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Evening star., 1927-05-21
.LUTHERANS TOLAy
. STONE FOR CHURCH
Exercises to Mark Beginning
of New Takoma Park
EdifiCe.

The corner stone of the new Takoma
Park Lutheran Church, at the corner
or Seventh and Dahlia streets, Takoma
Park. will be laid at 3 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
Rev. Carl Hemminghaus, pastor of
st. Marks Lutheran Church Of Balti.
more, will deliver the principal address
at the exercises and local pastors will
assist in the program.
Only the first unit of the church
will be erected at this time. 1t is
planned to have the Sunday school
unit completed early in the FALL, in
which church services also will tenn
porarily be held.
The building will be of colonial type
and modern in every respect. The
Sunday school building will be frame,
but later the entire building will be
of brick.
The church was organized in April,
1925. Since July. 1925, Rev. Reginald
Steinmeyer has been the pastor AT
present services are being held in the
Takoma Park Theater, where Sunday
school services are held at $50 am.
and preaching services at II am.
Representing the congregation in
its building program is the building
committee, Rev. r. Steinmeyer chair
man; F. Waterholter, Col. William
Fischer, William A. Stuermann. An.
other member of the committee. Earl
Fox, after several weeks Of illness,
died last Friday.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
WILL SPEAK ON JOHN.
Rev. Newton NJ. Simmonds Will
Preach Tomorrow,

Rev. Newton M. Simmonds, pastor
of the Highlands Baptist Church, will
speak tomorrow morning on Making
the Desert Blossom" being the fourth
sermon in the series from the Gospel
of Johns and in the, evening will speak
again on Texts That Made History" i"
the special topic being 1.-THE Man
Who Transformed Scotland"
Rev. Edward o. Clark, pastor of the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church. will
give an illustrated lecture on the va
cation Bible school work.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
ASCENSION SERVICES
SET FOR THURSDAY
knights Temp1ar Commanderies to
Meet in Metropolitan Me-
mortal Church.

Ascension day services Of the
Knights Templar Communicates of
the District of Columbia will be held
in the Metropolitan Memorial Meth
odist Church next Thursday evening.
The sermon Will be delivered by Sir
knight James Shera Montgomery
grand prelate of the District Fully
600 knights, fully uniformed, will at
tend this special service.
At the church tomorrow morning
DIR. Montgomery will deliver the bac.
calaureate sermon to the Lucy Webb
Hayes National Training School, in
cluding Sibley Memorial Hospital.
AT the evening service the newly
elected officers of the Metropolitan
Epworth League will be installed.
This candle-light installation service
viii be conducted by the District Ep-
worth League officers, and DR.. Mont.
gomery will make a brief address.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
"sLIPPING" is TOPIC.
Baptist Memorial to Religious Lib
erty Program Listed.

The subject tomorrow morning at
the National Baptist Memorial to Re-
ligious Liberty by the pastor, Rev.
Or. Cove G. johnson, will be slip
ping" At the evening gospel service
the pastor will answer questions of a
spiritual nature, taking for his sub
ject = Ask Me Another One" baptism
will follow
The fourth. annual banquet of the
young people viii be held at the
church next Wednesday evening.
Last Thursday evening at the
prayer meeting there was demon.
stration of Summer Bible school
given by group from the Fort Myer
Heights Baptist Church, which was
followed by a baptismal service at the
close. At the service next THURSDAY
there viii be further preparation fer
the Summer Bible school planned to
he held in the church for two weeks.
June 81 to July s.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
DR.. THOMPSON TO SPEAK.
Presiding Elder to Preach at AL
bright Church.

DR.. J. w. Thompson, presiding
elder of the York District of the Evan.
gelical Church, will preach at AL.
bright Memorial Church tomorrow at
IL o'clock. DIR. Thompson is a mem.
her of the committee in charge Of the
building of this memorial, and was
largely responsible for Its present To-
cation. He is also secretary OF the
board of publications of the Evangeli-
cal Church, member of the dea.
coness board of the Evangelical
Church. and has made great record
for church building in the York dis
trict.
AT 945 am. DR.. Thompson will ad-
dress the Mems Bible Glass. at 7:45
pm. the minister, Rev. G. E. Selma.
bel. will have as his subject THE
Power of an Endless Life"
Evening star., 1927-05-21
MEN TO BE IN CHARGE.
Special Services Planned at Con-
gregational Church.

The Mems Club of the Peoples Con
gregational Church, NJ street between
Sixth and Seventh streets, will be in
charge of the services tomorrow. At
II am. the minister, Rev. A F. Elmes,
will deliver a special sermon on BE
hold the Mani At 6:30 pm. the Y.
p. c. E. topic will be Bible Guide
Posts"
p. II. Bethea is master of cere'
monies. 3. c. Dodson, president of
the Federation of Mems Club in the
District of Columbia, will be the
speaker at the evening service.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
ACCOUNTING IS SOUGHT.
Central Methodist Episcopal Group
Takes Court Action.

The Central Methodist Episcopal
Church has asked the District
Supreme Court to compel an account.
ing by Jesse II. Foster, one of its
trustees, of the result of certain real
estate transactions covering proper.
ties and deeds of trust notes belonging
to the church.
Foster accepted the selection of act
ing for the other trustees in the
transactions and has received certain
money Of which he has not made
satisfactory reports to the church, it
is alleged. Attorney A. Coulter Wells
appears for the church.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Will Talk on ''Open Road. y

"The Open Road to God" will be
the sermon topic Of Rev. DR.. Frederic
w. Perkins, pastor of the First Uni.
versalist Church, tomorrow morning
at IL o'clock, at the Ambassador The.
ater, Eighteenth and Columbia road.
Glasses of the church school will con.
vene at the theater after the morning
service. At Z pm. at the parish
house, 1901 s street, devotional meet
ing OF the Young Peoples Christian
Union. Topic. Summer Opportunities
Tor the y. 2. c. u led by Miss Ruth
Marston.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
SERVICES ANNOUNCED.
Rev. DR.. II. 8. Smith Gives Pro
gram of Activities.

Rev. DIR. Herbert Scott Smith, rector
of ST. Margaret's Church Connecticut
avenue and Bancroft place, announces
tho. following services tomorrow:
Holy communion, 7:30 am; morning
prayer with sermon by the rector, II
o'clock: evensong with sermon by the
rector, 4:30 O'Clock. Candidates for con.
firmation will meet at $50 pm. with
the assistant minister in the study in
the parish house. This class will be
presented toe Bishop Freeman May 26
at the cathedral.
There will be two celebrations of
holy communion Ascension day, May
26. in st. Margaret's. at 7:S0 and at
IL am.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Campaign Is Closed

The evangelistic campaign conduct
ed by DIR. G. Wilson Becton and his
gospel feast party was brought to a
close at John Wesley A. M. f. Zion
Church, Fourteenth and Corcoran
streets. Wednesday night. Nearly
1875 members. professions or acces.
sions were witnessed during their four
and one-half weeks services. The
services will be conducted tomorrow
by Rev. Wallace w. McCary. The
pastor. DIR. H. T. Medford, is attend.
ing the Philadelphia and Baltimore
Annual Conference in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED.
Rev. Kyle Booth to Preach OF
Following Christ"

Rev. Kyle Booth, pastor of the
Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church, Massachusetts avenue and
Tenth street northeast, viii have for
his subject at the IL o'clock service
tomorrow morning Following Christ
All the Way"
At the 8 o'clock evening service DIR.
Booth will discuss the following ques.
tions from the question box: Must
one be sanctified after conversion in
order to be saved? What does it mean
TO be created in the Image" Of God? {?
In what way are they that mourn
Lord so often spoken Of in the Old
Testament?
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Ascension Church Fete.

The Young Peoples Society of Ascen.
sion Church will hold a carnival in the
Sunday School room of Ascension
Church, Twelfth street and Massachu-
setts avenue. June and 2, from to
IL pm. The proceeds Of the carnival
will be used toward the fulfillment of
a pledge to the rector by the Young
Peoples Society
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Second Baptist Services.

AT Second Baptist Church, Third
street between III and / streets, to-
morrow. the pastor, Rev. J. L. S. Hal
loman, will preach at II am. on ''The
Quality of the Christians Peace" The
Bible school will meet at $50 am. and
the B. I. 2. y. at Nm.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
WILL TALK ON FAITH.
Rev. DR.. r. B. Harris Announces
Subject of Sermon.

Rev. DR. Frederick Brown Harris,
pastor of Foundry Methodist Episco.
pal Church, will preach tomorrow
morning on THE Risk. of Faith" and
in the evening his subject will be
''rhe Text Of Preacher" the third
in series on Texts and Men"
Next Friday evening DR.. Harris will
deliver lecture on Snapshots From
the Capitals'of Europe" The Woman's
Guild will have a silver tea at the new
parsonage, $500 Thirty-sixth street,
next Thursday.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Many a man who can't even paddle
his own canoe imagines that he is ca
pable of steering the ship of state.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Mems Day Is Planned.

AT Lincoln Congregational Temple
tomorrow morning and evening there
will be special Mems day exercises.
Rev. r. w. Brooks will speak in the
morning on the theme, Masters of the
World" At the evening service DIR.
Moses r. Lowell, pastor of Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church will
speak.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
EVANGELlSTIC SERVICES
s FOR FALLS CHURCH
Activities of Presbyterians to Be-
gin Monday and Continue
Through Friday.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, May 2l.--
Evangelistic services will be held in
the Presbyterian Church here, begin.
ming Monday and continuing through
Friday.
Rev. J. Lowrey Fendrick, jr., pastor
of the Second Presbyterian Church
Of Elizabeth. n. j., will preach each
night.
There will be special music each
night, with congregational singing
led by a cornetist.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Breaking the precedent of permit.
ting only Swedish firms to exhibit,
foreign advertising media displays
will be shown this year at the Annual
Swedish Industries Fair at Goteborg,
Sweden.
The Washington times., 1927-12-22

FIREMAN finds note
threatening death to victims
( twin sister, Marjorie. Police
guard home.
The Washington times., 1927-12-22

bought suit OF underwear, a pair
OF black gloves and black hat.
The underwear and gloves were Of
heavy material.
The man seemed to be IN great
haste and was extremely impatient
while his purchases were being
wrapped. The proprietor of the
store said he recognized his GUS
toner from photographs OF the
Parker murder suspect which had
been printed in Seattle newspapers.
Proprietor Fellows
After paying over the $50 gold
certificate, the man left, The
stofekeepef followed him to the
street but was too late to learn II
he left on foot or In an automobile.
Chief Cline asked Seattle Officers
to take every precautlon against
the suspects escape, especially sug.
gesting that steamships and the
Canadian line be watched
Los Angeles officers made ar.
rangenients today to 90 by airplane
TO Seattle. Chief Cline Is expected
TO be among their number.
The Best Lead
there Ii no mistake in fhe
number of this bill and the 1denti.
ficati0n OF the Seattle storekeeper
of Hickman, this is positively The
man we want, Cline declared, TT
stands out by itself as our bes,
lead and we. are practically con,
WINGED that it will bring the de.
sired results. .
Perry M. Parker, father OF the
kidnapped girl, turned over as 32O
gold certificates az ransom for, his
daughter last Saturday night. re.
ceiving back the Tnutilated BODY OF
his child.
The serial numbers OF all the
bills were Immediately broadcast by
police.
Before the. Seattle clue developed
the sefach for Hickman had cen.
tered around Santa Ana, in Orange
county.
Squads of heavily armed guards
were rushed to that place last night
on the heels OF a report that Hick.
man had been seen At Ontario near
santa Ana, and had asked directions
concerning the least used" road to
Tia Juana.
Positively identified
Hickman was positively identified
BY g. F. Kaufman, Orange county
resident who, It was said, knew him
when he worked in a Los Angeles
bank, according to information At
the sheriff's office here.
kaufman rushed to the nearest
telephone and called Los Angeles
police.
Guards have been posted along
every known highway in the county
while sheriff'se posse. augmented
by citizen volunteers, are ACQUIRING
the woods between.
Before the two new clues de.
veloped, authorities had begun to
consider two theories. suggested
by the failure of the fine.comb
search to reveal Hickmans where
abouts.
One theory was that the alleged
slayer had committed suicide. prob
ably drowning himself in some out
Of the way place where his body
will remain undiscovered indefinitely,
The other theory, given credence
by police, was that young Hickman
The Washington times., 1927-12-22

the youth had been lyncHed BY his
cell mates.
HARTFORD, Ark, Dec. ~.
wooded hills Of the OzArks-the
boyhood playground Of William Ed
ward Hickman, accused murderer
Of Marion Parker at Los Angeles
may be the refuge Of the youthful
suspect.
Sheriff Shaw admitted today that
he had heard rumors that the youth
was in this section but expressed
serious doubt that Hickman would
return to Hartford for fear OF being
recognized.
Young Hickman was born in this
county. here he. lived until 4 years
ago when his family moved to
Kansas City. :
A report reached the sherifs or
flee here last night that a youth
fitting the description OF Hickman
had passed through Oklahoma City
and was headed in this direction.
The Washington times., 1927-12-22
ROC EPT MADE 0RESUSdTA7E TRAPPED MEN ON s
zM2 zeI9ss ~ s..ER x.4sG AVID sL4Yns
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e.i-a ssat performed for the hrst
time ii the history Of marine res,
cue has been going >on since 10
o'clock last night.
eGs n. Scott, the last diver down,
returned to the surface at s o'clock
tlils morning. He reported, as did
Ain comrades who preceded him,
that there was no sign 0f life
within tl6 crypt Of steel The sub.
marine tender Falcon oscillated to
the S.a through the night but re.
celved no answering signals.
Water il smooth Now
I Shortly after "a. M divers ~.
aurAed operations, making survey
Of conditions near the bow of the
81 preparatory to an attempt 10
attach po1toofs.
The weather continues favorable
Aespite persistink storm warning.
Al northeast wind ii blowing, but
The water Il calm enough TO permit
diving operations.
Divers reported today that there
q less mud around the submarines
bow than they expected and Il fair
weather continues, pontoons will
be Immediately adjusted to each
end Of chain slung below the
G.4's hull.
The adjustment of the pontoons
and subsequent raising operations
win take two days under the most
favorable conditions. Lieut.. Cofndr.
Edward Ellsbure. directing the sal.
wage work told International News,
Work All Night
Under q sky powder.sukared
with stars, the salvage fleet work.
ed throughout the night. AT dawn,
the double hose attached to the
SC tube of the S.lss torpedo COM
partment was still throbbing
oxygen into the chamber of death.
IF there is any life left on board
the 81 we hope that the fresh air
being supplied may revive any who
etill lives, but may he iincon-
eclotie," said EliBbnra.
he eAtilnated that four hours Of
pumping should resuscitate an un.
The Washington times., 1927-12-22

In jail as ! forgery suspect. grOping
in 4 dark tank where 50 other
prisoners were asleep, touched the
half reclining form Of the hanged
youth.
Meadows struck q match and be.
held. horror.stricken. Il perfect hang
mans moose dangling from a rafter.
The lower end OF the scarf had
been frightened around the dead
boys neck and held his head sus-
pended about sir inches from an
upper bunk. with the body half
propped on the cot.
The man had been horribly beaten
and nearly all his clothing torn off
before he was rescued By police.
An investigation, police said,
showed Mccoy had absolutely no
connection with the Parker murder.
While police said they were con-
WINGED that Young Mccoy had COM
mitted suicide, officers We're detailed
to investigate the possibility that
The Washington times., 1927-12-22

conscious man. More than double
that time has elapsed and there
has been no message received from
inside the sub, However, it was
admitted that the victims might be
Ia such d mental and physical con.
ditfon that they would be unable
TO signal.
1t was TUG Wilson ana Joe
Eiben, working In the icy depths
from 9 o'clock until 1870 o'clock
last night. who attached the air
line to the T9haped tbiIster,, on
the hull Of the submarine.
The sc submarine communication
tubes are used for oscillation pur-
poses. The success OF the aIr.sup-
plying measure depended upon
whether or not the crew within had
left the inner valve open
The divers determined that this
valve must have been left open and
The Washington times., 1927-12-22

that oxygen was going into the in.
side Of the torpedo room through
reading the gauge attached to the
air hose. The reading showed that
two pounds Of pressure Of air was
pouring through the hull This was
raised eventually TO IL pounds prse-
sure when another air line was at
tached to the second vent Of the
SC tube BY Diver Tom Eadis at
11:45 p. m.
In between the pumping. the
feted air. laden with carbon monox-
ide in the chamber was drawn out.
A sample Of this Air ls being an
alyzed. superficial examination of
1t showed a mixture OF rancid oil.
phenomena Navy experts were tn-
able to explain immediately
The Washington times., 1927-12-22

had disguised himself as woman
and picked his way through the
network Of guards to the open
country.
BOlstering the latter theory. was
a report from @. +. 1'ruscheil, Cul.
yer City garage and motorcycle
policeman. that q person believed to
be the suspect had left his overcoat
at the garage on the afternoon Of
the kidnapping AZ security for five
gallons Of gasoline.
This man, it was said. was accom-.
panied BY woman. The overcoat
was declared to be the one worn BY
the man who took the little girl
from her school by rnse last
Thursday.
The Washington times., 1927-12-22
Prisoner Beaten Up
As Kidnap Suspect
Hangs Himself in Cell

Los ANGELES, Dec. 22.--Arl in.
quest will be held today into the
death of Ralph Mccoy a luckiess
victim OF the mob frenzy aroused
by the Marian Parker kidnapping
and murder.
Mccoy, who was badly beaten late
yesterday by mob Under the i'm.
preston he was William Edward
Hickman, accused of the Parker
murder, committed suicide in the
city jail. f
The youth was caught in mad
chase after he had robbed South
Main Street clothing store proprie-
tor Of ssl.SO and fled with the
money.
z Three hours later, Fred Meadows.
The Washington times., 1927-12-22
$50 Bill Used to Ransom Slain
Girl Turns Up In Seattle

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the store where the owner. after
viewing 1t. said he was positive
that Hickman had been in his store.
Chief OF Police w. III. Soaring
took immediate charge of the inG
vestigation. Every man in the
police department was called in for
duty.
City Il CoEnbed
BY midnight Seattle was being
combed in one Of the most thorough
man hunts In the cIty's history.
Hotels, lodging houses and apart
ments were being searched from
garrett to cellar. Automobiles were
being sumfnarIly stopped and their
occupants questioned. All high.
ways, bus stations and railway
stations were being closely watched.
News Of the hot tip. was also
flashed 10 towns along the Aneri-
can and Canadian border.
Police refused to disclose the
name Of the owner OF the store
whore Hickman il thought to have
made purchase with his blood
money
See Capture Soon
Although police admitted early
today that the sispect had not beer
cAutured. they are of the opinion
that the net will close on him with
In the next ~ hours.
Detectives advanced the theor:
that the alleged slayer Of ths
Parker girl would probably try te
take advantage Of the many sail
ings ia the Orient from this port
or else try to make his way across
the Canadian border.
Immigration > officials are coop
Grating with police to circumSen,
this avenue Of escape.
The Washington times., 1927-12-22
Los Angeles Police
Believe Hickman Is
Hiding in Seattle

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 22 The
scene Of the greatest man-hunt in
the history Of the Pacific Coast
today shifted suddenly from Orange
county. California, to Seattle.
Wash, where it was reported one
Of the $40 gold certificates paid to
the kidnaper and slayer Of little
Marion Parker had been located.
William Edward Hickman. 10.
year.old former bank clerk, who Is
suspected Of the fieifdish crime, is
believed to have spent the $50 bill
in q Seattle clothing store last
night. Seattle police reported that
they expect to have the slayer in
custody within "a hours.
Clue Telegraphed
Information Of the Seattle clue
was telegraphed to Chief Of Detec,
tives Herman Cline of Los, Angeles
: by Chief of Detectives Kent of
Seattle.
The Seattle police officer told
Cline that a $50 gold certificate
numbered K6s01S970 had been
passed In i clothing store IN that
city shortly before Q o'clock last
night.
According to Captain Cline,s In
formation, the purchaser appeared
to be cold and travel.worn. lie
The Washington times., 1927-12-22

the youth had been lyncHed By hi.
cell mates.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-01
"INFLUENCE"
(Wichita Eagle.)

Something happened country little
picture it that should be Carrol
to it.
Judgment the lower Carroll will
acquitted that
at party
did conviction
the the picture
the fact that New City
ton that Influence" doesn't
there is
efecual against the
York City Carroll of the towns
He popular with the
ivelier element which
mind which allowed him pull off his hilarious also
him that III trouble should
all right Trouble
friends felt they could
he lost incidental
be taken that
carried the to the door the
the door their
debauchng
its ideas of Influence
than it has displayed in long, long
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-01
( Adjournment Unconsidered

die adjournment wednesday
without consideration of the
probably tossed off the winning
governor. n - :
The empowering governor to call an
the emergency nferenialy
clothed the executive with emergency
existed legislature the duty of meeting
that emergency.
The resolution by the
existed provision
its power to act having been
In his call the
to the that
so days after the legislature legislature
money available until July 49,
assuming day
While it is believed that regular session
highway more nearly
approxmated the wishes
the fact remains that the
standings through
will be accepted the right
solution
adjourning day convened
in special session without considering
included plainly provisions
relating
stability the
branches of
appears legislature have allowed
judgment
their against Hunm them into unconstitutional
act that will eventually
weaken the standing legislature
The legislature appropriation
bill highway it
whether the business whether
appointment receiver of
inability o
may been any
its illegal due
and that belief motvatg
open to the various interpretations that will be given it,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-01
California Points Way

the of
not
of southern California
does necessarily Angeles
Nevertheless Arizona
Springs valley
They know what they have got in southern California and they
how sell o o
Douglas civic organizations
of
prentable
dress that the whole world something
At that today, southern California
look Arizona Cereals
by-produ ready
good market Los
the in
advertising, having built city of million
and would though Los Angeles might decide
Arizona for exploitation and development
With the greatest valley the her
i'll exploitation program
colonization city
should stulfy
might be offered by southern California.
With
Douglas
entanglng
community profit by
in
The mistake that
time
California valleys with they years
behind their fortunate neighbors
survey valley conservative
acre produce
than optimistic promises based nothing but