The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 20, 1927, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL, XXXL, NO. 4665. GIRL’S SLAYER IS IDENTIFIED: FORMER BANK CLERK IS SOUGHT I Hill, “Wayward Son,” Faces Illinois Court On Matricide Charge FEDERALAID 6. O. P. TO MEET IN KANSAS CITY . FOR ALASKA "IN NEW BILL House Mea;u'e Would Ex-! tend to North Three Federal Laws WASHINGTON, De $ion of Federal & Fsistance and co-operative entas prises, granted under the Hatch, Purnell and Smith Lever Acts, o Alaska, is proposed in a bill intro. duced in the House of Repri tatives by Albe H. Vestal, publican, of Indiana . 20—E: cultural £ President Charles E. Junnell, of | the | Alaska Agricultural Colleg RS School of Mines, is now i T Washington, having gone east from Fairbanks to attempt to have extended to Alaska the three)| above existing Fede laws which some $90,000 would be add-| ed to the annual income of the; interior college. | President Bunnell is being aided in his work by Gov. George A Parks, Gov. Wallace Farrington, | of Hawaii, and President C 3 ford of the University of Hawa When President Bunnell was ! Juneau last month, he said: . “The extension of these acts would add $90,000 annually to the | Federal revenues to the Alaskal| Agricultural College and School of Mines when it has an experi- ment station.” | Congressman Vestal, of Indiana, who visited Fairbanks last sum-| mer, is very enthusiastic about the movement and Dr. Bunnell oe lieves that he and his associates will find a large measure of sup- port among the members of Con | ny i | | | SIX HUNDRED ARE EXECUTED ’ 1 Chinese ‘Communists Are| Shot Down by Anti- | Red Authorities il | CANTON, Dec. 20—Six hundred | Chinese, suspected of being Con. munists, have been executed in one group, it is officially t\(fl‘(‘(l. and apparently the Nationalist government is determinéd to crush the Bolshevist activities by ! throwing a scarc into the popuia- | tion and is causing a general anti-| Soviet sentiment. The anti-Red continuing the Soviet activities of Communists. The Soviet . Vice-Consul been executed, it is said. e Migration of Chinese to Hong- kong Is under way and 200,000 <have departed from the' Canton area. (Ccn!lnml on Page Seven.) » authorities arc suppression of and = executions has | IN ONE GROUP. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1927. WHERE BRYAN WAS NAMED IN 1900 o >y, st <zM/ o\ o N \\\( \ / fizé A rv-,.: q = | T, | v Convention Hall in Kansas City will be the scene next June of the first Republican National | Convention ever held in the Missouri city. t | Above are shown exterior and interior views of the auditorium, which seats 15,000, At the left is Mayor Albert 1. Beach of Kansas ( al KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20—In hall which the v+ hurried to| completion in 1900 to house the | Democratic gathering which nom- | ated William Jennings Bryan, | nsas City. will be host next June to the national conventior | of the Republican party, meeting ! to select its choices for, president and vice president of the United States. Convention Hall, to which thou sands of delegates and will flock “on June 12, the quadrennial gatherin “grand old party,” scats 15,000 persons, and it has been the scene of only one national politi- cal convention—that at which| Bryan won, 27 years ago, his sec- | ond presidential nomination. | The edifice was purposely for that gathering. The ! Democrats had chosen Kan City as their meeting place when, 90 days before 'convention tims, | stroyed by fire, While the building was still in flames business men began (o raise money for a new one. The ground was cleared and the mew hall was put up in less than three months, in time for dedication on July 4, the day on which the Dem DEMOCRAT URGES PARTY BACK PLAN TO ELIMINATE . WASHINGTON, Dec. 20--Be cause the votes of 13 of the larg; er states alone can elect a presi dent of the United States in the electoral college, Democrats will be asked to sponsor a revision of the constitution to authorize popu- lar election of presidents at, the mext national committee meetizz ‘January 12. Henry Minor, Democratic na- 5 tional committeeman from Misnis- #ippi, an authority on Democratic history, has prepared the proposal ' to lay before the committee. “ Minor has collected -data to show that the votes in the elec- toral college of 13 states can de- " feat the will of the other 35 states. The 13 states and the ymber of their votes are: New ‘ork, 45; Pennsylvania, 38; Il is, 20; Ohio, 24; Texas, 20; usetts, 18; Missouri, 18: 3, Michigan, 15; New Kansas, 10; ELECTORAL COLLEGE “Thus 13 states,” Minor say: “by a majority of one vote in each can elect a president over another candidate carrying the| other 35 states unanimously. A “It is easily possible, indeed it may become probable, that on some great economic queStion a? overwhelming importance 15 or 16 of the densely populated manufac- turing and commercial states, car. ried by small majorities, may a presidential = election over-rid the decision of double that num- ber of states containing twice their population and four times their area, and that thus a mere fraction over onefourth of the voters of the country could defeat the will of three-fourths of th» electorate. construeted | g It was built in 1900 f City, who will b2 official host to or a similar Democratic gathering the Republicans. erats opened their convention in it. Since the Democrats met the hall has been entirely eled, and it rivals in size and fa eil s most of thog in which the Republicans have met in years past. Mayor Albert 1. the official host cans, and he has there remod Beach will be to the Republi promised th. ![ml')\' that the city will extend to hospitality. Hotel space it is declared, to housa 5. At two of the largest last four Roosevelt, Taft, Coolidge — have it every 5 ampls the g1 b hotels e presidents ing and guests. Henry J. Allen, former governor the neighboring state of Kan s, declares that the convening of the party in Kansas City will stimulate party enthusiasm throughout the agricultnral states of the middle west. This and the Republican Hare- been of ‘lhu old convention hall was de |gentral location of Missouri’s sec- ond largest city we factors in its choice by the Re- publican national committee from a field which’ included San Fran Detroit, Chicago, Philade San Antonio and other important bt LADY LUCK SMILES COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 20— The proprietor of a basement res- taurant - in Columbia embraced bad luck and turned failure into success, His place was little patronized and was known as a \“jinx,” so he remamed it “The Jinx,” had the telephone number changed to 1313, and now finds business booming. HEEZA HOBO “This system came very near| | substituting Burr for Jefferson in 1800; it probably kept Jackson ou: of the presidential chair in 1824; it cost the Democrals Tilden's| election - in 1876 and Cleveland's | re-elaetion in 1888, It easily may Democrats the pres LINDBERGH IS MEXICO CiTY BUEST, PICNIC American Airman Greeted by Crowd — Plans for Next Trip MEXICO CITY, Dec. Col Charles A. Lindbergh was the honor guest of the Mexico City Municipal Council at a picnie on the ouiskirts of the city vester day. Lindbergh received tremen dous ovation as he made his wav through the great crowd- the pienic grounds, ‘where after for mal ceremonies, an elaborate luncheon was served. 20 to The official program is expected o slacken by the middle of this week to afford-the American bird- {man an opportunity to devote his | attention to the plans for the Central American tour he will undertake shortly after Christ | mas. MOTHER IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. Hersel?, her son's own best Cl mas present, Mrs. Evangeline Liudbergh, tarried in her Yule- tide journey from Detroit to Mex lico City, long enough to pay this |eity a second brief vigit within 2 few_months since her distinguish ed sont spanned the Atlantic. The {giant tri-motored Ford passenger i plane appeared over the city [shortly after noon yesterday and then landed. Mrs. Lindbergh wi: whisked to the Chamber of Com merce, where public officials ex tended her a welcome. Two hours aftef her arrival, she left for St. Louis. REACHES S8T. LoOUIS ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20—Mrs. Lind bergh arrived o'clock yesterday . afternoon o to Mexico City to. join her son in four hours and 45 minutes flv ing time, d welcomed by & e - MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Rescue Work at 4 ‘recked Sub Is Stopped, Storm . k i { ] [ WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The flagship Falcon, direct- ing rescue operations at the seene of the wrecked sub- marine S-4 has been forced into the protecting harbor a neetown, Mass., by This s according received by the Department. SIGNS OF LIFE PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Dec. 20.—Faint signs of life | Avere 'still apparent on the gunken submarine this morn- | fng when the divers wer the sunken ship before beirn | called off by the storm. Tap- pings were heard but they { ‘earried no code message in- | dicating the men were too weak to rap out orderly messages in code as on fhe | previous day. FLAYS HEARST AS-DISHONEST Nebrakan Says Néwspaper Publisher Is With- out Honor W ASHINGTON Dee. 20-—An open letter to Willlam Randolph Hearst condemning the newspaper publisher for the publication ot documents purporting to show th= creation bf a $1,215,000 Mexican fund for four United States Sena tors, has been made public by Senator George W. Norris, Repub- lican of Nebraska, one of the sen ators named in the documents From his sick bed, Senator Nor- ris asks Hearst why he did hot publish in his newspapers, along with the documents, that he had no evidence that any of the Sena lmg; received the money? nator Norris said a fair an- alysis of the articles and the tes- timony before the Special Senat: Committee “leads to the inevit- able conclusion you are not oni unfair and dishonest, but entirely without honor.” e - REMUS JURY 1S CHARGED BULLELIN — CINCIN- NATI, 0., Dec. 20.—George Remus was acquitted on the first ballot on the ground of insanity, He will be taken back to the jail to await a sanity hearing. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Deec, 20 The George Remus murder casc went to the jury at 2:49 o'clock this afternoon. Judge Shook read the opinion that the “Court feels that in view of some of the records, there can be absolutely no claim in reason, logic or liw successfully’ advanced in denial of the unlawful killing, but the Court is brought to the inevitable conclusion that the de- fendant is entitled to a verdict of not guilty solély on the grounds of insanity.” Remus has been on triel for several - weeks on a charge of slaying® his wife, whp was seeking a divorce. Remus is the acknow- ledged “bootleg king” of this sec- tion. Atlantic Liners Are Delnle_{ by Storms NEW YORK, Dec. 20—Gales | which dreve New York tempera- tures below freezing, reached out at- sea ‘and delayed six trans-At- lantic liners, carrying more than | 18,000 sacks of Christmas mail. The ships, arriving last nignt, behind schedules. the first lap of her air journey | George Albretch, wim has been < children of The trip {rom Detrolt was mud:| visiting her for the last few|Hoke lost days, leaves today on the Prin- cess Mary for Seattle where he will spend the ‘Christmas hol!- | days with l:gnfll}; 3 SEN. NORRIS | N R £ A | Harry Hill (upper left), Strea- | tor, Ill., youth, goes to trial Dec |27 charged with killing his moth |er, whoze body was found buried {in_the basement of their home ! (abeve). R. 0. Hanson (right), {State's - Attcrney, is prosecuting the case, STREATOR, I, Dec. 20--Th: life story of-a son charged th killing his mothes after she ha i reproached ‘his waywardness and had threaténed to disinherit him will be unfolded in the La Salle 1 nty circuit court when Harry Hil, 22, goes to trial Dec. 27 on a charge of murder. The trial {will be held at Ottawa, mnearby county seat. The body of Mrs. Eliza Hill mother of the boy and the divorc- ed wife of Dr. H. C. Hill of Stre {tor, was found om Aug. 22 in a crude grave in the cellar of the pleasant home which she and her son occupied here. Forgery charges had heen mad against young Hill, and the stat contends that he killed his mo ther when, in dismay at his a= tions, she threatened to cut hin off in her will. The testament subsequently found, left all of & $15,000 estate ,to the son, to be Lold in trust for him until he is 25, Hill has steadfastly denied any knowledge of the crime, and he will go to trial with the support of his fath who he will spend all he hag to clear his son { name, When officials sought Hill for Questioning after the cellar grave had been uncovered he had van ished. A serles of dramatic in cidents, set in motion by the find ing of the hedy, climaxed when the youth was arrested in Seattle. L His says father raced across the (Continued on P ge Two.) WINTER HITS STATES EAST ! NEW YORK, Dec. 20—Winter |arrived ahead of schedule and to du_y has the iece grip on the easi- e section of the country. Falling | temperatures are creating a bleax Christmas week. Air mail traf ’th: is disrupted. Communication |lines are dowm in many places | Two hundred stranded motoris |have been rescued from snow drifts in whieh the automobiles were stalled. — Two Children Lose Lives in ‘fiw, Parents Absent —— PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 20— | Left sleeping fi a bedroom while “sately at 4:40| vere from six hours to one day|their parents went out making arrangements for a trip during the Christmas holidays, two smail and Mrs, J. B lives last night was destroyed by . An overheated to have started when the h fire at Ma 'stove is bell the fire. YOUNG MAN BELIEVED T0 BE MURDERER Kidnapper and Slayer of School Girl Identified, Photographs {ESCAPED DRAG NET SET EARLY TODAY Makes Getaway in Stolen Auto — Reward Now Totals $100,000 L0S ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 20.—All agencies of the law in Metropolitan Los Angeles, were unleashed today and set upon the trail of one mere boy, seemingly a mild man- nered former bank clerk, who has been named by the nolice as the kidnapper, who murdered and mutiliated 12- yeor-cld Marian Parker, then bartered the body to her father for $1,500, $100,000 REWARD The intensified eearch has been given an impetus bv the nrice of $100,000 on the young man's head, and got underway when the ce anrounced that William Ed- ward Hickman, former em- vloyee of the os First Trust and Savings Bank. was positively identi- fied through finger prints vand photographs as the slay- er of the daughter of Parker, officer of the bank. First Announcement Chief of Detectives Herman Cline made public the findings of his investigation after the po- lice visited the Hickman home in Alhambra, Cal. It was learn- ed the young man was not there His mother lives in Kans#s City. Motive for Crime The motive for the kidnapping and slaying is supplied by the police by their hypothesis. Hickman, {woe years ago, was given a job in the bank and worked as a eclerk until - six morths ago when he was arrvested for forgery, He admitted having traced signatures from checks en- trusted to his eare. The youth confessed and was paroled to his mother, The police believe Hickman got the erroneous impression that MAKE ATTAGK ON HOOVER'S CELIRIBILITY Question of Requirements| for President Are Discussed NEW YORK, De York World, Demn patch from Washington, =aid the constitutional eligibility of Her- bert Hoover for the Presidency Is| being questioned. The question first in the “whisperlng” campaign and became of interest to his fends The constitution provides that! no one can be elizible for the of- fice “who has attained the age of 35 years, and has been for| 14 years a resident of the United 20--The New fe, in a dis- was raised not States The World said for 20 years be fore Hoover hecame Food Admin- istrator In 1917, he was much in the Orient and Europe and that those who say his legal residene wag abroad until 1917 have strong legal evidence bearing on the point Those who question Hoover's oligihility maintain the constitu- tion means 14 years of residence within the United States must be continuons up to the time of tak- ing office. Hcover All Right The World sald friends * of Hoover point to the opinion writ ten in 1920 by former Attorney (ieneral George Wickersham, to (Continued on Page Fight.) I | Parker opposed his application for parole and had urged a prison sentence. Revenge Was Motive Chief of Detectives Cline said !the motive for the crime was re- venge, After having chased thousands of false clues, the police have satisfied themselves that Hick- man is the man wanted. Finger prints taken from the ransom notes and from the wheel of the killer's abandoned automoblle, i which has been found, correspond with those taken by the police when Hickman was “mugged” for the forgery charges. Identify Photographs Hickman's phnlngrupgn in the ntinned on Page Seven.) W.C.T.U.TO HONOR FIRST CRUSADER EVANSTON, 11, Dec. 20- Members of the Women's Chris tian Temperance Union in 20,000 meeting to a gathering of the common council in Chicago, start- ed a riot of huge proportions m local organizations from coast (o|the loop district. coast will obgerve “Crusade Day" December 23, as a memorial the sirenuous days when women | One saloon keeper who refused tc | to accede to the wishes of the wo- men woke up one morning to find prayed in the streets of middic ja queer looking shack in front west cities against the saloons. On mous Hillshoro crusade of his place of business. The wo- men took turns at a 24-hour vigil December 23, 1873, tha fa-! i praying and siuging and tak- - started | ing down the names of the men and swept rapidly throughout the|ypo entered the swinging doors. central section of the ecountry. driving saloons from hundreds of towns by public sentiment In the course of six months. Incidents of the first comcerted headquarters here. | { Eventually they won out. A press dispatch from Cinein- nati reporting business conditions 5 contained the following: “Provisions unchanged. The wo: drive for prohibition are marrated | men crusaders in old records at -W. C, T. U.|praying so loudly and earnestly . |in the sglopn mext to the chamber are singing and. In Columbus, Ohio, & police|of commerce that business Is de- chiet arrested some of the stre.: prayers and chatged them with disorderly conduct. Two hundred | moralized at this hour. The W. C. T. U. as an ol on soon followed the. nitial €6 women, marching from a prayer) forts of the women. .