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Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
GOVERNOR WILL
MAKE HASTE IN
HICKMAN CASE

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dee. 23.-
Governor G. c. Young was ready
today to start extradition proceed
ings for the return of Edward Hick-
man to California Immediately upon
arrival of the authorities from Los
Angeles bearing the warrant.
1.-THE extradition warrant for Ed
ward Hickman will be isued within
10 minutes after the arrival of the
necessary papers from Los Angeles.
"This is assuming of course, that
the papers are in the proper form, -
said the governor.
"There will be absolutely no de-
lay on the part of this office in
granting the papers and bringing
the fugitive back to California for
trial.
Governor Young said he was ad-
vised the officers bringing the pa
rers from Los Angeles would reach
Sacramento early this afternoon.
SALEM Ore, zee. ..3.-There
viii be no delay in honoring Cali
fornia S eXtradition request for Ed
ward Hickman, Governor Isaac l..
Patterson of Oregon announced to-
day.
'It is rather an unnecessary ques-
tion to ask by attitude toward the
extraGition of Hickman he said.
"There will be no delay whatso-
ever.
AS soon as / receive the request
from Governor Young l will present
the papers to Attorney General Van
M'inkle for his approval as to their
form.
"This step will be taken to close
any loophole over technicalities by
which Hickman might attempt to
escape justice.
'The minute the attorney gener-
al has gone over the papers they
will receive my signature.
The requisition papers are eX-
prcted here tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23

The Hudson car, according to
Hickman's story was stolen in Los
Angeles Sunday. Then it was driv-s
en- to San Francisco where he
claimed he was to meet an can
drew Cramer," the man he blamed
for the actual killing of IL year old
Marion.
In Seattle the youth made the
fatal mistake of cashing one of the
$40 gold certificates which Parker
paid him last Saturday for the re-
turn of the BODY of his daughter.
Then Portland police learned that
he had driven green sedan from
La Moine, in Shasta County. Cal,
to Portland and that he had left
here for Seattle
Thursday morning, with the en-
tire Pacific northwest on edge, Fred
King. service station proprietor re-
ported the now familiar green Hud-
son had replenished its fuel at his
service station, located at the june
tion of a highway from Seattle and
leaving toward eastern Oregon.
"The Fox' had doubled back in
the hope of throwing his pursuers
off the trail. a
That word was broadcast to more
than 200 towns and cities in which
police were participating in the
greatest, although brief manhunt in
the history of Oregon and Wash
ington.
Drives Into Trap
Realizing that all roads in east
ern Oregon, in general way, lead
toward Pendleton, officers in that
citv guarded all roads.
In the afternoon this precaution
resulted in two officers seeing the
green sedan and stopping it with
drawn guns.
"If | only had ditched the Hud-
son and grabbed Ford in Seattle,
mourned the youthful Hickman to-
day.
But he didn't grab Ford, choos-
ing to retain the Hudson with its
greater speed. That led to his cap
ture
Hickman's contention that he
did not actually kill the girl re-
mained mistaken today. He replied
always the same to his questioners:
"Andrew Cramer did it,
Once he had started talking,
Hickman commented freely on the
Continued on Page 3
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent


LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. - june
Dunning, asserted by Edward Hick-
man to have had hand in the kid
naping of Marion Parker, was ;dent-
flied here today, and search is
now underway by detectives.
That the Dunning woman is not
fictitious person became known
despite the efforts of police to
shroud the "woman in the case' in
mystery and she and her sister Rose
Dunning are being sought.
The Dunning women are known to
be associates Of two brothers named
Kramer, both of whom are well.
known police characters and are
now in Jail where they have been
for month eliminating them as
suspects.
Rose Dunning, the sister Of June,
is said to be the wife of Oliver An
drew Kramer, who has been con
fined in the Lincoln Heights Jail
since August 1S, last, on a liquor
possession charge. Kramer, police
say, when, questioned admitted that
he knew Hickman casually.
1t is the police aim to round up
both of the Dunning girls and ques-
tion them as to their movements
and also as to their knowledge of
Hickman and his associates, if they
know him.
Detective Lieutenants Trainol
and Seager know both girls, partic
ularly Rose, but also possess certain
knowledge appertaining to June
who as far as known, has never
been arrested.
The last police record on Frank
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23

Bright said he did not believe
Hickman g explanation that he was
to meet Cramcr Mt the Harris hotel
in San Francisco, and that tn"
spoils were to be divided at tho
hotel.
Notwithstanding the belief of the
sheriff = men that Hickman is til"
one man responsible for the crime,
CAPTAIN Bright said that the homi-
eide detail would make every effort
tn locate the accomplices.
Check has been made Of all the
"Cramers and Kramers'' who
lad been in iail in the last few
months and they were eliminated
hs possible accomplices, according
to Captain Bright.
An investigation has also been
I1ade to ascertain if the accompliccs
might not be included in the list of
Hickman S acouaintances in the Vi
cinitv of Alhambra, his former
home, the head of the homicide de-
tail said.
Two of the sheriff's men. it was
disclosed, were the first to begin a
scientific examination of Room 3l5
in the Bellevue Arms apartment
house.
On Sunday Gordon of police had
surrounded the apartment hous :
and police detectives interviewed
Hickman, who had asked if he
might not be of assistance in tn"
search for the kidnaper. it is said.
Hickman Believed Nut
The police left without arresting
the youth, who was presumed to be
Il harmless "nut'' who spent most
# his time with his "musical IN.
struments.'
That night Hickman left his
apartment never to return, accord
ing to the theory of the sheriff s of.
fice.
On the following day upon the
insistence of deputy sheriffs that
the blood stained towel found with
tie body of the mudrered girl and
bearing the words, Bellevue Arms
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
SPECIAL SESSION
OF GRAND JURY
INDICTS HICKMAN
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Corrcspondent)

I \OhltCu ASto oS"AN
LOS ANGELES, Dee. 23.-- The
terrifying nightmare which has be
clouded the Christmas holidays in
tl.e Southwest abated somewhat to-
day as the machinery of Californ-
las Justice ground swiftly to
avcnge the butchery of Marion
Parker.
His identity revealed in 10
ycar-old boy, Edward Hickman,
"Tho Fox,' who kidnapped the L.
ycar-old school girl, was none the
less hated and despised today, but
with his capture, fear and terror
which he spread has gone.
For the first time in weeks
mothers and fathers tucked little
ones into bed last night with the
feeling that a shadow which "the
Fox" had east over their cribs had
disappeared while the highest offic-
ials of peace enforcement sped
north to bring back the boy-fiend.
Recognizing the grave danger
that surrounds Hickman S return to
los Angeles his extradition is to
be carried out with the utmost see
Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
Police Seeking Woman Named
By Hickman AS His Partner

Kramer, the other brother reveals
that he was wanted in Pixley, Calf,
on September Is, last, for criminal
assault. Subsequently he was ar
rested in Hollywood on a robbery
case, which resulted in his convic-
ton. Both Kramers are eliminated
as actual participants in the Parker
kidnapping and murder by the fact
that they have been in Jail more
than month.
Frank Kramer denied that he had
ever known Hickman, although he
admitted Hickpan's face was ia
miliar. He also denied knowing
June Dunning or her sister, Rose
1'unning, although police insist that
Kramer is married to the latter.
Kramer was unable to give any
reason why his name was mentioned
h3 Hickman except he states that
Hickman may have attended some
of the night clubs which Kramer
declares he operated in Los Angeles.
lie also suggested that prisoners i'll
the county Jail may have mentioned
his name to Hickman, when the boy
was confined on forgery charges.
"Hickman was not in Jail when
came here in August Kramer
declared. 81 never heard of him
until this kidnapping case. His face
does seem familiar. 1t might be
That he was in the Hollywood jall
while | was held there last summer.
! remember that there was some
hank messenger boy brought into
the same jail but | never paid any
attention to him -
Kramer's criminal record began
in Tulare county in l9l..
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
FORTUNE AND
FAME DESCEND
UPON CAPT0RS
BY United Press Leased Wire


PENDLETON, Ore, Dec. 23.-Ed-
ward Hickman was captured by a
farmer and former rodeo perform
er after thousands of metropolitan
police and detectives had hunted
him for days for the killing of
Marion Parker.
The arrest was made by Tom Cur
dane, chief of police of Pendleton,
assisted by Buck Lieuallen.
Gurdane quit the plow when he
was chosen chief of police of Pen
dleton, while Lieuallen won fame in
this section of the northwest by his
rodeo performances for number of
years. Five years ago he became
a motorcycle officer.
Both simple, raightforward men
of the eastern Oregon country, the
two hardly knew how to act in the
face of fame that suddenly came
to them when they stopped Hick-
mans car yesterday on the road
near Pendleton.
At least four lucrative contracts
today awaited their signatures if
they wish to go into vaudeville and
cash in on the notoriety.
In addition they probably will re-
ceive practically the entire 100000
reward offered for the capture of
Hickman, according to the latest in
formation from Los Angeles.
They plan to split fifty-fifty
whatever money they secure from
the reward fund.
Both seemed somewhat dazed to-
day by the offers that came pour
ing in, but they indicated they
probably would accept one of the
vaudeville offers.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
lBrOthers Found
! InBad Company
BY United Press Leased Wire

I BY United Press Leased Wire
: PENDLETON, Ore. Dec. %.
Bill and Jack Merrill of Gar
field, Wash, were in Jail today
: and for no reason at all except
that they accepted the hospital
| ity of stranger.
I The brothers, 20 and 81 years
J Of age, rode here yesterday from
I nalles, Ore, with Edward Hick-
I man.
They were in the green Hud-
son sedan when Hickman was
/ apprehended and are being held
in Jail here pending an investi-
] cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
Woman Unknown
In San Diego
By United Pres. Leased wire

SAN DIEGO, Cal. Dee, 23. -
The Merchants hotel register here
Calls to bear out the assertion ~
Phoenix police that woman kuows
as Jean Farran. implicated by VIII
liam Edward Hickman ia the Par
kcr kidnapping ease. was registered
ut the hotel Nov. 4. Neither does
the name of June DnnnIng, men
toned by Hickman, appear on th
register. The local police identifl
cation bureau has no record Of
woman of either namc.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
POLICE ASSERT
KRAMER" TO BE
N0N-EXISTENT
by United Press Leased Wire

PENDLETON, Ore, Dec. 23.-
Any rumors to the effect that Will
liam Edward Hickman has been
spirited away from the Pendleton
city Jail by airplane are unfounded.
ed.
Hickman has spent a quiet night,
making up some very much needed
sleep. He seems to have relaxed
somewhat from his trying moments
of the last few days and the strain
of attempting to elude the officers
of the law of the entire country.
The prisoner has shown but very
little emotion since he was taken
into custody.
In fact the one and only time
that he seemed very much perturbed
by the deed was when the girl s
father, Perry M. Parker, was men
toned.
81 want to meet him face to face
and tell him 1 did not kill her, he
stated. off the girl only Were
alive, I'd be willing to die''
He carried fluent conversation
during the entire early part of the
night with l.. r. Connor, Pendleton
city water employe, one of several
local men who had been pressed into
service in the emergency to supple
ment the small local force of Pen
dleton policemen.
Interested In Papers
He laughed numerous times and
ioked with Connor, meanwhile CIV
ing full details of his flight from
Los Angeles. He was highly inter
ested in the amount of publicity be-
ing given his story by the daily
press throughout the country. Are
they putting out extras in this
town." he asked. And, again, edo
you think they have extras out in
Los Angeles by this time9"
Despite numerous conversations
with local Officers during the ear
lier part of the evening before drop
ping off to sleep he steadfastly
sticks to his story of an Andrew
Cramer, who was his accomplice and
actually murdered and butchered
Marion Parker. However in the
opinion of Tom Gurdane chief of
police this is a fictitious character
manufactured by Hickman in order
to protect himself.
Hickman was awakened at a.
m. today and his belt and tie taken
from him. His hair was also washed
and thoroughly combed. These pre-
cautions were taken lin order that
there would be no possibility of the
prisoner harming himself or com
mitting suicide.
Pendleton Quiet
Pendleton was quiet throughout
the night, there being no unusual
crowds on the streets, nor did there
seem to be anything but the amount
of interest that such. a story might
be expected to create in any normal
city.
Reporters and newspapermen
from many points have already ar
rived on the scene and hourly more
are reported on the way. Every
modern means of travel seems to
be in vogue in order that the pub
lie may know the facts at the earli-
est possible moment.
Two leased wire services are in
stalled in the city Jail corridor and
operators have been at their instru-
ments throughout the entire night
A late report that Asa Keyes,
district attorney of Los Angeles and
Detective Cline left Los Angeles at
6 p. M. yesterday and will arrive
here Saturday evening to take the
prisoner into custody has been veri'
fled by Tom Gurdane.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
|Captors Will
Share Reward
By United Press Leased Wire
JOS ANGELES, Dee. 23.-


JOS ANGELES, Dec. IS
Chief of Police Tom Gurdane
ard officer Buck Lieuallen of
Pendleton, Oregon. will be the
only ones to participate in the
huge reward offered for the cap
ture of Edward Hickman, it was
generally believed here today.
The committee in charge Of
the money, said to be the largest
sum ever placed upon the head
Of a criminal, has made no an
nouncement as to the amount or
its disposal. It is said to be be-
tween S65,000 and 100000.
The committee includes seven
newspaper publishers, a repre-
sentative Of Warner Brothers
Radio station. Carrie Jacobs
Bond, and Rufus B. Won Klein
smid, president Of the University
Of Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
Father To Stand
Back of Hickman
ny Usited Press Leased Wire

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 23-Thomas
Hickman, father of Edward Hick-
man, will stand by his son.
'I couldn't believe he murdered
the GIRL" he said.
81 want to see him punished to
the extent that he is guilty. l will
be ready to help him all can and
l may be able to furnish him money
to retain an Attorney
Hickman's father is steam
shovel man employed by the South
ern Pacific railway.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23

The agricultural clubs in the five
southern counties of the San Joa-
Quin valley are 60 per cent ahead
of last year in membership.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23
What's Doing
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Christmas program, at State
Street Christian church, 7:30.
Signal chapter, o. E. s., meets
at Masonic Temple.
Methodist Sunday School
Christmas program, 7 p. m.
Presbyterian church Christmas
program, 7:30 p. m.
Palace theater: "The College
Widow
Valley theater: High School
Hero
Radio: KGEN, 5:3O-6:30.
TOMORROW
Christmas gift matinee, Valley
theater, 10 a. m.
Christmas carols at Commun-
ity Christmas tree, 7 to 7:45l
p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23

The United States Flag Assccia-
tion protested Chicago's parade
of 1000 garbage wagons, each bear
ing an American flag. That raises
the question of whether it is better
to use the flag to decorate garbage
wagons Or reserve Old Glory just for
purposes of bunk.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23

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Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
THREE HURT in FIGHT
OVER PIE PURCHASE
One May Die as Result of Wound
Received at Benefit
School Supper.

BY the Associated Press.
WOODBURY., Tenn, September g.
Herbert Monaghan, IS, is in a dying
condition at hospital here today as
the result of having been stabbed over
the heart when a community pie sup
per held at the Iconium High School,
miles from here, wound up in bat
tie royal between a number of its
patrons Saturday night. Leonard
Mooneyham, 80, Herbert's brother and
a farmer in the community, suffered a
severe cut in the arm, and FULLY
Muncy, merchant and community
leader. suffered the loss of several
fingers in the alteration.
Jim st. John, 40. contractor, who
was acting as boolxkeeper at the pie
supper, is under 81 500 bond to answer
charges of wounding the Monaghan
brothers.
The trouble is alleged to have begun
when the elder monaghan began an
argument over who had purchased one
of the pies contributed for the benefit
of the school. Other men joined in
and St. John, it was said, drew a knife
and cut the elder Monaghan brother
on the arm. Herbert Monaghan
went to his brothers aid and was
felled by a knife thrust above the
heart. The fighting then became
general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
FACE FASHION CHANGES
ANNOY LONDON ARTISTS
Photographers Complain That
Women Adopt New Types Every
Few Months.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 5.-Fashions
in faces are changing too fast to suit
London art photographers.
MANY women want to change their
type every few months and expect us
to make photographs of them which
are artistic" declared one Mayfair
photographer in despair. "Why. if
some Of my customers retain their
photographs for their grandchildren
the poor descendants will find they
had a different looking grandmother
every few months.
"One month customers will come in
made up as orange women, with faces
made up to give them the appearance
of Spanish women. They next appear
done up in powders of pastel shades,
with their hair dressed so as to give
an entirely different cast Of counte-
nance. Eyes are altered from month
to month, mouths are dyed into diff
ferent shapes. noses are altered by
the trick of color and their figures are
recast through the skill Of Paris mo-
diStes."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
COAL FARLEY ARRANGED.

SPRINGFIELD, H., September 5
ND.-A joint conference between coal
miners and operators in Illinois is
to be held in Chicago Wednesday.
A notice to the executive board of
District No. -, United Mine Workers
of America, and to members of the
scale committee, has been sent out
from the office of Harry Fishwick.
head of the Illinois miners. The con.
ference is expected to end the mine
Hhut-doWn now entering its sixth
month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05
GERMANS DESIRE
ATROCITIES REVIEW
Refusal of Belgium to Carry
Out New Investigation
DiSappoints Berlin.
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWER.
By Radio TO The Star and Chicago Dali
News. Copyright. 1927.

BY Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1877.
BERLIN, September 5.-Refusal of
Che Belgian government to carry out
ti.e project for review of German war
methods against the Belgian popua-
ton causes disappointment and anger
here, sSce roo@t GernenS thoroughly
believe an :Trartiai Investigation
would show that the so-ca;ied Belgian
scrocities were similar to those prac-
t!ced by all armies.
1t is thought here that French and
British pressure, growing out OF fear
lest the entire question OF war guilt
and the Versailles treaty be brought
into ,,apstion, caused Belgium to de-
eide against the review. The feeling
now is that it would have been better
had Germany simply accepted the
Belgian request for an investigation
of the so-calIed Crane ttteur or civ
ilian warfare. us typiiieG in the case
of Din&ht.
Several Hundred Executed.
The civilized world also should re-
gret tha. no investigation VIII be held.
This CORRESPONDENT visited Dinant in
Novembe", 1914, and talked with all
classes of inhabit2ntS, as well rs with
German officers.
Inc facts Seeme1 obvious ~ every
body. First, the Belgian cit'zers, con-
sidering the German invasion nnpro-
voked. took up arms in defense ot their
houses and generally assisted the
French by all possible means. Second,
when the Germans finally occupied
Dinant. they slot several hundred
people ia ken haphazard from the popu
lation, Including children, lining the
victims up against a wall and turn
ing machine ours on them, as pun
ishment and q deterrent.
Such facts AT investigation doubt
less world prove. thus raising the vital
question as to The rights of civilians
to defend their homes when a country
is invaded under such unprovoked
circums' ances as happened in Belgium
and alsrwhether the system of taking
and sb 2oting of hostages, which the
German claim is common in all ar
mics, t3n longer be tolerated as a
''normep part of the military code.
A ncn-partisan investigation of the
war in Belgium might perhaps hurt
the ca "efully prepared and already
judged case of war guilt, or it might
well show that the German army lead
ers went beyond any civilized stand
ards III the brutal application of their
military code. But it ought to be
welcomed by the peace-loving world as
an instigation to reform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-05

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