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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-03
Hickman S Parents
Paint Picture OF
Youths S Home Life

HALL OF JUSTICE, LOS ANGELES,
Feb 2 R)-The sanity trial of William
Edward Hickman today produced an
intimate picture of his early Arkansas
home life, painted from the witness
stand by his father, mother and
brother, and left in trial evidence the
heavy knife with which he killed Mar
ian Parker The sixth trial day also
brought the first of Hickmans alien
lists to the defense of, his plea of in
sanity.
A broad shouldered, ruddy faced
father, whose testimony of his family
unhappiness broke him down sobbing,
testified the early life of the defend
ant had been affected by melancholy,
weeping mother, He related the as
serted threats of ahe nervous and
peculiar" mother to kill him and their
five children. He told of her showing
signs of insanity from their early
married life, down to when her doc
tors told him she was "crazy"
The witness, on the other hand, ad-
mitted to Prosecuting Attorney Asa
Keyes that, before his wife was sent
to an asylum for short period, he
had stated to the committing officials
that he never had seen any signs of
insanity until she attempted suicide a
few months earlier.
The father denied that he believed
his alleged relations with other women
had caused his wife's unhappy condi-
ton. He admitted that when he left
his family in 1920 that he married
again across the border in northern
Mexico.
The gray-haired, Unconditional moth
er, in sharply metallic accents and
tone, testified that she remembered a
"few times when she threatened to
kill her husband She testified she
attempted suicide Is years ago because
nobody seemed to want or care about
her." and she might as well die"
Women jurors were visibly affected
when they inspected the murder wea-
pom, and the morgue photographs of
the victims mutilated body. The ex-
hibits we're put in evidence by the
defense for the first time placing in
the sanity trial objects horribly con-
Meeting the defendant to his crime.
The second defense alienist, DR.. R.
o. Shelton of Los Angeles, was eX-
planning to the jury his medical opin-
ion that the prisoner suffered the
worst form of denentia praecox'' when
the session was adjourned until Fri
day.
A swiftly moving panorama of wit
nesSes and evidence, marked the prog
ress of the trial.
Naomi Britton, teacher at the school
which Marian attended, told of Hick-
mans asking for the girl on the pre-
text that her father had been injured
on December Is, the day he kidnapped
her.
Mrs. Marion Bolt, supervisor g
teacher of the school, testified to re-
leasing Marian to Hickman without a
doubt in her mind as to the truth OF
the story he told. She said he was
we'll groomed, calm and quiet in his
address.
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FRENCH SENATE ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER TREATYWI'TE1 UNlTEDSTATES

PARIS, Feb. 2 The senate,
pervaded by "the spirit of LO-
carno," cheered M. BRAND, the
foreign minister, today, when he
announced that the sixth arbitra-
ton treaty negotiated by France
in accord with the compromise
pact with Germany, will probably
be signed by France and the
United States on or before Febru-
ary 6 on the occasion of the 15Oth
anniversary of the treaty of al
lance between Louis XVI and the
revolving American colonies.
M. BRAND, in replying to Gus
tav Stresemann, German foreign
secretary, relative to the Rhine
land occupation, remarked that
the German minister was animat-
ed by conciliatOry motives, but he
noticed at LOcarnO that whenever
Herr Stresemann held out his
hand, it seemed to be with tn
hope of pulling it back with
something in it.
France has given all she pro-
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AMERICAN MINING
INSTITUTE HONORS
HERBERT HOOVER
Secretary Of Commerce Is
Awarded Gold Medal For
Achievements

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (R Herbert
Hoover, secretary of commerce, has
been awarded the gold medal of the
American Institute of Mining and
Metalurgical Engineers for achieve
ment in mining" it was announced TO-
day. 1t will be presented at the an
nual banquet of the institute here on
Feb. 81
The award recognized Mr.. Hoovers
work as a mining engineer here and
abroad before the World war. The
only previous recipient of the medal,
which was established in 1926, was the
late David w. Brunton of Denver.
The Douglas gold medal for nom
ferrous metalurgy will be given to s.
G Blaylock, general manager of the
Consolidated Mining and Smelling
company of Canada, and the Hunt
gold medal for ferrous metallurgy to
John A. Matthews, vice president OF
the Crucible Steel Company of Amer
ica
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-03

'WASLEGA[ He
WRITES GOV.
Incumbent Declares That
McCluskey Never Per-
formed Duties
ISSUE is DRAWN
Next Move in Tangle Gre
ated by Kerby Is Up to
the Governor

PHOENIX, Feb. 2 lP7William E.
Hunter, of Tucson, in letter to Gov
ernor Hunt late today refused to va
cate his position on the Arizona IN
dustrial commission. The letter was
in response to a demand by Governor
Hunt that Hunter held the office IL
legally and, unless he vacated 1T pro-
ceedings would be started Immediately
to OuSt him.
Hunter was recently appointed to
fill the vacancy created by the re-
moval of H. S. McCluskey from the
commission by Acting Governor Kerby
during Governor Hunts absence in
Washington,
In reference to the governors let
ter demanding his withdrawal in
which the chief executive says that he
has been legally advised that the ap-
pointment is void, Hunter writes.
Il likewise have sought legal advice
in this matter and have been assured
that the appointment was valid and
lawful and that by qualifying for the
office in the manner provided by law,
I should be deemed by any court In
law and equity the legal incumbent of
the Office
In his letter to the governor, Hunter
points out that the records of the in
dustrial commission show that Nc
Cluskey has not taken part in delib-
erationS of the commission since his
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-03
INTERVENTION
UNSUITABLE
REPORT HOLDS
Pan American Conference
Report Would Recognize
Emergencies
LAW PRINCIPLE
Sovereignty Of Nations De-
pendent Upon Observing
Others Rights

HAVANA, Feb. 2 [P)-The principle
that the sovereignty of nations is de-
pendent upon observance of the rights
of other states has been presented tC
the n-American conference for in
corporation in solemn declaration OF
the fundamental principles of inter-
national law.
Victor Maurtja, of Peru, in his re-
port submitted today to the committee
on public international law to which
he is reporter, proposed that flat
unconditional statement prohibiting
intervention by one state in the in
ternaF affairs of another, which was
recommended by the Rio Janeiro jur-
lists conference, should be amended
in such fashion that, while condemn
ing u11proyoked Intervention as a gem
eral rule, still would recognize that
such emergencies might arise as to
render intervention justifiable.
The report, which probably will e
taken up by committee Saturday,
recommends the following principles
as declaration of the principles Of
the congress:
1. All states have the right to exist,
to protect and preserve their exist
ence, but this right neither implies
power nor justifies unrighteous action
by one state against innocent or in
offensive states to protect itself or
preserve it's existence.
2, All states are independent in the
sense that they have the right to
achieve their welfare and free prog
gress without intervention or super
vision from other states, but in the
exercise of this right they must not
effect or violate the rights of other
states.
8. All states are in their own right
and before the law equal to all other
members of the international COM
munity. All states can therefore as
sumo among the powers of the world
the independent and equal position to
which they have the right.
A. All states have the right to ter
ritory determined by exact boundaries
and to exercise exclusive jurisdiction
in this, territory and over all persons
natives or foreigners, that find them
selves therein.
5. All states vested by the law of
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WAR TALK CAUSES WAR SPIRIT
ASST SECRETARY TELLS WOMEN

The department, he declared,
"dOes not put sinister interpreta
tiOns on the words of the repre-
sc-.tetiveS of other countries"
Brigadier- General Henry j.
Reilly, of the officers reserve
corps, took issue with the state
department official in his remarks
on preparedness and commercial
relations.
81 do not agree with Mr.. Castle"
he said, eff he means to suggest
that we are in danger of exagger-
ating preparedness. The old trad
ing nations resent the appearance
of the United States in foreign
trade, and commercial rivalry has
inevitably in the past provoked
war"
Major General Charles p. Sum-
neral, chief of staff of the army,
said it is our duty to protect and
preserve our American birthrights
of wealth, prosperity and freedom,
but that eternal vigilance has al
ways been the price of liberty, and
human nature has not changed"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-03
BUFFALO PARKER
is FOUND GUILTY
OF MANSlAUGHTER
Slayer of Urey Ford, Tucson
Policeman, Is Convicted
By Jury

TUCSON, Feb. 2 (H9-James Buffalo
jim" Parker charged with the murder
of Urey Ford, merchant policeman
last April, was found guilty of man.
slaughter here late tonight.
Superior Judge Joseph JenckeS, Of
Phoenix, sentenced Parker to not less
than two nor more than eight years
in the state prison at Florence. In
pronouncing sentence, he took occas-
ion to say:
"I do not believe that matters oc-
Cured as you testified, but I am the
judge of the law only and the jury is
the judge of the facts"
The jury was out from O'Clock
until 1880 p. m, five and one-hal1
hours.
This was Parker's second trial. the
jury in the first trial, after hours Of
argument, disagreed and was dismiss
ed.
TUCSON, Feb. 2tP)-C Charging the
jury that there is no law which per-
mits the taking of human life for re-
venge, Judge Joseph Jenckes, of Phoe-
nix, gave the case of James Buffalo
JIM Parker, to the IL men tonight al
6 o'clock. Parker is on trial for muir
der in connection with the shooting
of Urey Ford, Tucson merchant po-
liceman, on the night of April 81, last
Parker is said to have shot Ford, be-
cause of the latter's attention to his
wife, and claimed self-defense.
The case opened for the second time
last Tuesday morning, having been
first tried about six months ago wheu
a jury failed to agree and was dis
missed
A pistol once the property of the
slain patrolman, was the high II
the trial today as arms experts from
the military service testified that the
pistol was not in good condition ano
the ammunition in the clip was also
past the age where it was dependable
while another civilian expert testified
that both the pistol and ammunition
were in excellent condition.
The controversy arose following the
defense contention that Parker hat
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missed" he declared. "It remains
for Germany to carry out the
promises she made"
The RhineIand question was not
Franco German question, he
cOntended, saying: "The Occupa-
ton of the Rhineland was in
pursuance of the treaty of Ver-
saiIIes, shared in by our allies
and associates. Eventual change
in the present state of things is
between all the allies and Ger
many.
"The situation results in part
from the fact that the treaties
signed with England and with the
United States guaranteeing France
on the Rhine failed of ratifica-
tiOn."
M. BRAND indicated plainly that
France was awaiting the outcome
of the German elections to see
whether the LOcarno pact really
was supported on the other side
of the Rhine.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 Up - A
warning that "war talk too often
causes war spirit" was sounded to-
day by William r.. Castle, assist
ant secretary of state, in an adj
dress before the wOmen's patriot
ic conference on national defense,
meeting here in support of ade-
quate preparedness.
"The department of state is in
hearty accord with military pre-
paredness,' Mr.. Castle asserted.
"It is the same for the nation as
precautions to preserve health for
the body. But exaggerated mill
tary preparedness is the result of
fear, and fearfuIness invites dis
eaSe."
The state department, he con-
finued, exerts its whole infIu-
ence" toward the development of
international confidence and in
cooperating with the department
of commerce to raise the stand
ards of international commercial
relations"
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Standard Oil Man Defes Senate Committee
X * * X * 4 * * r. # 4 y y
Mexico Will Take Steps
Immediately To Install
Air Mail Lines To U. S.

f WASHINGTON, Feb. P) =
+ The Mexican government will
+ take immediate steps to raise
+ money for establishment of air
+ mail routes from Megico City to
+ the border of the United States
+ by raising the postage in Mexico
+ from eight to ten centavos, the
+ postoffice department was noti-
F fled today by postmaster general
+ of Mexico.
+ The postmaster said the pro-
+ jected route would extend from
+ Mexico City to Nuevo Laredo
+ Further negotiations will be con-
f Quoted between officials of the
+ two governments before a deci-
+ sion is reached.
Postmaster General New and
+ other officials of the department.
+ believe that a route extending
+ from Mexico City to Brownsville,
+ Texas, via Tampico and Mata-
+ moros, would be the most desir-
T able one.
+
i * * y 4 + ] * + * * = y y
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ss,OOO,OOO FIRE Loss.

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 2 Up
A roundhouse in which g. locomo-
tives were standing and the adjoin-
ing machine shops of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad were destroyed
by fire here today with loss un-
officially estimated at as much as
$3,0OO,O00. All, of the locomotives
were badly damaged and it was
said that official, estimates Of the
loss could not be made until they
were examined.
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ADVANCE HIGHWAY FUNDS

NOGALES, Feb. 2 GA Herald
dispatch from Mexico City today says
that Octavio Dubois, chairman OF
the national highway commission of
Mexico, has submitted to President
Gales for consideration a proposed
offer OF American interests to adj
vance from $4O,OOO,OOO to $4,000, 900
for highway work in Mexico. The
amount is to be repaid with moderate
interest over number OF years, the
dispatch adds.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-03
RumOred Shooting OF
General Oregon Is
Denied By Consul ROji

f NOGALES, Feb. 2 R)-Rumors :
+ reaching Nogales from Ell Paso
+ to the effect that an unknown
+ assailant shot General Alvaro
Z Obregon, sole candidate for the
+ presidency of Mexico, were de-
+ MED by Mexican Consul Roji of
+ NogaleS, Ariz., who says that the
+ reports are unfounded. :
General Obregon left his ranch :
: home at Cajeme, Sonora, at noon :
: today for Elcubilete, Sinaloa,
+ where he has large land hold
+ ings, according to Consul Roji.
+ :
+ y. * * 4 * *. X * * s. * y. 4
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-03
TAX BODY 1NsPECTs

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 2 R1-Mem-
bers of the state tax commission will
leave tomorrow morning for Tucson
to begin their annual inspection OF
the taxable properties coming under
the jurisdiction of the commission for
assessment in Pima county
From Pima county, the commits
sioners will go to Santa Cruz and
CochiSe counties.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-03
HEAR AIRWAYs REOTJEsT

PHOENIX, Feb. 2 tF)-The applica-
ton Of the Scenic Airways, Inc, Of
Phoenix and the Grand canyon, seek
ing authority to operate airplanes
in Arizona for the purpose OF carrying
passengers from Phoenix to the
Mexican border, the Grand canyon
and other points in the state, will
be heard Saturday by the Arizona
corporation commission, it was an
nounced today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-03
LANDS
ON FLYING FIELD
IN SAN JUAN, P R.
Island Possession Gives Good
Will Flier Enthusiastic
Welcome

HAVANA, Feb. 2 A nom
stop flight from Havana to ST.
Louis is planned by Charles A.
Lindbergh, when he starts on his
hOmeward hop. The aviator indi-
Gated his plan today in teIe-
gram to Ambassador Nobel Bran
don Judah.
Lindbergh will arrive in Ha-
vana, last port of call in his Pan
American itinerary, next Wednes-
'ay about 4 p. M, he infOrmed
the ambassador.
The last hop in completing the
Caribbean circle, in which he
touched several United States pos
sessions and a numbeR of cOun-
tries in close contact with the
United States, will be the 900
miles from Port Au-Prince, Haiti.
From Havana he expects to make
nonstop flight TO st. Louis,
home port from which he started
on his first flight to fame.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Feb. 2 (Pl-
Porto Rico greeted Colonel Charles A
when he landed at Es.
cambron flying field this Afternoon
with a salute of 20 guns-one less
than a presidential salute. He hearS
also the shouts Of many thousands
who had gathered along the sea f:cnt
and in Munoz Rivera park. Sirens
ships whistles, horns, and the din o1
all sorts of noise making devices add
ed to the riotous welcome TO thu
youthful airman.
The tops of houses and public
buildings from which the field coulc
be seen, were jammed with still more
eager to see the Spirit o.
ST. Louis from the time it first wa.
glimpsed in the east, lao O'Clock
until it was safely landed and Lind
bergh alighted at 1:55 p. m.
Colonel Lindbergh was in the ali
at 2:O5, having taken off at st
Thomas, Virgin Islands, at 1850 1oca
time. He made good his previou:
promise to fly over ST. Croix, one o1
the United States island possession
While he flew alone, following no
far behind him was the Santa Maria
a West Indies aerial express plane
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Friday and Saturday un-
settled, probably showers;
cooler Saturday.
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GARB
MQDERN|ZED
BY CLERGY

~ Caters. knickerbockers, flat hats
and other appurtenances OF the
Episcopal clergy in former years
have nearly all disap peared.
Time was when no general con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church was complete without good
of these ceremonial
FORMS Of dress, but there isn't even
one flat hat in the entire convention
now meeting in Washington.
william Hoster, in charge Of
press arrangements for the conven-
ton said today the clergy who
chung to these Anticipated accessories
have either died or have decided to
conform to the generally accepted
styles for street wear.
There is virtually no limit, how.
ever, to the number and variety of
church vestments of the high
church clergy. This was evidenced
at the opening service of the conven-
ton at the Washington cathedral,
when many bishops and priests ap-
peared in colorful ecclesiastical gar.
ments, several valued at thousands
of dollars.
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Psycopathic Patient
Flees From GaIIinger

Sneaking through the great doors
of the psycopathic ward of Gallinger
Hospital, when they were opened TO
admit bearers of supplies late
yesterday, Thomas Hilton Chisholm.
81, escaped from the institution and
was still at large today.
Chisholm was sent to the hospital
on court order September for
mental observation. He was aar.
rested previously by detectives of
the narcotic squad on a charge of
having forged the name of a local
physician to several blank prescrip-
tions for issuance of narcotic drugs.
Physicians at the hospital said
Chisholm was not regarded as a
dangerous case.
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MotorcycIist Injured
In Mishap With Auto

Thrown from his motorcycle when
II. was struck by an automobile
yesterday, Ernest Phillip Cocinano,
I8. of the 400 block of Kentucky
Ave. S. E.. was seriously injured.
He is in Ga1linger Hospital suf-
fering from internal injuries and a
fracture of the skull
The accident occurred at Fiji.
teenth and G Streets Southeast.
Police said that the motorcycle was
struck by an automobile driven by
Louis Milosky, II. of the 1900
block Of K st. s. e.
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HOrse-DraWn Vehicles
Checked on Bridge

A check on the number of horse
drawn vehicles crossing Highway
Bridge during the rush~~hours is
being made by Sergt. Milton y.
Smith, of the Traffic Bureau. A
proposal to bar horse-drawn vehicles
from the bridge during rush hours
to facilitate traffic is being studied
by officials of the Traffic Bureau.
The bridge is undergoing repairs
and only one traffic lane Is omen.
in each direction. During the rnsh
hours traffic becomes 60 conpestad
e e automobiles are forced to creep
acFoss the span in low gear.
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Violinist, Is, Missing
After Dispute at Home

NEW York, Oct. 11.-Bennett
salerno. reported to the Missing Per-
sons Bureau, that his son. Charl, $.
10, is missing from home.
II father told the police his son.
who appears older than his age, is
a proficient musician and used to
play q vioinNin St. Stephens Episco-
pal Church. He said that Charles
had seemed mentally disturbed and
erratic lately The youth had left
home in a huff after a misunder-
stan ing, leaving his violin and mu.
sic scores behind. He was described
e. It 10 inches. 155 pounds. with
brown hair and eyes. He was wear
ing dark suit.