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MRS. LINDBERGH LANDS.
,s..s stops in BsowssyiiIs Oh Way 10
Detroit.

BROW NEVILLE. Tea, December 2s
iasl ~~Ifhs big Ford plane carrying airs,
E4sngsilns l.. l., Jindbergh issk 10
l,er sehaoIIo0m ia Detroit landed st
,i.e Fost Brown FIeid here to-day -
49, s.p4., from Mexico cay,
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Lindbergh Declared
"Most Costly Hero"
For News Catherers

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 2S.-Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh has been
the most expensive hero the
American public ever had" Ray
Hall, director of the Pathe News
Reel service. said today.
MIR. Hall estimated that Col.
I.indberghs aerial exploits since
he hopped off for Paris have cost
the photograph and news gather
ing associations SS,000.0 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
DIRlGIBLE GIVES Up HUNT.

LAKEHURST. n. j.. December 2S
ftP.-The naval dirigible Los Angeles
returned to her hangar today after an
3l.hour cruise. during which $4,000
square miles of ocean was scanned In
search for the missing amphibian
plane Dawn.
Lieut.. Comdr c. E. Rosendahl said
that the search was very complete,
and that he did not contemplate any
further search with the ship.
THE Los Angeles covered l,245 nau.
ticaI miles on her flight" he said.
and we could see at all times 20
miles on either side OF the ship. max
ing 24,e0O square miles We could see
during day during the entire trip"
THE visibility was very good, 3Hd
II any flares or rockets had beeUT set
Of In that area they would hare been
seen.r
ComJr. Rosendahl said the cruise
gsss an excellent demonstration of
the value Of the shfp for scouting ac.
tivifies. The purpose for which the
airskjp hsd- Been primarily built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28

Official and congressional sentiment
In Washington Is unmistakably al
varia nee with ambitions Of State lead.
the New York organization. and Others
who have refused to be stampeded
Hoover-ward.
Leaders who were most outspoken
in dema nding the denomination Of Mr..
Coolidge three weeks ago are begin
ming To- edge into the Hoover reserva'
ton. In doing so they are presumably
inspired by the belief that the Cool
idge administration Is most friendly
to the Commerce Secretary.
The steady increase in Hoover senti'
ment In New York and other Eastern
States has brought about a division
in more than one state party organi'
xation. MIR. Hilies has apparently re-
eeived very little support for the effort
he made at the Republican gathering
at Syracuse the other day TO stem the
Hoover tide and divert il again into
the Coolidge channel
With little chance Of succeeding
Mr.. Hilles and probably State Chair
man Morris are virtually without n
presidential candidate. Mr.. Hllles and
a number OF other sympathetic State
leaders have developed plan fat
Keeping the presidential pasture open
TO all.comers.
Many Important Disse1ters.
Several outstan nding leaders ot i'm
povtauee set In 10 shape their course
away from the iiiiles'Morris plan
and displayed lively interest In the
Hoover candidacy. The result mas
been that MIR. Hilles and Mr., Morris
practically lind themselves without an
army and confronted with the rosSihsi'
ity of further decentralization In the
Republican State organization,
Among the most Important os
senters to the scheme To play the presi
Dental game with deuces wild are
former Gov, Nathan l.. Miller, osusn
Mills, w, l.. Ward and George liar
vey and IL reports seneraiiy eFedi,eu
arc justified. Charles r.. Hughes, Elslin
Root and several ether men Of equal
influence In Republican councils,
These men are said To he ai present
INCLINED 10 look With favor upon the
Hoover candidacy. according Ia local
s,,pporterS of the Secretary of Com
meree. The present preference Tor
IN, nomination of Mr. Hoover Is ptSHdi
Gated an the belief that his public
record, general popularity and whole
hearted support OF the Coolidge poll
cles win make him the NEST desirable
candidate.
The group of leaders who refuse to
accent the favorable estimate Of Mr.
Hoover have undoubtedly been greatly
disappointed over the momentasS tail
ur. 10 head him off, or at least keep
the presidential field open, At the
same time there exists confidence
among this opposition that MIR.
Haaver viii not he ahle Ia stand w
- g aea
U,ontinued on Page =, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
HOOVER GAINING
IN EASTERN AREA
G. O. P. Leaders Swinging to
His Support for Com.
ing Convention.
RY LOUIS SEIBOLD.


Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. December 2s.-The
ma jority OF New York and other East
ern Republican leaders concur in the
opinion that Secretary OF Commerce
Herbert Hoover is "the best presi.
dental bet In the Winter books" They
regard the chances OF Mr.. Hoover as
very much better than those of MIR.
Dawes, MIR. Lowden and Senator Cur
tis for winning the nomination at the
Kansas City convention next June.
The candidacy of Mr.. Hoover has
heen materially helped by the vocal
activities Of those leaders OF the party
who are still intent upon keeping
Presi lent Coolidge in the running. De-
vefopmenEs during the last two or
three weeks have all tended In focus
professional attention on Mr.. Hoover
To the virtual exclusion Of all other
prospective contenders for the grand
prize of TN q. o. +.
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L|NDBERGH ARRIVES
IN GUATEMALA CITY
AFTER SPEEDY TRIP
Takes Off From Mexico City
Under Perfect Weather
Conditions.
MOTHER STARTS BACK
TO DETROIT BY PLANE
Colonel Makes Fast Time on First
Leg of Central Ameri.
can Trip.

cV the AsSoclateo Press.
The State Department was In
formed this afternoon that Lind
bergh landed at Guatemala City at
l:S5 pm. eastern standard time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
WEATHER.

20 = Weather Bureau Forecast
Increasing cioudiness. probably fol.
lowed by rain tonight and tomorrow;
rising temperature.
Terhperature-High 81. at $40
pm. yesterday; lowest. 26. at am.
today. Full report on page 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Looney Obtains
Release On Bail

Willard V. Loonev of Holtville
WAS released from custody under
$4,000 bail bond by Judge |. May
field this morning.
Looney was arrested pending an
investigation at the request of G.,
A. Bridgers, manager of all valley
nigglv Wiggly stores a few days
ago and a charge of grand theft
WAS later brought against him. He
is alleged, according to the com
plant filed, to have taken $6.240
in cash from the Piggy Wiggly
store at Holtville.
According to information furnish
ed the district attorneys office
Looney was working as checker
in the Holtville store and the mon
cy was taken over a considerable
period of time.
No date has been set as yet for
preliminary hearing in the ease,
Ernest f. Utley is appearing as at
torncy for the defendant.
Looney is well known in FL Cen
.ro, having worked in the Piggly
Wiggly store here for long time
prior to being sent to the Holtville
store,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
MOTHER SENDS PLEA TO SAVE
HICKMAN FROM BEING HANGED
hief of police of Kansas City.
Issues Statement

chief of police of Kansas City.
Issues Statement
With Attorney Walsh on the
case, it was intimated today that
sensations that will reach back to
the east and exceed in magnitude
the sensational crime itself will de-
velop.
Walsh's prepared statement read
as follows:
'In the most impersonal manner
that | can humbly express it. /
desire to state that ! come to Los
Angeles as the personal and legal
representative of an indescribably
broken hearted and crushed mother,
but utterly unable with the beauty
Of mothers faith to comprehend
her sons guilt.
"Clinging unflinehing to the bare
hope that if he is guilty there must
be some extenuating circumstances
mitigating her boys culpability in
this agonizing situation.
Ny sole purpose and intention
is to fully cooperate in MY humble
way with the authorities of Los
Angeles county to the end that all
of the facts surrounding this entire
grewsome matter and this unfortun-
ate boy may be fully and impartial
ly elicited.'
The statement was handed out to
newspapermen when the attorney
stepped from the train.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Japanese Held on
Traffic Charge

Y. Omar, sc, a japanese, of I'M
perial, was arrested bv j. w. Hol-
comb. state traffic officer, on the
Calexico highway after the car
which he was driving left the pave
ment and turned a doubleflip into
ditch late yesterday afternoon.
Omar was more or less besmirched
with mud when pulled from the
wreckage but was unhurt.
A charge of driving while under
the influence of Intoxicating liquor
was brought against Omar in Judge
Mayfield S court this morning. Omar
was arraigned but he was unable to
understand what it was all about.
No japanese interpreter was avail
able and Omar was remanded to the
county Jail for arraignment at a
later time.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
STAGE STARS TO
PRESENT LATEST
MODEL OF DODGE

Will Rogers, Fred Stone, Paul
Whiteman and Al Jolson in four
different corners of America will
be broadcast to the entire United
States by Dodge Brothers for one
hour, 1890 to 1880, on January
4th in what is the greatest mechan-
zeal achievement in radio telephony
ever attempted and probably the
costliest radio program yet given.
The program utilizing the facilities
of the National Broadcasting Com
pany and American Telephone and
Telegraph Company will be the in
itial step by Dodge Brothers in an
extensive advertising program, her
aiding the Victory, a new six cyl
inder motor car embodying entirely
new principles of motor construc-
tion, it was announced today by
Dodge Brothers, Inc, of Detroit.
VIII Rogers, as master of cere-
monies, will broadcast from Holly
wood, California, Fred Stone from
Chicago, Paul Whiteman and his
band from New York and Al Jolson
from New Orleans in a lnkup of
33 broadcasting stations made posi-
BILE by most intricate engineering
with special telephone circuits and
the use of over 10000 miles of tel
ephone wire. From an engineering
standpoint, according to officials of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, the feat entails the
overcoming of tremendous difficult
ties. Three transcontinenta circuits
will be utilized, one to serve the 33
broadcasting stations, one to trans
NIT the programs of the various
performers to New York where in
turn they will be distributed to the
broadcasting station circuit, and the
third to be used for emergency pur-
poses in ease weather conditions af-
feet the second circuit. Hundreds
of engineers will be at work on
these three lines, both prior to and
during the broadcasting.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Detectives Seek
Confessions From
Youthful Slayers

Continued from page one)
stayed during their career of crime
IN this vicinity.
Driskell was reported to have
committed suicide last fall by
jumping from the Colorado street
bridge in Pasadena, but detectives
are now working on the possibility
of uncoverinS foul play.
Hunt today denied that he and
Hickman were tough. He admitted,
however, that Hickman frequently
acted silly or insane and at one
time made the remark that he
'would like to cut up a body and
throw the pieces along the road"
Hunt referred to his erstwhile pal
as "Edward" and told Hickman
had engineered robberies staged by
them in Kansas City, Dallas, Texas,
San Diego, Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco and other places.
"Do you fear hanging?' he was
asked.
'Certainlv not, they can't hang
fellow for something he didn't do.
| never killed any body he replied
quickly.
AS the drugstore killing was com
mitted in the course of felony,
robbery, Hunt is liable to convic-
ton for first degree murder for his
participation. He can not be
hanged, however, under the penal
code, which restricts hanging to
those persons over IS years of age.
Defense Makes Start
Meanwhile defense for Hickman
began to take form today with the
arrival here of jerome Walsh, %
year old attorney of Kansas City,
secured by the boys mother to de-
fcnd her son.
Walsh rushed to the office of
District Attorney Asa Keyes, fol
lowing his arrival and they re-
manned in conference for more than
an hour.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Walsh refused to state what line of
defense would be pursued, and he
declared he had not yet had time
to decide what plea would be en-
tered for the confessed butcher.
Walsh was then taken to Hick
mans cell to meet his client. He
conferred with the youth about 30
minutes, but had no comment to
offer following the conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Denies Theft But
Goes To Jail

Delfino Wales, "a, of FL Centre
pleaded guilty to charge of petty
larceny when arraigned before
Judge Perkins in city court this
morning.
Ono, | didn t steal the sweater,'
he told the judge, 81 found it."
But Wales pleaded guilty just
the same and was at more or less
of loss to explain just where he
had found it,
'Well, I'll give you 60 days in
the county Jail to loosen up your
memory Judge Perkins told Val
les, "and the next time be more
careful of your finds. BY the way
YOU didn It see a desk clock some
where in your travels?'
But Wales only smiled at the
closing remark for the only "timc y
he knew anything about was the 60
days the judge had jut handed him.
He was unable to give the Judge
any clues as to the possible where
abouts of the desk clock. a Christ
mas present. which mysteriously dis
appeared from the judges desk
Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
OUCH! LAME BACK.
RUB LUMBAC0 OR
BACKACHE AWAY

Kidneys cause backache! No!
Listen! Your backache is caused
by lumbago, sciatica, or a strain,
and the quickest relief is soothing,
penetrating st. Jacobs Oil. Rub it
right on your painful back, and in.
stantly the soreness, stiffness and
lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled! Get a small trial bottle of
st. Jacobs Oil from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after it
is applied yoy'll wonder what be.
came of the backache or lumbago
pain.
Rub old, honest st. Jacobs Oil
whenever you have sciatica, neural
gia, rheumatism or sprains, as it is
absolutely harmless and doesn t
burn the skin. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Coats Fail To
Hold Prisoner

4 colored man, who shed coats
too fast for his would-be captors, is
being sought by city police today.
Early this morning the colored
ran walked into the Mathes store
on Main street and helped hims self
to two pairs of overalls. Mathes
saw the attempt to get away with
the oyegalls and made dash for
the calored man. Mathes got Il
good grip on the overcoat worn by
The man but a minute later he saw
the colored boy easing himself out
Of the front door. Mathcs had the
coat but no prisoner.
Mathes dashed after the man and
\ pedestrian little further up the
street, needing his cries made a
iunge for the fleeing colored boy.
1t would have gone III the sports
columns as a perfect football block,
ME tackler got a strangle hold on
leather coat worn by the colorcd
nan. But like Mathes he found
himself clutching only coat and
saw the colored man disappear a
round the corner of a building a
second later.
The colored man was being dis
robed quickly but he luckily manag-
cd to elude further would-be cap
tons before they got down to his
birthday clothes which would have
been much harder to shake off.
If the colored boy will call at
police headquarters the two coats
will be returned, but of course one
never can tell what Judge Perkins
might say to a man accused on a
charge CT petty larceny.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Fine Program
Offered Tonight

Over KGEN tonight, between the
hours of and 10 p. m. the regular
Thursday night feature program
will be heard. A varied program
bv local performers of acknowledged
ability has been arranged, and will
be broadcast through the courtesy
of the Imperial Valley Press.
Mrs. Bernice Scott will be heard
in n group of musical comedy num-
bers, including vocal and piano
solos. The Imperial Singers Male
Quartet will sing "Pale Moon,' by
Logan, "My Own Love Song" bv
High, and other selections. DR.. Ed
win O. Carter, cornetist, will CON
tribute the we'll known Drinking
Song from the opera "La Travia-
ta', among his numbers.
Irish ballads by John G. Canton,
will complete the entertaining hour.
Nina Canton will act as acompan-
ist
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Lettuce Market

Imperial Valley last night ship
ped its first car of lettuce since Sat.
rrdav, one ear rolling west from
IL Centre. Eleven ears were or
drrcd for today loading. Cutting
has been resumed in number Of
fields and shipments, provided the
weather remains clear, are eXpecte |
to jump to so and - ears within
the next few days. Many buyers
are coming to the valley, and cash
buying at the Hotel Barbara Worth
is becoming active, following the
holiday and bad weather lull.
Shipments and quotations, as tel
egraphed to the Press from the Los
Angeles office of the Bureau OF
Markets this afternoon are as fol-
lows.
Lettuce shipments for yesterday:
Arizona GA, Central California two,
Southern California five, Imperial
Valley one, Florida four, Ohio one,
total II.
Today's markets: Chicago, 81
ears on track, demand improving,
market firm for good stock. Ari-
ona $3.50, ordinary $2-2.75. Impc-
rial Valley, $3.50, generally good,
$3.50-4.00.
New York, II Arizona, two Cali
fornia arrived, demand moderate,
market about steady. Arizona $2.75.
3.25, fancy 1915, poorer $2-2.50.
Imperial Valley, S..
Philadelphia, AZ cars on track,
Il mand moderate, market firm. Ari-
Houa $3.00.3.50, fancy $4.00. Impe-
rial $l.25, other California poor,
III .50-$2.
Pittsburgh, nine Arizona arrived,
demand moderate, market slightly
stronger. Arizona $3.25-50, few
$3,75, poorer $2-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20" Save
my boy from the gallows.''
This was the heart cry Of Mrs
Eva Hickman, mother of William
Edward Hickman that brought At
torney Jerome Walsh of Kansas
CITY to Los Angeles today.
Square jawed, determined. with a
mcnacing light in his eyes, Walsh,
son of Frank P. Walsh, one of AM
erica s greatest fighters for indus
trial Justice, stepped from "The
Chief' at the Santa Fe station at
9 o'clock this morning.
Aside from a formal statement is
sued to the press Walsh resolutely
refused to discuss his plans in the
coming trial of the confessed
kidnaper and murderer of Marion
Parker.
He went direct to the county jail
for a conference with his client.
Refusing to talk to newspaper
men who invaded his car all along
the line of his 1900 mile journey,
young Walsh however, talked freely
with passengers in his coach.
From their lips the story of a
tragedy ae heart rending as the
tragedy o the Parker family was
pieccd to.t-her.
Other - 'rnev8 in San Francisco
offered t,ieir services, it was
learned. h,-t Mrs. Hickman turned
to Young Walsh for aid.
Nine yeas ago Thomas Hickman,
father OF the self confessed slayer,
deserted his wife and five children,
leaving them without fundS and
without friends.
Before he left them he instituted
insanity proceedings against his
wife and she was held for TIME
in the state insane asylum at Little
Rock, Arkansas, but later released
because of failure in the proceed
ings.
Mother Wages Fight
Alone in the poorest and most
desolate of Arkansas counties, Mrs.
Hickman started out to earn a liv-
ing for herself and five children.
Edward worked for time in the
cotton fields of Arkansas and later
the mother moved her family to
Kansas City where she worked as
scrub woman in office buildings
and at other menial tasks.
Her hard life seemed not without
its reward for her children as they
grew up made good in a modest but
substantial way in the business
world. Edward had brilliant ca
reer in high school
When the terrible crash came
friends sprang up over night in al
sections of the country, one of them
holding high office in the financial
world. Two men offered to raise
4 purse and send the mother to Los
| Angeles to be with her son. But
she turned down all of these offers
During her trying ordeal one of
! her constant friends and advisors
has been Charles Edwards, former
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
POLICE ASK FOR
ARREST OF YOUTH
in KANSAS CITY

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 29.-The
police of Kansas City were request
ed today by local authorities to take
into custody Frank Bernudy in con
nection with the investigation into
the activities of Edward Hickman,
bandit-murderer.
Bernudy, according to police, was
implicated in a series Of holdups,
which Hickman and Welby Hunt
staged in Kansas City before start
ing for California last December.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
THE WEATHER

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday
with probably light showers to-
night. Moderate temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-Un-
settled tonight with rains west por-
ton; Friday cloudy; moderate tenn
perature; moderate westerly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29
Hills Trial
To Proceed
by United Press Leased Wire

OTTAWA, ILL.,, Dec. 29.-Halting
action intended to delay proceed
ings, Judge j. A. Davis today or
dered attorneys in the trial Of Har-
~ Hill, %, charged with murder
ing his mother, to start selecting
o jury.
The jurist's action followed what
was believed to be a fight on the
part of defense counsel to quash
indictments against Hill ON tech
nicality.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29

z
holesale prices. Packing House,
bmmercial and n. Third. adv.
El Centre Plumbers for plumbing
beds. FhoLG 529J. adv
lsccond Charge Tiied.-A second
barge Of forgery has been flied
sainst Ralph +. MARTINEZ, "a, Of
Iipatria who was arrested Mon
'iy 10y CaIipatria police on a war
,nt charging forgery, issued by
ldgc Myers upon complaint Of +.
Cluto. The second warrant Is
,Bailar to the first save that the
smplanant in the ease is j. E.
ttc. MARTINEZ is alleged to have
lsscd two bad checks on the com
Iainants. The case has been turn
over to the district attorney g
ftiee for a thorough investigation.
I6oo And Safety. Your money
Eailable on thirty days notice.
six us about it. Imperial Valley
hilding 4 Loan Association. adv
! Barbara TortA Hotel Club
reakfast, Poe up. Mechants lunch
pc; Table d hote dinner, $1.00.
adv
Wanted in San Bernardino. =
bank Sanford, y, of Corona, who
las arrested here early this month
.nding an investigation will be
Iken to San Bcrnardino todav.
hnfoid has been detained at the
Punty Jail since his arrest in Braw-
~, investigation revealing the
Act that he is wanted in San Rcr-
hrdino for some alleged "'bad
beck deals. A wire was recciv-
at the sheriff's office yesterday
fterroon from sheriff w. A. Shayc
San Bcrnardino, saying that a
bPuty would be here today to take
lio man back to San BcrnardinO.
We Have Not raised the price of
read. Maternal Bakery. adv
Have Your House piped for gas
ly Ell Centre Plum bers. Fnone 529J.
adv
WE Have No, raised the price of
read. National Bakery. adv
Deaton Loses Machine.-N. G..
Ieaton of SCI Len Rey reported to
lic city police last night that his
iomobilc, a Chevrolet roadster,
been stolen. He said that h.
parked the machine on Main
* near the intersection of
FL street al about , o clock and
ht he believes il was taken short.
Z aftcrward. He described the
pachine as bearing the license mum.
Ter 11j0-4S3.
Paul's Speclan. Flesh Duttered or
'weet Pop Corn, Orangeade, Lemon.
de and Hires. Pickwick Stages.
1itf
Phone 966. Todd Poultry Ranch.
0S2 Woodward. Turkeys, fat hens.
rvers. soft bone roosters, dressed
0 order. adv
How About Vacation Time. Star,
lving now. We pay SO. $l.00
pens your account. 800 or more
llded anytime. Imperial Valley
& Loan Association. adv
Held on Check Chargc.-Ray V.
nith, 50, Of Los Angeles was pick,
Il up in FL Ccntro late Yesterday
fternoon by Deputy Shcriffs Ne
LELAND and Sharp pending an in.
'atiGation into the passing of some
llcgcd bad checks. According to
Information furnished by Smith he
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-29

a quantity of underwear, an over
coat, a fountain pen and a travelling
bag were reported as among the
missing articles.
We Have Not raised the price OF
Bread. National Bakery. adv