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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Four Held as Suspects After
Raid on Mysterious
House.
NO REAL CLUE is FOUND,
Detective CHIEF ADMITS
Former Friend of Kidnaper's Vic
tim Is Grilled-Rewards of
Over $4,000 Offered.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December 19.-
The lair of the fiend who kidnapped
Marian Parker, 12-yearold schoolgirl,
killed her and dismembered her body,
was believed by police to have been
located today.
In a house almost overlooking the
spot where the kidnaper delivered the
child's head and torso to her father,
Perry M. Parker, bank official, last
Saturday night in return for $1,500
in ransom, blood stains were found,
leading investigators to the conclusion
staying.
Hastily washed towels indicating re-
cent blood stains and a carpet in
crusted with similar tell-tale marks, so
thick that boot heels had left imprints,
were discovered in the house.
Three Are Arrested.
A woman. Mrs. Lillian Padley, and
two men were arrested at the address,
$50 South Manhattan place, in the
center Of a fashionable residential dis
trict. Police expressed the belief,
however, that they had no connection
with the crime. Mrs. Padley was held.
She said she was a telegraph oper-
ator and denied she lived in the house.
Earl Smith, %, son of a dentist,
who was acquainted with the Parker
family and played with Marian and
her twin sister until the Parker home
fnrh h
arrest.
He was taken at his home just as
his family was preparing to move.
Police said he answered the descrip-
ton of the kidnaper in general way.
Not single real clue that might
lead to the capture of the kidnaper-
slayer had been found by Los Angeles
police detectives up to 8 am. today.
This was the candid statement of
Herman Cline. detective chief, who is
directing the greatest man hunt in
the history of southern California.
That the slayer planned the kidnap-
ing of Marian months ago was indi-
Gated today when Adeline Howard. a
schoolgirl. living in the vicinity of the
Parker home, on the West Side, told
police man enticed her into hissauto-
mobile before school opened last Sep
tember. When he found she was not
the Parker girl, Adeline was released.
Numerous persons arrested by some
of the thousands of officers combing
the countryside We're either released
Immediately or allowed to go after
brief questioning.
warning" Is Found.
In the suspected death house was
found a crudely drawn picture of
Judas Iscariot, whose name figured in
some of the ransom letters sent Park
er. and in a nearby garage was the
warning: Abandon hope, all We who
enter here"
Three volunteer searchers saw a sus.
picious car with two men in it, in an
alley back Of the suspected death
house. Detectives were summoned
and the raid followed.
officers pointed out that it would
have been possible for the killer to
have driven around the corner after
depositing his gruesome bundle, gone
up the alley and parked his car in the
garage and then watched from the
windows of the house the start Of the
search for him.
Several automobiles have been seized
or watched, but police were not ready
Continued on Page 5, Column H.
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MAILMAN SUbDUES
SUSPECTED Thief
Letter Carrier Captures AL
legged Box Robber Who
FIo0red Policeman.

Caught in the alleged act of remov-
ing letters from boxes in an apart
ment house at 1871 Mount Pleasant
street Saturday afternoon by Police
man Benjamin Campbell of the tenth
precinct, a young man, giving his
name and address as Chester B. Tuell,
21 years, 1922 E street southeast, over
powered the officer and was on the
verge of escaping when r. J. Reed,
letter carrier on the route, appeared
and overpowered him, it was revealed
today when United States Commits
sioner Needham C. Turnage held Tuell
in $4,000 bond for the action of the
grand jury on a charge of embezzling
mail from an authorized depository.
Policeman Campbell, following COM
plants received from residents in the
3100 block of Mount Pleasant street of
the loss of letters containing cash,
checks and money orders, had been
asked by Reed, whose carrier route in
cludes that area, to keep close watch
on the boxes after he had made his
rounds.
Reed, according to a report made to
Postmaster William Mooney by postal
inspectors who investigated the case,
was on his last delivery Saturday aft
ernoon when he reached the apartment
house in question. He deposited sew.
eral letters in the hall boxes and left
A moment later young man entered
and, according to the inspectors, was
removing letters from the boxes with
a hook when Policeman Campbell ap
peared
Tuell, the report says, turned on
the officer, and being of tall, heavy
build, Immediately fioored Campbell.
Reed in the meantime was delivering
letters across the street when he was
attracted to the apartment lobby by
the scuff1e. He rushed in, found Tuell
about to escape, and grabbing the
officers night stick, subdued the al
legged thief. According to the inspec-
tors, who swore to the warrant before
Commissioner Turnage, four letters
were found on Tuell's person and he
admitted the thefts. During the fight
the glass in the front door was
smashed.
Reed, who is 80 years old, lives at
1865 Lamont street, and has been a
carrier since 1917. Postmaster
Mooney today lauded the efforts of
Reed, first in endeavoring to locate
the cause of the lost letters and Sec
ond in playing a vital part in prevent
ing TuelFS escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
City Planners, firing Of Arguments,
Are Ready to Accept Cut in Expenses

Some of the most eminent city plan.
ners in the world, who are serving
without pay on the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, have
had so much trouble in collecting the
expense allowance for the days they
actually served with the commission
that they have asked Chairman Zihl-
man of the House District committee,
who is also a member of the Planning
Commission, to introduce bill setting
a lower per diem expense allowance.
Chairman Zihlman introduced this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
600 CHINESE SHOT
AS REDS IN CANTON
Reign Of Terror Causes Thousands
to Flee From City-New
Battle Impending.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Fress.
CANTON, December 19-Six hum
dred Chinese suspected of being Com
munists have been executed in one
group, it was learned today.
Apparently determined to crush
bolshevist activities by throwing a
scare into the population and causing
general anti-Soviet sentiment, the
anti-Red authorities are continuing
the suppression Of Soviet activities
and executions Of Chinese Communists
The Soviet vice consul was also
executed. official foreign reports state
A virtual migration OF Chinese to
Hongkong is underway. Two nun
dred thousand have departed from the
Canton area.
New Battle for City.
Reports are current that Gen. Ii
Chai-Sum, who was ouSted from the
dictatorship of Canton on November
II by Gen. Chang Kai-Wei, has re-
turned to Swaton, 215 miles east or
Canton. He is said to be planning an
expedition on Canton to regain his
authority.
The Chinese believe that serious
fighting between Gems. Ii and Chang
is imminent and this has caused an
increased exodus.
Foreigners are being concentrated
on Shameen Island, the concession
area. The British have requested
their nationals to gather there. There
is no uneasiness in the settlement,
however, as it is believed the present
forces are adequate to repel an attack.
rva.-e, x,ronr cyrra NrrrYNrC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
DIR. WOOD RESIGNS
COVENANT PULPIT
Will Finish 20 Years Service
as Pastor of Church on
February 26.

Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, pastor of
the Church of the Covenant for nearly
20 years, resigned yesterday. Point
ing out that when he came to the
church he did not hope for more than
5 or 10 years active work in the
ministry, DR.. Wood said in his letter
of resignation that he felt that the
expanding interests of the church de.
nanded pastor in the early prime of
life. DIR. Wood is 76' years old.
Dr. Wood will continue to work
actively for the construction of the
National Presbyterian Church, $5,-
000,0 structure to be erected ut the
corner of Connecticut avenue and Cal
vert street, plans for which were an
nounced last week. He is president
of the National Capital Church ex-
tension committee and of the corpora
ton undertaking the work, and is
keenly interested in the plans for a
National Presbyterian Cathedral in
Washington.
The date of DR.. Woods retirement
has not yet been definitely decided.
but it is expected that he will round
out his 20 years service at the
Church of the Covenant. In his let
ter to the clerk of the sessions he
asked that a meeting of the church
and the congregation be called before
the close of the fiscal year to accept
his resignation. He would complete
his 20 years at the church Febru-
ary 26.
Reads Letter at Church.
His letter of resignation was dated
December II and was submitted to
the clerk of the sessions Yesterday
AT the close of the evening service
at the Church of the Covenant last
night DIR. Wood read the letter ex-
planning his decision to retire. The
letter follows:
Dear friends of the session:
ut is with very great regret that /
feel compelled to resign the pastorate
of the Church of the Covenant. Feb
ruary 26 will be the twentieth ami
versary of my coming to you and at
that time I did not think myself justi-
fled in even hoping for more than five
or ten years. active work in the min
Continued on Page 4, Column 8)
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Capital Officer
Taps Appeal
for Food.
CRASH CALLED
UNAVOIDABLE
Chances of Victims
Slim, u. S. Naval
Expert Says.

Verifcation that one of the
messages tapped out to divers
through the sides of the imprisoned
submarine S-4 was sent by Lieut..
Graham Newell Fitch of Washing
ton, son of Col. and Mrs. Graham
ID. Fitch, 2400 Twentieth street.
heightened hopes of his family to-
day that he might be rescued alive.
The message, reported by the mine
sweeper Falcon to the Associated
Press on her arrival in Boston, was
tapped out in the Morse code and
asked If the rescuers could send
oxygen and emergency food sup
plies to the six men still alive
through the torpedo tube.
Crash Held Unavoidable.
The sinking of the S-4 by the
Coast Guard destroyer Paulding was
described today by Admiral Charles
+. Hughes, chief of naval operations,
as Legitimate accident" for which
the Coast Guard was not being
blamed. He believed the accident
was unavoidable.
Rear Admiral F. c. Bullard. com.
mandant of the Coast Guard. called on
Secretary Wilbur today to express
the profound regret of the Coast
Guard" for the accident. He said he
was willing to leave the entire. investi-
cation to a Navy board
The chance of rescuing alive the six
members of the crew of the S-4 known
to be alive, are exceedingly SLIM" in
the opinion of Loeut. Charles B. Nom
sen, submarine expert of the Navy.
Lieut.. Momsen expressed the belief
today that under the most favorable
conditions the men could last onIy
until early Wednesday morning before
oelng overcome by carbon dioxide gas
The men already had been entombed
IN their sunken craft about As hours
at noon today and Momsen does not
believe that IL will be possible to raise
the 81 by Wednesday.
Admiral Hughes also has indicated
IL would be several days before res.
cuers could raise the craft, from her
position, 100 feet under the waters
surface.
1T all depends on how many men
are alive and who are with them !"
I1ieut. MOfrlSon said. IF an officer
Is with them and forces the men to lie
perfectly quiet. which lessons the dis.
charge of carbon iioxide from the hu.
man bodies, or if torpedo man is
there and knows how to get the air
out of the torpedoes, they will have
sufficient oxygen to keep them alive
$50 hours.
Describes Uses of POntoons.
But the normal discharge of carbon
dioxide under the most favorable con.
d1tlons would overcome the men in
S7.7 hours, which would bring them
to early Wednesday morning."
The method used in raising a sub.
marine, Lieut.. Momsen said, is the
towing OF large pontoons over the SUBJ
merged vessels through which cables
are fastened and then attached around
the bow and stern of the craft. The
water is then pumped out of the pom.
toons and substituted with oxygen
This gives each one of the Navy pom
toons lifting capacity of 700 tons.
The greatest difficulty, he said, is
in getting the cables around the sub.
marine lying on the bottom of the sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19

bill today, which proposes to reduce
from $40 to $S the daily expense rate
of these city planners. 1t was the long
and vexacious arguments with Con-
troller General McCarl's Office when
ever they have attempted to collect
this money that prompted them to sug
gest the lower rate, it was said.
Mr.. Zihlman also introduced today
the vagrancy bill urged by the Wash
ington Board of Trade, carrying an
exact definition of vagrancy that was
introduced in the Senate on Saturday
by Senator Capper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Lid on Tight for Safe-Sane-Dry Yule,
Order of Chicago Cabaret Proprietors

At Colisomo's, Michael Poston said,
"Violators will be asked to get out"
The management of Bever Gardens
and Jeffrey Tavern announced a pro-
gram of "strict law observance. The
Rendezvous Cafe stated that mo in.
.toxicating liquor will be allowed on
the premises" 1--WE do not expect
any carousing," added Samuel Miller,
the proprietor.
At the Safnovar the 500 reservation
lists for New Year eve have been
warned that we shall not tolerate
the bringing in of alcohol"
Most of the cafes said that soft
drinks will be served as ordered, but
that there will be no "set-ups."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
EXODUS FROM SHANTUNG.
Million Chinese Go to Manchuria to
Escape Banditry.

TSINANFU, Shantung, China, De-
cember 19 @.-Wholesale banditry
and military oppression and depreda-
tions are causing an enormous exodus
from Shantung to Manchuria.
1t is estimated that a million people
have left this year. 1t is possible to
travel for days over certain formerly
rich farming districts without seeing
living soul.
Apart from the exodus, several thou
sad have joined the army simply to OBJ
tain food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
POLICE COURT BUILDING
INADEQUATE, JURORS SAY
Letter Protests Conditions in Pres
ent Structure-New Quarters
Are Urged.

A protest as to facilities Of the pres
ent building in which the Police
Courts are lodged was voiced today
by the Is jurors who have just COM
pleted two weeks service.
In a letter addressed to Judge Gus
A. Schuldt, presiding judge in the
Police Court, the building was char
acterized as Inadequate for the
proper administration of justice, in
that it is poorly ventilated. absolutely
no provision made for the comforts of
n mixed jury and jury courtrooms are
so small as to cause Inconvenience to
all persons called upon to appear in
any capacity"
The building was further declared
to be insanitary. Their purpose in
calling the matter to the attention
of Judge Schuldt, the letter stated.
was to urge the proper authorities of
the court to bring these conditions to
the attention of Congress to the end
that new structure be provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
MRS. GOODHUE NO BETTER
Mother of Mrs. Coolidge Has In
creased Temperature.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, December
19.-The condition of Mrs. Lemira
Goodhue, 7S-year-old mother Of Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge, who suffered a re-
lapse in her fight against influenza,
was reported mo better" at Dickin-
son Hospital this morning. She had
a pretty comfortable night" it was
said. but seems tired and the slight
increase in temperature noted Sat
urday and Sunday continued this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
GEORGETOWN SEEKING
ARMY DATE WITH NAVY
Hi1ltoppers Want West Point Place
on Schedule of Annapolis
Team.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, December 49,
Georgetown University at Washing.
ton, Navy's keen rival in athletics, to-
day applied for the Army-Navy foot
ball date next Fall, which is held in
allegiance because of controversy be-
tween the two service schools over the
three.year eligibility rule.
Lieut.. Comdr. o. o. Kessing, gradu-
ate manager of athletics at the Naval
Academy, in announcing that he had
received telegram from Lou Little,
the Georgetown coach, applying for
the date, said that no consideration
would be given the request at present.
Hope is expressed around the Naval
Academy that the breach between the
Army and the Navy may be healed,
permitting the traditional gridiron bat
tie next November "a as at first plan
ned,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Wolves Chase People Indoors.

VIGO. Spain, December 10 R).-
Wolves, forced from their mountain
retreats by severe snowstorms and a
cold wave, have descended into the
town OF Lugo, chasing live stock and
causing panic among the villagers.
In the village of Donis a pack of
wolves chased citizens indoors. Hunt
ing parties have been organized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Nonstop Auto Record Broken.

PARIS, December 10 R).-Victor
Bruce and his wife of England, who
set out at the Montlhery Motordrome
to break the world nonstop automo-
bile record, yesterday ended their
long grind after having lowered the
15,000-mile record to 22O hours 80
minutes and 54.38 seconds. Their
average was 6S miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
GALE HALTS 81 RESCUE:
AIR PIPE TO SIX TRAPPED
MEN BREAKS; FITCH ALIVE
Prayer for Forty
Trapped Aboard Sd
Offered i'm Senate
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Prayer was offered in the Senate
today for the valiant men" en-
tombed in the sunken submarine
S-4 by Rev. z. b. Phillips, Senate
chaplain.
In the course of his regular OPEN
ing prayer, the chaplain asked Di-
ors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 10. - There
will be no liquor drinking in Chicago's
leading "dine and dance" places these
holidays if the united efforts of the
proprietors can prevent it.
The statement of Jacob Adler OF
the Frolics Cafe that the holidays will
be 'safe, sane and dry" was echoed
in effect by a dozen other cabaret and
restaurant proprietors today.
1--WE will serve soft drinks" said
Adler, "but liquor it absolutely ban
ned Persons with bulges in their
win nN absoE1gt y be tolerated" ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Bloodshed in Illinois Strike.

CANTON, ILL.,, December 10 R.-
Attempts to operate the Baxter Mine
near here on a non-union basis today
resulted in bloodshed Twenty union
sympathizers attacked an automobile
bearing Herbert and Arnold Wilcoxen
to work, turned it over and wounded
one of the men over the right eye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
MOTHER OF LMDY
ON FLIGHT SOUTH
Plane Bound for Mexico City
Takes Air With Party
of Six.
By the Associated Press.


DETROIT, December 19.-Mrs.
Evangeline l.. L. Lindbergh, probably
the first woman ambassador of good
will, took the air at 1915 am, East.
ern standard time, today on the first
lap Of the fight which will carry her
to Mexico City and a Christmas holi.
day with her son, Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, Americas hero of aviation.
The huge Ford all-metal monoplane,
No. C-1077, in which the flight is being
made, was piloted by Harry Brooks
and carried, besides Mrs. Lindbergh,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Stout, Senior Luis
Lejus, representative Of the Ford CO.,
and Harry Russell, engine expert. Mr..
Stout is head of the airplane division
Of the Ford Motor Co.
Enthusiastic Over Trip.
F. N. Walker, representative of the
Ford Motor Co., in charge of the trip,
stated that the party would probably
arrive at Indianapolis at / pm, East.
ern time. A landing will probably be
made at the Speedway Field, he said.
st. Louis will be reached at 4 pm,
Eastern time, if the plane holds to
the schedule, Walker said.
AS Mrs. Lindbergh prepared for the
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
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RECORD TEST CONTINUES.
Plane Still in Air on Endurance
Flight.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 10
R).-The airplane Spirit of Califor-
mia, piloted by Lieut.. George r. Pond,
u. S. N, and Capt. Charles Kingsford-
Smith Of Australia, which took off yes
terday in an effort to break the worlds
endurance fight record of SO hours 90
minutes and 81 seconds, was still aloft
at S:22 am. today, "a hours after it's
take-Off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Two Shot by Bank Bandits.

ST. LOUIS, December 19 R.-Two
bank employees were shot by bank
robbers, who escaped with $4,000 at
the Hodiamont Bank, in the suburbs
here, this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Third Term Opposed.

A constitutional amendment re-
stricting the term of the President to
ate today by Senator Dill; Democrat,
Washington.
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Wrecking Tug Arrives.

Soon after a Boston tug towing a
barge containing wrecking gear round
ed Wood End Point, and headed for
the wreck scene.
fhe Paulding, after the collision
was beached in the harbor and today
the destroyer Tucker was pumping
oil from her. Only one man aboard
the PauIding was injured. He was
Joseph Macmillan, ships cook. who
was scalded when a steam pipe burst.
He was sent to the Marine Hospital
In Chelsea.
After the Paulding flashed out word
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WEATHER.

20. ,. Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Fair and continued cold tonight;
minimum temperature II degrees. To.
morrow fair.
observation-disclosures, 81, at $3.50
pm. yesterday; lowest, 81, at 9 am.
today. Full report on page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19
Enthusiastic Over Trim.

Continued on Page 2. Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-19

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
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Continued on Page 5, Column u
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-14
ASK S1,381,1O2
/. SLASH in CITY
SCHOOL BUDGET
C. OF C. Plan Would Pare
Levy to S1.05; Increase
Over Last Year.

Reductions of 1881, 102.80 in the
school city budget Tor 1927-1928
which would pare the levy from
$l.45 proposed, to $l.05, still an in
crease of five cents over 1926-1927,
were recommended by the Chamber
of Commerce finance sub-comnlit-
tee at the public school budget
hearing this afternoon.
Recommended reductions by funds
are: Tuition fund, $123,300; Libra
ry fund, $36,215; Kindergarten fund,
$4,000; Special fund, $1,134,21280;
Bond fund, $81 ,375.
Reductions Proposed
Raising certain funds now pro-
Vided in the budget, including $685.
900 for purchase of real estate for
proposed Irvington high school,
SOL, 875 to meet half the cost of
construction of school No. Sc, by
bond issue, would, it was suggested,
further reduce the levy to $1.02.
Among larger reductions proposed
were: PAIRING of $4,000 from $780,
900 elementary school repair item;
$4,000 from library item; 100000
from item covering payment of or
ders for preceding year since. certain
items are covered elsewhere; elini-
nation of entire $4,000 for new