HONORS
FOUR OX SQUAD AT SALEM
HIGH; WORKING HARD
Iocl School Recognized As Train
ing Groaod For College
Speakers
C. D. Phillips was elected pres
ident of the Salem Rod and Gun
club for the year - 1928: at the
meeting held Tuesday evening. He
succeeds ," Romeo . Gouley. ,
Cliff Parker. was; chosen as sec
retary, succeeding Morris Race
George Palmer, and Carl Bahlberg
were re-elected vice president and
treasurer, respectively.
, New directors elected were Ted
Shelton. Chris Kowitx and and W.
F. Breitzke.
"An amendment to "the" club's
constitution was proposed,' calling
tor a system of annual dues, the
purpose being to limit the mem
bership to' active sportsmen.
A committee ot three was ap
pointed to .arrange for the annual
banquet, the members being Chris
Kowitx, Cliff Brans and Clarence
Bowne. It is planned to have Ed
Poseskl, of Dallas, president of
the state sportsmen's organization,
as a speaker at th'a banquet.
It was mentioned at the meet
ing that the North Salem location
proposed for the incinerator is
close to the club's well stocked fish
pond. While not wishing to hand
icap the city council in finding a
location for the burner, the
thought was expressed that locat
ing it there might Interfere with
the uee of the fish pond.
The next meeting of the club
will be the first Tuesday in Janu
ary. ,
The resolutions adopted Indicate
a rigorous, constructive program
for the association during the next
year. The selection of Mr. Phillips
who is also secretary of the Ore
gon (Tame Protective association,
assures, the cooperation, of that
body. The local club owns several
thousand dollars' worth of prop
erty and comprises among Its 400
members many' of Oregon's out
standing sportsmen. - !
; To Meet Monthly K
'On the first Tuesday in Janu
ary the club will hold a hearing to
determine its recommendation on
the closing of Marion ' county
streams to fishing.
In the future there win d a
meeting every month, on the first
Tuesday, in the chamber of com
merce rooms. Any owner of a
hunting or fishing license la eligi
ble to membership.
ROADS
I RIVAL
SEEKING ROUTE
RUIN COUNTY
Rail Line Expected To Open
; Up Large Willamette
Valley District ;
ASK TO CHANGE HIGHWAY
Representatives Appear Before
State Commission Asking
Right of Way be Adjusted .
for Convenience
ARMY RECEIVING FUNDS
Bat More Needed; Kettles Will
Remain Out Until Saturday
The four Salem high school de
baters are busily at work under
Coach Ralph Bailey, in nrenara-
tion foT the state competition
Vch commences sometime the
first part of February. Members
of the negative team will be Isa
bel Childs, the only veteran on the
quad, and Jack Routh. On the
affirmative side will be Milo Ross
and Annabel Toozc.
Because' of the fact that no ln-
terclass contests were held last
year three members of the squad
are practically without experience
m publle speaking;- bat they are
rapidly learning the principles of
expression and argument.
, Among the schools with which
PaJera must compete in this dis-
rfl are Dallas. W'oodbnrn, SU-L
Jiu rtumsTlue, KfOttS Mills.
aaa stayton. Triangular debates
are held to establish the district
dinner after which triangular de
bates with .other district winners
are arranged. -
Th- schedule -has not yet been
prepared by the -committee com
rosed ot State .-Superintendent
Howard; CornelIa..UrTln. state
librarian, and. pan Clark, assist
ant secretary of the Oregon exten
sion service. This committee al-
m-r- "o hucbuob 10 dv usea.
r-Sem ft!b school has become
yenovu as the preparing ground
r .iege debaters, and Its teams
liave been markedly successful
Several state championships bavo
been won. Bome of th onatami-
Jag debater graduated from the
The Salvation Army in Salem Is
receiving generous response to its
annual Christmas appeal this year,
as usual, but much more will be
needed if all the demands are to
be met, ' The kettles will remain
out until next Saturday and do
nations will also be received at
army, headquarters, 421 State
street. . - i h ' '
The following is a list of donors
who were early in sending in their
annual contributions: I T. J3. Mc
Clean, Mr. King, Capital Ice and
Storage," F. A. Elliott, W. ML Ham
ilton, Mrs. Russell Catlln, H. W
Myers, Miss Helen Ingrey, Mrs. A.
S. Eppley. R. P. Bo'lse, Mrs; A.; W.
Cross, I. H. Van Winkle," f Frank
Meredith, Dr. M. ,C. Findley,
Mayor Livesley, W. (c ; Dyer, Sil
ver J3ell Circle, Dan J.f Fry, Mrs,
Geo. J. Pearce,-Major W.; Lewis
Rose; Walter plant. U. G. Shipley
Co., Sweet Briar ; Club. Painters
Union No. 724, and J. R. Car
ruthe'rs.' ' . :L- ' :
j. - . -- .wu (lie
IJ1 are Ralph Bailey, the pres-
-v-w vve,VM(
Robert XJttlef. assoclat .
coach at Stanford university Rob
n Notson, Journalist with the
Portland Oregonlan; Ward Sottth-
Tery TBonpioa and Ben
lot MeCroskey, ea-the wOTld de
bate tour from Unirersltrejr Ore-
Rodney AMen ; ; Thomas
CWWs now at O. A. C.r and Edgar
All four wemberg of ti year's
Tad are competing r for sehel
mc bonort in the te class tn
.fld'tln. A. ..... . . ...
ties.
JOE PARENTE CAPTURED
Famous Rom Runner Reported
Arrested in British Columbia
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 20.
(AP) Capture of Joe Parente
convicted rum runner, in Vancou
ver, B. C i was reported to, offi
cials of the intelligence unit, de
partment of Justice here. Tele
grams receired from British Co
lumbia, indicated that Parente will
be expelled from there as an, on-
desirable citizen, because . of bis
prison record, and that he. would
be picked up by federal authorities
from. Seattle when brought across
the line. ..v , j ' ;-.t ::
KNUTE R0CKNE COMING
Fourth Annual Football School to
Be1 HeM at.CorrallU
PORTLAND, Dec. 20. (AP)
Two rival .railroads, ostensibly
logging roads, represented by en
gineers who refused to disclose the
Identity of their principals, today
asked the Oregon State Highway
commission to change the location
of the Santlam highway at a con
trol point, or strategic section
One company was represented by
R. A. Biggs, and the other by H
P. Byer.
The commercial organlations of
Albany and Lebanon favored the
Biggs proposal.
Practically all of the time of the
highway commission today was
consumed In listening " to argu
ments on this matter, and by eve
ning the commission proposed
this:
Both engineers have until to
morrow at 2 p. m., at Salem, to
present a certified check for $10,
000 and give a bond, as assurance
of good faith.
Cost Estimated $25,000
It would cost about $25,000 for
the commission to move its high
way further up the bill at "the
narrows" on the Santiam, and this
change the commission is willing
to make,' so that a railroad or rail-
DRAMA SCHOOL PLANNED
Miss Wanda Dean, Experienced
Instructor, Opens Studio
Increased activity in dramatic
circles in Salem is promised
through the establishment here of
a dramatic studio in the auditor
ium of. the new Nelson building.
Miss Wanda Dean, graduate of the
Sargent School of Drama In New
York City, will be in. charge.
Miss - Dean, who comes - here
from Canada, Is experienced in
teaching the principles of drama
and in promoting the "little the
ater" idea. She plans to take an
interest in civic drama, pageantry
and club plays, and will conduct
professional acting classes.
JURY ACQUITS
4 GEORGE REMUS
DiSAXITY PLEA A SOLE BAS
IS OF VERDICT BROUGHT
Booties Kins Now Held For San
ity Test; Jubilee Held by
Friends In Jail Cell
CINCINNATI Dec 20. (AP)
George Remus, who forsook a
legal practice in Chicago to be
come the operator ot one of the
most extensive bootlegging busi
nesses in the United States, late
today was found not guilty by a
jury here of the murder of his es
tranged wife, Imogene Holmes Re
mus. The verdict was based sole
ly on the ground of insanity.
Nineteen minutes of delibera
tion sufficed for the two women
and ten men of the Jtfry to do all
they possibly could towards free
ing; the former "king of bootleg
gers," two ' days less than eleven
weeks after he shot and killed his
wife, while she was enroute to
court to dirorce him.
- Under the charge as ' given to
the jury by Judge Chester R.
Shook, Remus was denied a ver
dict of outright acquittal and his
case: automatically was certified
to the probate court for a sanity
hearing. .
Retained in Cell
Meanwhile Remus was forced to
remain in jail because the law
permitted no bail for a person
held for a. sanity test and also be
ceause he was under a conviction
for contempt of court for an out
burst In which he - verbally at
tacked the prosecutor's staff in
the closing days of his five weeks
and two days long trial.
In his jail quarters, however,
Remus was a host to a merry ante
Christmas party. There rushed at
(Continued Irm psf 2.)
THRIFT WEEK DISCUSSED
Committee Outlines Educative and
Advertising Program
To discuss plans for observing
National Thrift week from Janu
ary 17 to 24. the committee in
charge held a" lufrcheon meeting
yesterday at the Spa. David Eyre
acted as chairman.
Members present were- Joseph
Albert, of Ladd and Bush; Otto
Hillman, Lions club; E. A. Brown.
Ad - club and Capital Journal;
Ralph 'Kletzing. Statesman; C. A
Kells, Y. M. C. A.; Elizabeth
Baker, Y. W. C. A. and Girls Re
serve; Mrs. George Vehrs, wo
men's clubs; A. A. Lee, building
loans; C. E. Wilson, chamber of
commerce; L. E. Oberer, realtors;
Frank Sherwin and G.-E. Mcafee.
Salem business men's league; Wil
liam Hamilton, Rotary club; R. W.
Tavennor, public schools.
Gv.E. McAfee. Otto Hillman. and
L. E.' Oberer were named on the
publicity committee; and William
Hamilton, C. E. Wilson, and Mr.
Tarennor will"; constitute the
speakers committee.
BUILDING CODE
MATTER URGED
EARLY APPOINTMENT OF NEW
COMMITTEE ASKED .
Resignation of Watson Townsend
- Puts Program Back to Its
Beginning
The resignation of . Alderman
Watson Townsend as chairman of
the building code committee, an
nounced Monday night at the city
council meeting, has placed the
matter of a code back where it
was a year ago. Only some minor
work has been done, it is said, and
the planning and soning commis
sion will urge Mayor Ltvesley to
appoint a new committee and in
struct the members to begin func
tioning immediately, so that the
code can be available before next
summer. - -
Alderman Townsend gave stress
of other duties as his reason for
dropping the work. Townsend was
the prime mover of the plan a
year ago. last summer, and intro
duced the resolution in councH
nolntment ot the committee. He
was chosen chairman. The com-:
mittee held, a couple of meetings,
interest declined, and practically
nothing has been done since.
It is understood that Alderman
Dancy also will resign from the
committee making necessary ap
pointment of almost a complete
new personnel.
POLICE ON WATCH HERE
Description of Edward Hickman
Received, In Salem
Salem police are among the
thousands- of officers throughout
all the western states who . are
keeping close watch for persons
answering to the description of
Edward Hickman, who has been
definitely connected with the bru
tal murder of Marian Parker, the
crime which - shocked the entire
nation Saturday night.
' A description of Hickman was
wired to the Salem police Tues
day morning, and they have now
seen pictures ot him, thanks to
the f act that these " were"aTready
on file in Portland on account of
Hickman's former difficulties with
the law.
HICKMAN
HE
WHIZED.
AT ATROCITIES
Old Friends Find It Difficult
To Believe Youth Per
petrated Crime
MOTHER YET CONFIDENT
Boy Graduated From High School
in Kansas City With High
Honors in 1926; Attended
Sunday School
KANSAS CITY, Dec 20. (AP)
A little gray haired mother to
night stood firm In her belief and
meeting which brought about aprWrast in 'her son. William Edward
SEVEN BURIED IN MINE
Men Entombed in Illinois Near
Johnston City, Explosion
MARION, 111., Dec. 20. (AP)
Seven men were reported en
tombed In a mine at Stiritz, near
Johnston City, 111., following an
explosion between 8 and 9 o'clock
tonight. The mine rescue team
from Herrin, 111., was sent to the
scene of the explosion.
SThe mine at Stiritiz is owned
by the Cosgrove-Meehan Coal
company. The men were said to
be in the portion of the workings
in which the explosion occurred.
OKLAHOMA'S HOUSE INSURGENTS IN SECRET SESSION
I i "'''v ,1
CORVALLIS, Jec. 2 (AP '
The fourth annnal summer foot
ball school, Jed by Knute Rockne
of Notre Dame, will , be Jield at
Oregon State Agricultural college
June I to 30, Dean M. EJIwood
Smith, director et the - ummer
passion, made the announcement
today. ;iC4sV!-"-r-
. Word from the east that Reefcne
has cancelled all coaching schools
to heed an turepeaa tour et the
Olympic games, was eerreeted by
Reckae recently in "letter to
Coach Paul J, Schlsalev here,
' Pi . av -- - -i'r t - -i - ' 1-
Leaders of the impeachment-bent, house 'of re
meeting at 4 o'clock in the morning, in an Oklabo
"Henry B,' Johnston, Fred p. Branson, chief yustlc
president of the state board of agriculture. The m
pocket is Tom MeCombs, floor leader, On the lef
view of spectators assembled in tne loony or tne si
at Goyernor Johnston's order, to prevent, the legls
Mrs. O. O, Hammonds, the goTernor's xhief. aid, a
General Charles F, Barrett, commanding the atat
' whose Impeachment la sought.
presentatives' of Oklahoma snapped at .a . secret
ma City hotel, to Tote charges against" Governor
e of .the state supreme court, and Harry B. Cordell,
an with the white handkerchief in" his upper coat
t above is Governor Johnston, 'In the center is a
ate capltol after, armed guardsmen. ook possession
Iature from meeting, Below " are, - left to right,
nd one of the causes of Impeachment proceedings!
e guardsmen, and Harry B, Cordell, farm head, I
Hickman, who' was graduated with
honors from high school here in
1926, and who is sought as the
year old Marian Parker in Los An
fiend who mutilated and slew 12
geles.
The mother, Mrs. Eva Hickman,
who has three other sons and a
daughter, seemed bewildered and
dazed by the charge against her
son.
"I know my boy could not be
guilty of such an unspeakable
thing," cobbed Mrs. Hickman.
High school officials and
friends, like the mother, expressed
amazement and unbelief that such
a crime could be laid to the door
of Hickman. "
The mother said she could only
believe it from her boy's own lips.
"Bm if he should tell me sr
himself," said Mrs. Hickman, mak
ing an effort to hold back her
tears, "I would disown him.
Record ExccUent
"This was the act of a fiend. My
boy was a good, clean boy. There
is a mistake somewhere."
" The mother referred with pride
to the record ef her son in Cen
tral high school, where he" was
vice president of the senior class,
president of several clubs, literary
editor of the Centralian, the school
annual, and business manager of
the student newspaper.
Under his picture in the annual
of 1926 were the words:
"An excellent .scholastic stand
ingy an unequalled record of ex
tracurriCular activities and a high
standard of ideals will fix his
memory in the annals of Central.
Ottn F. Dubach. principal of
Central high school, was shocked.
He and other faculty members
joined in praising Hickman's rec
ord at the school and declared be
REPORT SHOWS
EASIER DEATH
GIRL KILLED BEFORE FIRST
RANSOM DEMAND MADE
Late Information- Indicates Mar-
;lan Parker Done Away With -;
Before Last Friday
LOS ANGELES. Den. 2fl r API
Information given the police
late today indicated that . 12 year
old Marian Parker was dead and
mutilated on Friday when her
kidnapper and slayer made his
first Appointment to meet her
tamer ana collect the demanded
$1500.
It was not until the next night
that the torso of the child was left
in a gutter after the father. Perry
M. Parker, had paid over the ran
som money.
Information indicating the child
was dead Friday was laid, before
Detectives Lloyd and McCarron by
a janitor in the apartment house
where William Edward Hickman,
the murder suspect lived under
the same of Evans, the police say.
The janitor's story was that he
saw "Evans" carry several pack
ages to his automobilA Frfriav
night and that on Saturday morn
ing at iu o'clock he saw the man
clean out his automobile. He es
pecially noticed the man wine the
front seat of the car with a wet
rag.
The janitor's storv differs from
the report of the autopsy surgeon
who expressed the opinion the
child had been dead only a few
hours when the dismembered
body was delivered to 'her father..
LINDBERGH LIKES MEXICO
POU
CM
EUNGOII
FOR KIMS
Clues Run Down In Search
For Fiend Who Slew
Los Angeles Girl.
CAR GOES EAST
ONE RUMOR SAYS
Famous Yankee Flying Ace Plans
- Another Hop, Word
( Continue on pC
CLUES KEEP PILING UP
Apartment Proprietress Identifies
Hickman From Pictures
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. (AP)
-Mrs. Charlotte Shirk Ie, pro
prietress of the Belle vue - -Arms
apartments, who rented quarters
NOT. 23 to a "Donald Evans" to
day looked at police photographs
and said that "Evans" and Wil
liam E. Hickman, fugitive In the
Marian Parker case, , were the
same person. . : :
Hickman,' alias Evans, vacated
his apartment-last Sunday, leav
ing behind him a number of claes
which the police declare link him;
with the abduction and murder, j
Mrs. Shirkie," reviewing Hick
man's aplication for a "room and
bath" "reported him as -saying:
"I want a room away from ev-
everybody. X am studying the cor
net so I have to practice a great
deal, and I don't want to disturb
anyone." ' .. .', : -; -?v.- v .
-He got his "room away ' from
everybody." and today police
found blood fouled ' bathroom
which they believe was the dis
secting room where Marian par
ker's body was dismembered.
4 OREGON MEN AT MEET
Four Educators From This State to
" " Attend Conference
CORVALLIS "Dec. 20 (AP)
Four Oregon' educators, two from
the University of Oregon, and two
from Oregon State, will take part
in the program of the Pacific col
legiate economic .and commercial
conference at ' the , University of
British Columbia en December 2 8
and 29. The conference is spon
sored by twenty institutions of the
Paelfle association of collegiate
schools ' and departments of eco
nomics..- fj ' Sr.; V -
E. Tolta andXyle C. Kelley
of tbe University ef Oregon, and
Pr.-M. N. N!onT and pr,- Alfred
Q, ScpmltV State college repre
sen tat Ives, will make the trip. Dr.
Sehmitt 1 secretary ef . the con
ferenea. - - . '.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20. (AP)
Charles A. Lindbergh likes Mex
ico so well that he plans to make
another flight here.
After an eventful day in which
be took up presfdent Calles, form
er President Obregon. Ambassador
Morrow, and a dozen, others at the
Valbuena air field, he ;to?d, 500
cadets at the Mexican' military
academy "my flight from Wash
ington to Mexico City will not be
my last, as I intend to come back
in a year or two."
The flier was inspecting the
academy in company with General
Alvarez, chief of the presidential
staff, and General Juan Jose Rios,
commandant of the academy. .
In a brief address to the cadets
thanking them for the courtesies
showered upon him, he said, "I
tuank you very much for "this
homage from the Mexican army.
I appreciate it as I have appre
ciated all the receptions accorded
me since I arrived in Mexico." He
then, forecast his return in anoth
er flight.
Redlands Yields Report of
Fugitive In Auto' : 7
PLOT UNCOVERED
Diabolical Details Laid Bare;
Milton Jakowsky Arrested
As Suspect, Later Released
As Innocent
U. S. ENGINEER KIDNAPED
Lyman - Fay Barber, Los Angeles
-tuning Expert, Captured
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. (AP
The ; kidnaping of Lyman Fay
Barber, Los Angeles mining engi
neer, in Mexico Sunday by bandits,
who held him for $5,000 ransom,
was , told in - telegrams received
here today by Barber's mother,
Mrs. Mamie A. Barber.
The telegrams came from Bar
ber's bride of-a year, Mrs. Esther
sneaerd vBarber,- daughter of a
Whittier, Cal.. family. She told
of a trip over the mountains to
Mexico City from the Monte Carlo
mine - near Cacultan .and the nar
row escape of, herself and her in
fant daughter from capture. -
, An appeal has been made- bv an
attorney for tbe Barber famiiv tn
United . States Senators Hiram
Johnson and Samuel Shortridsr
and to . Ambassador - Morrow in
Mexico City for their aid in : ob
taining Barber'e release.
FIRE TAKES MONASTERY
Institution In Arkansas Barns
With MiUlon Dollar Loss
SUBIACO, Ark:, Dec 20.
tAP) Subiaco abbey. Catholic
monastery - and college conducted
by the Benedictine Fathers - here
was destroyed by fire tonight
Losses will exceed $1,000,000 it
was announced. ': '
-The fire originated la the base
ment under the wing comprising
the monastic enclosure, and gained
such headway that fire fljchtine
apparatns rushed from Fort Smith,
50 miles away, waa of no avalL
The mohastery was located on a
mountain, and since Uwas Ttr
tuaHy isolated, the . water , -supply
was not sufficient for fighting the
ruunes;.;.i,.--;i-:.:.:.w
Students vere conducted to
safety and then organized to tight
the'flre.: . : : . ivv '..' , '-,.
Only a small portion of the li
brary which Included manuscripts
dating to the fifth century wai
saTed, ,i. "
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.
(P) What was thought to have
been a hot lead in the search for
William E. Hickman, accused of
having killed and dismembered
12 year old Marian Parker, and
which resulted in a dosra ins-
organized In Redlands, turned out
io,De but a youthful escape from
the detention hvjme In San Ber
nardino, near tLere.
. Marion Bussy. 13. utola an au
tomobile from the detention home.
arove it to Redlands, wreckad It.
ana men . :, stole another car in
which ho continued his flight to
' .a .
capaion, is, miles east of Kan.
ntng, where he was captured.
For a while it was thought that
mo iiau wuo wrecaea ue car hern
and fled, was. Hickman; and the
posse was Quickly organ lied -.and
took up the pursuit. . --As
late as Monday ' morning.
viiucri er
combing Los-Angeles and the vi
cinity for thellayefof the school
girl, the police learned - tonight,
Hickman was riding the county
roads with no effort at conceal
ment. . . . ' " '
. It was 36 hours after he Is -ac-
cusea or having given Marians
dismembered body back to her
father in exchange for 1500 that
lilPJtman hAllad a mntn,o.T.
w uVWA.JW,o Aft
ent in Culver City, a suburb and
told him he would call the next
day to buy a machine. -
The youth was well known ta
the motorcycle dealer, having pur
chased a motorcycle from him last
summer, using for the mimosa hi
gains from check forgeries. He-
failed to meet the appointment to
day, for In the meantime nolica
had pinned the murder on film hv
means or nncernrlnts.
. The posse was auickir orran li
ed and took up the pursuit. Lack
of telephone and telegraph com
munlcatlon at the late hour of the
night made It doubtful whether
the fleeing man-would be .headed
SAN LOUIS OBISPO. CaL Dec
4v iarj-:iteporu that an auto-,
mobile had gone through this city
late today carrying a man who
woiea uxe William Edward Hick
man, identified as the kidnaper of
iz-year-oid Marion Parker, who
was murdered in Los Aneeles.
Started offleiala nn a nw tinn tn.
night.. : -
In the machine were two men.
one described as middle aged.
Several reports to police said both
acted In a peculiar manner.
Official hail tMinln,!
trace of the automobile. tonight.
Car and Youth Vanish
LOS .ANGELES, Dec. 20 -
(AP) A boy worth more than
$100,000 dead or alive to the au-
uons big automobile late - today
apparently had vanished from tho
face of the earth.
William E. Hickman, accused
abductor and slayer - of Marian
Parker, driving alone in his car.
believed to have been stolen,
dashed through the heart of the
city In early morning darkness
and since then has successful! y
defied every. effort of more than
7.000 police officers and hundreds
of thousands of civilian eyes, fam
iliar "with his published and pla
carded photographs.
- A motorcycle reported streak
ing through the southeast end cf
the city before noon and carrying
a youth resembling. Hickman Is 1
to the despatch of numerous fa? ,
cars and motorcycles toward Lea
Beach."' The trail, however, lei
nowhere 'and was abandoned. Of
ficers, scouted the Idea that tt. i
fugitive may have escaped the city
In this fashion elnce hundreds c
patrolmen guarded every avenua
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