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tC0nBlnueQ IEUn HlrSL Edg6y
whether the confessed abductor
and killer of the 12-year-old
school girl was sane or crazy
at the time he stole and slew
his little victim, was virtually
completed when Superior Judge
j. j. Trabucco adjourned court
late yesterday.
Although District Attorney Asa
Reyes reserved the right to further
challenge the tentative jurors when
the trial Is resumed next week,
both the State and defense indicated
they were satisfied with the selec-
ton.
Judge Trabucco announced he
would act on the prosecutions mo-
zion, as to jury challenges. at the
resumption of the trial Monday
morning before swearing in the
jury.
Challenges Unused
Examination Of the talesmen came
90 an abrupt close at the end Of a
long days session when Keyes
passed the jury after exercising
only four OF the 20 peremptory chal.
Ienges allowed the State.
The grizzled prosecutor was on
his feet In the next instant, how
ever. demanding the right to- avail
himself Of his remaining challenges
as Jerome Walsh, chief defense
counsel passed the jury with four
defense challenges unused.
Out Of the ~ prospective jurors
called to the box, five were barred
because they were opposed to capital
punishment. One woman was ex-
Cused when she said she was too
nervous to sit in on the trial.
A talesn1an who happened to be a
personal friend Of Richard Cantillon,
associate defense counsel. was al
bowed to leave by mutual consent
Of the court and opposing attorneys.
Not Church Goers
Among all Of those questioned re-
garding what reports they had heard
Of the kidnapin and killing, only
two said they had listened on the
radio TO details of the crime. All
but five owned radio sets. One wo.
man affirmed she never would per-
init a radio in her home, while
another was equally as positive she
never was able to hear anything
over the radio.
None Of the prospective Jurors had
ATTENDED any church since December
IS last and none had heard any
preacher discuss the kidnapping and
staying Of Marian Parker.
Defense attorneys, led by Jerome
Il. Walsh, maintain tho jury is com.
plete. The State contends it is still
ppen to challenge.
The jury, complete or not, was
not sworn when dismissed for the
weekend intermission, but was
Admonished to go its ways and avoid
discussion Of the Hickman case.
Three women and nine men were
Ia the box
These twelve were: Elias Kahn,
Mrs. Elizabeth 4. Bulls Maurice j.
Maehl, Virginia l.. Foes. Robert
Bowman, Arlo A. Rickett Edward
Venables, ]. A. Ruggles, Howard
Sleeves, Howard atkinson Judson
Burch and Mrs. Sarah A. Roach.
AIternates Not Chosen
Two alternates, to be available in
case regular jurors ace compelled
by sickness or other causes to with.
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JURY To TRY HICKMAN
IS NOW COMPILE t

draw from service, had not been
selected.
For the first time since the trial
started suspense gripped the court.
room as the hour OF adjournment
approached.
It was the States turn to exer-
else a peremptory challenge. The
State passed.
The defense passed also, to the
general surprise. After two days
of gruelling, repetitious question
ing of veniremen, il seemed that
jury had been accepted at last,
just in time to permit the real
business of the trial to begin Mon
day morning.
But then District Attorney Reyes
said the State desired to reserve
until Monday its decision on
tional challenges.
Heated Argument
Then Attorneys Jerome Walsh
and Richard CantiIlon Of the de-
tense both were on their feet, de-
cIaring that the State had waived
its right 70 further challenging,
and that the jury stood complete.
For several minutes arguments
were passed with more energy than
counsel on either side had hitherto
displayed.
We'll argue it. out on Monday
morning" District Attorney Keyes
stated, and the Hickman case was
adjourned over the weekend.
THE State declined to exercise
a challenge when offered its oppor.
tunity by the court" Walsh said
afterward. I'VE maintain that. the
State has waived its right to chal-
lenge. and the jury is complete
Sixteen Of its twenty peremptory
challenges had been used by the
defense. The State had challenged
only four times.
Twice during the questioning Of
prospective jurors William Edward
Hickman was allowed to occupy
the center of the stage. Each Timc
it was a matter OF seconds only.
Fox Threatened
On these occasions the court
ordered him to stand for the benefit
of venirenen who said they weren't
sure if they knew him or not. Each
time Hickman arose with alacrity,
faced the doubtful juror, and
swiftly seated himself again.
Spectators with bulging pockets,
or carrying packages. were searched
for weapons upon their admittance
to the courtroom. This action. IL
was said, followed the receipt of
threats directed against the de-
PENDANT.
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the moving pictures at the Knicker'
booker. when drifts Of snow became
too heavy for the roof TO hold up.
that the crash came and killed "a
persons and seriously injured scores
ioe others. Some families were wiped
out. many young people were killed.
families left bereaved through the
loss 0f dear ones, and children LETT
orphans.
10 date. although litigation has
been pending these six years. not
one family has been able TO collect
one cent IN damages.
Several Indicted
Several persons. including city
officials, were indicted, but the
charges were dismissed on legal
technicalities. and but one person
connected with the KnicIkerboclSer.
Reginald Geare. the architect, has
paid materially. Geare killed him.
SELF IN the bathroom Of his home
some say because Of dependency
over the tragedy.
The weatherman holds out some
hope that today's snowfall will not
reach the proportions Of that storm
which caused 50 much bereavement
to the city. He predicted last night
that there might be light snow BY
this morning and said Il would be
somewhat colder today but that
tomorrow would be fair.
BY 7:30 d. IN. the sn0Wfa "A had ex.
ceeded the weather lnan's poets
tions. and depth q sir inches vas
attained as far the travelling
public was concerned What the
official instaunaent were LAT ttnat
hour had not been afnbuIlee
Few Traffic Tie-Ups
The street car companies began
sending out snow plows shortly after
the snow started about midnight
and succeeded iii keeping their
tracks clear enough to prevent
tie-ups. The city street cleaning de.
partment had ali available street
scrapers out during the night and
they had made traffic somewhat
easier at an early hour today. Tai.
cabs. milk wagons and other vehicles
of the night kept the downtown
roadways ta1nped down.
It was those who had 10 come IA
from the suburbs who experienced
the most difficulty In reaching thsiT
destinations, ana Government de-
partments were prepared for late ar
rivals among the workers.
Stores got out their sleds, over.
shoes and other storm equipment
and displayed their wares invitingly.
The traction companies reported
slight disarrangement OF their
schedules. but only minor diff
Guilty WAS encountered in keeping
their rights of way open. All snow
plows and scrapers were kept con-
stantly In operation.
The washington Rapid Transit
Company, operating the local
buses, reported some trouble. All
buses were in op aration, but sched-
ules somewhat difficult TO main
tain.
Mt. Pleasant Stalled
As the snowfall continued more
trouble was experienced by the w.
r.. T. buses and the Mount Pleas.
ant street car line got tied up as
the morning rush hour was about
over, caused by 4 short circuit In
the powerhouse. Some busses had
to be pulled out Of snow banks in
the outlying districts.
One accident had been reported 70
the police directly attributed to the
storm before 10 a. m.
Property holders were out early
battling with the snow removal
problem and making appreciable pro-
The Washington times., 1928-01-28
Woman Author Wants
Some Means to Check
Criminals at Start
By ADELA ROGERS ST. JOHNS

Copyright, 1923, by Los Angeles
Examiner)
LOS ANGELES, Jan. Isl won.
der If it is possible to take the friils
off the Hickman case and look at
the thing exactly as 1t Is.
Sitting in the courtroom yester-
day, it seemed to me, that we. every
one of us, the whole social structure
of today, are as much involved in
this case as Hickman himself
Dramatically, from the "story"
angle. with all the incredible horror
of the killing itself, the youthful
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few shots. it Is claimed, that
patrons and other employees fled
and remained out in the snow I'M
til the arrival OF the policewomen.
"A subsequent check.up revealed
that the dishes had smashed several
mirrors and the front plate glass
window. Fox was charged with
destroying private property and
then sent to Gallinger Hospital for
mental observation.
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case regular Jurors ace compelled
by sickness or other causes to with
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shopping bag, which held ma
terials for the Saturday night
Police to Rescue
Mrs. Starbecker saw the squirrel
had burrowed into 8 loaf Of bread
and attempted to Dust him from his
warm refuge. al park policemen
hurried to her, and warned Mrs.
Starbecker that the squirrel was
half frozen, and would bite her IL
she interfered with him.
Mrs. Starbecier took her shopping
bag to the police station near the
park, and deposited II there. with
the squirrel still making Roadway
on the loaf Of bread. Mrs. Star
becker then went back to market.
The Washington times., 1928-01-28

A luminous preparation which
will emit light for several minutes
after it lis applied to golf ball
has. been invented to aid players
after sunset.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17

Used ear transportation can he in
vested In today at most any DrIce
suitable tn yOI ears Of all prices
are listed for sale IN today's ClssslfIed
ads.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
NOTED DDANCERS
AT WARDMAN
BIP PTHDAY

High carnival and plenty Of
hotsy.totsy doings are promised for
the celebration OF its tenth ami
versary to be staged by the Ward
man Park Hotel on. Saturday eve.
ming. November IL. The Ward
man management has planned
seance OF high pressure whoopee
making what 1t Is expected will
rival the big and sensational party
that attended the opening OF the
hotel in 1918.
A colorful pageant TO be staged
In the ballroom will feature
comedy thrills as well as clever
costuming and a group OF hand
picked Washington beauties. Start.
ling lighting effects and a surprise
distribution of prizes will also
figure in this climax Of the eve
ming.
The leading entertainment fea-
ture OF the evening will be the APP
pearance of Elliott and Gray, noted
adagio dancers, who have been fea-
tured in picture houses throughout
the country and also figured as
star performers in Ned Wayburn's
Promenaders.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
FAST CAMERA
GETS FLIGHT
OF BULLET

For years photographers have
tried to film the path Of bullet
in it's flight from the muzzle Of
a pistol to the target. Even
with the perfection of the slow
motion camera it was impossible
to record the movement of the
shot.
During the making of The
Scarlet Lady" which is the cur"
rent screen feature at the Rialto'
the hitherto unphotographed phe'
nonenon was accidently caught
by the lens of James Van Trees
camera. Lya de Putt is shown
in a closeup apparently shooting
at Warner GLAND. In making
this sequence a real bullet was
used. The action was taken
several times and when the vari-
Gus takes were developed and
printed it was found that one
of them showed the flight of
the bullet.
Van Trees could not account
for the presence of the bullet in
one piece of the film and not in
the others. Experts at the labor
atories are now engaged in study
ing the film with view to To-
eating the angle. lighting arrange
ment and other factors which
contributed to the success of a
feat which had hitherto been re-
garded as impossible. Expert
ments are being made and it is
expected that as result of the
freak film way will be dis
covered to record the flight of
a bullet at will.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
What's Doing
In Realm Of
Music

r =. + <
The Philharmonic course of aft
ernoon concerts presented Dy MIS-
Wilson.Greene at Polls Theater,
will open Monday. November ~,
at 4:30 O'Clock, when Vladimir
Horowitz, brilliant young Russian
pianist, will offer a program
which is expected to reveal to
Washingtonians the marvellous
technique which has made Horo'
Wits name famous on both sides
of the Atlantic.
Horowitz's program will open
with Busonits arrangement OF
Bach's organ prelude and fugue In
D ma ior. Three intermezzl by
Brahms viii follow, after which
Horowitz will display his skill with
Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata
in three movements-assai alie-
gro. andante con moto and all
legro, ma non troppo. After the
intermission Chopin group VIII
include the Ballade in 9 minor,
two mazurkas tE minor and z
sharp minorl, and a Scherzo in =
minor. Two Liszt numbers come
-Schubert's song, Liebes-
botschaft,'' and Valse Oubliee,
while the program win close with
Harowitz's own "Virtu0sO Varia-
tions on a Theme of Carmen.
Beginning Monday evening. at
Sis O'Clock. the American Opera
Company under the direction of
Vladimir Rosing, will inaugurate
fits second annual Washington
season Of opera in English with
a presentation of Bizet's cele-
brated Carmen with a cast OF
youthful operatic stars. The en-
gagement will be for three eve-
nings only Flotow's Martha"
being the opera selected for Tues
day evening, November 2p, while
the season will come to a close
on wednesday evening, Noyem-
ber 81, with performance OF
Gounod's Faust. .
This is the same American
Opera Company which made its
bow to washington last Decem-
Der under the auspices of group
of prominent Washington society
women and under the local man
agement of Mrs. Wilson's Greene,
who is also managing this. their
second appearance locally.
The American Opera Company
not only offers opera in the langu-
age of the audience-tWentfeth n
century English-but it also offers
q performance in which the drama
tic verities of the story being un-
folded are never subordinated to
mere singing. ractically the en-
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Bennett Denied His
"Bawling Out Of
Audience

Tough luck for Dick Bennett,
who is featured in Warner Eros.
all-talking Vitaphone picture.
The Home Towners" which is
now the major screen attraction
at the Metropolitan Theater He
will not be able to make a speech
between the acts.
According to his whim he be-
rates or praises the town or the
audience--but he is persistent as
maker of speeches. However,
Warner Bros. were fortunate in
securing his services for "The
Home Towners," for Richard Ben
nett is, beyond doubt. one of the
most able actors of our gener-
alton.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Roland Young in Play
Written to Fit Him

"The Queens Husband, a new
comedy from the pen Of Robert
Emmet Sherwood. editor of Life
and author OF "The Road to-
Rome comes to the Polls Thea
ter. Thanksgiving week, opening
Monday, November 26, matinee
Thursday and Saturday, for an
engagement of one week with that,
reticent and droll comedian,
Roland Young. in the leading role.
Mr.. Young's role was especially
written for him by Mr. Sher-
wood who has been his close
personal friend for many years.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17

tire cast is youthful and characters
not only sing their parts but
look them as well.
For example, Bettina Hall. who
plays the role of Carmen" in
the opera of that name, is a cap
tivating girl in her early twenties.
who does not hesitate to empha-
size the romantic appeal of the
character in thoroughly drama
tic fashion, as does her sister.
Natalie Hall. the Marguerite in
Faust
Director Rosing will be assisted
by a capable technical staff, which
includes Frank st. Leger. former
conductor of the Chicago Civic
Opera Orchestra, is conductor. Set.
tings are by Robert Edmond
Jones, the distinguished scenic
artist, while the English texts
were prepared by Robert A. Simon
and J Campbell McInnes. The
stage direction is that of Mr.. Ros-
ing and George Fleming Houston.
assisted by Anna Duncan and
Michio Ito.
Russia's young Violinist, ac-
claimed throughout the East last
season as truly great artist
one of the best the country has
ever heard make his formal
debut in the National Capital to-
morrow afternoon at $50 o'clock
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
''The Home Towners'
IS Picked Among
Six Best

A talking movie, THE Home
Towners." now showing at the
Crandall Metropolitan Theater has
been selected among the six best
pictures OF the month by the
critics Of Photoplay Magazines
staff--the first production EN-
pioying the new sound reproducing
devices to be SO distinguished.
other features which have been
voted the best OF the current re-
leases are:
-Four Devils. z
"The Spieler.''
1.-THE Divine Lady"
Interference.
Manhattan Cocktail, I"
The best performances by indi-
yidual players in the months re-
leases are credited to janet Gay.
nor in -Four Devils;' Jack Gill
bert in Masks of the Devil"
Richard Bennett in "Tne Home
Towners; Robert Armstrong in
.sNed McCobb's Daughter Ian
Keith in Street Of Illusion;
william Powell and Doris KEN
Won in interference.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17

Harold M. Dudley, of this city.
Appearing with Mr.. Zetlin will
be two outstanding artists OF this
city, Helen Howison, soprano, and
Louis A. Potter, concert organist.
Previous to his coming to Amer
lea. Zetlin was recognized through
out Europe, where he appeared In
so concerts in the principal music
centers, playing as featured SOLO
is. with the leading symphonies OF
Baden Baden, Darmstadt, Cologne,
Frankfurt and els where.
John Charles Thomas. most dis
tinguished of American barltones,
will appear in the National
Capital for the only time this
season, on Thursday evening,
November %, at S:15, at the
Washington Auditorium, in con-
cert. sponsored by the Washing
ton Cooperative Artist Concert
Course. Ever since his first ap-
pearance as Herod, in Herodlade.
Massenet's opera, given in Bel
gium in 1925, Mr.. Thomas has
OCCuplGu "a ICduulB pace hl LIN
ropean opera.
His first appearance in opera in
this city in 1925, when he ap-
peared with the Washington
Opera Company in Aida" with
an ali-American cast marked the
transfer of his activities from a
light opera to grand opera
star; and later after his Brussels
triumph. he made second grand
opera appearance here iii Rigo-
letto. also with an all-American
cast.
Erna Rubinstein, foremost vic.
linist OF the younger generation,
will appear in recital here next
Sunday afternoon, November %,
at $3.50 o'clock at the Washington
Auditorium. in company with an
other Hungarian artist, Miksa
Merson. pianist; and the Tcher-
nikoff'Gardiner dancers of this
city. Miss Rubinstein. hailed as
artist at the age of eight years.
and toured Europe when she was
II, playing as soloist under the
direction Of the most celebrated
conductors on the continent. Her
Ilrst American appearance in
ISZ2 was sensational success.
ana she has made several tours
or th,s country being everywhere
ACCLAIMED as a great artist OF the
Violiu. >''e
Ihe Artists Course of after.
noon concerts at Polls Theater
under the management of Mrs
Wllson-Greene, will be open on
tuesday afternoon. November 81
at 4:3O O'Clock. with the concert
OF Roland Hayes, the celebrated
colored tenor. who rose from the
ranks of Georgia farm laborer to
become one OF the great outstand.
ing tenor figures of this genera.
ton. Hayes will be accompanied
by Percival Parham at the piano.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Strand Manager Plans
Theater Innovations

Howard Burkhart, the new
manager Of the Strand Theater
on Ninth Street. originated the
now famous Illuminated runways
in theaters. There are now SS
houses in the United States using
this feature.
In taking up his duties at the
Strand Mr.. Burkhart has promised
numerous innovations which are
bound to please the public, some
of them of particular interest to
the fair sex. Details OF these plans
will be forthcoming later.
The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Huge Royalties

A conservative estimate of the
royalties on 1.-THE Trial of Mary
Dugan'' last season were S125 900.
This season they will amount to
over 100000. Bayard WELLER pro-
duces one play in about every
eight years but they pay him well.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-17

transpes the conference is of to the rest
the world but exclusively the business OF the United States
Emphasis laid by Coolidge upon the Monroe Doctrine and
imperast policy peverng this hundredyearod de-
into instrument of modern mperas aggres
sion stressed
At Havana Coolidge repeated his military for the
subugaon southern republics by demanding the esa
shnen air routes throughout those countries under the cloak
encouraging closer communication through CONNER
He preached the question of good roads, the pre-
tense under which network of military highways to be
the Mexican border to the fartest points in
Chile and the Argentine "On the wall of office said Coolidge
hangs map showing proposed Highways connecting the prn
cipal points of our two S0ftinents."
Only of AFFECT slaves of Imperialism would listen
such declaration of impending mperaist mitazaton Tor
exploitation Of the natural and the ensavng OF the
populations of their countries without launching counterbast
that would imperast edce to it's foundations
among delegates of the southern republics
other than pawns of American Imperialism they will devo.e their
energies devsng of aiding SANDING in Nicaragua and
of creating bloc Of anmperalt nations that would drive
their countries the armed forces of dollar desposm
Are there any among the puppet delegates at Havana?
let them raise under the of the little woudbe
of Wall Street empire the cry SYLVIA Sandino-and proceed
disrupt this mperst conference to build in its stead bloc
of republics fight to the last ditch against
Cooldges empire
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-17
RELIGION AND FACTORY SYSTEM

not only a terrible spiritual calamity
but was at the same time an econ
omic loss. Mr.. Stelzel assures us
that "the workingman fears being out
of job more than he fears going to
hell"
Hence, we see religion taking new
step. AS someone has expressed it,
"the last refuge of religion is So
GEOLOGY" The future life is not so
important now. That is left to the
spiritualists. The more substantial
churches with their billions of dol
lars of property and their yearly in
come of over $500,O00,00O must come
closer to earth if they are to remedy
the frame of mind of the worker
who would rather go to hell than
lose a job.
Now we have religion in it's new
dress. The rabbi is replaced by the
flapper social worker. The catholic
priest, to get closer to the worker,
leaves off his skirts, dresses like
lawyer and acts as field worker for
| the Catholic Welfare Conference. And
L
our protestant sky-pilot becomes the
"peppy go-getter" of the Y. M. C. A.
Christ said the lowest, cheapest sin
ner was worth saving and certainly
100000 of $4,000 machines must
be saved.
Whether the preachers of all de-
nominations are effective or not is
now determined sin business and in
industry, for here it is that we have
our daily contacts with those with
whom we must live out our princi-
piles" That is the shop nucleus in re-
ligion.
The march from fable to fact has
been a disastrous one for the church
and religion. In England the sharpen
ing of the class struggle has made
deep inroads on the Church. In Rus
STA religion is in a death-gasp; in
China the nationalist revolution is a
bed of thorns to the Standard Oil
missionaries. The twilight of the
gods becomes reality only in the
red dawn.