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Show if- . tIIIIIIIIIIItliiiiiiiitiaii;t 5 WSATMER. m 2 2 3 R UTAH & - S - SUvar Wsdnesday and Thursday mostly fair. Local Prices. ittlmnt . Lead . , Copper zino . . IT MM ., I1J.&21 .............$.7o - rflllfIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIlllIIIlllItI3i:ilF r j? 5 5 Tribune Waiits show their resultnmess in ef--' fecting mcfet transfers of '5 3 S g realty. ' 5 iiiiitifiiiiHiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiuiiia S .3 Mciitiiiiimiiiiiuiiiitinmiiiiiti mi VOL. 116, NO. '73. . SALT LAKE CITY, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1927. " ' k i t FIVE CENTS PAGES 18 ii II - , r Hiekttiaii Stleliiig1 Self for Death. bnGallows 1 AIV1E.R1GA DRAWS Pictures Tell Tragic Tale as William Edward Hickman Passes Down Path of Crime jjJjykj (j8!lj MEXICO WITH -- 1 : 4- - i,f'"K! C -- : 1- - . - Elxecutives of Both Nations Take Steps Held to Be Friendly. , PLEA OF GUILTY Kill I Mobs Giving Threat. Revision of Oil Law. Surgeon s Autopsy Supports Theory of Death From Fright. Easing of Arms Ban, Make for Harmony. Dao, WASHINGTON, T UP). acta tandtnf to cryaUlllu Into of deflnlta form tba atmoapher rapprochement between Mexico and the United States that surrounded the Lindbergh flight from Washington to ,. Mexico4 City came to the surface today 1b both capltale. President Calles moved toward the amendment of his republic's oil laws In conformity with the recent decision of the supreme court of Mexico in the Mexican Petroleum company drilling permit case, apparently with the purpose of eliminating retroactive features of articles A4 and IS against which American companies have appealed to the Mexican courts. President Coolldge made It known that the Washington government was preparing to ae the arms embargo against Mexico to permit Importation. by the Mexican government of air-planes and other munitions from the United States The state department announced that a license had been laued to permit the Mexican government to purchase the Ford plane In which Mra. Evangeline Lindbergh flew to Mexico City to Join her son for tha Christmas holidays. The action of the Mexican president came as complete surprise not only to the state department, but to the Mexican embauy here. No authorised comment on the significance of the proposed amendments to Mexican oil laws that have been the main bone of diplomatic contention between the two governments for the last tWQ years was available either at the department or the embassy. Action ef Calles Relieves Tension.. ,. The fact, however, that President Calles ' has seen fit to tske prompt measures for bringing those lews Into conformity with the court ruling that , the cancellation of drilling permits In the Mexican petroleum case was unconstitutional, .obviously has further relieved tension. Presumably If the Mexican congress completes the enactment of the administration amendments. It will mean that at least the .remaining drilling permit cases before the supreme court and Involving American oil companies will fall to the ground of their own weight In the absence of such a legislative treatment of the problem, four additional . similar decisions by .the court would have been necessary to establish a precedent of nonconstttutlonallty .in regard to tha sections of tha oil laws . involved. Whether the language either of the decision In the Mexican petroleum case or of the proposed amendments Pace Twe.) (CoUmaBis.) (Cootion , Hope Expressed for Release of. Mining Engineer MEXICO CITT, Dee. t7 fAP. Lyman B. Barber of Los Angeles, American mining engineer, who was kidnaped by Mexican bandits two weeks ago, is still held a prisoner, but the American embassy believes that his release "will soon be effected. Acting upon representations of the American embassy, the Mexlcsn government baa sent troops to pursue the bandits. The embassy's Information that Barber was kidnaped near the town of Zacualpan, which Is on the border of the states of Guerrero and Mexico, said he wss taken off to the mountains by the bandits, who at first demanded ransom of 1000 pesos 50O). This was rained by (about Barber'a friends, but the kidnapers then increased their demands to iOOO pesos. Again friends of the kidnaped man rale4P9fc$ amount, whereupon the bandltsllncreased their demand to lS.noo. The embassy Is Informed that the government Is malting ener- getlc efforts to secure tsaroer a re- - Mexi, lease. t Accused Italian Sent to Asylum . IpMlal te The Trtbsse. BOISR .Idaho, Dee f ' V r. Martin Maretti, Italian, accused of a hammer assault on his employer, Jullne Jeksr. wss committed to the state Insane sjylum st Blackfoot by order of Pro-Judge Jnhn Jackaon today. Warettl An Information charging with aawiult with a deadly weapon was filed In district court some time before he was charged with Insanity. Or. T. N. Brsxtan and Dr. O. H. Parker heard the testimony of witnesses Introduced by the slate at Marettl's hearing. and Detectives Race From Rushing r ' I If ! I a. it I , ! LOS ANGELES. Dee. 17, William itdward Hickman knows that his con fession to th murder of Marian Far" kev means almoat certain death on th gallows. , He said so thla afternoon In an In terview with a newspaper reporter at th county Jail. Hickman said that, regardless of th legal moves of Attorney Jerom Walsh, who Is due her Thursday from Kan-aCity to defend him, he will not repudiate hli confession, and he Is trying to reconcile himself to th full consequences of his crime. Hickman said he would Ilk to else Perry M. Parker, father of th 1 ' aa Telling the folly of crime and a life of better than clergy can preach are the of the downfall of William Edward Hickman, recent high school boy, as he followed along the trail 0 crijne. vat ineueji is ine ooy as ne tejf scnooi, nally cracking under the strain, he is seen at the right, weakened and despairing, being supported by officers as he is rushed from Oregon to California to meet the end he., expects th4 hangman's and happy, proudly displaying class insignia. Next is Hickman at his capture, then after his first, quizzing, showing the strain of questioning. Next, almost at the point of collapse, Hickman is a physical wreck from his mental torture, and fi bright-eye- d noose. . ; . victim. "If he would car to speak to ma," Hickman said, "I would tell Mr. Parker everything In h greatest detail" 'I'U plead guilty and stand by my confession, aaid tne youth who th detalla of ths murder d mad police officer mard vel at his nonchalance. Hickman kav his Interview Just after he had Vigen partially arraigned be for Presiding Justice Carlos P. Hardy of Los! An ?aier "county criminal court TJteJ'udge was Informed that Attorney Walsh will arrive front Kansaa City on Thursday to represent Hickman, and the judg was shown a telegram from Hickman's In which she appealed to Loa mother, Angeles authorities to grant her son the rights of lb law. Justice Hardy then deferred th artilsnmerit until Thursday afternoon, yhen Walsh will hav had time. to see hi client Hickman Surprised to Hear Attorney t Represent Him, Hickman was asked what he thought of hi mother's retaining Attorney Walsh and sending him from Kansas i him. to aid City "I did not expect It" he aaid. 1 don't want her to send me a lawyer If It costs my mother any money." "Suppose your attorney advise yon to plead not guilty and ask .for a' trial?" ' "I would plead "guilty anyhow. I want a speedy trial, but not too speedy. I thought they were going to rush m right through a trial today." When he was asked about his confession, he replied: "They won t publish that, will they?" Apparently In Ignorance that th text (Oestiassd a Pas Tws.) . ' hard-boile- Stony-hearte- Coal Producers Plan MORGAN NAMED Smokeless Fuel Plant o.s.s LINDBERGH OFF . FOR GUflTEMftLfl Eleven Companies ; Con- - Articles of Incorporation " ider Structure for Treat " Filed for Construction Board of Directors Elect "Spirit of St Louis" Made of Processing Plant Noted Financier to SucReady for . Aerial Voy-ing; Cost $1,500,000. ceed Late EL H. Gary. age of 3000 Miles. Organisation of the Sutokelesa Fuel Representatives of eleven Important Utah coat producing companies, at a company, articles of tnnurperation for meeting Tuesday afternoon, united In which were filed Tuesday, brings anplana for the construction of a smoke- nouncement that construction will less fuel plsnt in Salt Lake which, start soon after the first of the year when completed, will oost between on a coal processing plant In Salt Lake which fill entail an expenditure 1,500.000 and $2,000,000 and will produce daily about 1000 tons of treated during, the next year and a half-sU.500.00A. coal. Efforts, It- was aaid, will be The Smokeless Fuel has made to have at least part of the purchased the rights for company tits' Devonian, bewhich been has process, developed by plant. completed and in operation J. B. Jenson, local engineer, who has fore next fall. a test plart" In Salt Lake The conference at which the de- operated years and will use this cision was reached to cooperate In this for several process In the operation of Its plant. undertaking was held at tha headquarnew The is Incorporated ters of the Utah Coal Producers' as- for $l,(KKi;frtcompany has the following sociation, all of the eleven companies officers: P. B. and Ellas Athas, president; of members that organization. being Leon F. Rains, president of the as- 8. Woodruff, vice president; T. C. Winn, secretary and treasurer; B. H. sociation, presided. Mulvlhlll, general manager and' di, Representatives of the eleven com- rector: H. L. Mulllner and J. B. Jen-sopanies who took part In the meeting directors. were Frank N. Cameron, 'president The company Is now completely fiof tha Liberty Fuel company; Fred Mr. Athas nanced, mostly by Rolapp of the Royal Coal company; Utah capital, and la said, In a position to Bernard P. Manley, general manager start operations aa soon of the Carbon Fuel company; Charles for the construction of the ss detalla plant have B. Hotchklss, assistant general manbeen arranged. ager of the Utah Fuel company: Charles N. Sweet president 'of the Plant Contemplated Sweet Coal company; L.. P. Fair, In Ten Units. of the Lion Coal company; Lynn H. The plsnt will be built In ten units, Thompson, president of the Peerless each unithaving a dally capacity of Coal company: Frederick A. Sweet, 100 tons of smokeless fuel a dar. 1000 president of the Standard Coal comof oils and SOO.000 cubic pany; Oscar W. Carlson, president ?:a)lons gas tar In excess of the amount of the Mutual Coal company: B. F. for used the retort. This L heating comCoal Bowers of the Chesterfield means that when all ten unlta are In pany, ana tyaaaais ox me operation, which Is expected to be In j. siue daie toat company. about eighteen months from the time construction is started, the dally outProcesses Considered put will be 1000 tons of smokeless fuel . Before Assembly. (Ceatlsmd ea Pats Tkrae.) Before the coal producers met Tues((Mima fm.l day. It was said, considerable preliminary Investigation had been ' done, with the result thst a maaa of Information was presented, dealing with the varloua carbonization processes now in successful use In eastern aofN -coal regions and also relating to the oost of plants and methods of operation. Several of the companies now opprocess erating planta which had sent samplea of gserlil te The Tribes. the smokeless fuel or briquets proDee. Mrs. H. duced will be asked to send- - out E. Bt'RLET, Idaho,who was rrushed Hemingway.' samplea In larger quantity,, so that against of the her side automobile by various tests can be made here. Un- William Heagland Friday evening, der the afrangement coptempktted, died early Tueeday. several freight car loads of the samples Mra. Hemingway was the wife of a will be skipped to Salt Lake. Burley and American Falls banker. The companies operating plants The Monwas woman'a which has Interested the coal men day afternoon.leg Dr. J.amputated C Landenber-ge- r. a specialist, was called from Salt (Catia.a4 ea rise Tans.) (OWstiis yiT.) Lake te consult with her lucal doctor. Hosglsnd, who pltad guilty to driving while Intoilcat!, la serving a tlx London Police Watch months' sentence In jsU. of - n, - .... . NEW YORK, Dee, 17 (AP). John Plerpont Morgan. International banker, has become tha nominal head of tha United Statea Steel corporation, founded by his father.. The board of directors, meeting her today, lectedj Mr. . Morgan aa chairman of the board to succeed Elbert H. Gary, who died last August Myron C. Taylor, attorney and corporation executive, was named aa chairman of the finance committee, a post also held by, Mr. Gary. James A. Farrell continues as president of the corporation and becomes It chief executive officer under the oirection and supervision of the finance committee and the board of directors. This action virtually places the destinies of the corporation In the handa of a triumvirate representing finance. business and steel. While Mr. Morgan.- Is the titular head of the corporation, the chairman of the board no longer Is an executive officer. Mr. Farrell, aschlef executive. Is under direction of the finance committee of which he, Mr. Morgan. Mr: Taylor. George F. Baker, Sr., William J, Filbert. Nathan L. Miller and Perdval Roberta, Jr., are members. , Mergan Interests In Corporstion Continues. ; The election of. Mr. Morgan as chairman of the board, tt was explained by his associates, will not add to his executive responsibilities, he having "acquired a title snd not an (Ceatlseed ea Fas Tws.) (Celsu five.) 17 MEXICO CITY. Dec. (AP). Away on another aerial voyage of almost 1000 miles to Central American capitals. Colonel Charles A.Llnd-bergwho brought a message of good will snd amity from tha United States to Mexico, will take off for Guatemala City soon after dawn tomorrow morn- ing. The "Spirit of St Louis" Is reedy, the airman Is anxious to be aloft again, and 'ha hopes to traverse the Intervening space between the two capitals, a distance of a little- - less" than (00 miles. In nlna hours. To accomplish this he must cross dangerous mountain ranges and will fly high. Mrs. Lindbergh, his mother, will see him go and soon after will disappear Into the cabin of the trlmotored Ford plane which brought her here for her return Journey, to .Detroit. Th mother and son trill wing along In almost opposite directions. The first stop of the Ford plsne probably will he and Mrs. Lindbergh should reach Detroit Friday evening. Colonel Lindbergh will spend about two days In each of the Central A merlin cardials, proceeding from Guslfniala City to Belize. Ran Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Managua, San Jos and Panama and thence to Havana. Plana for any further flight have not yet been disclosed. Last touches were put on the famous Lindbergh plan today, the flier himself supervising the Job. Like its pilot, the plane now stands forth as the most famous In the world, snd when It returns to the United Statea It will have gone on Ita latest good will tour not mac a short of (000 Radio Message Gives New Hope for 'DawnBold Boy Bandit, Uses Gun to Get Christmas Gift fxETEOIT, M Nin for Sacco-Vanzet- ti DON, Dee. 11 Film of- - Idahoan Severely Hurt AP). Police M In charge of ports have been lened to keep strict watch for any sTWn pt to smuggle a secret film de Iperlal t. The Tribune. , picting the life and death of baooo BLACKTOOT. Idaho, Dec. 17. H. T. and Vanjettl Into England, says the John, a farmer near Uvlng Wapello, . ' When Struck by Auto Dally Express. was severely Injured late Saturday Scotland l'ard. It says, has received when he was struck by an Information that such a film has been evening Endurance on the highway north of Black-foo- t. auto Monoplane made In the United Statea depicting Mr. John, with several members of Again Deferred th anarchists as martyrs. his family, was returning home wheji IN. COMES ST ran out of gas.' He alighted and Dee, he PI ELD, (AP). ROOSEVELT HOUSTON, Texss. Dec ?7 (AP). started around, his car Jo investigate The endurance filsht planned for to Bur-to sn said An J oil have estimatwhen he was struck, hv a rar apwell, day by Bert Aronta and Emile ed production of 7i.f"M barrels a day, proaching from the north. He was gin was jxmtponed until tomorrow Arixita was suffering from "a was brought In today In the Osage thrown to the pavement and suffered CSI company lease on the eastern eJg. a tiro ken breaslbons and several alig.it Indisposition.- Injuries. The fllsht was first plsnned for.lsst of the latee pool la Crockett county, minor VI reis r. well Isadora owned Texas. The John wss brought to the Black-foby week, but bsdito be put .off for distribution of the gasoline load which Leon, oil man of Houaton, and sevcity hospital, where he was said made the Kokker monoplane tall- - eral associate. The well Is 1'iDl feet to be resting easy, and hopes are entertained for bis early recovery. deep, ' . besvy. Flight NIW-OUtH- ot CHICAGO, Dec.1 17. Emlllo Cas-tlgll- o, years old, wanted to sleep, but his wife wanted to talk. about )ils deplorable custom of spending hi money for liquor and son leaving her and their. to shift for themselves. The couple had quarrelei violently all of Monday night, neighbors said, and Caitlgtlo bad beaten his wlfs severely. However, she continued to complain that she and the boy were hungry, so Castlglto took a revolver from Ha hiding place, shot her four times and then went calmly to sleep healtle the boy. He was snoring peacefully when rxillc arrived, and the woman, quite' dead, was sprawled on the floor, in the bedroom. 40 specially - Flier Narrowly Etcapet Death Round4he-Worl- d HICKSVILLK. N. Y, Die. f7 (AP). Major Frederick I Martin, commander of the I'. K army flight la 1)34. and a companion escaped with cuts snd bruises when a plan piloted by Wartlo icrashed tonight In an attempt t land Id a plowed field. . 27 (AP). William who Mid ka Jahrlngni, -"sora" because S&nta Clans neglected to leave him a pair of lea skates, as he had requested la s letter, obtained his father'! pistol today and tallied forth to a municipal be relieved two of mfre fortunate youthg their glutei at th point of the weapon. He wag apprehended by a, policeman and taken to vu pori-wli- headquarter, hot later aiied U hit father. r-- : Tam-plc- ntCORDS o, CREW DEATHS WASHINGTON, Dec. J7 (AP). The BSVy' department completed the records of the crew of the 8-- 4 today by recording th deaths of all on board. At th same time Secretary Wilbur sent the following message to tb nsxt of kin of each man: . "With the official announcement by th navy department of the death of miles. all perssna who were on bosrd the 4 at th time of ber disaster, December 17, 1927, salvaging of which win be pushed with all possible Speed, I desire te offer you my own personal and heartfelt condolence over the trsgio death of your gallant Vinsman, a member of her crew. "Pleas accept on EeKalf of the officers and men of th navy our heartfelt sympathy. Ws share with you In the sense of personal beresve-men- t. We trust thst may 'find MEXICO CITY. Dee. 17 (AP). Mrs. comfort In the thought yoa that he died Evsngelin Lindbergh, who traveled at his post of duty snd hop thst from Detroit to be with her son for your grief msy be assusged by Him he waa Mexico's who controls th eternal destiny of Christmss us all." guest met th president of th by chance thla afternoon,, her last day In Mexico. Mrs. Lindbergh, .with her hostess, Senate Escort Body Mrs. Morrow, went to the presidential Home palace, Chspultspec castle, for a stroll When they In the beautiful were nesr the paiace President Calles EAST LAS VBOAS, N. M., Dee. r7 saw them, recognized llrs. Morrow, (AP). Accompanied by an escort of and came out to greet her. Bite pre- his saeociates In the senste of the sented Mrs, Llndliergh snd the presiUnited States, the body --of United dent shook hands wtfb her. telling States Senator A. Jones, Jr. her that It had given him great plea- of New Mexico,Andrleus who died last week sure to know that she had visited in will here to arrivs Washington, 11 Tiro. morrow. services will be held There waa no Interpreter present tomorrow Funeral with afternoon, Bishop F. and conversation wss difficult T4e W. Howden of th Episcopal church meeting only lasted a minute or so. officiating. The president eeeorted the women a of th latsl senator will short distance duwn one of the gar- II ThIn body state tomorrow from early den walks snd told Mrs. Lindbergh an hour before the fuuntil morning h hoped she snd her fsmous Sun neral service. would revisit Mesico some 'day. The Masonic lodee, of which the late a lileltmg member, will ROBBCRV MOTIVE FOR StAYINQ. senator h in charge of services st the cemeMt'LLKN'8, W. Vi, Dee. 17 (AP). tery. An eecort of former service Robbery wsf advanced by authorities men will accompany the body from today aa the motive for the slaving Uie cnurcn to th cemetery. of Knoch Tolllver, S, and his wife. Many past and present state off! wnoe battered bodies were found yes- rials of both polltieal party sfflila terday in their store at Plerpont, near tlons will serve as honorsry pallbear oman Husband Shoots ' Mrs. Lindbergh Dies" as Result Meets Mexico's of Auto Hurts Wife, Then Goes Back. to Slumber Chijef in Garden tt Burley Dec. 8-- i Taktt of Senator Jonei an per. era. - 'Where Are We?' Repeatedly Heard by Oper- ator at Heart's Content ST. 'JOHN'S, N. F.. Dec. 27 (AP5. The Western Union Telegraph company announced tonight receipt of a report from Its operator at Heart's Content, N. F., declaring that he had prekea up at intervals yesterday a radio message signed either "WHU" "WPU," "Wher ar wT Can you local us 7 th reiterated call asked, ac cording to the operator's report to headquarters. Th algnsls wer unusually strong. he said, Indicating that the sender must have been within fairly close , range. Heart's Content Is on Trinity bay en the opposit coast of Newfoundland from Harbor Grace, the destination of the plan carrying Mr. France W. (J ray son and a crew of three men. The plane's radio call was WMU. The text of the report received here from Klectriclan Stentaford at Heart's Content followa: "On of our 'operators. Hlllyard told m this morning he picked up a rail yesterday afternoon Signed 'V,' next letter unreadable, but sounding like 'H' or 'P. then letter U." - ThI call was 'Wher ar we? Can you locate usr and waa signed as I said. It mas repeated' every three or four minutes for nearly half an hour and sounded very loud on set Don't know If IV might be Dawn or not. If so, she must have? been very close, as signal wer loudest ne ever heard." Hlllyard was listening In on his radio set at bom wnen be heard th signals, and he transcribed the messaga on th back of a clgaret coupon, mark "P" of the Ing a cross below . th "WPU," which came at th end ?f the call, to Indicate that he was not satisfied that It was correct The message gave rise to tha be lief her that the Grayson plane might nave Been forced down somewhere in th Interior of Newfoundland, remote from any settlement Stentaford re ported that Wallace Richards and a Mrs. Burkes, who live on the Heart's Content Barrens, nine miles away from that settlement assert they heard an airplane motor distinctly about 1:30 o'clock Saturday night or about twelve hours sfter the. Grayson plane bad been expected at Har bor Grace, which Is about twenty five mile from Heart's Content or . (Cslowis ThrM.) Boy Cruelly Tortured by Barbarous Youtht Dee. 77 (AP). today wer Investigating the acadventivities of three turous but barbarous youths who Elmer Nash on hla seised wsy borne from a store, gagged him with a necktie, trussed up his leg with ropes so thst they touched his head, and held htm prisoner In a field tor five hour before depositing him on hla doorstep in a cold and frightened condition. The boy was with a companion when seised, but th latter escaped. ' Whll h suffered from exposure, the Nash boy otherwise appeared unharmed. During his five hour In captivity he waa forced to "wait on" his young abductors, he told his parwere about to start a ent, who search when they found him bound , up on ths doorstep. WASHINGTON, H Po-H- ce UNDREDS of beautiful mountain lakes are hidden in the pines of the Uintah Most of range. Aberdeen Man these lakes are Blows Head Off alive with trout BLACKFOOT, Idahd, Dec jr. for flies. Cole. and without friends, committed suicide on ths Stratton hungry place In Aberdeen this morning. Cole tied his shoestring to the trigger of While the Uintahs a snotgun. put the his musile month snd then worked the trigger not so easily wttn Ms foot. Th top of his head are was blown off.. He had a brother, Ben Cole, but heard from in Goshen, accessible, as the Ltan, and a nephew in California. Two Enginemen Burned Wasatch mountby Blazing Gasoline ains, many who WASHINGTON. Dec. fAP Two enginemen wer seriously burned, have spent vacaone perhaps fa (ally. tdar when a Pennsylvania paawnger train struck tions in their midst sn Atlantic Refining company truck a grade crossing near bere. declare thev are Gasoline thrown 'over th.ilocomo tlve Irniied from the firerx and trapped Knsineer. Robert J. Kills, best in the who waa said to have little chanc for the recovery, and Fireman Cornelius H The truck driver was state. WUIarrt, unhurt Wtl-lar- d 70, III In 7 gasolin- aX e-tank o, 44. |