Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1928, Page 7

HICKMAN T0 TEST NEW INSANITY LAW Trial in Parker Slaying to Be Merely Sanity Hearing. Other More Involved. By the Associated Press. as a defense n criminal eases apparently will he fnvolvad in the trials of William Ed- ward Hickman on the two murder in- dictments which he faces here. r-old youth a few days azo pleaded “not guilty by renson of Insanity” to charges of kidnaping and ving little Marian Parker. Yester- hours of his indict- with his I8-vear-old Welby Hunt, for the mur- Ivy Thoms, in a drug s hold-up, he entered the alternative plea of the new and little tested Cali- fornia 1s ot guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity Confused His Own Pl So little usad has 1 ~-Hickman's Los Angzel tendants w confused by plea, and it first was reported same as that entered to the M Parker murder charge. The confusion | reased hy nment Hickman first started to state his plen. When the defendant himself hecame involved in the lezal | urt (o permit | client raizhtened out illon, Mickma attorney, restated aper men the plea_entered. » Parker | | 1o 3 € by the plen he made, for Jannary 25, will | hearir On th il he first vilt, and sanity mure homs' trial to determine punishment. Long Trial Possible, Although Hiekman's trial Thoms case was set for Febru: 1.0 torneys indic: m-d that a leng-drawn- | ase might rney for Welby Hunt reiterating that his client would plead ! the Thoms murder w himself on the me wes | the fact that en his | in uuw‘ " ON S-4 TOLD “All 0. K.” Is Last Word Re- ceived From Men in Tor- pedo Room. Trapped Men Called in Vain| for Oxygen Bottles as Water Rose. The passi trapped in the subniarine 84, f off Provincetown. old in the apy v, as told in'the siznal log. etwe salvage peda room of th the oot ne. wax made public ve rooand it the communication wis Mained that facilitated by the fact th officer, Licut, Graham city, was alive in the c » was thorouzhly familiar A vopy of the lox has the parents of Lieut Col. and Mrs. Fiteh of b of this npariment Details Ave Given, follows vessel, th mmunication with the s sent from the L first estah 4 by sur as follows <4 on the hatt Yes. Answer with 3 ta Noo Answer with 3t I odon't kuow. Ans aps. Q \ with seven | 1s control room floaded? cven taps seat at » pan. on De 4 in torpedo room? | e taps sent at 511y - 18 Ave vou in torpe wom? o pom. De- ¢ with which siz- 1= were received in the torpedo room | was figured that Lieut, ! x the S4 to siznal by tional code, using two knocks for dash and one knock for a dot AL this tima the U took eyer the communic using an escillator for communicating: const, e attaches predicted the trial on the hold-up Killing | 21d find Hunt testifylng against his | former accomplice in crime. | Despite the fact that-the Juvenile | Court. 1o which Hunt's case first was | reforred, sent it hac i Court for handling, due to the ser of the charze, the youth’s at. torney =aid he would attempt to have | Hunt tried in the Juvenile ¢ event, he said. h> would ask a| trial. Californi: { < that the death pe i inflicted on no person u: of aze. Hunt'’s Superior nment was set for January 10. Equal Guilt Possible. Aliough the bullet which fatally | nded Thoms at the time of the hold-up has been shown to have been the smame ealiber as Hunt's pistol, Caiifornia law provides that in such A case each of the accused would be | held equally guilty, regardless of which vouth fired the shot. Another angle in the investigation | of the activities of Hunt, was believed w0 have heen cleared up when the authorities declared they were con. vinead that A. R. Driskeli, the youtn's | grandiather, 100k his own life here last May. Driskell's adesth was Investigated when handwriting experts suggested that purported suicide notes found on the aged man's body might have been forged. The dnaquirs was ordered | when Hickman and Hunt confessed to £ mepiex of crimes and it was estab- Yished that Driskell took a large sum | of money’from the bank a short time Yefore his death. the suwicide genuine, It was agrecd that | fotes apparently were | TOWNS DEFEAT MERGER. | Earpers Ferry Be-llects IarhtlL and Bolivar, Mayor Young. HARPE FERRY. #ry 6. 13y approximately 2 Harpers Feery and by 1 var, at the anpual election in th twin 1 ns of Jeflerson County terday voled down a proposition consolidate. It i the sec time within five years merger plans have heen defeated. At the xame time Mayor C. Matlatt and hix entire ticket, including Becorder J. .| Vaherty and - Walsh, R Tha | o \r‘ " Metonatd | ¥. Anders, | Alexander Murphy and Recorder Faherty and | Walkh were on both | r. Councilmen W ert, Fougene Noos, Counciiman okers Bolivar reelectes Recorder 1, H, w. lnlh\ ung, i il R L. Loman, Hun\ sckiex und L. W, Reek, poxition. The town officialx of hoth munities will take office the first » in Febroar i APARTMENT- HOTEL SOLD. | Washington Man Acquires mw1 $500.000 Cumberland Building. el Diapatrhs 10 Tha Riar CUMBERLAND, Md., Junvary The — Algonuuin Apurtme b than two yeurs #hout 5500000, hax been sold sale 10 Witliam M. e for,§55 i tiens o ut whont 300 tollowed defauit in gyt mertzage. The Londholders morigage and ihe the second 5 > ! proverts. | The wale | on the will Jome heay dumes o was Arus Dpomisldeon, W ull of Waw noeannection with the wle KNIFE VICTIM TO LIVE. . snberland Prisoner, Ex-Service aid 10 Have Brahbed Eelf At W S e Wwhis stabind " . w [ 1 ie diesed the hifs wugglod 1o biin Mowk Hopphtal - . Substitute Judge Named Boriol Dispts b b8 Vi JICHMOND. Vo LR TG I Jannory 6 Pherkbening 1" in " ol A Fuaitize | Mieha | v at 3 pn and 13| re aleo | Q. Is there any & A. No, but the air w you be now? Sent at 6 p.m. Decembe Q. How many are there? A. There are six. Please hur Sent at 6:10 pm_ December 1 Compartment salvage air is being hooked up now ent at 6:43 p.m is bad. How s, on December 18 . us soon? A everything pos sible, Taps heard at 8:25 and at 10:18 pm, nn I)r‘("mhr‘r 18, £. Faleon made no signals as We are doin 1 'mw was down. Water Coming in Slow. Q. I» water still coming In? December 18, Q. We are working as fast as pos- sitle, Have vou light? A. We have no light. very had. Sent at 12:02 a.m. on December 19. Q. Cun you tell us the names of thoxe with vou? Fitch, Short, Crabb, Snizek, Stevens. t at 12:50 a.m. December 19, Q. Have you tried removing zag from compartment xalvage air line? A. Salvage air lne Ix flooded. Sent The air is iat 1:30 am. December 19, Q. How deep Is water in compart. ment? A. The water is about 18 inches deep. Air ix very bad. Sent at 6:09 a.m. Decerber 19. At this time the Falcon had to leave the scene of th operations with Diver | the wreckaze during the rescue oper- ations, and the . 8. K. S8 was or- dered to kesp in communie the 84, At this time the w Oxygen bottle empty. down a couple” Rec December 14 from S.4 85 asked £4 10 make n | between Io!ltrn <8 told 8 did not receivs mes-age AL 940 am. December 19, ceived a message, < “an you send down n couple?” D od the U, 8, & had di reception, di doubt to the weakness of the p nel on the 8.4 Conversation Kept Up. An Intermittent Can you send ed at 9:3% am. e space the 88 conversation wax kept up by the K8 ping thut by concentr: gnalx, the e Would pass easier for the impris. oned men Timex of those messagen, Mondav evenoon, December 19, The Tollowing are the meseizes went during the pe riod From 85 here are cranes York From £4 Will air night? Ao TC will fast until 6 tonight From S5 Much noive, Wil eall vou m 10 minutex, Time 1 now o " ondiy m.m Jaxt any hope? Re A, There Ix lm;u “ihle witl he done. From 85 Mow miany and where sio Everything pos wer to this Vrom B8 Did at b Bed mnswercd tapr very m-nm: Fiom B % minutes " | bowt. drowns ¥iom Th umber of yon Inon few spbamhing agalne o s . now? g, bt unihie thing possible his 10 toons have iiev three r A ay morning anewered by vroups of L thiew tnpw ek | Ko Ky o moy g Messnge From Wite, 1 Muiny Ve Aot i s ool o e e folls b, HRMh e B Y aur wile i AN Y P aving tm yeu T DT o R I T Dnr v 0 Viow i I Jtapm antil | ety L L A A Y D I B From 85 Did von gt it ? Bent w1230 wm. No wnewer from i Do thee 8% g the com Pownsmin i I [ i fon [ i verrived this pon i sl ol g, I yon et Ahnt mes o o e e [Fa el again .u e I by e 100 g At 2w | o o At HA s Precenibun cinbwr 20 it Mool Ly, Bewn il i Vet Ik you foomn wo N DRAMATIC STORY OF DEATHS of the lives of six llll‘l\_’ the | torpedo | with the | m of knocks from the | 18, injured when imorisoned in | 5.4 1o make 10 taps If they 8 no | rmon- |y torpedoes on | Mt Wt THE FEVENING STAR. WASHING A TON, D. C. TRIDAY. JANUARY 6, 1998, EX-CASHIER FREED UNDER 310 000 BOND 4 Clnrenep B Gtuch ol Hyattsville| TR Pleads Not Guilty in $50,- ! 000 Shortage Probe. Special Disoateh to The St IN MESSAGE LOG Clavence arold real estate ops | 3 ner eashier of the Fivst 3 | 3 g I Bank of Hyatteville, yeste | 8 pleaded not guilt misapproprin- | tion of approximately $30,000 in bank | funas Morris A, Soper Gaseh on $10,000 bail and his | sot_for hearing Februnvy 13 wmsch was arrested | Jonis Mellie, rele: t ity hix indict i t | who represented him | tamily had offered A1 losses alleged by form shie | University This sabd the man' titution to co the bank. 7T d that his home at | t s than | 0000 in s e said, i LIEUT, GRANAM FITCH, | | home until at 00 Tues [ "“Clinton 3. Toov enid the and trust “tasch built i subdivi comber vl At Bladenshuy to comnect aiv 1o cigls elabm that Gase i five for | pving funds of thy | in2 approval of n..v onps of |h| e »|th~( indic AL 6 will Three taps for ve S were thres reerive om- RS Dive * tube, no. At 6 houses that he was de tank offi admitted trans hank withont a ard of i M0 am. the hewereld vos ':'..,.,t':.']::i.::l‘{.i VIRGINIAN FORECASTS Time, T 20, th Lps, by thousht (hat t heard were ot certain. AL T00S aan, (1 heve. Time, hut H. B. McCormac in Address Winchester Rotarians Cites Mar- ket and Labor Conditions. nos8 O the Are you an nd hrlw ot h Vi ienil threw itlons will preva distinetly, taps very A M December 20, State Manufa general _manage Waolen Co., this city, | luncheon. re vo Are yon wnd | urers’ Associntion “irginia of the Ceure l\ml an answer n{‘ at a Rot mher 20, quit sending o as to listen to dete mine if taps continued. At 2 am.. December 21 for 10 minutes. but no answer. Noth. ng was heard during the remaind { of the nizht dayx ago for ing house of New York City repe a total clearing of $2.13%.000.000 on the | closing days of last week. 1t exceeded ¥ lany previous record by at least 20 per \ called 8.1 {cent. ning, Decembor | NG er the listening. | 4 nothing further from the | ex- the f first hoard of the great ign stocks for the | time belng listed and s i stock market has suffe wick spells =t nevert the most confident eras t our exchanges have ey | “Manv of ux have doubtless forg | Payments on Apparatus and Out- ten the fact that only recently the i . . |great army of rallway employes were alde dirms, Bladussbure Toplc. o e Indraaen i wagas Special Dispateh to The Star, | While in a few industriex and a few localitiex the rate of employment hax subsided slightly. as a whole there ix no lack of work in this wonderful for the new fire upparatus|country: neither is there an inclina. discussed at the meeting of the |tion to reduce the high standard of |department Wednesday night. The ! living to which our wage enrners have lquestion of taking apparatus out of | xo marvelous] nllnlnc-d 4 town for a fire also was considered. | - amen Ouwear “wx “anpointed oMclsl| poINCIPAL CHARGES ATTACK WITH SLEDGE these assistant: L Lohma k Charles Seauberlich, erett He { William Cornell, Lawrence Day | Clifton, Va., School Official's Al- leged Clash With Postmaster Over Hugh Waldrop and Osborne Geaver, Chief W. I Beattie and Chief Me. Pupil Referred to County Boargd. Special Dispateh 1o The Star. {chanic Jesse Cobb will Instruct the | FAIRFAX, Va,, January These new members were ad. | meeting of the Fairfax County Hugh Waldrop, Maurice | | Sleuder, Osborne Geaver, Hughie Stanton and CHft Howens, School Board yesterday Supt. of Schools M. D. Hall referred to the board for action a letter he had re. celved from Princial T. W. Summers of Clift Mr. Summers wrote that in Decembey suxpended a4 pupll, Viola Hart, “for insolence” to her teacher. On December 14 her father, Anthony Hart, postmaster at Clitton, called at Mr. Summers’ howding house while the latter was eating breakfast, he wald, and attacked him with a sledge hammer, only a ouick upthrust of hix arm saving him prob. able njury. Mr. Summers sked Supt. Hall to ndvise him ax o the best course to pursue, stating thit h wisdom of tak | 0 the matte 6. | Members of the | prexsed the opinion that *hould be handled by the cour member stating that It seemed to M personal affair. By vote of the Mr. " letter to Hall 4 to . Wilson M and the board voted to stand Summers, aleon took heard 0 but o rIREMEN DISCUSS FUNDS R = 6.—At a Decatur Heights Citizens Elect. DECATUR MEIGHTS, Md., Janu. iary 6.—At the annual meeting of the Citizens’ Amsociation held Tuesday night at the home of President G. H. | Bweet officers were re-clected ax fol. {lows: Mr. Bweet, president: N. (.| n igham, secretary and treasurer, and . W. Ashton. assistant secretary [3irm, A. It Lee was elected vice presi. dent. She ix the first woman to be | ehoxen for this post In the nsxociation. The secretary was asked to write the Suburban Co. re- condition in| Vhich the company ban .. of streetn laid mains, Receivers Named for Store. Special Diepateh to The Star, [ QMAGERSTOWN, Md., Junuary Reteivers for Humrichouse Brothers, | one of the largest dry goods extablish mentx in thix city. have been num Judge Frank G, Wagaman., The | * art refused the petition of the broth. | hoard, an Injunction agninst cloxing | Supt. and wustained the petition | First Na Bank for re ‘ by Mr. le fern fo the'r sl {of the | celvers, Two foating cranes are | until to | Smith’s Cut Rate Drug Store—- 7th & O Sts. N.W. Is a Star Branch Office If you've lost something of value or found something that some one else has lost, a Clas. sified Advertisem Star will brin finder together. . The Star's Classified Sec- tion is read regularly by practically everybody in Washington—thus making it a wonderful means for reach- ing the public. Copy for Classified Ads in he Star may be left at any cf the Branch Offices—there cne in your neighborhood. No fees are charged for Pranch Office aervice; only lar rates, THE ABOVE SIGN 8 DISPLAYE By AUTHORIZED STAR ARANGH OFFICES Tl Star prints Saely an over whelmingly greater volume of Classifid — Advertising — every Any than anv other Washing fon paper that theve can he no question ws o which will give you the best resulis ihe Corner” In o Star lBramh Ofice B Hyattsville | United | in Federal Court to | n surprised to | ! | who i | iis torpedo chamber. | was sent down in the < mersible’s i the | GREATER PROSPERIT‘Y. i to | Port, B. | themsoe! . L the Virgints | mxelves to grave dang While | Wrote that she had four chilirer {erations in ¢ HEROISM DECORATIONS URGED FOR DIVERS WHO WENT TO S-4, Congressional Medal Honer for Eadie Asked by Brumby. of‘ Navy Crosses for Carr and Michacls Also A : Suggested. very of three part the Impri k. the divers who in zle to members of the 84 from the jey waters off 1 commend that they he awarded v decorations for car Admir {in eharge of the tions, has that heroism, " HOMAS EADIE. ked Seer ressional Themas ki Lill introduced by Republican, sroposed the | der Represen Medal tie, chief | & Michiels, Eadic Went Down First. Eadie was the first diver to to the sunken submarine and the one vered that life existed in | Later Michaels 1ce of a rising the )nnh Rev. Virzil M. Hobbs' Accspted at Colmar Manor. Special Dispateh to The Stas COLMAR At the Wilkon Avenue nesday. the iOML Hobhs {eea to connect air lines to ed hull lines became A wis Eadie then, to quote an oilicial re- leliberately, knowingly and ok hix own fife in his hands nd to the des nion diver williuly [ retary chureh elerk, pulpit commit K. A. Voizht, Hudgins, J. 1. Mis. R Van Pelt superintendent. Ronald Hudgins: tst, Lucille Colbert, and pianisi. Mary Wells Dr. HL ¢, Millington of W znve a talk. He oW morr wen and his harge of the n will be 4 young T pm. of .|ll.|lhh “reely exposed | Do in which they Secks Double T Double a for offi men lost,on both the 4 and the 851, which wa: sunk off K Island in would be pro- “d under a bill Introduced vester Senator Tydings, Democrat, d. pndents of n for increased pens ndents was present Representative Linthi ne Mary He rend a from Mre. K. L widow o the officer commanding the 84, who and | that all she had for their support and that of herself was $45 a month from her husband's insurance. ional facilities for salvage op. se of submarine or other would he provided un n Mennonite Special Dispateh to The Star. HAC TOWN, Christian R iff's Pastor Dead. January Strite, pastor of Mennonite Chureh near . died gt his home zed 63 vears. A widow 2 naval disaste two children surviv ISEMAN’ Seventh & F Sts. B Annual Sale of UITS & OVERCOAT 25 S 519 1233 1281 4 332 50 38:1 ON LIBERAL TERMS Suits and O’Coats Suits and O’Coats *35 Suits and O’Coats Suits and O’Coats These are honest reductions on stvlish, all-wool clothing—the kind it pays to buy. tire stock is included in this sale, As our en- you have an enormous assort- ment to select from, Sufiicient Styles and Patterng to Please the Taste of Al Men OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT monthiy amount will do, the same as cash mall weekly or Credit prices are exactly prices, Don't hesitate to ask tor eredit 'CHURCH 1S REORGANIZED. Resignation ¢ school plan- assistant 7 DUTCH MARKET SPECIALS" for SATURDAY DERRYDALE GUARANTEED EGGS, doz., 42¢c oLD DUTCH PULLMAN LOAF, each, 9c Cuts from Choice Little Steer Beef PRIME RIB ROAST Ib., 33¢c Blade Cuts, 25¢ pound Chuck Roast Sirloin Steak 22¢ Ib. 48¢ Ib. PORK LOIN ROAST %% Ib., 25¢ LEG O LAMB Lb., 35¢ LOIN LAMB CHOPS RIB LAMB CHOPS reesu SHOULDERS SAUSAGE Ib., 45¢ Ib., 45¢ lb., 18¢ ‘16., 25¢ ALL PORK MAYFLOWER BRAND DRY-PICKED POULTRY Stewing Chickens—Frying, Roasting Chickens Lb., 30c “Lb., 37¢ DEL MONTE SUGAR PEAS PEACHES Bartlett PEARS . 35¢ o . 37! 49¢ DEL MONTE DEL MONTE CRISCO 110b., 25c—I_§ lbs.{ 35¢—3 lbs., 65c Large No 3 Cans : 25¢ canw TOMATOES CHIPSO 20¢ LUX 2 pkgs., 18¢ Phg IVORY SOAP Small, 7c Large, 12¢ Fels-Naptha SOAP, 3 cakes, 15c' GOLD DUST 4 15¢ Small Phes. 5 Crown LAYER FIGS, 2 lbs., 45¢ HOLLAND BELLE Admittedly Washington's Finest Creamery Butter, can only be secured at our markets. Breakfast Size GRAPEFRUIT . 5 for 25¢ CABBAGE York State Fancy New Green 3c Ib. 5¢c Ib. WHITE POTATOES 10 lbs., 29c¢ [ Plenty of Fresh Vegetables and Fancy Fruits Our Celery is the pride of Washington More and more, discriminating Washingtonians are realizing that fer Variety, Quality, Value and Serv. | ice they fave better at OLD DUTCH MARKETS