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Evening star., 1927-11-22
Fruit Trees Bloom.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
HAGERSTOWN. November 22.-
Mrs. Susan Miller. who lives near
this city. today displayed a cluster
of apple blossoms taken from free
at her nome Not only dld the Tree
pick cold spell in cold month toi
it's hardy second blooming, nut ih'
north side of it is in bloom. MIS-
Miller also has a cherry free in fu
hloOn
Evening star., 1927-11-22
L. A. McCauley Dies Suddenly
Deciai Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dlspatch TO The Star.
WINCHEST Va. November
!2.-Luther A. McCauley, 6S, farmer.
If Nineveh. Warren County. Va. died
suddenly while spending the week end
1t the home of his son-in-law. Sias
w Grim. near Stephens City. He
was walking about the premises when
he was seized with a heart attack,
lying almost instantly. His widow,
,hree sons and three daughters
survive
Evening star., 1927-11-22
Mills Reduce Wages.

BOSTON. November - (P). - Six
Maine cotton mills. five in Lewiston
and one in Augusta announced yes
terdav a 10 per cent wage reduction,
effective next Monday. Poor business
was the reason given by the manufac
turerS
Evening star., 1927-11-22
MAN, CARRYING POWDER,
IS BLOWN TO DEATH
Fellow Employees See Quarry
Workers Body Hurtle Through
Air After Explosion.
Speci Il Dispatch TO The Star.

Speci Il Dispatch TO The Star
HAGERSTOWN. November %.
The accidental discharge of blasting
powder which he was carrying to the
quarries of the Pennsylvania Glass
& Sand Co, where he was employed.
caused the death of Corey Grouse. AZ.
Two other workers. also carrying
powder, heard the explosion and saw
Crouse's body flying through the air.
The quarries are located near Berkeley
Springs.
Evening star., 1927-11-22
Mrs. Fannie Rulings Dies.
iai Dispatch TO The Star.

special Dispatch TO The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, November
22-Mrs. Fannie Frye Ridings. ~.
who. with her husband. w. II. Rid
tngs, recently celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. died Sunday at
her home near Stephens City. Sur
riving are her husband, one son, four
IanChterS and two brothers.
Evening star., 1927-11-22
RICHMOND ATHLETIC
PARK WILL BE SOLD
Scene of Recent Grandstand Col
lapse to Be offered at Auc-
ton december IL.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. November o.
Auction sale of the property known
as Mayo island Park. where all foot
ball and base ball games have been
staged for years. and which was
taken over by the Mayo island Park
Corporation, is announced The
property was acquired at private sale
Evening star., 1927-11-22
VIRGINIA TEACHERS MEET.
Convention Opens in Richmond to
Last Through Friday.
special. Dispatch to rhe star

special Dispatch to rhe Star.
RICHMOND. Va. November o.
Late trains of Yesterday and this
morning brought hundreds of public
school teachers. principals supervis-
,rs, trustees and others to Richmond
to attend the annual convention of
the educators Of the State. The meet
ings began this morning in several
lifferent place.
The sessions are to last through Fri
law
Evening star., 1927-11-22
O. E. S. TO INITIATE.
Seat Pleasant Chapter to Conduct
Session in Masonic Hall.

>peoia, Dispatch 10 rhe Star
SEAT PLEASANT, Md. November
!2.-Seat Pleasant Chapter No rs,
order of the Eastern Star, will con
iuct initiation at it's semi monthly
meeting tonight in Masonic Hall at 5
o'clock
New rugs for the hall have been re
emily bought by the chapter Re
hearSals are in progress for the play
to he given by the chapter early in
december.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
i. S. Plans New
Paris Embassy
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CLEVELAND. O., Dee. 90
Erection of $1,O0O,00O structure
for the housing of the American
diplomatic and consular services in
France is being contemplated, ac-
cording to L. S. Ambassador Myron
T. Herrick.
The structure as planned would
be financed jointly by the United
States government and by business
concerns with offices in France.
1t was understood that Herrick had
obtained the promise of influential
members of Congress for govern
mental aid in financing the project.
Plans for the building will be laid
before the American colony in Parts
when Herrick returns to his post
as ambassador soon after Christmas,
according to present expectations.
Besides the consular and diplo-
matte service, the structure would
house the American Chamber of
Commerce, the American Library,
and the Paris post of the American
LEGION.
Herrick, fully recovered from his
long illness, expects to sail for
Paris early in January. He will
remain at his Gates Mills, o., home
with his son Parmely through the
holiday season.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
CITIZENS WILL
JOIN IN WELCOME
TO LEGION CHIEF
Committee Named to
Take Charge of Program
During Visit Here.

r. Y. Watson, Kendall Perkins,
George Ross and A. +. Kellogg have
been named as the committee in
charge of arrangements for the re-
ception to the valley to be extend
ed Edward +. Spafford, national
commander of the American Legion
when he comes to FL Centre Mon
day. The commander will be in the
valley Monday night and all day
Tuesday.
The committee will center its at
the national commander at the Bar
aara Worth hotel at o clock Tues
day night. Each of the committee
members have been given certain
parts to perform in the entertain
mcnt program and have been given
the power to name others on their
respective committees. V. +. Friz-
zell has been selected by II. v.
Watson to assist him.
Commander Spafford on Monday
will be the guest of honor of the
CITY of Pasadena in its "Tourna-
ment of Roses In the afternoon
he will be guest at the East-West
football battle at Rose Bowl.
A. +. Kellogg will meet the ma
iional commander in Pasadena,
bringing him to FL Centre Monday
night.
A lively program has been out
lined for Tuesday. First tour of
the valley will be made, the party
;'rriving in Brawley shortly before
noon where a luncheon will be serv.
I'd by the Brawley lcgionnaires and
the Brawley Kiwanians. Carl Jac-
obson will be in charge of the lunch
con program.
After the luncheon the command
e. will be taken to Andrade and
along the levecs into Mexico. He
Will be shown over the entire irriga-
tion system in the valley if time
permits, returning to III Centre in
time for the 8 o clock dinner meet.
ing. The national commander will
fc the principal speaker for the oc-
elsion and his address will be
broadcast over station KGEN.
Reservations for tickets for the
lanquet will be available through
W. j. Strickland, secretary of the
chamber of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
GOVERNOR OF
OKLAHOMA TO
KEEP OFFICE.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Dee. 20
The Oklahoma senate which con-
vened to hear impeachment charges
voted by the house against Cover
or Henry S. Johnston, today ad-
journed until 1929, the time for the
regular session of the legislature,
without suspending the chief exc
cutive.
Vote on the adjournment motion
was % to 1G.
The adjournment definitely repu-
dated legality of articles of i'm
peachment drawn against the COVER
nor, Chief Justice Fred p Branson
of the state supreme court and
President Harry B. Cordell of the
state agricultural board.
The vote was regarded as a vic
tory for the governor against whom
six Impeachment charges had been
brought by insurgent leaders of the
house. One of the charges accused
him of "moral turpitude.'
impeachment talk against the
chief executive started almost as
soon as he was inauguratcd and was
brought to a head when the lcgisla-
ture met in defiance of court in
functions and the militia.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
BY DAN CAMPBELL

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29.-The
blood soaked career of two beard
less boy bandits that left a trail
over the middle west, southwest and
Pacific coast states to eliminate in
the most vicious of murders was re-
vealed here today in the astounding
confessions of the youths.
AS William Edward Hickman was
preparing to go into court for ar
raignment for the butchery of little
Marion Parker, police were prepar-
ing another murder complaint
against him and his confessed pal,
Welby Hunt and third youth,
Frank Bernudy was being sought
for completely in robberies en-
gineered by "The Fox"
Hickman, the "master mind' of
the trio, implicated Hunt in the
murder of a drug store proprietor
during a holdup but said the latter
had nothing to do with the Parker
Staying. Bernudy has been mention
ed only in connection with alleged
holdups in Kansas City.
Hickman and his 16-yearold ac
complice in the shooting of Ivy
Thoms, druggist. were both subject
ed tot long grillings by detectives
today with the result that scores OF
robberies in Kansas, Texas, Okla
homa, Arizona and California were
credited to them.
Hunt, a blonde, rosy faced boy,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Ey DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

tOnALCu fIGSS Ctdll COAACoPohuCAtj
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29. - The
bloody trail of Edward Hickman
may extend across the country, de-
tcctives declared here today, after
.he 19-year.old fiend had confessed
to second murder.
Working on this theory detectives
subjected "The Fox' to a long
grillng based upon information
supplied by police of other cities
where Hickman is known to have
engaged in criminal activities.
Following developments of the
past "a hours, police said they ex-
pocted Hickman to add to the con
fessions already obtained that he
hutchered 12.year-old Marion Par
kcr and slew drug store proprietor
in a holdup last Christmas eve.
Wclby Hunt, l6-year-old accom-
plce named by Hickman as having
participated in the drugstore hold
up in which Ivy Thoms was slain
and a policeman was wounded, con
fcssed his part in the murder to-
day, according to police.
Hunt was taken into custody aft
or young Hickman had added to his
already grewsome account of his
career of crime the confession that
he shot his way out of the Thoms
pharmacy Christmas eve, 1926.
The two boy murderers entered
'ac drugstore about 1890 o o'clock
that night wearing masks of a
similarity to the Santa Claus face.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
DRACNET OUT
FOR KIDNAPER
OF YOUNG GIRL
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REDLANDS, Calf, Dec. GA
new dragnet spread over Southern
California today for the kidnaper of
Evelyn Smith, 1l-year- old Oakland
girl, who was turned over to police
here last night by a social worker,
with whom Robert McClelland had
left the child.
The abductor who fled from here
with only dollar in his pocket is
believed to be hiding in the imme
diate vicinity and police in all near
by cities were notified of his pre-
sence here late yesterday.
The child was removed to the de-
tcntion home at San Bernardino
where an examination is said to
have revealed that she had been at
tackled by McClelland.
Mrs. Emma j. Spence, the social
worker, said McClelland had told
her that the girl is his blood sister
and that he would prove it at the
proper time. Mrs. Spence is known
as the city Jail angel. She declared
she had never met McClelland be-
fore. but said he had been recon-
mended to her by another former
Folsom prisoner, Joseph Costa, whom
she had met in the Redlands Jail.
When McClelland appeared a:
Mrs. Spence's home he told her the
girl was his sister and had been
living with the Smiths in Oakland
but that he intended to make bet
ter home for her. The girl confirm
ed the statement.
Girl Admits Identity
Mrs. Spence read of the kidnap-
ing in newspaper Wednesday
morning and confronted McClelland
with the story. He insisted the
girl was his sister. After police in
vestigated, the girl broke down and
admitted she was the kidnapped Oak
land child.
"The first night we stayed in the
ear she sobbed. Then she told of
the attack just outside of Fresno.
She said she had refused to sleep
near McClelland after the first
night and told of her relief when
she was taken to the home of Mrs
Spence.
When McClelland told Mrs. Spence
that she was his sister and the
adopted daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Smith, of Oakland, the girl mace
no denial, she said.
McClellanl is believed to be still
driving the Chevrolet touring ear
in which he left Oakland. Mrs
Spence did not obtain the number
of the license, but said it contained
numbers which were included in that
on the ear at Oakland, 440-229.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Hickman and Young
Pal LeaUe Trail of
Crime OUer COuntry

When Patrolman Don j. Oliver en-
tered in the midst of the holdup a
t;dn battle cnsued.
Hickman, in his confession, de-
CARED he was using a .38 caliber
revolver that night, while he said
Hunt was carrying a .3S caliber
automatic. BY these two calibers,
checked with the report of the
autopsy, it is hoped to establish
winch of the two actually killed the
druggist.
Tell Tale Scars
Hunt s confession, according to
Police. was made after Dr.. Benja-
MIN Blank, Jail physician, had ex-
amined two sears on the boy s
shoulder and declared them to be
from bullet wounds. This fact CO.
ircided with Hickman's confession
in which he said Hunt had beer
wounded twice.
lie was at first hystcrical and dc
MED any connection with the butch
rr slayer but broke down after Sc
we're questioning and cross question
ing lasting more than an hour, po-
Zee said. At the conclusion of the
grilling he was exhausted and per
mitted to 60 to sleep.
Fingerprints were to play part
again in building up the second ease
against Hunt and Hickman.
In the robbery and killing of
Thoms, according to police records,
a Chrysler sedan bearing a Kansas
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Hickman Plea
Next Tuesday
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LOS ANGELES, Dee. 29.-WhiIe
peace officers guarded the court
room with tear bombs and sawed
off shot guns, Edward Hickman
was arraigned here late today for
the murder of Marion Parker be-
fore Superior Judge Carlos Hardy.
The date of his plea to the in
dictment charging kidnapping and
murder was set for Tuesday after
noon when Hickman, white-faced
and nervous appeared in the court
room with his attorney, Jerome
Walsh of Kansas City.
Attorney Walsh was admitted to
practice in the California courts
for the purpose of conducting the
trial.
He pleaded that he had been en-
ployed in the case only Is hours be-
fore he took the train for Califor-
MIA and urged the court to give him
more time in which to reach con-
clusion as to the character of the
plea his client is to make.
Judge Hardy suggested Saturday
as the date of the plea but Attor.
ney Walsh said he thought he should
have until Tuesday. The court,
thereupon promptly granted the re-
quest.
During the proceedings the crowd
in the courtroom and in the corri-
doris, though tense with excitement,
order.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
CHAMBER WILL
SEEK SUPPORT
FOR new PLAN

C. w. Remele and J. S. Cameron
were the speakers at the weekly
luncheon meeting of the Chamber
If Commerce held at the Barbara
Worth hotel yesterday. Their ad-
dresses explained the initiative pc
tition which the chamber will seek
to present to the city council rela-
tive to levying a tax for the sup
port of the chamber.
In their addresses they pointed
out that at the present time the city
is allowed to impose five mills
tax to be used in an advertising
fund, the chamber being allowed TO
Of advertising the city and carry
ing on research and investigations
for the good Of the community.
They said the money obtained by
tLe chamber through its members is
sufficient to carry on work as a
body and pay the salary of the sec
retary but was not sufficient to
delve very deeply into its proposed
progressive programs.
The speakers stated that if this
tax could be increased to 10 mills,
it would enable the chamber to be-
ocme body Of real benefit to the
city. This would allow sufficient
money for the chamber to go into
matters which at present are being
tabled due to lack of funds.
1t is the present plan of the
chamber to circulate a petition to
obtain sufficient names to have the
plan put on ballot at the spring
election here.
Numerous other cities, large cit
les in some instances, are working
IN this plan and in all cases it has
proved highly successful.
1t is also believed that in this
manner the maintenance of the
chamber, which is a beneficial or
ganization to all property owners in
the city, would be more equally di-
Nided.
No meeting of the board of di-
rcctors was held last night due to
lie absence from the city of a
number of the directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
WIFE OF FORMER
HUNGARIAN CHIEF
OPERATES SHOP
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PARIS, Dec. 29.-Countess Mich
ael Karolyi, wife of the first pres
ident of the Hungarian Republic, is
running an antique shop in Paris.
The countess is the daughter of
Count Andrassy, who was foreign
minister during the war, and her
husband is, or was, one of the
wealthiest men in the Balkans.
Count Karolyi was friend of the
allies but nevertheless was barred
from the United States some years
ago on suspicion that he was a
communist.
Countess Karolyi also was ac-
cused of helping recruiting for the
Red army Of Soviet Russia and for
that reason was exiled from her ma
tive land. After the Bella Kun rev.
olution her husband s resources van
ished and the countess was obliged
to 60 to work.
"I began selling old English fur
niturc for a DEALER she told the
United Press, "and | obtained high
prices from American visitors. Then
| learned that old French furniture
is also sought after so began trav-
cling in the provinces to find bar
gains. | am doing well in that line
and I intend now to take up the
sale of old books and engravings
and perhaps lace embroideries. |
am going to open hall where lee
lures on ancient and modern art will
be given by experts. l like this
life because it permits me to fol-
low my natural bent and at the
same time gives me recreation"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
House RObber
Drugs Woman
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REDLANDS, Calf, Dee. %
Mrs. Lawrence Ferguson, wife of n
local automobile dealer, was chlor-
oformed and her home robbed early
today after her husband and her
brother had been lured from the
house by fake telephone call, she
renorted to police.
Mrs. Ferguson did not suffer any
serious effects as a result of the af-
fair.
The thieves took three diamond
rings valued at $1,000. Two of them
belonged to Mrs. Ferguson and one
to her husband. In addition the
burglars took a $400 violin, sax
ophone. two watches, an overcoat
and 500 in cash, hidden under the
of a bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Police Withhold
Name OF Slain
Naval Official
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LOS ANGELES, Dee. 29.-Policc
and naval officials remained silent
today as to the identity of the high
naval officer whom they say Alex
ander Drummond, 80, alias r. Me
Millen, confessed to hurting into
the Atlantic ocean nine years ago.
Drummond was shot and captur-
ed after he had robbed branch of
the California Bank here Tuesday.
He is confined to Hill street receiv-
ing hospital.
Authorities said he told them that
while he was a yeoman in the navy
he had engaged an officer in Il
heated scuffle during which the of
ficer had fallen to the deck and in
iured his head.
Drummond confessed that he then
threw the officer into the seas, ac-
cording to police.
The wounded bandit is thought
to be a member of Scarface' Al
Capone's Chicago gang. Police base
the connection on articles in his
possession at the time of his cap
turc.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
SCHLEE AND BROCK ARE
FORCED TO DESCEND

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Dec.
29.-The Block -Schlee monoplane
Pride of Detroit, was forced down
after five minutes in the air today
ON what was hoped would be sixty
hour endurance record flight.
William S. Brock said the plane
was too heavily loaded and that a
new propeller would have to be In
stalled before another attempt was
made.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Detectives Seek To
Get Full Confession
From Youthful Pair

who neither drinks nor smokes, ac-
cording to his own admission, We
hemently denied that he was the
tow headed youth seen carrying
packages from the Bellevue Arms
apartment, where the Parker giI:
was murdered.
~ can certainly prove it WASH t
me- he declared, expressing the ut
most confidence also that he could
not hang for his part in the phar-
macy holdup and denying that he
had fired a single shot in the gun
battle that led to Thoms' death
Hickman IS new confession, how
ever, thoroughly duplicates Hunt in
the holdup and the gun battle which
followed. An examination of the
bullet which killed Thoms will be
made with view to establish the
type of revolver from which it was
fired.
Hunt Has Alibi
Jailer Frank Dewar and deputy
sheriffs declared that Hunt has a
perfect alibi and undoubtedly had
no part in the kidnapping and sub
sequent mutilation of the 12-year-oid
Parker girl.
Meanwhile, detectives are making
a thorough examination of records
and clues to discover circumstances
surrounding the death of A. r.
Driskell, Hunts grandfather, at
whose home in Alhambra, both boys
Continued on PAGE z
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Senate To Delay
Tax Bill Action

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 The
treasury department approves delay
of senate action on the new tax
bill until March Is, it was learned
authoritativcly today. Secretary
Mellon plans to issue statement
on the tax legislation program, COW
cring this phase, late today or tc'
morrow.
~ delaying action, Congress
could see what appropriations have
been made during the session and
thereby gauge how big tax cut Is
possible, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
BURSTING DAM
INFLICTS HEAVY
LOSS IN WYOMING
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Dec. 80

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Dec. 20.
A wall of water swept down the
upper Green River Valley today,
doing heavy damage to ranches and
threatening to exterminate large
herds of cattle, following the col
lapse Of an irrigation dam near
here.
The dam burst early today with a
terrific roar which was heard for
miles. Accumulated ice was blamed
for its collapse.
An emergency call was issued for
all cowboys in the district to aid
in removing the cattle to safety.
The grinding roar of the ice and
the believing of the herds still
could be heard at noon today.
A large number of big ranches
are in the path of the waters.
No estimate of the total damage
is available.
The dam was a concrete structure
and was completed year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
BROODING HELD
AS MOTIVE FOR
FAMILY TRAGEDY
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DELANO, Cal, Dee. 29.--Reali-
zation of his mistake in selling ont
his ranch holdings to his brothers
when the property yielded oil was
seen today as the motive that
prompted Albert Willard, so, to kill
lis three brothers, wound a fourth
and take his own life by hanging
himself.
Bodies of the,three Willard broth
"rs, August, 33, Eugene, 81, and
Gabriel. %, Law in a local mortn-
ary today while Joe Willard, 80,
the fourth brother, was fighting
FOR his life in a Bakersfield hos
pital
"There can be no other reason
than insanity Coroner Norman
C. House said today following an
inquest. 'The Wizards were men,
bers of pioneer family, one of the
finest in the county and were de-
voted to each other.'
Letters left behind by Albert in
Heated he brooded over the sale of
his property interest which he be-
hcved would eventually have yield
cd him lucrative returns.
The shooting occurred yesterday
on the Willard ranch IS miles east
of here while the family was seat
cd at the breakfast table.
In the presence of his mortified
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Viii
lard, Albert whipped out a revolver,
shot to death August, Eugene and
Gabriel. and fired three bullets into
tie body of Joe as the latter at
tempted to get out of range.
Albert s body was found five
hours later seven miles southwest
cf Tulare.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Arrested On
Check Charge

George Karmaniolas, 80, of Ell
Centre was arrested this morning
by attaches of the sheriff s office
on a warrant charging him with
having issued a bank check without
sufficient money in the bank to
meet payment. Complaint in the
case was filed by j. X. Gitchell.
Karmaniolas was arraignedl be-
fore Judge I. Mayfield this morn
ing and preliminary hearing was
set for January 5. Bail was fixed
at $500 and the defendant re-
to the custody of the sheriff
in default.