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-is the United Press Leased Wire Service Received Daily Visalia VOLUME LXXII. VISALIA, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1927. NUMBER 101. SLAYER OF MARION PARKER IS REPORTED CAPTURED Five Suspects Are Under Arrest In Los Angeles Little Hope Held For Men Aboard Submarine Navy Is Rushing Rescue Work in Faint Hope that Some of Victims Can Be Saved; Weather Conditions Against Rescuers; Appeal for Oxygen from Men Known to Be Alive: Diver Has Narrow Escape By OTIS PEABODY SWIFT (United Press Staff Correspondent) PROVINCETOWN, Dec.

19 (LP) The zero hour for the six men imprisoned alive' in the torpedo room of the sunken submarine S-4 at 3:37 p. m. today with chances of rescue increasingly remote. Navy officers had estimated the six men could live 48 hours from the time of the sinking. The S-4 went down at 3:37 p.

m. Saturday. The navy fought on, playing the slender chance that the men could live beyond their allotted time in the foul air of their cold, undersea dungeon. Orders were given to be ready to introduce food into their place of imprisonment, and on the salvage ships cots in the sick bays were made ready for them. The tug Sagamore came up strugwith tow of pontoons to be gling in an attempt to buoy the submarine from the ocean's bottom.

craft struggled with other Other pontoons off the Connecticut coast. battle was so desperate that one The sailor was lost in the surf motor near Horton's Point. trying beached pontoon; the to rescue a cutter Marion went aground and damaged in the same operation. was At least two small boats overturned at the scenes of the operations. No lives were lost.

A diver was inured, men were tumbling small drenched in ventured into waters they boats ordinarily undertake, all would not effort to save the in the desperate than 100 feet men trapped more ocean's surface. All along below the bitter cold wind. the coast blew a 50 from 40 to more than It ranged miles an hour and whipped spray seas over men from the towering spray froze into and at grips with its ships. The ice. The navy was great peace-time enemy, the winter Thus far the sea seemed to sea.

have won. APPEAL FOR OXYGEN BOSTON, Dec. 19 (UP)-An appeal for oxygen and rations from the men imprisoned in the S-4 was received by the submarine S-3 today, the Charlestown navy yard announced this afternoon. Word of receipt of the latest message from the trapped seamen was wirelessed to the navy vard from the scene of the disaster. The signal message picked up by the submarine at 9:50 a.

m. read: "Oxygen bottle empty. Can you send down a couple? It may be possible for divers place oxygen CHARGED WITH ASSAULT ON YOUNG GIRL PASADENA. Dec. 19.

(LP)Jesse Cobb, 23, jailed on a charge of attack.ng 14-year-old Ethel Swapp in the foothills east of here last night, was not believed to have any connection with the Los Angeles kidnaper sought for the death of Marion Parker, police said today. Cobb is said to have driven up to the Swapp girl and Julia Westcott, 16. and offered them a ride. Mistaking him for a neighbor, they got into the machine. The Westcott girl jumped out of the car, but the man held Ethel Swapp.

The girl told police that Cobb took her into the hills and assaulted her. Her clothes were badly torn. Cobb faces an additional charge of grand larceny for stealing the car he used. SEEK WEDDING LICENSES Wooster Neal Guerin, aged 24, native of California. resident of Visa-.

lia: and Beryl Billing, aged 24, tive of Kansas, resident of Tulare. Walter William Miller, aged 27. native of Illinois: and Enzella Pauline Hagan. aged 18, native of Missouri, both residents of Lindsay, Daily TO PHILIPPINES Henry L. Stimson of New York, former.

secretary. of war, mediator of Nicaragua and close friend of the late Major-General Leonard Wood, has been appointed -general of the Philippines by President 1927 CORN CROP SHOWS VALUE INCREASE So Does Cotton Crop Says Report of Agricultural Department WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (LP) The Agriculture Department today allnounced the total corn production for 1927 at 2, 786.268,000 bushels, compared with 2.692,217,000 bushels last year. The total value of the 1927 crop was placed at 014,725,000, based 011 December 1 prices of corn. compared with 729,457,000 for the 1926 crop.

The cotton production was estimated at 12,798,000 bales compared with 17,977,000 bales of 1926. The total value of the cotton crop, based on December 1, farm prices was estimated at $1,253,599,000 compared with $982.736,000 for 1926. Other announced! by the department included: Winter wheat, 552,384.000 bushels, valued at $645,091,000. Spring wheat, 319,307,000 bushels, valued at $329,603,000. All wheat, 871.691,000 bushels, valued at $974,694,000.

SPIRIT OF CALIFORNIA AFTER ENDURANCE FLYING RECORD SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. (LP)Nearly three hours past the half way mark in the attempt to shatter the endurance flight record, the Spirit of California continued this afternoon to throb its way over Northern and Central California. At 1:15 p. m.

the giant Fokker plane, piloted by Captain Charles Kingsford-Smith and Lt. George R. Pond, had been in the air for 28 hours and 47 minutes since taking off yesterday morning from the Mills field airport. During that time it is estimated that the craft has flown a distance well over 2000 miles. SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS 4 1.

seems that little sister's turned To work. from daily play. She's helping mom. and knows that she'll Be paid on Christmas day. Times WEATHER FORECAST SAN JOAQUIN cloudiness tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer tonight; gentle, variable winds.

Maximum Saturday 53 Minimum Saturday night 30 Maximum yesterday 59 Minimum last night 29 HEARST IS BITTERLY ASSAILED BY NORRIS As Result of His Mexican Expose Articles in Newspapers UNFAIR, DISHONEST AND WITHOUT HONOR Letter Read to Senate By Nebraska Colleague of Norris WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. (LP)- Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, an open letter toGeorge, day declaring an analysis of William Randolph Hearst's recent Mexican expose articles and his subsequent Senate committee testimony "led to the inevitable conclusion that are not only unfair and dishonest, but that you are entirely without honor." Hearst newspapers recently published documents purporting to show among other things a plot of President Calles of Mexico to bribe four United States Senators. This led to a Senate investigation which today was in recess. pending investigations by detectives into authenticity of the documents.

The Norris letter was read to the Senate at the request of Senator Howell, Republican, Nebraska, who obtained unanimous consent to have it placed in the official Senate record. MRS. LINDBERGH ON WAY TO MEXICO Mother of Aviator Hero in St. Louis; Left Detroit This Morning ST. LOUIS, Dec.

19. (LP) Enroute to join her son for Christmas at Mexico City, Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh arrived 'here by air from Indianapolis at. 4:45 p. m.

today. She left Detroit at 10:15 a. stopped at Indianapolis at 12:18 p. 111. for lunch and hopped off again at 1:53 p.

m. DETIOIT, Dec. 19. (LP)Evangeline Lindbergh soared away from the Ford airport at 10:15 a. m.

today for Mexico City, where she will spend the Christmas holidays with her famous flying son, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, as a guest of the government of Mexico. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19. (LP) Mrs.

Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, flying from Detroit to Mexico City to join her son. varied her schedule today by pausing in Indianapolis for lunch. Her airplane settled down at the Mars Hill airport at 12:18 p. m. MAGRUDER TELLS HOW TO SAVE MONEY RUNNING THE NAVY WASHINGTON, Dec.

18. (LP)Specific recommendations to correct waste and inefficiency he charges exist in the Navy Dpeartment were presented today by Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder to the House naval affairs committee. He recommended: 1-Abolition of Atlantic coast navy yards except at Boston, Philadelphia and Hampton Roads, thereby saving $6.857.000 a year. 2 Decommissioning of the cruisers Pittsburg.

Rochester, Cleveland, Denver, Galveston and which he said are unfit for a war emergency. 3 Eliminating of several overlapning bureaus in the Navy Dapartment. Gory Clues Are Found In House PIONEER WOMAN SUMMONED BY DEATH Mrs. Amanda R. Murray Had Been a Visalian Since 1856 Mrs.

Amanda R. Murray, one of the real pioneers of Visalia and Tulare county, passed away at the of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Honigsberger, in this city Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.

following illness of four years, during which time. she had been an invalid. Mrs. Murray was 80 years of age last May. This pioneer Californian was native of Tennessee, but when little girl her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Thos. R. Roork, moved to Arkansas. In the year 1856, when she was 9 years of age, Mrs.

Murray came to California and Tulare county with her parents in a covered wagon, the second big wagon train to cross the western half of the continent. All conversant with the history of the west know that those were days and times of real danger and peril, testing the courage and hardihood of the pioneers brave enough to face them. Mrs. Murray could recall many of the incidents of that crosscountry trip and had a wonderful memory for dates and events to a very short time before her death. In the year 1862, when 15 years of age.

Amanda Roork was married to J. H. K. Murray in Visalia, the ceremony occurring in what is now the Foran home on Goshen avenue. This city has been her home continually since, or more propertly stated a ranch just southwest of town was the home for the greater part of that time.

It was there that Mrs. Murray spent the years (Continned on Page Five) TO INVESTIGATE GAS COMPANY RATES SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. (LP) -The state railroad commission today instituted an investigation by its own motion on rates, rules, regulations and operations of the Los Angeles Gas and Electric Company, the Southern California Gas Company. and the Southern Counties Gas Company.

The matter was set for hearing before Ezra W. Decota. president of the commission, and Clyde L. Seavey, commissioner, in the court room at 810 Sun Finance building, Los Angeles, on Wednesday, January 4, at 10:30 a. m.

The commission consolidated the three investigations in one proceed ling in order that the entire question of rates of these three companies, which serve more than million consumers in Southern California, may be investigated. MEAT INSPECTION WILL BE DISCUSSED BEFORE SUPERVISORS TUESDAY Consideration of the proposed county ordinance providing for gOVernment inspection of all meats slaughtered and sold in Tulare be given tomorrow before the county will be given tomorrow before the board of county supervisors, meeting 10 o'clock a. m. Dr. George Gordon, in charge of meat inspection, division of animal industry, California agricultural department, will be here to present the chief reasons for urging inspection of meats; and it is expected that dealers of the county and others concerned will also attend and have a part in the confetence.

FOR THEFT FOR THEFT Frank Rodriguez, of Visalia, was placed in the county jail last night by Officer R. R. Williams, who charged him with stealing a tire from a Ford automobile, Five Thousand Peace Officers Trying to Capture Fiendish Murderer, Who So Far Has Escaped Police Dragnet; Car from Which Girl's Body Was Thrown Is Located; Feared that Slayer Has Eluded Officers; Most Horrifying of Crimes in History of State; Feeling Runs High. bottles, soda lime and emergency bottles, soda, lime and emergency NEW LONDON, Dec. 19.

WraThere submarine was still S-4 life at 2 aboard p. the m. a today, Rear Admiral Brumby, in charge of salvage operations, reported by radio this afternoon. He sent a message to the chief of operations at Washington and to the commander of the United States fleet reading: "Still in communication with S-4 at 2 p. Officers at the submarine base here said this meant Admiral Brumby had been advised that the ships in the salvage fleet had been able to receive messages from the S-4 at that time- only an hour and a half before the "zero hour" when it was supposed their air supply would be exhausted.

Rescue crews were greatly heartened. STILL LIFE ABOARD THREE POSSIBLY ALIVE NEWPORT. R. Dec. 19.

(LP)- Roger L. Braley, until recently a member of the crew of the S-4, told the United Press the today (names of three men he believed are among the six reported alive in the sunken submarine. Roger L. Boonville, Frank Snizek of fo Ridgefield, New Jersey, and Russell A. Crabb of San Diego, California, by Braley to in the are thought forward compartment awaiting res- cue.

RESCUE BEFORE INQUIRY Dec. 19. (LP)- WASHINGTON, guard giving notice that The coast ready to have the navy alone it is investigate the S-4 disaster, Admiral Hughes, chief of naval operations, today that rescue work stressed precede any inquiry. reports that a board of nied had actually been ordered. inquiry, Hughes and Secretary Wilbur said the disaster was as nearly 111- such a thing could be.

avoidable as United six States who navy, still striv- are ing to save the men the torpedo room of the alive in sunken submarine S-4, fought a grim. disheartening fight today against the seas off Princetown harbor. The condition of the wreck made unavailing attempts to lighten the sunken ship by pumping it full of air. The same conditions preventen air being pumped into the torpedo room to supplement the fast thinning supply the six men there may have. The navy turned then to more orthodox methods of floating the ship- the methods which entail sinking air-filled pontoons around the vessel's hull to buoy it- and there began a race from Brooklyn, N.

by two naval tugs towing three pontoons each. If they could get there by afternoon there still would be a chance. The tug Mojave arrived during (Continued on page five.) PROVINCETOWN, Dec. M. E.

POWER IS NEW PRESIDENT BAR ASSOCIATION The monthly meeting of the Tulare County Bar association at noon today was entirely devoted to the election of officers for the coming year, and a report of activities of the association during 1927. The newly-elected officers, who will be installed at the next meeting, the third monday in January. are M. E. Power, president; Karl A.

Machetanz, vice-president: Adolph Feierbach, secretary; J. A. Chase, treasurer; Guy Knupp, L. G. Smith and C.

L. Bradley, trustees. The installation at the January session will be conducted by the past president, N. F. Bradley.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 19. (LP)-A widely circulated rumor late today gave rise to the report that the slayer of 12-year-old Marion Parker had been captured in San Diego and taken upon a battleship for safe keeping. This report could not be confirmed by the United Press.

It was said that the suspect was attempting to cross the international boundary line and that all but two of the 75 $20 gold certificates which were turned over to him as ransom were found on his person. Los Angeles police officials announced that they had checked with San Diego police and that there was "nothing to the report." LOS ANGELES. Dec. suspects, the murder car, a house of gruesome clues, and the dismembered body of 12-year-old Marion Parker represented the efforts of 5,000 peace officers late today to solve the host horrifying crime in the history of the state. But as the 48-hour mark drew near the arch-fiend "Fox" is believed to have slipped through the gigantic dragnet spread over the southwest since Saturday night, when the kidnaper delivered his victim and disappeared, leaving dim traces behind.

Rapid developments which marked the case today are summarized as follows: 1-The suspects, one the son of a Los Angeles physician, are being grilled by police hour after hour. They are being held incommunicado. 2-Blood-stained footprints and other gory clues were found in a house, two doors from the spot where the butcher tossed the child from his car. 3-Police seized the murder car, which was discovered in a downtown parking lot a short time after Marion's body was returned to her father, at noon today after "staking it out" for the past two days. It was identifted as a car stolen in Kansas City, while it bore license plates stolen in San Diego.

4-A teacher at the Vernon junior high school disclosed that some of her children reported that a man had inquired for Marion Mount, Parker at the school about a month ago. Police now believe that the murder was being planned at that time. So strong was feeling running here today, that it is feared that when the kidnaper is captured, if ever, violence will be committed, unless strong police guards are thrown about the man who calls himself Fox." By DAN CAMPBELL Kansas City and the license plate (United Press Staff Correspondent) in San Diego obviously shows that LOS ANGELES, Dec. of the slayer did considerable travelthe maze of intricate and complexing between the night of November clews surroundings the frightful 7, when the car was stolen and butchery of 12-year old Marion December 13, when the license plate Parker, one fact alone remained was stolen in San Diego. unchallenged today--the arch In view of that fact greater fiend "Fox" is still free.

And while Los Angeles, city of stress has been laid on the theory ghastly and bizarre crimes, strug- that the kidnaping murderer has gled against maddening impulses left Los Angeles and thus authorithat followed the first stunned ties of all other cities have been realization of the magnitude of the directed to increase their vigilance crime, weary-eyed police force of in the belief that the man is ata more than 5,000 men held five pos- tempting to put considerable dissible suspects. tance between himself and Los AnThe murder car that carried the geles. remnants of the child's body back Elements of the most diabolical to her father Saturday night was conceptions of fiction were introlocated an hour following the meet- duced into the case today in the ing between the kidnaper and Perry form of blood stained towels, bloody M. Parker. footprints, razor blades, a portrait It was located in a downtown of Judas Iscariot, and a volume of auto parking station but was not "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." seized until noon today.

Officers All were found in a house, which have guarded it for two days. The turned the tide of the colossal man machine, a Chrysler, was stolen hunt to Within two doors of the from Dr. H. L. Manz on November spot where the gruesome and dis7 in Kansas City, by a hold-up man membered body of a Los Angeles who took it at the point of a gun.

bank official's daughter was tossed The license plate on the in exchange for $1500 ransom. machine, 1,677.679. WAs Meanwhile an ominous air hung California, taken from a Chevrolet coupe on over detective headquarters where December 13 in San Diego. The rumors by the score have held was owned by N. H.

Eastman. sway, for 48 hours, Another clue 1727. Fern street, San Diego. been uncovered, the import of Police located the car about 9 which could be guessed at by the Saturday night, just after grim and stern manner of investio'clock 8 man who answered the description gators. of the kidnaper had left it at the "A casual friend" of the Parker parking station.

They immediately put a "stake out" on the car, but (family- a youth who sullenly denies any knowledge of the fiendish murit was never reclaimed. There was identical der, but who refuses to give a dea set of finger prints on it those taken off the ransom let- tailed account of his actions during to The stolen license plate on the period Marion was held by her ters. number which Par- slayer being investigated by the the rear, the of of the machine speeded leaders in investigation. Marker caught as had been bent ion's father and brother are with away from him, al both ends so that the numbers one inquisition board, questioning and nine, at the beginning and end the suspect, who. police believe, of the plate were obscured.

The knows a great deal more about number of the machine. the case than he has told. The engine 519, corresponded to that of the suspect has admitted to police that a car stolen in the Kansas City holdhe "knew the Parkers casually." up. The fact that the youth was once Parking station attendants de- arrested by William J. Burns declared that the man who left the tectives, that he has studied aviacar was about 5 feet.

6 inches tall, tion, and that the Burns detectives about 20 years old and was of were mentioned and the word slender build. The finding of the "solo" an aviation term- was used car led to the conclusion that the in the death letters that preceded kidnaper was not a local man, as the murder, have strengthened the the fact that the car W99 stolen in (Continned on Cage Four).