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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y,
Dec. % Heading into the
north on the first leg Of what she
hopes will be trans Atlantic
flight to Croydon. England, Mrs,
Frances Wilson Grayson hopped
off few minutes after s O'clock
today for Harbor Grace, N. =.
1t was twilight when her huge
amphibian plane Dawn" was
trlundled TO the foot of the mounG
where mechanics warmed up her
motors, but darkness was falling
when the ship came down the
runway, gathering speed and lift
ing her heavy load after about
two fifths of a mile.
Oskar Omdal, the pilot; Bricc
GoIdsborough, who accompanied
Mrs. Grayson OH futile attemp'
to fly acrosS the ocean in October,
and Fred Koehler, motor expert,
were aboard the plane with Mrs.
GraySOn.
Just before the takeOff Mrs.
GraySOn said that she had taken
aboard 500 gallons of gasoline
and that the ship weighed 10000
pounds. She said she was con-
vinced that the winter trans
Atlantic flight was feasible and
believed that the greatest hazard,
that of ice forming on the wings,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
HICKMAN REVEALS STARTLING
SERIES OF CRIMES THROUGH
CITIES IN EASTERN STATES

PENDLETON, Ore, Dec. % R)-
William E. Hickman, 10, revealed a
startling story in Jail here late to-
day of career of crime that car
ried him through many cities of the
eastern states before he came to the
Pacific and became involved in the
kidnapping of little Marian Parker,
daughter of Los Angeles banker,
who was murdered and terribly mu-
tilated last week
Hickman boasted of his deeds Of
outlawry as he told of skipping from
city to city In some of the cities,
he said, he got "fine write ups" AS
he calmly discussed his travels, he re-
marked:
= my brain must be warped, or I
could not have thought could go
through with this"
Quizzed about report that An
drew Cramer, the man he named as
the slayer of Marian Parker, was in
jail at Los Angeles since last August
and could not have been involved in
the diabolical affair in Los Angeles,
Hickman suggested that possibly the
man he was involved with had used
the name of the man in jail
when I get to Los Angeles I want
to see Cramer, and would like to see
the girl, too" he said, referring to
June Dunning, whom he had men
toned in his confession as an aSSo-
ciate of Cramer's.
After his return to his mothers
home in Kansas City last July after
being paroled from his conviction
for forgery in the bank at Los An
geles, where he had been employed,
Hickman said he stole an auto. 1t
was Chrysler coupe, but not the
one that figured in the, recent kid
naping.
He took it from an independence,
Mo-, man in Kansas City late one
night after the man escorted young
lady up a step, to her home.
IT crawled into the seat on the
opposite side and when he came to
get into the car I pressed the gun
against his stomach and told him
to get out. I drove directly to Chi
cago, where / paid $11 as a weeks
rent for an apartment at the Para
Continued on Page Sevem
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
HICKMAN LOSES
VADO AS He
DISCUSSES CASE
Kidnaper Fiend Sticks to
Original Story Of Hav-
ing AccOmplice.

PENDLETON, Ore, Dec. % H9--
William Edward Hickman has lost
much Of his bravado; his eyes have
lost their luster, and he doesn't toss
his head and laugh as he did yes
terday.
And in its stead has come a tone
of sullen stolidness as the 19-year-
old youth tells Of the kidnapping of
little Marian Parker of Los Angeles;
tells how her dismembered, terribly
mutilated body was delivered to him
by one he says was his accomplice.
In monotone he denies he killed the
girl, and in the same voice confesses
it was he who kidnapped her.
Disclosure today that the man
Hickman named as his accomplice in
the kidnapping and murder was in
Continued on Page Seven
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
Los Angeles Clerks
Arrested in Chicago
For $4,000 Thefts

CHICAGO, Dec. % Ho-William E.
Hayes, 25, and Leigh Gossman, %,
former clerks in the Security Trust
and Savings Bank OF Los Angeles,
admitted following their arrest today
on charges OF embezzlement that they
had taken $4,000 OF the Dank's funds
over a period of three years. They
told police they fled Los Angeles
December IL, when their peculations
were discovered. They waived extra
dition and will be removed to Los
Angeles when Officers arrive
They started to WORK Tor the bank
in 1925. for $50 a month, police said
they related, and shortly afterward
met two girls and found their SAL
aries insufficient to keep up their
social activities. Later they said they
married the girls and found that
household expenses were higher than
these of courtship and kept up pecu-
llations of about $500 week. Their
wives, they said, are in Los Angeles.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
MRS. GRAYsON HOPS OFF ON FIRST
LEG OF TRANS ATLANTIC FLIGHT

had been eliminated by having
coated the wings with glyccrin.
This, it is thought, will preveni
condensation of freezing of fog
on the ship.
Once the plane gathered head
way after taking the air il dis-l
appeared quickly in the thicken-
ing darkness. Omdal said he
would steer a compass course to
HarbOr Grace and he expected 80
reach there by Z o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Once there, Mrs. GraysOn said,
they will take off at any time,
or as soon as weather conditions
are favorable. GOldsbOrOugh, at
the radio, will send out a cali to
cOastwisc ships for weather col-
ditiOnS along the way, he said.
The radio call letter of the ship
is WMU, and its wireless sends
on a wave length of $50 meters.
The flicrS knew they were head
ing into intense cold in New
fOundland and were prepared to
strike temperature of ten de-
grees below zero near HarbOr
Grace. They wore only the usual
flying suits and there is no way
of heating the plane. II viii DC
only slightly warmer in the COCK
pit than outside.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
GUATEMALA IS
FIRST STOP On
NEXT FLIGHT
Itinerary Of Trip to Cen
trail America Announced
By Aviator.
TRIP EXTENDED
Colonel States He May Fly
to Porto Rico; His Plans
Are Incomplete.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. as Colonel
Lindbergh'S entertainment as Mex
ico's guest will officially end Monday
afternoon with the first, last and only
purely American function he has
known here--a reception at the Amer
ican embassy to permit members of
the American colony to meet the flier
and his mother
All Tuesday Lindbergh will be left
absolutely free to prepare his plane,
The Spirit Of st. Louis, for his Central
American flight and to the study OF
maps He will hop off for Guatemala
Wednesday morning.
The aviator informed the correspond
ent that he might fly to Porto Rico, but
emphasized that for the present no
definite plans had been made for such
a visit-Whether it would be before his
flight to Havana or after
Wednesday morning will see him on
his way to Guatemala City, which he
expects to reach in nine hours or less.
From there he will fly to the capitals
of the following countries in the order
named British Honduras, Salvador,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and
Panama. The Panama Havana flight
he added, might not be a nonstop
affair, as he sees no reason for it. If
he makes a stop on this flight he has
not yet picked his landing place.
Mrs. Lindbergh will probably fly
back to the United States in the tri-
motored Ford plane in which she
winged her way from Detroit to Mexico
City But there is still a possibility
she may return by railroad.
Added to his other dignities, Colonel
Lindbergh today was made an honor
airy member of the Mexico City Rotary.
A delegation of leaders of that organi-
zation called at the embassy and for
mally expressed in behalf of Mexican
Rotarians throughout the republic ad-
miration for the flier's achievements,
not only making aerial history, but in
bringing sbout increased friendliness
between the United States and Mexico.
A delegation of postoffice employees
also called at the embassy and pre-
sented him with an album containing
a complete collection of all issues of
Mexican stamps
Since the arrival of Mrs. Lindbergh,
mother and son have been enjoying
little personal chats, keeping very
quiet and avoiding as much as possible
the hurry and hustle of public enter
tainment Mrs. Lindbergh, under the
guidance of Mrs. Morrow, will visit the
Continued on Page Seven)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
HOPE ABANDONED;
CONTINUE EFFORT
TO RAISE SUB S-4
Secretary Wilbur Will Make
Trip to Disaster Scene;
Still Hopes.
PRov1NoETo.wN, Mass, Dec. % q

PROVINCETOWN, Mass, Dec. %. (Po
With all hope gone that life exists
aboard the sllnken submarine S-4, the
rescue fleet continued It's efforts today
to raise the Inflated craft from its
grave 100 feet below the surface of
the sea before unfavorable weather
forces suspension of salvage operations.
The navy will not discontinue its
attempt to raise the submersible "until
forced to do so,'' Admiral Frank Fl.
Brumby in command of the rescue
fleet, declared.
ut must be remembered" Admiral
Brumby said, "that off Block Island in
December, 1925, it was necessary be-
cause of weather conditions to cease
operations on the S-51 on December 6.
These operations were resumed in the
spring of 1926, when weather condi-
tions permitted them. We hope to
have the diving work about the sub
marine more advanced than it is now,
but in diving operations you are doom
ed to many disappointments.
Captain Ernest F. King, directing the
salvage operations, said that divers still
were working late this afternoon, drill
ing tunnel through the mud under
the bow of the S-4 that cables might
be looped around the Sunken craft.
Joseph Eiben, one OF the divers
who went down late today, replaced
the air hose which had been con-
nected with the torpedo compartment
The air indicator on the mine sweeper
Falcon, flagship of the rescue fleet,
had shown that the tube was in dan
ger Of collapse Although officers OF
the rescue fleet had given up hope that
the six men in the torpedo compart-
ment were living, pumping of air into
the room was continued today. The
latest tests of the air returned to the
Falcon through the hose. showed that
it contained less than one half of one
per cent, of carbon dioxide.
Since o'clock in the morning div
ers. worked on the tunnel under the
submarine, although weather condi-
tions were none too favorable for such
work. The sky was overcast, and q
stiff northeast w:ild made the sea
choppy. The divers worker } under
submarine flood lights which gave them
range of vision of IL feet at the bot
tom. Captain King said late today
that he did not believe weather condi-
tions would permit diving during thu
night.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

Copper steady; electrolytic.
spot and futures, 14-14.l2c;
lead steady; spot, 6.50c.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
CRAMER SKATERS HTCKMAN'S ALIBII
Col. Lindbergh Starts Flight South Wednesday
ASSOCIATED PRESS OUTSCORES
ALL ON OUTSTANDING STORIES

LOS ANGELES Dec % Te two most dramatic news breaks
Aimee
capture Hickman enabled the
ing riumphs all opposition.
point the of the
wide network OF Associated Press where staff OF the
sociaton stationed; but in each instance the
ability another notable
the world
Mcpherson had stumbled from the relating
kidnapping and imprisonment In Oregon was the East oregon
ian of Pendleton which first flashed the
yesterday followed with his confession
Cooperation did the
throughout the United doing again
day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
IS NOT INSANE,
NOTED SPECIALIST SAYS

PENDLET0N, Ore, Dec. % Up
William Hickman, alleged mur-
derer, is not insane in any sense
of the word.
So says DIR. w. d. McNary,
noted psychiatrist and superin-
tendent of the Eastern Oregon
asylum for the insane here.
DR.. McNary visited Hickman az
the Jail today, listening to his
story of the crime, observed him
from medical and professional
viewpoint, and saw nothing out
of the ordinary about him.
"His mind seemed clear, he. told
a straight, coherent story, and
was never at a loss for words.
There was nothing about him
to indicate insanity. He did not
differ a bit for hundreds of
thousands of other young men,"
DIR. McNary said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24
TERRIs BEATS MGRAW

NEW YORK, Dec. % R9-Sid Ter
ris, the East Side dancing master,
whipped Phil McGraw, sturdy De-
troit Greek, tonight in a slashing 10
round battle that featured an all
lightweight card in Madison Square
Garden Terris gained the judges
decision in spite of McGraw's strong
finish.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-24

WASHINGTON, Dec. % up - Still
hopeful that some one may be alive
on board the submarine S-4, Secretary
Wilbur decided today to go to Prov
incetown to confer with officers of the
rescue fleet and made personal in
spection. He arranged to have Admir-
al Hughes, chief of naval operations,
go with him, leaving tonight, They
will detrain tomorrow morning at
Providence, r. l., and proceed to
Provincetown by automobile.
The decision to make the trip came
suddenly. After declaring that he
Continued on Page Severn
, 1927-01-13

IT is hereby made known that the
{ Horse, Carriage and Boat Taxes
for the first half year 1927 will be
received in the Police Offices in
Christiansted and Frederiksted from
january 10th to February 10th,
1927, both days included, after
which time the list of arrears will
be transmitted to the Director OF
Police for further measures.
Each debtor of tax Will be sub
iect to a. fine Of Ere. 100 if the tx
be under Frcs. $500 and Frcs. 200
if the tax be Frcs. $500, or above,
besides the ordinary levy expenses.
The tax Isis will be distributed
by he Police Department and
shoqld be filed out in conformity
with the Ordinance of February z,
1853, and returned to the respec-
tive Police Offices within 48 hours
for the towns and 4 days for the
country districts.
Government OF the
Virgin Islands Of the United States,
st. CrOiX,
rs December, 1926.
q. p. SHAMEB,
Despotcbiag Secretary
, 1927-01-13
Publication.

nj is hereby made known that the
( tax on Auto Vehicles and Auto
Truck TraiIers, in accordance with
Section 81 Of the Ordinance con
corning Public Roads in st. Croix,
approved July Il, 1928, will be
payable at the Police Offices in
Christiansted and Frederiksted from
January Goth to February 10th,
1927, both days included, for the
first half year 1927.
Parties remaining in arrears for
this tax after February 10, 1927,
will be subject to the same penal
ties as in the case of the Horse,
Carriage and Boat Tax.
The taxlists will be distributed
by the Police Department and
should be correctly filed out and
returned to the respective Police
Offices within two days after re-
ceipt in the towns and four days
The Washington times., 1927-01-12
AL 7 D INCREASE
SEEN ABROAD.

Doubling the registration of auto.
mobiles in most countries abroad
within the next three years was
predicted this afternoon at the close
of the Third World Motor Transport
Congress, Hotel Roosevelt, Newly FORK,
under the auspices of the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
John N. WHY'S, chairman Of the
congress, expressed this view with
respect to increasing motor trans.
port throughout the world and :he
opinion was seconded by many of
the delegates.
1t has been noted throughout the
meetings that many countries are
just beginning to use low.priced cars
and the popularization of motor
travel in most countries outside of
the United States is just getting
under way.
The popularity of bus travel in
central Europe. for instance, was
emphasized at the closing session
by Tybor Haltenberger representing
the Budapest Motor Bus Company.
He also predicted a rapid increase
in the taxicab business.
j. G.. Shirley. representing hte
Automotive Association of Mexico,
brought out the point that motor
travel is being helped abroad by
the introduction of modern traffic
methods.
A. r. Erskine, a director of the
National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce. presided at the closing
luncheon of the Congress.
The Washington times., 1927-01-12

Finished in st. James gray Duco
and fashionably striped in pistache
green, the milestone car flashed off
the production line with scarcely
more formality than attended the
debut Of No. 3,O00,001, which fol-
lowed nine seconds later.
Immediately after the final inspec-
ton. Mr.. Knudsen stepped on the
starter. and the princely 5000, 000th
car purred away to give room to
the long line of sedans. coaches,
roadsters. etc.. that were moving up
with clock-like precision to the final
inspection post.
Equipped with balloon, tires, steel
disc wheels. one piece full crown fen
ders, bullet-type head lamps. stream
line beaded Fisher body and other
improvements incorporated this year,
the coach displayed a distinct adj
vance over its most illustrious pre-
qecessor, the 1000, 000th Chevrolet.
The 2.000,000th model was built
after fourteen years of production,
and thu 3,000.000th only fourteen
months later. an indication of the
rapid growth of the company, which
now has production facilities to
build 100000 units a year. Com.
mentinR on the achievement, Mr.,
knudsen declared that the Chevrolet
Motor Company was grateful for
the ever increasing public confidence
~ the company and its product,
which made the feat possible.
We are entering on what prom
ises to be again our greatest year."
ne said, land with a greatly i'm.
proved product. 1 am sure that the
motoring public will demand the
5000, 00Oth Chevrolet before 1929 is
many weeks old"
The Washington times., 1927-01-12

current has been the increasing
popular demand for safety glass.
Discussion and analysis of causes
of injury in automobile accidents
has focused attention on the dan.
gers from flying glass, both to pas
sengers in cars and to automobile
tires when broken glass is lying on
the pavement. Answering the. de-
mand, the manufacture of clear
vision glass of the triplex type
started in America last summer.
Such glass is built-up product.
Of two layers of plate-glass and a
middle layer of a binding compost
ton, the result being a plate, glass
that can not shatter under impact.
The Washington times., 1927-01-12
N { " CHRYSLER.
. At MY. SHOW

One Of the sensations Of the New
York Automobile Show was the
first public display by chrysler Of
a new Imperial go" Model--an en-.
tirely new. roomy. five,papsenger
standard sedan. at the lowest nrIce
at which all Of the famous auality
and performance OF the ImDeriaI
go" ever has been available.
The new car incorporates those
easy riding features which have
made this model one Of the v,It.
standing cars In the luxurious oar
group. The chassis Is IdenticaI IN
detail # design and construction
with that which in one short wear
since its introduction has earned
an enormous public appreciation
for being "as fine as money can
build"
Foremost of the features which
have made first year record. for
public patronage in It's class are
these:
The new standard sedan has an
attractive finish in Haig green with
black upper structure. Italian
green stripping adds to the color
harmony. An unusually high grade
OF n1ohair upholstery harmonlZes N
color with the car ensemble. Broad.
cloth upholstery Is available In a
similar shade at slight additional
cost,
This new sedan Incorporates all
the outstanding quality features Of
the imperial "SO' model, Of which
these are few:
Unusually sturdy and finely made
chassis: firmly supported frame
with seven cross mOuntingS; seven
bearing crankshaft designed far in
excess of the demands Of its
engine: Chrysler specially construct.
ed, four wheel hydraulic brakes:
tubular front axle: spring shackles
mounted in live rubber. and many
others.
The body and interior fittings Of
the new five.paSsenger standard
sedan are of unusually high quail,
ity. These include: Specially
selected hardware in the new But.
Ter type satin finish with dome
light to match; walnut paneling
throughout: velvet carpeting in
ASdE COMPARTMENTS CuEtd1uS vi rear
quarter and back windows; car.
peted foot rest; vanity case and
smoker" set in gray leather with
gold design: swing type robe rail
with highly polished nickel fittings
draught plates with felt padding
around foot pedals and hand con-
troll lever-these and many other
fine quality features are included
In the unusual equipment in this
fine car.
The Washington times., 1927-01-12
Skating Continues
On Reflection Pool

Under the supervision Of the
police. ice skating was resumed
early today on the frozen Lincoln
Memorial Pool. with prospects that
the sport would be good for at
least another day. following the
closing Of the pool at shutdown
yesterday.
It had been intended to permit
s.at1ng nn . iUSO last nlgnt: W.tn
but authorities at the rink feared
that unless the skating was re
stricted the ice would not hold
today.
The Washington times., 1927-01-12
FROM
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Jan. H.
In police court today Cary Adams
was sentenced TO six months on
the road forces for nonsupport OF
his wife, Mrs. C. L. Adams, ana
two children. He was arrested in
Warren, Ohio. and brought back to
the city by Policeman Bayliss, Of
the local force.
City Manager Morton Is prepar.
Ing for the new method Of tax
collection by sending for samples
Of the forms used in the, collections
by various cities. Under the new
plan the taxes will be collected
senll-annually instead of annually
by both State and city.
The second luncheon In the In
terest OF the campaign to raise
funds for the restoration of the
old Presbyterian church was held
at the George Mason Hotel today,
Major General LeJeune, Of the Ma.
rine Corps, will speak.
Due to the large number of pupils
enrolled In the free night school Il
is desired by the board in charge
that q drive be put on to. raise
more money TO carry on the work.
Mrs. T. c. Howard Is in charge OF
the contributions for the school.
Chimney fires in the past twelve
days have called out the fire de-
partment Is times. There also
nave been three grass fires in the
city during the past two weeks.
No trace has been found of
either Mrs. Mildred Penn, who dis
appeared, from her home in Poto.
mac last Friday, or of Daniel Clay
bourne, who was last seen near
the car bridge at Hunting Greek
Saturday morning.
The Washington times., 1927-01-12
Chevrolet Surpasses
5000, 600 Mark

Marking the latest spectacular achievement in its history
the worlds largest builder of hreepeed transmission cars
the Chevrolet Motor Company today the production
OF its 3O0OO0Ch The epochmarkng model which hap
pened to be COACH driven off the production line the
Flint plant by W. S. Knudsen president of the Chevrolet
Motor Company The first passenger was F. Barh vice
president in charge of production
The Washington times., 1927-01-12
CLASS
IS BIC ITEM

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Safety glass
IN automobile windshields and
windows is the outstanding contri-
button Of 1925 to automotive engi-
Meering. according to automobile
and insurance men now in this city
IN preparation for the National Auto
Show. The development of safety
devices in general has been the
most emphatic current Of the year,
according to these men, and the
most revolutionary phase of that
The Washington times., 1927-01-12

Chimney fires in the past twelve
days have called out the fire de.
partment Is times. There also
have been three grass fires in the
city during the past two waeka.
The Washington times., 1927-01-12
Memory of Burke Is
HOnOred by Admiral

In honor Of the 19Sth anniversary
Of the birth Of Edmund Burke. the
Irish statesman, Rear Admiral Al.
bert Gil. ives, U. s. N, laid a wreath
at the foot Of his statue at Twelfth
and Massachusetts, Avenue north.
west. today.
Services, conducted by Sons of
the Revolution. were opened with q
prayer by DR.. Thomas E. Green,
chaplain Of the society. Addresses
were made by representatives of the
French and British embassies. Mai.
Gen. Henry T. Allen acted as chair.
man OF the ceremonial committee.
The Washington times., 1927-01-12

~ r
former Follies beauty and Harold
A. Noyes. now. a, Hollywood buii.
ness man. was announced by friends
Of the couple today. :" ..
They were married last week. =