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Show - - v" RIVALS THE BEST - V I 1 I 6) tlinilinilT nIII i itII itin hU h I I Ml- - 12 PAGES : PROVO,' UTAH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1927. rnmm !b latv f HI f T ax Y " Fft I ' y.. : ., tU llf Girl's Brother iewiiemamsowit i mf ' J j and-HeiLTeac- ; fi ft - t,-- . ' 'Pal' Killed Parker Girl y 'toil. 1 r TAKEPLAG HAPPINESS IS Irovo Catholic Church to Celebrate Traditional Mass On Christmas Eve; Many to Attend. Non-Catholi- cs Midnight mass, traditional Christmas service of the Catholic church, will be celebrated at the Provo Catholic church this year, it Is announced by Father J. O. Delairc. According to Christian tradition Christ was born : midnight on Christmas in the stable of Bethle-h- f m, and for this reason Catholic priests are allowed to celebrate th? holy Bacrifice of the mass at that hour, FatherJPelaire dcelarcs, - tjAttend have exMany desire to attend the pressed the midnight-services- , and Father laire assures them that all are most cordially welcome. The high mass will be sung by a choir composed of a number of Frovo's most prominent singers, marly all of whom are nonCath .olics, who have kindly consented to lend their services; for the unusual occasion. The Choir Sopranos: Miss Marguerite Jep-- : person. Miss Mary Hanson,, Miss Marie Ward, Miss Helen Coroes3eo-ca- , Miss Viva Nlckerson and Miss Govis Davis. Altoa: Mrs. Anna Hinckley, Mrs. Edna Broadbent, Miss Grace ton and M's Ruth Christianson. Tenors: Bob Robinson, Gerritt De Jong and T. U MarUOk.- -. Fred Bass; Murray Robehts, Brown and George Brewer, ( Ilavorka Is Director .The choir will be directed and assisted at the organ by Leo Havor-ka- , organist of the Strand theatre, 'v The mass . is ounod's-lamous is ass in C, and in addition to this" Ihe choir will render the following . -G- - Holy numbers: "Silent Night, Night," arranged for six voices by MrvHavorka: "Adeste Fideles," tra- ditibnal Christmas melody; "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name." Mass will begin promptly at 12 o'clock midnight Saturday, and the doors of the church will be opened at 11:30 o'clock. - Herald Gives Fine Service The Evening Herald has received many compliments on Its handling of Thursday's story of the capture of fessed kidnaper' and alleged Edward-:Hiekmanr-eon- -- derer. - - ..,, While the "break" on the story just before press time at the Herald, all subscribers to the paper received the "flash"; reporting1 his capture in the regular edition, which was delivered at the usual time to all homes in Utah county subscribing to the Herald. With two special stories, wired direct to the Herald from Ore eon. earner as soon as the regular edition had been run off, giving the only detailed account of Hickman's cap ture available in Utah county i 1 - ... t Christmas present for Cannon of the Young university arrived Thursday, jwhen officials of the I6wa state college of Ames, Iowa, wired Prof. Camion that he had been granted his Ph. p. A welcome Prof. C. Y. degree. - ;'" DOWN TILL SPRING PROVINCETOWN, Mass., ttec 23 in(UP) Belief was becoming creasingly prevalent today that the sunken submarine . S-- with ,the bodies of 40 officers and men tombed within it, cannot be raised i until spring... f 8--4 The Weather J Utah Fair and Satur- ht day- 45 o4 por- tion. Maximum temp. S0 Thursday Minimum temp, Thnrsday .J4 Coldest day this winter: December 17, 10 degrees below icro - Community Welfare Organization and Relief Society Prepared to Direct Distribu tion of Christmas Cheerf - Audit Of City Books la Most Satisfactory- ,- Declares-Ae- -: countant; Many Improve ments Made la Past 7 Years Happiness will abound in Provo Christmas!Every homo will bo filled with inter and- - g'.ailr.eaa 'Peace on Earth, Good Will to . Men." Even in the poorer homes will be gcod things to eat and toys for the kiddies! No one will go unprovided. Everything possible ' has been done to give everybody a :heery Christmas. Splendid Work Done-- Ail of this is due to the splendid oi k of the members of tho Welfare organization am .he Relief Society. Mrs. LeRoj Jixon. president of the Utah Slak Relief Boelety and head of tha Wsl Care organization, ht3 had hei workers literally ecoaring the.citi to find out the needs and wants ol th few poor and Castirute familef in the city. Every precaution ha; been taken to see to it that no om, goes without or is forgotten. Boxes and, bundles of "od, clothwill be sent from tut. ing and-toyoffice of the Community Welfare organization off ice 'Saturday. Tin Edward Hickman, confined in the Umatilla county jail of Pendleton, delivery will be made by the mem Jie., has confessed his pari' in kidnaping and returning the body of lit-J- e bers of the Provo fire department Marion Parker, but declares that "his pal" killed the girl against : ' ' J 'f " "y. During the past lew days the of- ais wishes. "'. Y fice in the administration building has 'resembled a grocery store, a clothing store and a toy department, all combined in one. . JBuay jvorkers have been laboring from jarly to late preparing jtht many baskets and bundles to be sent out The boxes will eontair fimi'r, augur, eggs, butter, cannot goods, bread, beans, onions, pc Handles 17 Departments rovo Pcstoffice Suggested tttoes, meat, oranges, nuts an. In bundles will b the candy. Volume Of Mail, For Annual Event of Greatest clothing of various kinds, shoes, Com--iiunit- s MAIL RECORD LEADERSHIP PIIADE IS EXCEEDED . ' . been-mad- (Continued e on page three) In History ' Editor Herald: The pC3ent volume- of mail . , han- - s dled, remaining of the Christmas week, exceeds that of any other year in the history o" the Provo post office. reThe public has cooperated markably well in, the "mail early" suggestion, beginning upon the first day of the Christmas week (Sunday) December 18) .and continuing consistently throughout pn Every rtmet JfJtherviceas WILL ARRIVE v .r rWr Tf ,;L, "7days. , In three "Rort. X" - . "who ex- -- , trans-Atlant- ic - HOL-T- EAGER FOR I If I UJL1 1 Dee. 2 Body H ely admitted he was the man who returned the girl's dismembered and niutilated body to her father in Lbs Angeles last Sat- urday night But throughout his confession hi denied again and aaain that he killed the girl: - The actual killer, Hickman assert--d- , was Andrew Cramer, (United Press.' Chief of Police Tom 3uH dane and Officer Buck Lleullen of Pendleton, Ore., wlU be the only ones to participate in the huge re ward offered for the capture of Edward JlickmaJU 11 was generally here today. ' No Announcement Made committee in charge of the mcney, said to be the largest sum rver placed upon the head of a criminal, has made no announcement as to the amount or its dis posal. It Is said to total Between $65,000 and $100,000. The committee, appointeTTy Mayor Oyer, includes seven news-pappublishers, a representative of Warner Brothers Radio station, Carrie Jacobs Bond and Rufus B. a name that has not heretofore figured in the Investigation of Marion's death. Each question regarding the murder of Marion was parried with tho muws that "my pal did it" ; : ' Although a search Was started in Los Angeles for a man who might be the Andrew Cramer mentioned by Hickman, authorities here were inclined to believe that the individual was a creation of the kidnaper's ' imagination. At one time in his rambiihgstory told to officers in the county jail here, Hickmon hod said that there was a woman with Cramer. He gave her name as June Dunning. ' Jfo June Dunning is known to Los Angeles police, according to word received here. Every precaution was being tak- en to guard against the possibility of attempted mob violence, though there has been no demonstration of hostility here. Ample Guard Provided the of On the return trip to Los Angelei VcnKleinsmid, professor the guard will be ample to meet any University of Southern California. emergency that mav arise. Pendleton, Ore., Dec. 23 (U. P.) ' Hickman was .visited in his cp I was Edward Hickman captured by Rev. W. H. Robbins, pastor of bv a farmer and former rodeo per the First Baptist church ef Pendletformer after thousands of metro- on,; As the minister, with Ja Bible politan! police and detectives had tucked under his arm, entered the hunted him for days for ths killing narrow cell, 'Hickman turned away. I don t want religion now," he of Marion Parker. The arrest was made by Tom said Tt'r too late. I'd feel like a Gvrdane, chief of police of Pendle- hypocrite to accept comfort from a minister." ton, assisted by Buck Lleullen. : : HJckman slept the sleep of the Gurdane --quit the plow when chesen chief of police o,' Pendleton exhausted last night It was the while .Lleullen won fame in this first real sleep he had had since he section of the Northwest by his slipped out of Los Angeles shortly rodeo perfornr.nces for a number ifter the crime became known. He was almost completely ex- -; of years. , Five years ago he became hausted from sleepless nights and a motorcycle officer. hard driving. to keep ahead of his V Vaudeville Contracts-- sAt least four lucrative contracts pursuers when trapped near here , , today awaited their signatures if yesterday. he Today appeared greatly rethey wish to go into ,vaudeville find freshed and talked Cheerfully with cash In on the notoriety. all who were permitted to enter his frrsddition they will probably-re-ceiv- e ' er of "MINISTRY KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 23 had an (UP) Edward Hickman ambition to attend college and at one time planned to enter the min' istry. ; He sought the aid of Dr. Harvey C. Rogers, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Kansas City his graduation from Central high school here in 1926. Application was made for his admission to Park college, school for ministers at Parkville, Mo., but be cause he lacked the funds to take him through, Hickman gave. up the idea of becoming a preacher. The alleged butcher-slaye- r of Marion Parker of Los Angeles was identified actively with religious acttvyes while in high school. At one time 'he was president of the Christian Endeavor Society. His fetish ior publicity was seen- in his ambition to lead his classes an lt . n, . - practically the entire $100,- capture of Hickman, according to the latest information from tos. Angeles. whatThey plan to split fifty-fift- y ever "money they secure, from the " reward fund, Bothseemed somewhat dazed todthe offers that came pouray-by ing in, butthey indicated they would probably accept one of the vaudeville offers. celt , ... periods of" remorse, Hickman showed little con cern over the crime of which he Is iccused. . ... . ' t ....... His greatest anxiety seemed to be whether he was getting much pub ' licit y in eastern newspapers, , "I wonder whether-the- y will print it like they did the story-o- f the murder of, the Franks boy by Nathan Leopold and .Richard Loeb." he said. - rumor. spread like wildfire bout Pendleton early today that A HEREDITARY INSANITY TO BE YOUTH'S PLEA Annual Luncheon W. Ray of the Ray Investment company; entertained the women employees of the city and county building and the Evening at the Herald, at a luncheon Schramm-Johnso- n Drug company today noon.. The luncheon is given annually by Mr. Ray, and the following were entertained at today's party: Mrs. Rose Y. Stewart Miss Lila Ellert-so.Miss Doris Cunningham, Miss ' Pnth Rover, Miss T.nclle Olem: Miss Inez Jessee, Miss Dorothy Rlchen, Miss'' Rhea p"Blumenthal, Mrs.' Nellie Boahard',' Mrs. Mary Ferrer Smith, Mrs. Margaret Gour-1c- y Mrs. Mabel 1 Hacking, Miss Fawn Singleton, Miss Helen Hatch end Miss Ethel Duckett headoTjHrganizamhHel was president of several social and scholastic orders, - ft was charac teristic of Hickman that If he faHd to become elected president, he would sever his connection with the organization which he sought to lead. He refused to be identified with anything in a subordinate capacity, his .friends here stated. H. Ray Gives , MRS. MARY KIDNAPER , I IIU Ililili Angeles, presses the opinion that this money should not all .be paid into the treasury of the county. While the law is not explicit on this matter, the auditor states that he is Unable to find any law in the state statutes giving the collector of taxes any authority for so disposing of these collections. However,, in so much an there is ho law prohibiting him from making such disposition of this money, Mr. Guy recommends W. nin Wll I to enter college, ay money" AdmlU Returninr wmwmm Pendleton Of ficers Who Ar i rested Hickman Expected to Get Huge Sum s Jepp-each- days nearly 3000 parcels were in- auciru. mult; LUilu lllub liufll--' bcr were mailed without insurance. reisrn Claus will Santa supreme We haVe been able so far to disat the Elks' home Monday niorn'nT patch all the mail given us each litat 10 oiclock, at which time the day. Special effort is being made tle folks of the city whom Santa to deliver the thousands of Clans may have overlooked are coming from the outside toparcels Provo cordially invited to visit with him. and vicinity. Parcels will be deliv"The "Big Brothers" are making ered on Sunday, December 25, and ' elaborate preparations to see to it to noon Monday, December 28. M. Wilford Poulson,; home proThat thelrv little friends are not P. McGUIRE, J. Elblems, missed. Parents of these little Postmaster. liott; scouting. Dr. Carl F. Eyring; folks are asked Its see that their A A. Xnderson; history. Dr. Chrischildren are sent to the Elks' home NEW CHEVROLET COMING . ten Jensen, Monday morning if Santa Claus Dee. 23 (United Mich., Detroit, has been too busy ' to visit their new will model Chevrolet Press)A ' "THANKS COAL DEALERS ' . , . homes. be. placed 'on the market January Jr.,- of Bishop M.' E. Karchner, " 1, President W..S. Knudson of tho the Grand View ward, wishes to ChevroleMotor company announCor. SoiWl No. and I'niv. Avo. I cedrf oddy; "K .111 be the mast thB TTtBh Ttmhrr nnrt Cnul r nttinnnir c ck spectacular iow pricea automobile and the Knieht CoaJ and Ice co . of all time, he said. . pany for the courtesy and kindness ( I in ''If Christ Had Not Come.' is the itviiig cum 10 uie wiuuwi ana me LINDBERGHS TOGETHER- - 'needv in his ward durine the Christ. subject' of Rev. E. E. Bachelder's mexico uy, ijec. iv-i- ne I'lnc - fmaa holidays. sermon at the Community church, JL corner Second North and Univer berghs were together today and "a Christmas to B. Y. V. TO BROADCAST sity avenue, next Sunday, morning they plannedwill quiet be the.' first ChristA Christmas. program will ' be at 11 o'clock There will also be gi ther. It mas since Colonel ChaYles A. Lind- broadcast by the - Young university special music. The service will he held in Mnno bergh rose, to :fame a the firrt Sunday, from S to 5 p. m., over Staaviator to fly from tion K S, It is announced Prof. Trope hall, which has been newly New York to Paris. He planfied to T. Earl Pardoe of the dramatic art reconstructed. The Sunday-scho- ol eession will be upend the day with his mother. department will give a reading as hold at 10 a. nv and the YdunglMrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, a feature of the program.: while People's meeting at 7 p. m. Alwaysi10 arrived from DctrolVyester'' musical numbers also will be Includ: a cordial welcone here, Cay. ' .', ed, txiA-ky- y, ops of mak'"g imiiA I IVIl WHOLEREWARD the Interest paid the collator of taxes for Utah county, which amount has been turned into the' general fund of the county, ir called to the attention of the city cominisaion-hyJUrGu- '"J 1 . Sent two days snow a ricora or Z5,ouo letters and cards having been . V.I beenietF " PENDLETON. Ore, Dec; 23.(UP)William Hickman brilliant young Kansas graduate City high oUirncd kidnaper for the sake of a college eduS fftodav stuck doggedly to his denial of killing Marion PaTker Hickman retold almost with an air of indifference how the fact that Notwithstanding Provo city has mace many Improvements In the past seven years the tax levy has not increased, accord Ing to an audit of the books of the city just- - completed by John W. Guy, public accountant of Salt Lak; City. However, Mr. Guy expresses the tpinlon that it will be necessary for the city to increase its levy during fho coming year in order to create A sinking fund adequate to take pare of the various bond issues." Within Appropriations All departments of the city have kpV well within -the amounts appropriated, with two exceptions, and these; unforscen circumstances maiift unavoidablq, the audit states. on daily balances, i .i&ereet new-syste- de- - been ser.t as presents, more parcels have been registered, more letters and parcels have been sent undr special delivery stamps, and more letters and cards have been mailed than at any other Christmas lime. J5.09Q fetters rt a billon the next legislature making (t compulsory for the collector of taxes to deposit all collections of taxes in a separate bank account,-anthat the interest paid on the Young TT jdaiiy balances of. this tax account be pro rat?d among the several Seventeen departments havebeen" taxing units. Such a law, the and suggested for. the seventh annual iter believes, would simplify the leadership week of the Brlghala checking up and auditing of tht records. . Young, university; which opens on county In giving a resume of the condicontinues aria 23, Monday, January tion of the various offices of .the throughout that week, according city Mr. Guy finds little upon which to announcement of Lowry Nelsod, to- - base any criticism. He is eschairmaifof the gene.-a- l committee. pecially pleased with the improved adopted in the city water In these departments a wide methods wcrks department Under the surange of subjects will be discussed pervision of Clark Newell, a ur,dor the leadership of specialists of keeping records n meter rates and collections. Under the present system the meter, readings Nelson states. are up to date and the collections SuRgested Departments The suggested departments and are practically WO per cent A"full those in charge are given as fol- and complete record is being kept of all supplies, the audit states. . lows: The records and work of the of- Eilueatlnn for moral growth. Dr, Hugh M. Woodward; methods of flees of the city recorder, city aud itor and the treasurer are all In religigusteaching, Dr. A. N. Mer TTrat. class condition. The audit rill; genealogy, Professor Thomas proDlem pr. T.jj giU a summary of receipts and Romney. disbursements in the various,- de Martin; recreation. Director c- - J- Hart, Wilma partments, and a report on the tocial professor John bonds outstanding, which amount c gWenson: man and the umverse, to $519,656.37. It is the belief of the auditor that on the present asDr. Carl F. Eyring; journalism. Professor Harrison ; R. Merrill; sessed valuation of the city an ad diama. Professor T. Earl Pardoe; eUtlonal levy of 1 14 mills per ai hi kith problems. Dr. I Weston num will give the city a sufficient Os kg; music. Professors Gerrit De revenue to establish a sinking fund Jchg, Florence J. Madsen; liter-itur- e, for .the purpose of liquidating the Professor Alfred Osmond; various bond issues as they fall art appreciation, Professor, E. H. due.. Eastmond; psychology, Professor - ' and blankets '. Ali Kinds of Toys And then to gladden the heat-ir.i the kiddies there will be all kinds of toys and playthings. These are the toys gathered at the mat- inee given by the fire department, theStrand- - theatre and the Evening Herald, and repaired and rehabilitated by the boys of the fire department Looking at the toys as they were piled around one of offices of the administration building ho one would suspect that they were old toys. They looked as spic and span and as shiny as any tcys in the best "toy department In the world. Dolls,- - formerly without arms, legs or heads, had perfect and were as beautiful as the S - . Prof. . Cannon's doctor's degree 'is in dairy husbandry. ; . , V Plans for Returning: Hickman Kept Secret; Captured Youth Wonders If He's Getting Lots of Publicity LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.(UP)-Inspe- ctor of Detectives Dwight Longuevan took off from Clover txlay in an airplane with indictments charging Ici'dnapinS murder against Edward Hickman. . Sacramf nto at 9 a. m. where Gover nor C. C. Young will sign extradition papers Without loss of time the plane was to and and probably will reach there before hop off poS night. and the governor of Oregon was to to tendleton to facilitate removal of theaccompany CalSornia. auspect to - ran Always" the fastestand mostfc curate news of world and local ". events for. Utah 'County! . Camion Receives Doctor's Degree ' t.Says'Hi, Pal' Was Killer j , Thursday, i TODAY Pages! to 8 YEAR, NO. 179. D M IvMY utah County SURPASSES THE REST FORTY-SECON- X - Kansas Clty,:!Ho., Dec 23 (U. Hereditary i'rfsanlty may be a deftnse plea of Edward Hickman, confessed kidnaper of Marion Parker, it was foreseen in KanaaaC'ty today .wher? it was found Mrs. Hickman had once ben an Inmate of air insane nsylum. P.) . Testimony of neighbors of the mother led to; investigation of Mrs. Hickman's past and it was .found that she attempted suicide ' while in West Hartford, Ark. - ; The suicide attempts amtymbse oui-n- t asylum term served by Mrs, Hickman ;to"tihaI disruption of the Hickman -- family, life, the re ccrds disclosed. Hickman, who had been a miner, . . lei and an industrious citizen, lost in terest in his family while his wife the was spending asylum. When she was discharged aa cured the man no longer cared for his family and a short time later, records show, eloped with the wifr of a neighbor. Poverty then gripped the Hick- mans and after, selling the home they moved to Kansas Cfty where the children could find work. It was during tk summer of 1912 that Mrs. Hickman attempted sui cide, records of Dr. K B. Jones of Hartford show. v Records ofDr,--Jone- s also - re-a-ia ; (Contlnucd on fage Three) Hickman had been secretly remov- 'Cuntinned on Pace Three) Herald Schedule Changes During Holiday Listed t The Sunday Herald will be delivered to the homes of subscribers Saturday evening, it is an'" nounced."."' This plan will be followed for tha convenience of subscribers and carriers alike, since with the coming 6f Santa Clans on Sunday morning, eeneral routine on that day la likely to be cast to the four winds,- Delivery on Saturday evening will assure Herald readers of their Sunday morning papers without fail.' There will be no Herald pub lished Monday. ' Tuesday after noon's paper win he the first to . follow Sunday's edition, - .i -- - |