Arizona republican., 1920-01-21
TIRED OF LODGING
 OFFICERS, HE'S GLAD WHEN ARREST COMES

This life of continual lodging was making nervous wreck of men. I'm glad to be arrested at last"
 To prove the sincerity of this asser- ton, w. E. Parker made a complete statement of his activities since last September when he left TeXarkansa. Arkansas, with a motor car and $500 cash, leaving behind him obligations amounting to about s15.0OO. The statement was given to Officers Nick Papo and Bush Anderson, and Parker was turned over to a deputy sheriff from Texarkana, who arrived with a warrant yesterday morning, charging Parker with embezzlement. According to his own statement. Parker is wanted on various charges in several states.
 Having only meager telegraphic description of the man wanted by the Texarkana authorities. Nick Papo ar rested Parker for investigation in connection with a stolen Ford. At the time of his arrest Parker presented evidence of having bought the Ford car he was driving here at Trinidad Colorado. Parker's assertion that he bought the car from a garage in Trini- dad was further confirmed by a tele- gram from the chief of police of that city who said a Ford car of the number in question had been sold to a man answering Parker's description. De- spite this seeming vindication of the prisoner Papo continued doggedly on the case and finally discovered where Parker had concealed a complete out Tit of dies and tools for changing numbers on automobiles. A close in spection of the Ford car which Parker had been driving showed where the numbers had been changed.
 Confronted with this evidence Parker finally broke down and made a com pfete statement. He said he had had the backing of a Texarkana bank to conduct a used automobile business in that city. According to his story the bank served notice that they were about to foreclose on him, so on Sep tember 8. he left that city leaving a debt of about S15,000. He made his first stop at Ranger. Texas. and as sumed the name of $. F.. Reid. Find ing things rather dull at Ranger, he went to Alamagord. New Mexico where he bought Ford car and drove to Lubbock, Texas, where he sold his recently purchased car.
 Fearing the authorities were on his trail, Parker moved to Amarillo. Texas, and then made jump to Trinidad, Colorado. There he bought another Ford, giving his name as J. H. Fill more. He paid cash for this car and later sold it to Catholic priest at Las Vegas, New Mexico. With Phoenix in mind as his next stoy, Parker bought a ticket for Ash Fork, Ariz.. but, arr irving there. changed his mind and V rived there the first of the year.
 ''1t seemed I just had to keep going and going, but no matter where l moved, I always had the feeling I was being watched" Parker told the au- thorities.
 Running short of funds at Oakland. Parker purchased a Ford on terms from a dealer there. He paid s200 cash and agreed to pay S3I0 in monthly installments. While there he went un- der the name of D. NJ. Crockett. He tore up the contract entered into with the automobile dealer and changed the engine number to correspond to the number Of the engine of the Ford he had purchased in Trinidad He drove this Ford from Oakland to Phoenix and arrived here January 13-
 The authorities here are now holding the Ford car for the dealer in Oak land. Parker left yesterday As he boarded the train to return and face the charges against him, he shook hands with Officer Papo and said:
 I'm sure much obliged to you for pinching me"