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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
TELLS POLICE
!. HEIDI ENTIRE
JOB HIMSELF
Prison Coach Taking Youthful
Murderer to Los Angeles
Bristles With Guards
ALL PRECAUTTON TAKEN
Prisoner Says He win Accept
Imposition Of Death Penal.
ty Without Delay
ALL PRECAUTION TAKEN

Hickman Train, En- Route 10 Los
Angeles, Dec. 26.-R-William
Edward Hickman's trail Of crime led
him toward an ominous climax 70.
day as his Pullman car prison ap-
preached Los Angeles bearing not
only the captive but also an %.
palling confession Of how he kid
naped. murdered and mutilated
Marian Parker and then sold the
butchered body to her father.
Although the prison coach
bristled with guards and the train
moved through southern California
towns with the least possible delay,
cries anger arose amon1 crowds
which had gathered at various stop.
ping places to see the youthful out
law after the news Was spread that
he had fully confessed.
Admits killinr
Hickman's admission that he
alone was responsible for the killing
Of the little girl and the dissection
OF the body was officially announced
last night by District Attorney Asa
keyes Of Los Angeles. Keyes and
other officers had been erillinr
Hickman since early yesterday
some hours after leaving Pendleton.
Ore. where he was captured. The
youth confessed to the kidnapinn.
Immediately after his capture but
had steadfastly refused to admit
tnat ne was the murderer Of his
little captive.
The confession. details Of which
werel announced by Keyes. declared
that Hickman had strangled the
girl to death with Z dish towel and
cut her body 20 pieces in bath tub
Of his quarters in the Bellevue
apartments, Los Angeles, 4 few
hours before delivering the torso to
Perry NJ. Parker, the distracted
father, who gave him $500 in the
hope Of having Marian returned
alive.
Confession il Hideous
So hideous were parts u the con-
fession that Keyes threatened 10
withhold some Of the details from,
the public.
Hickman was said to have told
keyes he would be willing to plead
guilty to murder and kidnapping and
would accept imposition Of the death
penalty without delay. He seeming
~ had adopted IN attitude Of in
difference after unburdening him.
self.
The youth showed no spirit q hs
was led out to face crowds and cam
eras. Shackled to . big detective.
he was SO broken % the journey
neared its end that he could not hold
up his head.
Details Of Confession
Keyes' statement Of the details Of
the confession were, in substance,
as follows:
About six months ago, somewhere
near the time Hickman was dis.
charged from the bank and put un-
der probation for forging checks.
he first thought Of kidnapping o !
means Of making money to spend
for college education. He took IN
automobile from DR.. Herbert L.
Mantz, in Kansas City, 1t the point
Of gun and eventually drove i to
CONTINUE IN -s9e two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
ENRAlGED WHEN
GIRL ASKS him
NOT TO, CALL
Shooting Occurs Yesterday as
Couple Returns From Visit
With Girls Sister
HER CONDITION CRITICAL
Man Fires Three Shots Into
Her Body, Then Goes Home
and Commits Suicide
HER CONDITION CRITICAL

Anamoose, N. D., Dec. 27 R) Dis.
missed by the girl to whom he had
been paying attention for some time,
William Rath, son Of q farmer near
here. is dead by his own hand
and the girl, Miss Lillian Filler, is
in Harvey hospital in a critical
condition as 4 result of gun shots
in her body, received Sunday when
the enraged boy fired three shots
at her.
The double shooting occurred
about 1890 p. m. Monday, when
Rath and Miss Filler were returning
to the Filler home after visit to
the girls sister, Mrs. Herman Lang.
Becomes Enraged
According to the girls young
brother, who accompanied the pair
to his sisters home and was with
them when they started home, Miss
Filler told Rath that she thought it
wise that he stop calling on her.
Rath became cnraged and drove his
+. car, q small coupe with q truck
body, at a furious rate Of speed for
several miles, then came to . sud-
den halt and cried:
"This is the place you are going
to die!"
Rath reached for his gun, and
Miss Filler and her brother jumped
from the car and ran down the road
toward an approaching machine.
Rath called after them, saying he
would not harm the girl but that he
was going to take his own life. Miss
Filler returned to the car in an at
tempt to persuade the youth to put
up the gun. AS she appre Ached him
he fired at her, the first shot pene-
trating her left arm and tho left
lContinued on page tW0l
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
Quain to Give Talk
at Legion Meeting

DR.. E. P. Quain will give q talk on
his trip through Europe at the reg
ular meeting Of the local American
Legion post Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock at the A. O. u w. hall,
and it is expected that there will be
q large attendance. The lecture will
be illustrated with motion pictures.
Each Legionnairc is asked to pre-
pare short and snappy New Years
resolution to be given at the meet
ing, and magnificent prize has
been provided to be awarded to the
one giving the best resolution.
Lunch will be served at the close
OF the business session. The COM
mittee in charge Of this weeks pro-
gram includes w. H. Patrick, C. ].
Lynch and Lyman A. Baker.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
COLONEL L[NDbERCH MAKES PLANS FOR
675-MILE FLIGHT TO GUATEMALA CITY
Tomorrow's Trip Will Be Over
Rough, Mountainous C0un.
try, Largely Unsettled-Will
Take About Nine Hours
Mother to Return Home by
Plane

Mexico City, Dec. 27.-R)-Utiliz-
ing every spare moment Of his
time, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
today was nearing the end Of his
preparations for 4 flight over
rounegh, mountainous country, large
~ unsettled, to Guatemala City,
Guatemala.
Some time between 6 and z tomor-
row the lone eagle viii. start trip
of CTS miles over country which few
travellers and not many explorers
have seen. Allowing for head
winds, it is estimated that the
Spirit Of St. Louis will cover the
distance in nine hours.
Mother to See Hop.off
His mother is expected to see
what she has never beheld before
the hop-off Of her son on one Of his
famed flights. As he disappears
over the mountains, Mrs. Lindbergh
will start her return trip to her De-
troit class room in the plane that
brought her here. She will stop at
Tampico, San Antonio, Texas, and
indianapolis. She expects to arrive
in Detroit at nightfall Thursday or
shortly afterwards.
Fresh strawberries, now abundant
here, will be taken by Mrs. Lind
bergh to Mrs. Henry Ford.
Lindbergh, while not adhering to
any schedule, expects to stay two
days in each Central American cap.
ital. He plans to arrive at Havana
while the Pan-American conference,
which opens January Is, is in ses-
sion. It is also probable that he
will fly to Porto Rico before he re-
turns to st. Louis.
Lindy Makes Several Flights
Lindbergh made four flights IN
the Ford plane which brought hil
mother here, taking up number Of
women who never had flown before
Once, because Of the crowd that
surged around the plane, Lindbergh
plainly showed his annoyance. He
left the plane and threatened t.
abandon the flights. The Officers
rallied, however, and drove back the
crowds and Lindbergh continued hia
flying.
At the first and only all-American
affair in his honor, Lindbergh met
several thousand Of his fellow
American residents in Mexico City
at ap ambassadorial reception. IN
hahaM Of the Ameriacn colony. Am.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
NAVY HELPS IN
EFFORT TO FIND
MISSING PLANE
Dirigible Los Angeles and Two
Destroyers Are Searching
Ocean Wastes
WEATHER UNFAVORABLE
Ships Officers Believe Plane
Was Dashed to Pieces If It
Landed on Sea
WEATHER UNFAvORABLE

New York, Dec. 27.-(R1-Thc
naval dirigible Los Angeles and two
destroyers today were searching the
ocean wastes between Cape Cod and
Sable Island, N. S., for the amphi-
bian plane, Dawn, missing since Fri
day night with its crew Of three
men and q woman.
The search was Handicapped by
lack of definite information as to
the planes whereabouts since II
was reported passing over Cape
Cod shortly after Z o'clock Friday
night, two hours after it had taken
off from Roosevelt Field, New York,
for Harbor Grace, N. F., on the
first lap on a projected flight to
Croydon, England.
Search by the navy followed an
nouncement by the Canadian gov
ernment wireless station on Sable
island, operated by the Marconi
company, that on Sunday night an
interrupted message. signed with
the call letters of the Dawn, was
heard, reporting the plane in trou-
BILE.
r. C. A. Station Hears Call
The Radio Corporation Of Amer
lea said its station at Chatham,
Mass, had picked up an unidenti-
fled message at 9:45 Sunday night,
the same hour as that reported by
the Sable island station. The mes
sage was broken up by interference
and static.
Upon the theory the Dawn sent
its message from the vicinity, of
Sable Island, the navy department
today directed its search there,
Starting this morning at point 20
miles off Cape Cod, Lieutenant
Commander Rosendahl. Of the Los
Angeles, planned to cruise to q point
20 miles east of Sable Island. Then,
if the search was unproductive, he
said, he would return along a line
20 miles to the westward of his
first course.
In addition to the Los Angeles,
the destroyers Sturtevant and Ma
han from the Boston navy yards
were ordered to search the waters
between Cape Code and Sable Is
land.
Gales and High Seas Prevail
Gales, high seas and snow squalls
prevailed from Saturday morning
until early Sunday in the vicinity
Of Sable Island. Officers of some
30 ships, arriving at Halifax over
the weekend, expressed the opinion
that if the Dawn had landed on the
sea it would have been dashed to
pieces quickly. One theory was
that ice formations on the wings
had forced the plane down..
The crew Of the Dawn, in addition
to Mrs. Grayson and Brice Colds
borough, navigator, included Oskar
Omdal as pilot and Fred Koehler
as motor expert.
X Confidence that Mrs. Grayson
would be found safe was expressed
by her father, A. J. Wilson, whose
family have moved from their
country home into improvised
quarters in Mr.. Wilson's Muncie,
Ind, store, in order to keep in close
touch with newspaper dispatches
on the Search
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
HAIL DAMAGE !
WARRANTS ARE
BEING MAILED
Only q Few Remain TO Be
Written-17,00 Claims Re-
quire 10000 Warrants

Despite valiant efforts By The
state hail insurance department snd
State Auditor John Steen, some
North Dakota farmers who hava
claims for hail indemnity failed %
get checks covering their losses BY
Christmas.
With plenty Of money in its in
demnity fund, Il was the aim of hall
insurance department. officials to
complete the work of writing and
mailing the warrants before the hol.
idays but the number proved xyoot-
er than thy COULD manage.
A large force has been busy n
the hail insurance departments o.
flee checking over the lossas, d.
ducting taxes . required BY Law
and re-checkine 70 90 that the
claimant gets the amount dno him.
In some instances the work has boon
complicated By tie fact that claizn-
ants have assigned their clain6s,
others have directo6 that tlxoiI
claims b Transferred, 8 port, q =
creditora while still 0khGro ~ ~
vided between londlords and -
ants.
Upon completion q tlie vorlr -
| statements ayo 1aa6o 90 on1 e1
fled - tho o1oto AHI1i1g. ~ 49, 66
| the wny1oato oa1 r. ~ 11I1lsi1 T.
ths insurance. depoFe A. -
Only ! 3sw warsasts rouIlull =
- written. & WaD 6o8 o1, G
4 y hopoa q eoenpeoeo I - sk 10y
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
5 Fatally Burned
After Kerosene
Stove Expl0des

Youngstown, Ohio, Dec. IT,
(AP)-A mother, her three
children and their uncle werc
fatally burned in their home
here last night when . kerosene
stove exploded and trapped the
victims in = hallway.
Firemen found the bodies Of
Mrs. Lefty Duffy, rs; and Will
liam. s; Harmon. 4; and John
Jr., 4 months, in the ruins Of the
house. William Duffy. 80, died
this morning. The father, John
Duffy, Sr., had gone to = store
to get ice cream for 4 holiday
supper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
OF
COUNTY DADS
TO BE AIRED
Commissioners of All Counties
in State to Meet Here
January II TO 19

Problems encountered by county
commissioners in financing and
building county roads and the rela-
tion of the county road system to
the state highway system will be
the principal items discussed when
the County Commissioners. Associa-
tion Of North Dakota meets here
January II to 10.
The official program for the con-
ventioh shows that more attention
will be given to roads than to any
other problem which will be consid-
cred and q number of experts on
the subject are scheduled to ad-
dress the convention. Among these
arc E. O. Hathaway, district engi-
neer for the federal bureau of pub
lie roads, st. Paul, and H. C. Frahm,
chief engineer Of the state highway
department. j. j. Ermatinger, Sec
retary of the state highway commits
sion, will discuss the relationship
between the county highway sys-
TENS, as they are contemplated by
the general road-building policy of
the state, and the state highway
system.
Governor to Talk
c. L. Young, Bismarck city attor-
ney, will deliver the formal address
of welcome on opening day and Will
liam Krekow Stutsman county,
president of the association, will
give the response. An address by
Governor A. G. Sorlic will be the
feature Of the first days program.
Most Of the executive work Of the
convention will be done by commit
tees which will be appointed on the
opening day. Nominations also will
be made on the opening day but the
election of officers will not be held
until the closing day of the conven-
tion. The next convention city also
will be selected at the final session
Of the convention.
Officers Of the association, in ad-
dition to Krekow, are: August
Krantz, Ward county, vice presi-
dent; j. F. Strauss, Wells county,
secretary-treasurer; II. r. Brown
lee, Cass county; L. F. Lesmeister'
Pierce county; Ed K.omrey. Botti-
neau county; John Moller, Pembina
county and Wallace Keyes. Emmons
county, directors.
Complete Program
Tho program in full follows:
Tuesday, Jan. II
1000 a. nj.
Assembly Of members at Rex
Theatre.
Payment Of dues and registra-
200 p. m.
Address of Welcome-C. L. Young
city attorney.
Response-Wm. Krekow, presi.
dent County Commissioners Asso-
citation.
Roll call Of officers ana members
registration.
Appointment Of committees:
Question box.
I Resolutions.
Finance
Bylaws.
Nominations.
Address--Governor A. G. Sorlie.
General discussion.
Wednesday, Jan. Is
$3.50 .. m.
Enrolment Of members, payment
Of dues, etc.
Roll call Of members.
Reading Of minutes Of last meet.
ing. q
l1:OO .. N. +
Remarks BY ]. ]. Ermatinsetl
secr1tary North Dakota Department
q State Highway., on @County Sys.
tenn Of Highways"
General discussion.
$50 p. m.
Address--E. o. Hathaway. Bursau
[cf Ppblic Roads.
Address-H. G. Frahm, Chisf En-.
eineer State Highway Commission
General discussion Of road prob
lsms.
Thursday, Jan. 10
$50 q. n.
Report Question box committee
CONTINUED on page two)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27

Four unsuccessful attempts chilli winter winds avaii
York the Dawn Harbor Newfoundland
pilot
Godsborough, navigator.
passing
drigble
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-01
WOMANS CAMP AT
HIPASS PROVES
Il DECIDED SUCCESS

The Young Women 5 Christian
Association camp has just closed
their most successful woman S camp.
The speakers included Miss Rhoda
Foster, national regional secretary
for the Pacific coast Y W c. A.,
Miss Margaret Z. O'Connell, gener-
al secretary CT the !. w. c. A. in
San Diego and Miss Edith Hansen,
formerly of the Hawaiian Islands.
The speakers Wee much impressed
with che local camp and eompli-
mented the directors on the modern
equipment.
The camp is now open to the gem
eral public with shady cottages for
rent and meals served each day.
The permanent guests include:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ". Campbell of FL
Centre; Mrs F Bohr and family of
alexieo; Mrs. J. d. Lombard Of
IN giewood and Mrs. F. Weed and
T. aily of Holtville.
A.iss Louise F. Kelley, general
:, tary, leaves for her home in
Lll.land the first of July.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-01
Suggestions For
Holiday Picnic

Fourth Of July might well be
called the "Great American Picnic
Day for all thoughts are centered
ON out-of doors-baseball, auto ex-
plorationS and the discovering of a
new picnic spot, or a trip to one s
mountain shack.
The toothsome morsels of fine
spring chicken fried to golden brown
aud each piece wrapped in its in
dividual waxed paper covering, rep
resents the longest time spent in
the preparation of the leafs. = Po-
tato chips offer n picnicky accom-
paniment for the chicken. 1t gives
added zest to the finished offering
if the guest s own hand extracts
the fat, juicy tomatoes previously
skinned and chilled from their pa
per lined, tin box, arranges them
on the nests of crisp lettuce with Il
garnishing of bread and butter pie
kles, and adds to each service 4
goodlv supply of mayonnaise from
the large jar in the hamper. 1t
becomes guest S own handiwork and
nobody thinks of the organization
and thought behind the apparently
unassorted ingredients which the
planner casually hands out with a
few simple directions for assemb-
ling,
1hermos bottles of coffee. the
cream for which is packed in the
tin box with the cool lettuce, jar
of fresh sliced pineapple, the best
of thirst quenching desserts with
home made cake, and candy and
nuts in red boxes to represent fire
crac kers, complete the menu.
Spread the repast on a Fourth of
July paper table cloth with paper
napkins, plates and forks. Stiff
wax paper cups will last long
enough for the hot coffee. The
amount of food necessary will de-
pend ON how many appear when the
feast is laid but by assembling the
salad at the last minute and having
everything in jars or tins, an ample
supply can be provided with little
waste.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-01
Grapefruit Men
Plan New Plant

The authorization of the new
board to build a packing house ade-
quate for all present needs was the
chief action yesterday at the meet
ing of the imperial Valley Grape
fruit Growers association which
took place in Imperial.
The packing house, which will be
of sufficient size to contain mod
ern equipment for packing the fruit
will be erected presumably at FL
Centre or in its environs.
Newly elected board of directors
comprises Dr.. w. W. Apple, John
+. Waterman, j. NJ. Grafton, W. IL.
Brooks, and h. T. Holt
The financial report of the asso-
citation for the Year just closed
showed conditions to be favorable.
There has been 100 per cent
growth in membership during the
year and the coming season will
see considerable expansion, it is un-
derStOOd
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-01
Police Court Has
Busy Month

\ total Of $2.686 in fines, was
collected in city court during the
month If June. The police docket
shows that 104 persons were brought
to headquarters, four cases being
turned over to the county author
tiles while the remaining 100 were
disposed OF in city court.
The highest fine paid during the
month was $500, y. Kuma and ).
Tokuyasco each being penalized to
that extent for convictions on
charges of unlawful possession of
Intoxicating LIQUORS. Tokuyasco,
however. had the day previous paid
5000 for similar Offense which
made a total of 800 for the two
violations. $. Ishamaru also paid
a $500 fine for unlawful possession
of intoXicants.
The highest penalty imposed was
against Sesario Jimenez, who enter
ed IA plea of guilty to charge OF
being in possession of concealed
weapon.
He was sentenced to pay . fine
of $500 or spend six months in jail.
He was committed to the custody OF
the sheriff in default of payment of
the fine.
\ total of $3.50 was collected for
minor traffic violations. OF this
amount $42 was assessed against
speeders while the 1923 was for
parking and Other minor violations
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-01

George Rackcnmaeker of Los An.
gelcs and three other children that
are still at home with the mother.
The deceased moved into Impe-
rial Valley about nine years ago
and took up farming interests near
Calexico. He later was interested
in ranching near floltville. The
family moved to Chino, near Pc
mona, about two years ago but
much of his time was spest in the
valley as he still held stock inter.
ests here.
The body was removed TO the
undertaking parlors of Patterson
Hotchkiss and Moore in Pomona.
from where the funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon mt $50 o clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-01

from Beaumont where she went to
VISIT her parents. She was detained
several weeks caring for her mother
who was taken ILL.,
Friends of Walter Austin will be
pleased to Know he is much i'm
proved in health. He is still stop
ping at Jaeuma.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. o. Miller, who has been quite i'll,
is improving.
The Ambort sale which was held
Tuesday, was largely attended.
lunches having been served to
about 600.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-01
Ask Me Another
U. S. GEOGRAPHY

!. In what state does the Rio
Grande rise'
,. Name the capital of South Car
olina.
8. Name the largest body of wat
er within the borders of the United
States.
t What two states are bordered
by eight other states!
). What river forms the bound
airy between South Carolina and
Georgia?
G. Name the states having ports
on both the Atlantic and the Great
Lakes.
T. Are there more states east of
the Mississippi river than there are
west of it,
S. Name the three great sounds
along the sea coast of the United
States.
Q. In what state is Mount San
Francisco
TO- Name the largest island in
Guided within the borders of the 40
states.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-01
Death Fails 70
Stop Cameras

FRESNO, Cal, July death
may bring a note Of real tragedy
into the make believe world of a
motion picture company on location,
but the making of the picture must
90 ON.
Wednesday the swirling rapids
Of MERGED river claimed the life OF
Ethel Hall, "a, double for Dorothy
Dwan, film star, during the filming
81 Tom Mix picture.
Yesterday the film camp was
hushed and cameras stood idle. To
day Dorothy Dwan S double is gone
but cameras grind and the final
scenes of the adventure film are
being enacted.
Miss Halls body was brought
here early today to the home of her
mother, Mrs. John Gee. \ cOroner's
jury gave the cause of the actress
death as conclusion of the brain
sustained when she was hurled
through the boulder-studdcd rapids
Of MERGED river. Her husband of
a few weeks, John Drayer, who was
playing "A theater engagement in
Seattle at the time Of the accident,
will arrive in Fresno tonight.
The famous Chewaek ranch, near
Winthrop, Washington, has been
purchased for $4,000 and will be
run as a cattle and dairy project.