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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-16
ADVANCE IN CALL
/. MONEY FAILS TO
STOP ENTHUSIASM
Rumor Causes Frantic Effort
to Locate Alien Property
Custodian.
BY Elmer c. Waller

Manager United Press Financial Service
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-An adj
vance in call money Tuesday to
Az per cent, the first change from a
4 per cent rate since Jan. 20, failed
to check the upward movement OF
the stock market, though it damp
ened enthusiasm in some sections or
the list, particularly in issues where
new financing is being done. High
grade rails displaced leadership of
U. S. Steel and General Motors, both
of which declined after early
strength.
Banks called some S20,000,O00 in
loans to replace Withdrawals made
for dividend disbursements. These
funds will find their way back to the
market in a short time, and hence
the rise nj call loans was taken as a
matter of necessity and not any sign
of permanent tightening in money.
Picks Up
The bond market perled up today
for the first time in more than a
week as new bond offerings declined
in amount. Further gains can be
looked for when the dividend pay
ments are reinvested.
An interesting sidelight developed
in the finapcial district which sent
reporters scurrying around on a wild
goose chase looking for Alien Prop
erty Custodian Sutherland, said to
be in New York to sell $1,000 shares
of Western Maryland stock held by
him. He could not be located. In
the meantime Western Maryland sud-
denly took an activity, rising 2ss for
the common and 11a for the pre-
ferred.
Higher Rails
Other railroads We're strong, par
ticularly Missouri Pacific preferred
which got up to new high for the
year above par. The common also
was in urgent demand, appreciating
rs for the day. Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western rose 67s, Wabash
SO and Delaware e Hudson ga.
Oil stocks were strong through the
session with best gains being scored
by Marland. Phillips. Pan American
Petroleum B and Barnsdall A. Coca
Cola International shot up 23&
points on a single odd lot transaction
of twenty shares. Baldwin continued
to gain while Colorado Fuel moved
up "a points. Independent steels
were higher.
Weak Spot
Wheeling & Lake Erie was one of
the weak spots, getting down 10
new low for the current decline and
closing off Az points for the day.
Case Threshing Machine lost 2
points, American Ice Az, DUPONT
l5s and Consolidated Gas rs.
Cotton prices recovered in good
trade buying and grains were frac-
tionally firmer. Curb stocks con-
tinued spotty, several oil shares and
industrials moving into new high
ground and the small list of motor
stocks squirting sharply. Foreign
exchange trading was quiet and
steady, the feature being a further
rise in Norwegian Kroner.
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BIZ United Press

CLEVELAND, Feb. I6.-Hoss-Ke-
eeiptsa 800, market, steady; 250,35Q
lbs. S11 75@12.25; 200,250 lbs $12;25
$50 lbs, S12.65 a 1915; 9O-13O lbs,
2:70@12.75; packing sows. $10.25 a
1875. Cattle-Receipts 200; calves, 400;
SIS; beef cows So 90 a $685. low cutters
and cutter cows. S3.25 a $50; vealers,
SIG. 80 @17.50. Sheep-Receipts. 2,400;
market steady. 15c lower; top fat lambs
S13.25: bulk fat lambs. $4,000 1885
bulk Gull lambs, $1,000 q IL so; bulk fat
ewes, $5.00M7.00.
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Hog Price Range
Steady Market

Buying in the calf market was
steady with Tuesdays close. Good
and choice pieces sold largely at
$3.50 and some downward. Best
vealers were worth SIG. Receipts in
this department were 500.
One thousand ovines were received
in the sheep and lamb barns. Fat
lambs were around % cents higher.
Top westerns went at 1925, the
bulk at $13 and a few at $12.75.
Native lambs brought $13 down. Bulk
Gull lambs sold at 5000.
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BIZ United Press

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 16.-Hogs = Re-
$50 bs ioSH sFfss So zoo to $50 bs 70
SI2 Is @1240;. 100 to 200 lbs, .SI2;4OM
1870: 100 to 100 lbs. $12.60 q 1870; 80
500 O.25. Cattle--Receipts, To-; calves
So. market steady beef steers. 50 a 10;
yealers. SIC a 1850. Sheep-Receipts
800; market slow, steady; top fat lambs
$3.50.
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TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
BELL SYSTEM
150th Dividend
The REGULAR quarterly di,

The regular quarterly dividend
of Two Dollars and Twenty-Five
Cents (S2.25) per share will be paid
on April is, 1927, to stockholders
of record at the close of business on
March Is, 1927.
II. BLAIR-SMITH, Treasurer.
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TOLEDO, Feb. 16.-Hogs - Receipts,
60O;: market steady on heavies, 15c higher
on lights: heavies. $11 a l 90; mediums,
81 80 q / So; Workers. S1225 "a 1".55;
ceipts light; market steadyN Sheep and
lambs-Receipts. light; market steady.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-16

BIZ 4 HffPd PRESS
NEW YORK. Feb. .-Flour-Dull and
pneh anged YOrkMiouiet mess :; 3 S3a 90
Sugar-Steady; SO test. 4.96c;- refined,
easier: granulated. sos a 6;15c, Coffee =
Rio No. z. 14Aci Santos No. 4. 1Sc. Tai
llow-Steady specials to extra, - @7$ee
Hay-Easy: No. l. 81 80: No. 3. 81 a. L is; ;
clover. 81 .0M .25 Dressed poultry =
Quiet; state milk; common to special; e.
ducks, % a bic: Long Island ducks. 80 a
3lc. Live poultry-Steady; geese; II q
zoe: ducks 10 a soc: fowls 80 q &c: tur-
KEYS. % a soc; ROSTERS, 1sc; chickens. "a
n 32c; broilers, 3S6 4Sc Cheese =
Quiet: sttae milk. common to special. % y
t2Sc; young Americas. 27@27 &c; But
ter--Receipts. firm: receipts. IL .127:
creamery extras. 81 &c; special market; 81
a 81 12c. Eggs-Easier: receipts. ,20,497;
whites. 33g 80 &c: fresh .tirsts; 3@i e
SOC: western whites. 81 a 50 &c; nearby
browns; 80 q 40c. Potatoes-LIong Island md
State. s3.25@4iO: Maine. $500 40;
Bermuda. S7@ 15: Sweet potatoes-gIear.
a 81 As.
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CHICAGO Grain Table
BIZ Times Special
%; corn. 1875; oats. SO; rye. 1.

BIZ Times Special
20; corn Iss: oats. SO; rye. 4.
BIZ Times Special
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Primary receipts
Wheat 745.O0O against GIT. 900; corn
O44 900 against 1,505, 900; oats. 312, 900
against 100000 Shipments-Wheat, 463,-
900 against 5SS 900: corn 400, 900 against
476, 900; oats, 40S, 900 against $50, 1000.
. g TOLEDO, r Fep. 1e.-close: wheat-No
@77%e; Rye-No. 2, slOe. oatsINo.
cash importedd. s22; February, s17. 10;
Ai IiS s22.6o: March arch sSS..75.
Butter-4S q 55c. Eggs-30 q 32c. Hay
-$25.
n. CFi & ga E sd 1 Na Ss7d &
G GSF@wN e ! y ys S4S So 5sax 81 i
SIS x a $50: No s mixed. 62I5 a e4c; No.
3 white. 10 19c No white, 67%c No 5
2 white. 47hc: No. ) White. AZ a 45c: No No
Z white 81 n 45c; sample grade. 33S6l 34c
Timothy-S5 q 5.75. Clover-S27 so a SO.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-16
Fat Lambs Higher-Cattle
and Calf Prices Un-
changed.

The decline in hog prices at the
indianapolis stockyards was checked
today, opening sales being 10 to 10
cents higher than on Tuesday. Few
heavies were sold, but were steady.
The general advance was 10 cents on
the hundredweight for the pork
market.
The fresh run numbered $500 and
holdovers 154. Most of the trading
was done at $1210@12.35, the
larger figure being the extreme top.
Hog Price Range
The bulk of the run weighed 100
225 pounds, selling at $12.10@12.35.
Prices on other weights were: 225-
$50 pounds, s11.sO@12.1O; $50 pounds
up, $11.6O@12.00. Pigs, cleared at
$12 and packing sows at $1O.25@
HOO.
Fourteen hundred beeves were Of
fered on steady cattle market. Beef
steers were $S.OO@10.25; beef cows,
$5.5O@70O; low cutters and cutter
COWS, S3.75@5.00; bulk stock and
feeder steers, $6.75@8.00.
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Boz Times SnccinL

BIZ Times Special
LOUISVILLE. Feb. 16.-Hogs-Receipt
500: market uneven; tops. So. Cattle
Receipts 100: market steady. Calves-R Re
$1i so q 1880; medium to good. $4,000
II 80; outs. $3.50 down. Sheep = Re
ceipts, so; market steady; top lambs. 81
6l IL: seconds, $4,000; sheep. SO a $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-16
Chicago Stocks
Local Wagon Wheat

Local grain elevators are paying SIZE
Tor No. 2 red wheat. Other grades are
purchased on their merits
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BIZ United Press

EAST BUFFALO. Feb 16.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1000: hholdoyers;s ;759 market 2 25e
$1,000 1875; 100 to i6o lbs. SI2 .5oel
1913: 90 to 13Q lbs s126oGa II. - {;
packing sSws' Sio5O@9o di25 Catti .toad
vealers, $16@1650. Sheep-Receipts.
1900: market, strong; top fat lambs.
bulk Gull lambs, $3.50 @12 bulk fat
ewes $6.50MS.
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NEW YORK STATEMENT
CHICAGO STATEMENT

BIZ Jnited Press
NEW YORK Feb. 16.--Clearngs. ST..
lS5,0O0,000; balances, $3.50, 100000
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BrM1 InIhiG,ddo Press

CHicAGo, Feb. 16.-Produee,;o B Batter - r :.
Standards. 5ocg irsts. IL a 4sc; seconds,
Al a 46c; extras, 5Ohc. Egg-Reeeipts.
49, 1928; ordinaries. &c; firsts, rs 29e;
seconds, csc Cheese-Twins. 24c. Poultry
Receipts, 3 cars; fowls heavy. 26c;
springs 29e; ducks, 32c; geese, 23c;
turks. No. l. soc; ROSTERS. zoe. Potatoes
Receipts, arrivals 81 cars: on track.
oil: in transit, $50; Wisconsin sacked
round whites, S1.90@2 .10 mostly. 81 90
a 200; Idaho sacked russets. 50 so m2.oO,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-02-16
MONEY PLENTIFUL
At 4 PER CENT;
STRONG DISPLAY
Trade News Stimulates Coin
( Supply-IndustriaIs
Active.
Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty industrials Tuesday
was 1871, up .05. Average of twenty
rails was 1851, up SO Average of
forty bonds was 96.40, off .01.
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BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Feb. 16-Foreign ex-
"a "a IS. off 90 1.16; francs, s ,91A {. off
0oM; Ira, 4;531c, up, .oo%:o Belgaa,
and 39.991ac; Russia 5.15c: Shanghai
b3c; Yokohama, 1880.
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Peppermint oil
tBy Thomson g. McKinnon,

NEW YORK, Feb 16.-Peppermint oil
NATURAL. $41O@4.25; U. S. p. $4.30@
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Produce Markets

Butter wholesale price, -Creamery best
grade pound, 81 N 54c.
Butterfat-Local dealers pay. 81 q bic
Eggs1strtctly fresh delivered at Indian
apolis 90 a 24c.
Poultry (buying prices) = Hens. large
ers and Leghorn stays. Ia Ire; Stacy
young springs 16,@ lie: soft meated
Ice; ducks. II Q zoe; geese. II a 13c; o tur-
keys. young toms 80 a 35c; hens 30 @
35c: old toms. 25M CSC; guineas, Soc ca
pons. s lbs. up. PIC: z to lbs. "a a csc 4;
under Z lbs. and red heads. % a 24c.
VCLEVELAND. Feb. 16.-Butter = Elk
ira 50c, in tub lots; standards. 40 c.
firsts. 30cls ordinary. 3Oe; pullet &c.
Poultry-Heavy fowl range, % G129c; me-
dunn. "a a 26c; Leghorns. % a 23c; heavy
springers. 2Sl 3Oc: ducks. 80 a 35e; geese,
"a q 26c cocks. 16m lie; stays, 20 a 22c.
Potatoes--Round whites. 150-lb. sacks,
Maine. 81 2564.35: New York, $500
375: Ohio range. $3.50 $50; Michigan
mostly $3.50. some S3.75. poorer S3,50 /;
bakers range, S3.75m4.I0; Ohio bushel
sacks. 81 % a .35: few sales good stock,
81 80: Delaware Garnetts In hampers, ~
a $50.
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Banks and Exchange
Feb. 49,

INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT
Local bank clearings were $4,217 900
aebits $4,000 600
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-13
LOCAL QUINTET
DROPS OPENER
PleasantviIle High Plays
Gamely But Loses On
Resort Court

The Pleasantville high school
quintet was defeated 37-14 by At
lantic City in the first game Of the
season for each team Friday night.
The game was played on the resoT.
court. While the locals were out
classed, they played gamely, and
were able to break loose in the sec
ond half for a total of Is points,
only two less than Atlantic City
scored in that period.
George Miller, at center, played
good game for Pleasantviile. He
collected three field goals and one
foul point. Risley going in fer
Hudson, also garnered three.
While the team showed lack of
experience and team play, it is ex-
pected that the quintet will be
smoothed off within a week or two.
In bucking a team superior accord
ing to all calculations, the locals
did brave thing. 1t will give them
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Mrs. Jennie Miraglia, Mr.. and Mrs
| WEIGH, Mr.. and Mrs. VanMeyer
| Mr.. and Mrs. Haner.
Pleasantville-Mr and Mrs. Del
aware Hood, Mrs. Frances Miraglia
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Shepherd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Blake, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs. Rush, Misses
Mary Miraglia, Dolores Miraglia,
Lula VanSant, Emma Dougherty,
Marie Essington, Agnes Wilson,
John Lapahuska, Robert Miraglia,
John Hollings, Cornelius Blom, Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Leeds.
Absecon-Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Brangenberg and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
f1enry Roeske, Mrs. Mary Fries.
Linwood-M Grace Linahan,
Miss Ruby Dibbs, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Krumm.
Farmington-Mr and Mrs. Archie
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Car
men.
Northfield-Mr. and Mrs. H. Ban
ming, Misses Anna Banning, Verna
Sauers, Mae Ingersoll, Harry Ban
ming, Charles Fotora, Ezra Hackett,
Ernest Conover, William Pagano.
Mays Landing-Miss Helen Cain,
Charles Duberson, Anthony Yaniei-
10, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeansen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Vemite.
Seaview-R r. 8. Mahoney.
Mckee City Misses Ethel Libby,
Eva Bruckler, Edward Libbey, Viii
liam Schroll, Jake Bruckler, Mr..
and Mrs. R. Ahner, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Er55-
gins, Mr. and Mrs. j. Rose, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruckler.
Miss Hilda VanBorse, William
Engeboch, Egg Harbor; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Keucher, Ventnor; Misses
Helen VanS1ver, Mary Rudolph,
kathryn Davis, Robert Felker, Mr..
and Mrs. C. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Lutt, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert McAllister, Atlantic City; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Ceuleers, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Martin, Bridgeton;
Miss Ruth Kuhn, Mrs. William Nc
Dewitt, Mr.. and E1fs. Robert Bell,
Philadelphia Mr.. and Mrs William
Wood, New York; Mr.. and Mrs. AZ
bert Wiley, Virginia.
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In searching for ancestors the
genealogist is apt to find them up
tree.
3D.
The fact that talk is cheap is pro-
baby what makes it so expensive
in the end.
--IaSs>---
Whatever goes up must come
down, but it doesn't always come
down right side up.
%
The man with The sunny DISPOSE
ton s@ouldn't use it merely to
throw ether people in the shade.
You never can tell. The fellow
who always wants something to
boot may live to kick himself.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-12-13
ABBoTTs' STARTS
Office, Milk and Power Teams Win
in the Take Off.

The Abbotts' Diaries bowling
league opened auspiciously on the
local alleys last week, with several
imposing scores being turned in.
The Office team defeated the Ice
Creams FL; the Milk team won
over Pleasantville 81, and Garage
took the odd game from Power.
High single went to Karrer, OF the
Office, with 1914, while high three,
532, was chalked UP by the same
man.
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The summary

Field goals-Keating, 2 Cooper
man, 4 !; Mcmillan, Matthews, Leek,
Voorhees,, Risley, Miller, 3.
Foul goals-Keating, out Of 8;
Cooperman, / out of 2; Leek, l out
of /; Tripician, out of 5; Miller, l
out of 2.
Substitutions-Mc Mcmillan for Per
kins; Shamberg for Mcmillan; Shin
berg for Shamberg; Weiner for
Matthews; Leek for Heating; Ruff
flu for Cooperman; Johnston for
Shinberg; Voorhees, for Weiner; IL.
Hudson for Fredericks; Risley for
H. Hudson; w. Hudson for Negro;
Anderson for Risley.
Cartwright, Philadelph-
ia. Time of quarters-10 minutes.
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experience and good practice, even
though the score won't look so
good on the record books
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
TERRIBLE MISTAKE
SAYS BOYS MOTHER

ways attended Sunday school and
church in Kansas City. She said he
was 10 years of age. Los Angeles
police records gave his age as II.
The Hickman family moved to
Kansas City from Arkansas about
seven years ago.
Police said they we're satisfied
Hickman had returned here after
leaving Chicago and that he stole
DR.. Herbert l.. Mantz'S automobile
in November.
The stolen car has been identified
as the one from which the mangled
body of Marion Parker was thrown.
Details of the automobile theft,
officers said, indicated Hickman was
a cool and deliberate type, probably
with previous criminal experience.
A police photograph revealed him
as having curly black hair and a
square set jaw.
Hickman was well known to some
members Of the Kansas City police
who said he was an unusually in
telligent youth during his high
school days, not at all of the "sheik'
type.
Relatives reported he had not been
here since October, but a friend
of the youth was said to have re-
ported seeing him here in Novem-
ber. This was only a short time be-
fore the automobile of Or. Herbert
L. Mantz- believed to have b. the
one used by the kidnaper of Marian
was stolen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
RECORD
TRAPS KILLER
FingerprintS Definitely
Mark Slayer to Police.
No. 8 Head-See Puzzle

BU United Press
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 90
Careful planning and skillful exc
cution Of one of California's most
horrible crimes could not cover up
the damaging evidence of the past
life in the "Rogue's gallery"-and
today, police of all California are
looking for 17-year-old boy-they
know he is "The Fox"
Fingerprints and records taken of
Edward Hickman, at the time of his
conviction for forgery in June, en-
abled police to link him in the
weirdly cunning kidnapping and
Staying of Marian Parker, IL, Chief
of Police Herman Cline announced
today.
L. H. Barlow, police finger print
expert, found evidence indicating
Hickman wrote the sneeering death
notes that were sent to Marian's
father, Perry Parger, executive of
the bank in which Hickman for
merly worked.
A picture of Hickman, taken at
the time of the forgery, was iden-
titled today as that of the driver
of the kidnaper's car by five per-
sons.
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Pictures of Hickman taken last
summer were identified by five per-
sons today as portraits of "The
Fox"
Among those clinching Identified
ton was the school teacher who
permitted Marion to leave school at
noon last Thursday, when "The
Fox" reported the child's father had
been injured in an automobile acci-
dent.
The report that Hickman had
been seen in garage in the heart
of the downtown district came from
Jack Ward, a garage attendant.
Ward identified Hickman from a
photograph as the youth who ap-
peared at the garage and asked for
five gallons of gasoline.
The youth was driving a blue
coupe, according to Ward and after
obtaining gasoline, requested head
light bulb.
When Ward went inside the
station to get the bulb, the youth
started his engine and drove away.
Detectives said finger print records
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
HUNT FOR KILLER OF GIRL
EXTENDS TO MIDWEST

as we'll as rogues' gallery photo
graphs had led to positive identif1-
cation of Hickman as 1.-THE Fox.
Hickman, formerly an employe OF
the bank of which Parker is an
executive, was convicted of forgery
last summer, hut was paroled over
protest of Parker.
Revenge was said by police to have
been the motive for his attack on
Marion.
Hickman was known among his
friends as unusually intelligent and
as highly nervous-a description
which tended to increase police con-
fidence that he was the slayer
The full strength Of the police
force-weary from long search for
the slayer-was called back on duty
today to assist in the capture Of
Hickman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20
KIDWELL TELLS
OF 'SHADOWING'
Saw Agents Near Him,
Juror Explains on Stand.
Mo. 8 Head-see PuzzI

RH United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Edward
]. Kidwell, Jr., juror in the Fall
Sinclair oil trial, testified in the Sin
clair-Burns contempt case today
that Burns Detective John Kline
was once within one foot of him in
q soft drink saloon.
Kidwell said Daniel Merritt, an
other of the detectives, who
shadowed the jurors for Harry F..
Sinclair, multirnillionaire defendant
in the oil trial, was within three feet
of him on another occasion.
Kidwell said he saw Merritt get
on the same street car with him,
just after the trial session recessed.
The Government introduced this
evidence believing 1t would clinch
its case charging contempt of court
through the Burns espionage upon
the jurors.
The prosecution contended its
case was proved If any juror was
aware of the shadowing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20

. LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 20
Search for 1.-The Fox" revenge
slayer-positively identified, accord
ing to police, as Edward Hickman, II
extended half way across the con-
tinent today, but Los Angeles detec-
tives were confident the ST. ccted
slayer Of Marion Parker W still
within the city limits. Rewards of
100000 are offered for capture of
the killer.
Hickman was seen today in ga
rage in the business district, it was
reported to Chief of Detectives Her
man Cline.
Police in Kansas City, Hickman'S
home, predicted, however, that he
would attempt to join relatives
there ar in Arkansas or Oklahoma
and precautions were taken to cap
ture him if he appeared.
Hickman was born in 1910, ac-
cordig to police records here. His
mother in Kansas City told police
there today, however, that he is 10
years old.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-20

Ba United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. TO-
Mrs. Eva Hickman today defended
her son, Edward, sought for the
murder of Marion Parker.
ITS a terrible mistake" Mrs,
Hickman said. MY boy could never
have done thing like that"
Police, however, kept watch for
the youth, convinced that he would
return to his home here or try to
join relatives in Arkansas or Okla
homa.
The Hickman family, police said
is an, ordinary, respectable middle
class group. Mrs. Eva Hickman, the
boys mother, was questioned briefly
today. She was not told her son
was suspected of the Staying, but po-
lice said she seemed to realize that
he faced serious charges.
Mrs. lHickman's husband deserted
her eleven years ago, leaving heI
with the task of rearing five chill
dren, all of whom have worked theil
way through high school
Left Home in October
Mrs. Hickman told police she
hadn't seen Edward since he left
here early in October.
at received a letter from him Oct
IS, from Chicago she said. 'HC
wrote that he was employed as usher
in a Chicago theater."
The mother said her son was not
a "bad boy" She said he had al
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KILLED BY
BLAST ON VESSEL

fore 10 a. M, while the carrier was
berthed at the naval air station pier
at North Island.
A sheet of flame rose as the blast
shook the vessel. The explosion was
heard and felt along the entire
water front.
Smoke curling up from the vessel
indicated that fire had broken out
on board.
A request for aid, telephoned to
San Diego from naval authorities,
was followed with the announce
ment that at least four men were
killed.
The bodies Of two men were blown
from the ship into the bay, reports
from the water said.
Naval tugs and commercial shore
boats put out Immediately to give
assistance.
Efforts were started Immediately
to drag the bay for the bodies of
those blown overheard.