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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
Believe Hunt Will Testify
Against Kidnaper In
February Trial.
PRESS CHARGES
Plea Entered Shows Sole
Defense In Second MUIR
der Is Insanity.

LOS ANGELES, jan 5 tR-Legal
authorities tonight predicted that Will
liam Edward Hickman and Welby
Hunt, confessed aecomplices in crime,
might be enemies when tried for the
murder Of @. Ivy Thons, druggist, in
connection with whose death they to-
day were indicted
The prediction was based on the plea
made today to the indictment when
arfaigrfed. and the plea which Hunts
attorney frequently has announced his
II year old client would make when
arraigned.
Hickman pleaded not guilty and not
guilty by reason of insanity, plea
SLIGHTLY different in working and con-
Siderably so in procedure from his
plea of not guilty by reason of insanity
entered to the indictments charging
him with the kidnapping and Staying
of little Marian Parker.
Hunts attorney has announced that
the boy would plead guilty to charges
arising from the fatal shooting of
ThomS during a holdup staged by the
two youths Court attaches interpret
ed this to mean that the youth, two
years Hickman's junior, would testify
against the latter in the trial, sched-
llled for February l.
BY reason of his plea, Hickman first
! will be tried on the question of his
guilt and if found guilty then will be
given a sanity trial
Because the California law regarding
insanity defenses was only recently en-
acted, considerable confusion resulted
in the plea entered today and itsvari-
ously was reported The youths at
torneys cleared the point definitely to-
night when they said the plea was not
guilty and not guilty by reason of in
sanity.
IN the case of the murder of Marian
Parker, to which Hickman pleaded not
guilty by reason of insanity, he will be
given sanity trial alone and if found
to have been sane at the time of the
crime, he will be brought before the
Judge for sentence in the same man
ner as though he had pleaded guilty.
Trial of Hickman on the Thoms
murder charges hinges in some respects
on the outcome of the Parker murder
trial, attorneys said If found sane
and sentenced to pay the death penalty
in that case, attorneys said it was
questionable what action would be tax.
en- in the other case. However, the
fact that Hickman is charged Jointly
with Hunt in the Thoms Staying Of
fered other complications.
At the arraigiiment today Jeron'
Walsh, Hickmars attorney told tn
court he believed it probable that {
poStponement might be necessary il
the Thons trial since his youn|
clients sanity trial in the kidnapin'
Continued on Page Tenl
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
FLOODS, CAUSED.
BY ICE, MENACE
LEWISTON, IDAHO
All High Water Marks of
Freshet Periods Are
Broken by Thaw

LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 5 R)-
With three tremendous ice Jams in
the Clearwater river above Lewiston,
backing the icy waters to stages way
above the high water mark OF the
June freshet period, and with nnilder
temperatures still melting heavy
SHOWS, the situation in this valley
tonight was increasingly dangerous.
Ice, water and debris were over
the north and south state highway at
several points between Lewiston and
the Spalding bridge; the Spalding
Indian mission grounds were Hooded;
the Northern Pacific railroad tracks
were under water between Lewiston
and Spalding, and the tracks and
depot at Arrow Junction were Hooded.
Most residents have removed them
selves from the danger zone. and
warnings had been broadcast to
owners OF cattle to take them to
higher ground Several light houses
have been washed away.
The power dam OF the Pacific
Power and Light company is charged
with the responsibility for the ice
lam in the lower Clearwater. The
slack water above the dam fille,i with
slush ice shortly after the beginning
Iof the recent cold weather and when
the cold spell broke the ice TANNED
and extended to Arrow Junction, u
miles above the power dam.
The power company soCav had
partially opened the channel for
NEARLY a mile above the dam, ans
broken ice was passing through the
Lewiston dam spillways in consider
able quantities. but the great mass
lof ice impounded during the last
three weeks remains in the river be-
tween the dam and Spalding, making
| the situation serious.
Should the dam go out, Lewiston
would be flooded, but there is little
danger. officials declared, of tfa;.
All high water marks OF freshet
periods were obliterated by the back
waters above the ice Jams now men
acing the valley. Ice fields have
been pushed from the river to the
! Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06

TUCSON. Jan. 5, (AP)-Taking
the lead in the promotion of a
second transcontinentaI air route
through the southwest and &the
south, the Tucson aviation COM
mittee will start, a campaign to
have southern California, New
Mexico and Texas municipalities
and chambers Of commerce to
cooperate with aviation officials
of this city in influencing ma
tional representatives to secure
an emergency appropriation from
congress for this purpose.
1t was announced today that
the chairman of the Tucson COM
mittee has been informed by w.
p. MaeLachen, assistant secre-
tary of commerce for aeronautics,
that government funds for light
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
FEAR,
DUE 70 HICKMAN, |
FAMILIES \ !
Wisconsin Parents Main
tain Close Guard On
Children Menaced

CORNELL, Wis, Jan. 5 QP-Fearful
that their children will meet with the
tragic experience of Marian Parker,
Los Angeles bankers daughter, two
families here are being guarded while
police are endeavoring to learn the
identity of a man who has threatened
to kidnap two children, both boys, un-
less sums Of money are paid to him.
DR.. j. H, A. Foster, wealthy physi-
clan, was informed in an anonymous
letter that his son, Thomas, 10, would
be kidnapped unless the doctor deliy-
cred $40O in cash to the writer at IL
o'clock last Friday night. A similar
letter, demanding that 5000 be. given
to DR.. Foster to be paid at, the same
time Friday night, was sent to Mrs.
Clara Tarlmen, widow, daughter OF
Joseph Cohen, wealthy department
store operator here, and mother OF
Bernard Tarlmen, Z.
Police believe both letters were writ
ten by the same persons, although DR.
Fosters was in pencil and Mrs Tarl-
mems in ink. Both were mailed a.
Cornell, one on the night of December
20, the other December 30.
Although police are exercising every
possible means to identify the writer
of the letters, not a single clue has
been found. Chippewa county auth
critics have posted a $500 reward fol
the identity of the writer
An attempt was made to capture the
sender of the ransom letters when an
armed posse blockaded all highways
in the vicinity of Cobban, near Chip
pewa Falls, when DR.. Foster went tc
keep the appointment described in the
note.
Members of the posse were armed
with sawed off shot guns and Sheriff
Van Connell was equipped with ma
chine gun as they lined the highway
awaiting the appearance of the kid
naper. DR.. Foster waited at the desig-
mated point, but no one appeared.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
Commission O. K. S
,S6, 500, ,OOOArizona
Utilities Merger

PHOENIX, jan 5 R-Consolida-
ton of utility properties in Arizona
valued at approximately $6,500,000 was
effected today when Inc Arizona cor
poration commission placed its stamp
of approval on the merger OF the
Arizona Edison company and the
Peoples Light and Power corporation
Orders authorizing the transfers OF
property and the issuance OF stock
and bonds necessary to complete the
merger were issued by the COM
mission.
The consolidation, one OF the largest
merging of public utilities ever per-
fected i'll the state, will bring under
one management unblic utilities at
Globe, Miami, Yuma, Bisbee, Douglas,
Stafford and Florence. The merger
makes the Arizona Edison company
a subsidiary, company OF the Peoples
Light and Power corporation OF New
York, and under the plan OF con-
solidation, the Arizona Edison COM
pany will have active management
and operation OF the plants merged
in Arizona.
In order that the consolidation
could be perfected readily, the cor
poration commission authorized the
Arizona Edison company as reorgan-
lied in the merger. to issue and sell
$4,000 shares OF its $3.50 cumulative
preferred stock and to issue and
sell $1,6o0,000 worth OF S per cent
20 year gold bonds.
Details OF the transaction through
which the Peoples Light and Power
corporation, controlled by the G.. L.
Ohrstron interests, bought the Gen
eral Power and Light corporation and
it's subsidiary company, the Arizona
Edison company, were NOT made pub
lie by officials of the two companies
nor was the consideration given. 1t
was stated, however, that the Condor
interests OF Chicago, heretofore q
controlling factor in the General
Power and Light corporation and
the Arizona Edison company had
relinouished their interests in the
two companies through the merger
The deal which eliminated today
in the consolidation has been under
way for several months, it was stated
The actual merger was perfected be-
UWGGI1 CIlC CClIIkJd1liCo AIVO-NCU III
December after which application was
made to the corporation commission
for the approval OF the transaction.
The Arizona Edison company has
been engaged in operating public
utilities in Arizona approximately
three years, starting with the pur-
chase OF the electric light, power
gas and water utilities in Yuma il
was at that time that the company
incorporated under the laws OF
Arizona.
Later, the Arizona Edison company
purchased the properties OF the Bisbee
improvement company at BiSbee anc
the Douglas improvement company
The last purchase OF the company
was the ice plant OF the Florence
improvement company.
/ The Peoples Light and Power cor.
Continued on Fage Tenl
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
TAKES LEAD TO LIGHT
SOUTHWEST AIRWAYS ROUTES

ing and establishing air lines are
budgeted up to the end of the
fiscal year 1929.
Arizona representatives in con-
gress have been appealed to, to
confer with their colleagues on
the advisability of bringing an
emergency appropriation bill be-
fore the house and senate.
With the illumination of the
local airport assured, and the
firm conviction that the Los An
geles port will be lighted shortly,
the Tucson committee, has as
sumed the perOgative of initia-
ting a campaign for a southern
route bv virtue of being able to
demonstrate to national represen-
tatives that southwestern cities
have done or are willing to do
their part.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
FIND HUMAN BLOOD STAIN on
SACK MURDER SUSPECTS COAT

followed the presentation of
grand jury indictment today
charging DIR. Mcmillan with the
murder of the wealthy, widow,
whose body, wrapped in a canvas
sack. was found in lonely spot
outside the Los Angeles city linn
its the day after Christmas day.
The accused physician will be
brought into Superior Court to-
morrow for arraignment OIL the
indictment.
Announcement was made to-
night by S. S. Hahn, Los Angeles
attorney, that he had been re-
tanned by relatives of the late
John Appleby, wealthy Chicago
inventor, to- protect their inter-
ests i'll the estate. He said he
would ask the states attorney of
tContiued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
Hickman Pleads Not Guilty to 7homs' Murder!
Anthony Picks Curtis
As G. o. p. Dark Horse
In Presidential Race

. TUCSON, jan. 5 Ex-senator
+ Charles Curtis. of Kansas, is
listed as dark horse in the
+ presidential race by Congressman
+ Daniel r. Anthony, Jr., republi-
can, of Kansas here after his re-
+ turn from Washington An
+ thony, who is publisher of the
+ Leavenworth Times, amplified
+ his statement saying, Curtis is
+ well qualified and has positive
+ strengthY
+ Anthony, in close touch with
+ Kansas sentiment, added that
+ neither Bowden OH Hoover would
F. have sufficient votes to he llonai-
+ mated the first ballot, but they
+ would carry the most votes OF the
+ republican convention.
+ * * *,** 4* * y * * y X
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5, lAP)
A stain on the lapel of a coat
belonging to DR.. Charles M. Nc
MILAN, indicted for the sack
murder" of wealthy Mrs. Amelia
iAppIeby, tonight was declared by
the county chemist, following an
analysis, to have been made by
human blood.
The physciian, who had acted
as Mrs. Appleby's business man
ager and who holds npurpOrted
will said to leave her entire
estate to him, had been quoted
variOusIy by deputy sheriffs as
saying the stain was the result of
nose bleed and also that he had
spilled some red paint on his
coat.
The announcement of the re-
suit of the analysis of the stain
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
DEATH. TOLL in BLAST
in BERLIN REACHES IL

BERLIN, Jan. H9-The death toll
from an explosion "A hours earlier, pre-
sumably due to a. defective gas main
had reached III at midnight.
Salvage operations continued unin-
terrupted all day and all evening ir
the wrecked house where the. explosion
occurred.
A baby born, in the house yesterday
was found in its cradle whimperine
but unhurt. It's mother had perished
President Won Hindenburg has sent
his condolences to survivors of the
disaster
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06

Copper firm; electrolytic,
spot and futures, 14-14.12c;
lead steady; spot, 6.5lc
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
Palace In Havana Is
Prepared For Visit OF
Pres, Mrs. Coolidge

* HAVANA, Jan. 5 P)-Extra-
X ordinary preparations are being
Y made at the presidential palace !
Y to accommodate President and
Y Mrs. Coolidge on their forthcon-
\ ing visit to attend the Pan
4 American conference.
y The entire third floor is being
\ put in readiness for their use. 4
Y The state department an
Y nounced today that Mr.. and Mrs. I
y Coolidge would arrive at 4 p. m, Y
T January Is.
4
+ * X X * * * * y y X y * y
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
POLICE INSPECTOR DIES

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. R-In.
spector William Davis, of the Oakland
police department, died today from {
bullet wound in the abdomen, inflict.
ed in a gun fight Tuesday with two
bandits whom he sought to arrest
Both were captured later.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-06
JUDICIARY RECEIVED

WASHINGTON Jan 5 Up - The
third OF the formal receptions of the
winter social season was held at the
White House tonight, President anc
Mrs. Coolidge receiving the fedora
Judiciary
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
MINERS PLAN TO
Celebrate BIRTH
OF DAILY WORKER
Remember How Paper
Fought for Them

Continued from Page One
the National Miners Union and
branded the wreck of the United
Nine Workers as nothing but a
company union. And again the
Daily Worker is in the van, helping
the National Miners Union organize
all the coal diggers into one power
full, militant union.
Miners, now's your chance to do
something for the DAILY" your
DAILY" The Daily Worker will
soon be five years old, five years of
unremitting, militant struggle in be-
half of the workers. Flood the lusty
five-year-old with birthday greet
ings!
On another page of this paper you
will find a greeting list. Cut it
out, get your fellow coal miners to
sign on the dotted line, see that your
local sends it's greetings to the
special anniversary edition of the
DAILY" on Jan. 5. The coal dig
gers must keep up their record as
the vanguard of the American work
ingclass. They must show the way
in celebrating the birthday of the
Daily Worker!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
OFFICE WORKERS
Meeting TONIGHT
Poyntz Will Speak at
Labor Temple

Tonight at o'clock, hundreds of
office workers are expected to at
tend a mass meeting at the Labor
Temple, 18th st. and Second Ave.
The meeting, which has been ar
ranged by the Office Workers
Union, will be addressed by Juliet
Stuart Poyntz, noted lecturer. Cues
tions and discussion will follow her
speech.
In a statement coincidental with
the issuance of the call for the mass
meeting, the fact was stressed that
"these mass meetings are part of
the general campaign conducted by
the Office Workers Union to or
ganize the hitherto neglected masses
of office workers in New York
City"
"The increase in the membership
of the union since it's formation sew
eral months ago." the statement
continues, sis ample proof of the
fact that a union for clerical work
ers is deeply-felt want. More and
more of the so-called white-collar
slaves are beginning to realize that
they are exploited wage slaves in
need of an organization to fight for
their demands.
'The Office Workers Union has
put forward a program of concrete
economic demands for all grades OF
office workers in every clerical oc-
cupation. The way to realize these
demands is to build mass Office
Workers Union. The mass meeting
tonight has this for its purpose. Let
all office workers rally to this
meetingi"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
CHARITY" CHEST
NOT FOR NEGROES
Johnson City, Paradise
of Gunner
(By a Worker Correspondent

tBy O. WORKER Correspondent
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, (By MaiD.-
In my previous letter forgot to say
something about the Community
Chest of Richmond, Va. At the
present time, the fund for the Com
munity Chest is in full swing. At
nearly all important places ore can
see posters appealing for funds for
the Communist Chest. These posters
carry pictures. All pictures with
the exception of one describe the
needs of the poor white poople of the
cities. Only one whole paragraph
describes the needs OF the poor
Negroes. The paragraph speaks
about good race relations. / was told
that the Negro institutions get a
very small per cent. In palmer
language they get dogs bone. This
is in Dixie where the so-called party
of democracy, the democratic party
rules.
When one goes further South from
Richmond you can notice Jim Crow
ism and segregation in full force.
Johnson City, Tenn, is known as
the Little Chicago" of the South.
This is named so because in proper
ton this city has more killings than
Chicago, Ill. Whiskey is sold wide
open. Prostitution prevails openly
over the whole city. The bootlegger
and the officers of the law go fifty
fifty. There are very few labor
unions in this city. These that do
exist are very weak. The carpenters
union is the strongest in town. From
what I was told the scale of union
carpenters is $500 per day. Non
union carpenters receive lower
wages.
At Knoxville, Tenn, I met two
lads who were going to Alabama.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
LABOR DEFENSE
TAG DAYS TO AID
MILL STRIKERS
Urge All Workers to
Help This Weekend

The fate of 662 workers may be
decided within the next few days
These workers, all of them among
the most active participants in the
great New Bedford textile strike,
are being threatened with long jail
terms in the largest mass. trial in
the history of the American labor
movement. The International La
Dor Defense is defending these mill
tants and during the next few days
a drive for funds in the form of
house-to-house collections will be
conducted by the I. L. D. thruout the
country.
The New York District of the In
ternational Labor Defense will no
it's house-to-house collections Satur-
day and Sunday. The collections are
part of the general Christmas Fund
campaign of the I. L. D. and will
furnish funds not merely for the de-
tense of the New Bedford strikers,
hut of the numerous other class-war
cases that demand immediate at
tention. Every part of the city will
be canvassed and workers and sym
pathizers are being urged to voice
their solidarity with their fellow
workers and their protest against
fake Christmas charity of the capt.
talist class by contributing to the L.
L. D. house-to-house collection.
Volunteers are wanted for the col
lection work. They are asked to re-
port at any of the following sta
tions: 60 st. Marks Pl.; Progressive
Center, 101 w. 9th St.; Czecho-
Slovak Workers Home, BAT E. 72nd
St.; Hungarian Workers Home, $50
E. S1st St.; lab E. 103rd ST.. Unity
Cooperative, 1900 Seventh Ave. !;
1880 Wilkins Ave-; 1873 43rd ST.,
Brooklyn; and 154 Watkins St.,
Brooklyn.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20

Schlesinger, in which great praise
is heaped on that valuable ally of
theirs. The letter discusses the fake
trade program issued by him re-
Gently. In that program, Schlesin-
ger proposed that jobbers agree to
give work only to the contractors
having Schlesinger union certifi-
cate" 1t is generally understood
among the workers by now that the
purpose for this scheme was to build
a market for the right wing gang,
where union certificates" could be
peddled at so much per.
Admit Piece-WorlS.
Of real significance, however, was
the open admission by the American
Association, contractors organ
ization, that piece-work is being
worked in nearly the whole trade.
This again bares the Schlesinger
program as a fake. for in it he puts
forth the demand" that a So raise
be asked of the bosses. Here are
the facts that prove the hypocrisy
of the SIS wage raise demand: The
contractors association asked Schle-
singer that piece-work be legalized.
LOCALIZED or unlegalized, the fact
that Schlesinger is introducing the
piece-work system in the trade, as
his colleagues in the other needle
trades have done or are trying to
dc, makes any demand of his for a
pay raise, miserable lie, workers
feel
In addition tc this, the Women's
Wear, with great conclusiveness,
makes all doubt as to the hypocrisy
Of the trade program and peace bid
vanish, when it publishes sum-
mary of interviews with bosses in
the trade who openly admit that the
Schlesinger "offer" was a maneuver.
Employers know that the Schlesin-
ger demands" did not require any
answer from them, the interviews
state. They all recognize it is an
attempt to gain more members, This
is wise. say the bosses.
At press time yesterday the cleo
ton committee of the Joint Board
we're still counting votes. Locals 2,
8, 8, 10, %, 35 and 41 elect delegates
to the convention which opens in
Irving Plaza Hall on Dec. 20.
REGISTER YOUR PROTE s Y
AGAINST EMPERIALIST WAR. VOTE
COMMUNIST!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
DELEGATES Will
ORGANIZE RELIEF
WIR Shop Conference
Meets Tonight

The Shop Delegates Conference
flor Workers International Relief to
be held tonight at p. m. right
after work at Bryant Hall, 42nd ST..
and Sixth Ave, will mobilize the
workers of New York in preparation
for the struggles ahead in behalf of
the many thousands of workers who
will be involved.
Speakers at the conference will
include Louis Gibarti, international
representative of Workers Interna-
tional Relief, who will outline the
special tasks before the American
workers in building a powerful Sec
ton of w. l. R., prepared to re-
spond instantly to working class de-
mands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20

Urunehi, also three newborn dino
saurs so centimeters long, all nestled
close to their mother.
"The expedition also found a dino
saur egg. This is the first time
dinosaurs have been discovered in
Asia. The discovery is highly sig
nificant, as it affords knowledge of
the geologic development of Asia
over millions of years about which
we hitherto were ignorant"
Hedin started westward from
Picking in May, 1927. The expedi-
ton was comprised of go men,
mostly Swedish, German and Dutch.
With 300 camels, they traversed the
Cobb desert and established head
quarters at Urumchi, capital of Chi
ncse Mongolia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-20
|. URE 17-YEAR
BOYS into NAVY
Minimum Age Shown
to Be Myth
(By a Worker Correspondent

(By Worker Correspondent
CHICAGO, ILL.,, (By Mail).-It
has been discovered by the Young
Workers (Communist) League that
the minimum age of sailor recruits
in the navy is not IS years as many
are under the impression. After an
investigation at the training station
and conversation with recruits and
officers, we find that the govern
ment allows young boys only II
years of age to Join the navy. Many
of the boys are not mature enough
to muster the heavy rifles, and yet
they are placed on picket duty for
long periods at time.