The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 20, 1931, Page 1

_and flundering about far ovt from| North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper ESTABLISHED 1873 N. D. Girl Is Victim of Murde BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1931 HE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Weather Cloudy, tonight; Wednesday part- ly cloudy to ‘cloudy; warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS Thousands Pass Bier of Thomas A. Edison GREAT AND HUMBLE JOIN IN HOMAGE 10. INVENTIVE. GENIUS) Funeral to Be Held Wednesday In West Orange; Final Plans Withheld HOOVER MAY NOT ATTEND President. to Decide Tuesday Night If He Will Be Able to doin Cortege ‘West Orange, N. J., Oct. 20—()— ‘The body of Thomas Alva Edison lay in state Tuesday, while thousands—! the great and the unknown — paid! serve; homage and tribute. He rested in the library of his! laboratory, in the little room where, | with test tube or pencil, so many of | his wizardries of science took shape. | More than 10,000 persons — school | children, Edison plant employes, rel-, atives and the curious—had waited in| 2 long line throughout the mellow, day Monday to file into the little; room. { The inventor will be buried in West | Orange Wednesday. Final arrange- ments have not been announced. Fi- nal services will be at the grave in Rosedale cemetery. here. The funeral eervice hour is 2:30 p. m. President Hoover was still undecid- ed Tuesday on his plan to attend the funeral. It was indicated by the white house secretary that Hoover would reach a decision by tonight. Meanwhile a public demand for aj national tribute to Edison’s memory | has swept the country. Acting Governor Wolber of New} Jersey proclaimed all electric lights in the state—in homes, streets, or fac- | tories—be extinguished at 7 p. m. for; one minute Wednesday as a reminder of what life would have been without rie 's invention of the incandesent bulb. a Several railroads and industrial concerns have announced they wili| suspend operations for one minute in honor of the inventor. In New York and in many other cities, flags were ordered at half mast. | Messages of condolence continued to arrive at Glenmont, the Edison, home. They included: H Cardinal Hayes—Pope Pius XI has| directed me to present his sincerest sympathy to Mrs. Edison and family | in this hour of sad bereavement, ; while the entire world suffers an ir- reparable loss in the passing on of} one of its most distinguished leaders in scientific achievement. Premier Mussolini of Italy—His genius belongs to the United States, but his work and his glory belong to the civilized world. SEARCHERS FAL, 10 LOCATE BOY'S BODY Dragging of Devils Lake For Remains of Young Hunt- er Is Continued Devils Lake, N. D., Oct. 20.—(P)— Searchers failed to find the body of Warren Chidester, one of two Devils Lake youths drowned Saturday when their canoe capsized in Devils Lake while they were preparing to hunt ducks. Dragging of the lake contin- ued Tuesday. The body of John Burkhart was recovered Sunday and plans were made to hold funeral services in the Catholic church here Wednesday morning. | Meanwhile, details of the tragedy, were told by John De Grome, an In- dian youth from the Fort Totten re- servation. Warren Skow who accom- panied the two to the lake was driv- ing their automobile around the end of the lake while Burkhart and Chid- | ester were attempting to paddle; across. He did not see his compan-| ions go down. i De Grome, according to reports here, did not see the canoe capsize but saw the youths hanging to its side shore. He watched them for about) an hour, he said, and when they at-) tempted to swim to shore as the wind | carried the drifting canoe out, both went down. Hyde Will Publish Results of Survey! Washington, Oct. 20.—()—When Secretary Hyde's investigation of the effects of legalized beer manufacture on the farmers’ income js completed. he expects it to be! made public without comment. This, he believes, will be in three months or less. The inquiry has not actually been begun yet and the ground it will cover remains to be outlined. , ACTOR TO MARRY daughter of Winfield Scott Coe, wealthy retired wholesale grocer of San Francisco, plan to be married probably in December. Their engage- ment was revealed in a studio an- nouncement, i ‘STATE DEMOCRATS | 1932 campaign, it was decided to be- {before |. McFarland, president of the U. S. ‘Eyes’ In East [ssoctate oto Laurence Salisbury, American ob- in Manchuria, is keeping ghe rnment Informed on develop- ments In the Sino-Japanese troubi FAVOR ROOSEVELT AS PARTY LEADER Make Plans For Convention and Campaign in 1932; Hope For Success Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 20.—(P)— Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York was given the unanimous) endorsement of the Democratic state executive committee and other lead- ing North Dakota Democrats for jar Democratic nomination for president’ ata lerenee here Monday, H, H. Perry of Ellendale, chairman ‘of the state committee, was Suthor-jrownsend, bank guard, set off a ized to appoint a committee of five to draw up a tentative state Demo- cratic platform, to be submitted at, the regular state convention next! August, and a committee of seven to act as a steering committee to make @ canvass of the entire state for suit- able candidates for the various state offices and to suggest such canti- dates at the state convention. Plan State Organization In laying definité plans for a state- wide organization preparatory to the gin immediately the organization of young men’s Democratic clubs and women’s Democratic clubs. E. H. Mattingly of Jamestown was ap- pointed to head the organization work among the young men, and the following state wide executive com- mittee for the organization of the women’s clubs of the state was named: Mrs. Gertrude Dwire, Minot; Mrs. T. F. McCarthy, Devils Lake; Mrs. M. A. Hildreth, Fargo; Mrs. Anns Chilton, Towner, and Mrs. Frank Voak of Jamestown. It was the unanimous opinion of those present that the time was ripe for the election of a complete state ticket in North Dakota and that an active state-wide campaign should be made. It is to organize every precinct in the state. The executive committee was en- larged by the appointment of two additional members, A. C. of Dickinson and P. W. Lanier of Jamestown. EPISCOPAL RECTOR LUNCHEON SPEAKER Rev. David Pierce-Jones Gives Discussion on Service Be- fore Kiwanis Club Rev. David Pierce-Jones, rector of St. George’s Episcopal church in Bis- marck, gave a short talk on service members of the Bismarck Kiwanis club at their luncheon meet- ing Tuesday. He said that “service” is the great- est word in the English language and Pointed out that the best service is “unselfish” service. Remarking that many persons are slow to appreciate services done for them, he urged members of the club not to stop serv- ing merely because they receive no thanks for their efforts. Myron H. , assistant ath- letic coach and instructor in Latin at Bismarck high school, sang a few vo- cal solos. He was Clarion Larson, also of the school faculty. Among the guests at the luncheon meeting were L. A. White, superin- tendent of schools at Minot; George state teachers college; A. D. Hagen- stein, also of Minot; member of the Jamestown Kiwanis club; and W. 8. Ayers, Bismarck. BARNES COMMISSIONER DIES Valley City, N. D., Oct, 20.—(#)— , 13, Barnes county commissioner, died at his farm home near here Monday from a stroke which he suffered several days ago. He came to America from Norway in 1667. Surviving are his widow and nine children. Funeral services will be held Thursday. BANK WORKER AND | by| graduated from Stanford university BANDIT KILLED IN WISCONSIN: HOLDUP Another Person Is Wounded as/ Raiders Get $10,000 At Menominee TWO FOUND ON HIGHWAY 8 eaten Police Believe Kidnaped Youth Slain in Reprisal For Companion Menomonie, Wis., Oct. 20—(P)— An assistant cashier and a bandit, were killed Tuesday as four machine- gun raiders looted the Kraft State bank of about $10,000. j James Kraft, 19, son of W. F.’ Kraft, president of the bank, was’ kidnaped and slain by the bandits, while W. R. Kraft, 23, another son, was wounded, perhaps seriously, be-; cause he could not point out where more money was. The robber was killed by shots, fired at the car in which the quartet; sped out of town after spraying the street near the bank with machine; gun bullets. Bank officials said a hurried check indicated the robbers took about $10,000 after overpowering 16 persons in the bank, including six customers. All were forced to lie on the floor. ‘The bodies of James Kraft and the; bandit were found on the highway six miles from here by possemen, who followed the raiders out of town. The younger Kraft had been shot. Officers believed he was slain in re- prisal after pursuers’ bullets killed their companion. 7 i Not Missed At First H James Kraft, at work with his! brother, was not missed until after the bandits fled. The latter were forced to- hurry because ’ Vernon burglar alarm and began firing at! the waiting car, where one man sat! with a machine gun. Officers believe Kraft was kid- naped with the hope pursuers would not fire. The robbers, after dump- ing the two bodies from their car, kept going. Ww. R. Kraft was shot in the side} as he lay on the floor. The leader, of the raiders refused to accept his word they had all the cash, cursed and threatened him with death and then fired point blank. Physicians; believed Kraft’s lung may have been punctured. As the car sped away one occupant was heard to cry he was shot. Ed- ward Trinko, who had fired six shots, said he broke a window in the rear of the machine. Officers said the manner in which the bandit was; wounded indicated he was the one} shot as the car fled, while Kraft was slain later. Pre} Against Holdup The father of the young men had; made preparations to avert bloodshed) should the bank be held up. Town- send, who commanded a view of the) bank interior from a bullet-proof cage on @ balcony, was told he should | press an alarm button and then go: to the roof and fire at the bandit car.) As the bandits rushed from the bank one seized Mrs. Alice Scnnier, a stent her, and said “You're going out with us.’ Another took hold of| James Kraft. Using the two as shields they en- tered their car. Mrs. Schafer was re-| leased but Kraft wes ordered into the front seat vacated by the man handling “the machine gun. Kraft was forced to drive away as one ban- dit held a gun to his head. Pur- suers who fired later said they were) not aware Kraft was in the car. ‘The dead robber wore a steel vest, which had been penetrated by a bul- let. He was shot in the head also. He weighed between 175 and 180 pounds, was five feet 11 inches in height, dark, and had a small mus- tache. Possemen returning at noon said they exchanged shots with the flee- ing car but were outdistanced. Young Hoover Takes Banking House Job Los Angeles, Oct. 20—(P)—Allan Hoover, second son of the president, has chosen banking as his profession and accepted “a low clerical Position | s0 that he may learn the profession; by actual experience in all depart- ments.” ‘The Security First National bank here announced the employment of Hoover Monday. He was! i in 1929 and from the Harvard grad- uste school of business administra tion last June. “This is my first job and i¥s going to be splendid,” said Allan. MINNESOTA LAWYER DIES_ | Minneapolis, Oct. 20.—(?)—Egbert | 8. Oakley, 59, former assistant attor- ney general and a resident of the; Twin Cities for 25 years, died. He) also served as county attorney of; Wright county from 1901 until 1905. DEFER CALENDAR REFORM Geneva, Oct. 20—(#)—Except for possible stabilization of the date of Easter, world calendar reform was deferred again “Monday after the ad- journment of the International Calendar Reform conference. ; Manchurian Committees Working In Red Cross Drive Misses Court Date i REVOLT LOOMS IN NANCEURA POWERS NEAR. SEMLENENT Observers See Hand of Japan in Reported Movement For Independence (By The Associated Press) Launching of a virile movement for indepenaence from China was reported through Japanese sources Tuesday, shortly after Japan had shown a more conciliatory atti- tude at Geneva where the League of Nations discussed the Sino-Japanese controversy. The independence move also follow- ed Japan’s withdrawal of objections to American participation in the Ge-| neva discussions seeking to bring, about a peaceful settlement of the dispute between China’ and Japan over the latter's occupation of south- ern Manchuria. ‘Observers professed to see in vari- ous independence movements the hand of Japanese militarists and imperialists seeking Japanese domi- nation of Manchuria without resort- ing to military force. The movement was headed vy a Chinese general, however. At Geneva Aristide Briand’s' “trad- er’s proposal” for Oriental peace was/ set forth as a possible basis for nego- tiations and both principals were rep- resented as being more anxious than ever for an early settlement. Japan’s withdrawal of objection to American participation at Geneva en- couraged Washington to look to the; Far East for a settlement of its own) difficulties. ‘Japanese Ambassador) Debuchi, at Washington, predicted | that a few more days without hostili- ties would virtually assure peace. Chine awaited a meeting at Shang- hai of Nanking government repre-— sentatives and officials of the insurg- | ent Canton government, which was hailed as a possible means of poltical- | ly uniting China so that she might’ face Japan with solidarity. i Name Fargo Soldier As White House Aide Washington, Oct. 20.—(?)—Lieuten- : ant Colonel James A. Ulio of Fargo, | N. D., has been designated a white | house aide in addition to his duties) in the adjutant general's office at; the war department. Colonel Ulio becomes the second | ranking officer on the white house military staff of eleven. | During the World war he served as| assistant chief ‘of staff of the Fourth Army Corps and for his services in the Tours sector and St. Mihiel of-i fensive was awarded the distinguished service medal. Workers Take Field After! Breakfast Monday Morning In Fund Campaign $26,000 IS AMOUNT ASKED Community Chest Is Joined With Red Cross to Make Single Solicitation Bismarck’s combined Community Chest-Red Cross drive for approxi- mately $26,000 was launched at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. More than 75 men set out at that) time in small groups to canvass dis-! tricts of the city assigned to them in the interests of the two organtzations | following a breakfast meeting at! which they received their final in-; structions, Approximately $13,000 is the goal in the Community Chest drive. { Burleigh county's quota in the Red Cross drouth relief campaign is $13,- 300, most of which must come from! the Capital City. Judge A. M. Christianson, chief; This action, said the commission, | Justice of the state supreme court,: acted as toastmaster at the breakfast | meeting in the Grand Pacific hotel. | Nuessle Is Speaker | Supreme Court Justice W. Lj Nuessle and H. P. Goddard, secretary of the Community Chest, were other speakers on the program. oe Judge Nuessle gave many reasons} why Bismarck “must subscribe its, quota,” both to the Community Chest | and to the Red Cross fund. i He described the acute situation; in the drought-stricken counties ot! northwestern North Dakota and) pointed out that though North Da- kota has been asked to contribute only $200,000 for relief in the drouth area, the Red Cross will spend at’ Teast $600,000 and probably more than $1,000,000 in the area before next May 1. | He said that the Community Chest activities must be maintained at their present high standard and that Bismarck cannot afford to curtail them at this time and face the neces- sity of building them up again. i] Details of the combined drive were explained by Judge Christianson and Goddard. It was explained that contributions to the two organizations must be made separately though to the same solicitors. | Cards in Two Sections The cards being used in the drive are in two sections, one for the Community Chest, the other for the Red Cross. The Community Chest donations expected from individuals are the same in most cases as they were last year. No amounts have been stipulated for Red Cross dona- tions but campaign heads hope that contributors will give as much to the Red Cross as to the Community Chest. An explanation of how Community Chest moneys are spent was made by ‘Judge Ohristianson and Goddard and. both answered a series of ques- tions advanced by the solicitors im- mediately before the drive was launched. The solicitors were chosen from the four service clubs in the city. The city has been districted to facilitate the campaign. Northwestern Credit Group Is Organized Mnineapolis, Oct. ‘The Na- tional Credit association No. 1 of the ninth federal reserve district was formed here by Minneapolis and St. Paul bankers as an_ institution through which the northwest wiil participate in the operation and benefit of the $500,000,000 credit poo: to relieve distressed institutions of their loads of frozen assets. C. T. Jaffray, president of the Soo Line railway and chairman of the board of the First Bank Stock cor- poration and agricultural credit cor- poration, was elected chairman of the new ninth district association, which will function as @ loan committee and direct the extension of credit to northwest banks from funds of the nation-wide group, the National Credit corporation. Directors to represent Minnesota outside the Twin Cities and other states comprising the ninth federal reserve district will be elected later. British Review Gloomy Prophecies To Give Future More Rosy Outlook London, Oct. 20.—(?)—“They were all wrong!” is the heading over a handbill reviewing gloomy prophecies of other days, being distributed in London. Here they | are: William Pitt said: “There is | soarcely anything around us but | ruin and despair.” Wilberforce in the early 1800's said, “I dare not marry, the fu- ture is so dark and unsettled.” Lord Grey, in 1819, said he be- lieved “everything is tending to a convulsion.” The Duke of Wellington, on the eve of his death in 1851, thanked God he would “be spared from seeing the consummation of ruin that is gathering about us.” i Disraeli (1849); “in industry, commerce and agriculture there is no hope.” Queen Adelaide said she “had only one desire, to play the part of Marie Antoinette with bravery in the revolution that was com- ing on England.” Lord Shaftesbury (1848): “Nothing can save the British empire from shipwreck.” But, concludes the circualr, “we | organization. COMMERCE BODY DENIES INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES Rejects Application By Rail- toads Which Sought General Boost MAKES SOME CONCESSIONS Will Permit Certain Changes in Commodity Tariffs For Limited Period ‘Washington, Oct. 20.—)}—The In- terstate Commerce Commission Tues- day denied the railroads permission to increase freight rates throughout the country. Suggestions were made, however, ‘for specific increases in rates upon designated commodities during a jlimited period. These suggestions were conditioned arrangements between the carriers for pooling of revenue accruing from the suggested increases. “primarily to enable them to meet their fixed interest payments as they mature.” ' Late News Bulletins (By The Associated Press) WOULD FIX PRICES Washington. — Senator Nye, North Dakota, Tuesday disclosed that his proposed bill to fix farm prices would set a price of $1.25 per bushel for the first 2,000 ' bushels of wheat raised by any farmer. Similar provisions would be made for other crops. KILLED IN ACCIDENT Devils Lake.—James Jordan, about, 50, was killed and Frank Grant, about 30, an Indian, was injured in an automobile accident near here Mon- day night. Grant lost control of the car as it rounded a curve. It plunged into @ ditch and overturned. CANADIAN BOAT WINS Halifax, N. S—The Bluenosa, Canadian fishing boat, won the championship of the North At- lantic Fishing fleet Tuesday by defeating the Gertrude L. The- baud, Gloucester, Mass., schooner. NYE IS ENCOURAGED Washington—Senator. Nye, North Dakota,, said President Hoover prom- ised him, Senator Frazier and Con- gressman Sinclair, to recommend to congress a plan whereby federal land banks may be enabled to pursue a more lenient policy toward borrow- ers, “We are very much encouraged,” Nye said. CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES Fergus Falls, Minn. — Stene Bergerud, 88, Civil war veteran, died near here. He helped to build Fort Totten, N. D., and later fought Indians near Bismarck. SCHOOL MAN INJURED Jamestown—J. G. Moore. superin- tendent of schools at Fargo, was in- jured in an automobile accident near here. His hurts are not serious. FARGO MASON HONORED Washington—W. L. Stockwell, Fargo, N. D., was elected a knight commander, court of honor, by the supreme council of Scottish Rite masonry. Three hundred and eight four others were similarly honored. DEDICATE MARKER Jamestown—North Dakota daugh- ters of the American Revolution dedi- cated a marker on the site of Old Fort Seward at the closing session of their state convention here. Urge Selection of Frazier as Delegate Philadelphia, Oct. 20.—(#)— Ap- pointment of Senator Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota, as delegate from the United States to the general disarmament conference at Geneva was urged on President Hoover Mon- day as one of the president's “great opportunities to turn the world from despair to hope.” ‘The appointment was urged by the Pennsylvania committee for disarmament in a letter signed by Dr. William I. Hull, chairman of the Senator Frazier, the letter said, has proposed and ad- yocated in congress a measure to em- power America to take the initiative in disarming. Declaring that the Sino-Japanese} situation illustrates the fact that armaments ready for action are doubly dangerous because they in- cite nations to use them, the message said another failure in the coming Geneva conference might “weil be came through all right, and shall do so again.” |the doom of our civilization.” Spanish President 4 Manuel Azana minister of war, dent of Spain. Alcala Zamora, who resigned. ‘FRAUD CASE JURY ‘upon the submission and approval of | | ENTERS FIFTH DAY OF DELIBERATIONS Reach No Decision in Foshay Prosecution; Said to Be Studying Exhibits | Minneapolis, Oct. 20.—(?)—The ef- |forts of jurors to reach a verdict th the trial of W. B. Foshay and six for- mer business assocates on mail-fraud charges entered the marathon stage Tuesday, the fifth day since the case was given to the panel for decision. Weary and smileless, the jurors filed to the hotel where they have been in custody since the start of the trial, after Wednesday's session deliberation. Their only word was j they would resume work Tuesday. The jurors, eleven men and one |woman, were informed by Judge Jo- seph Molyneaux that he is prepered to wait a week or more if necessary, for the decision. With the panel evidently deadlocked, the trial judge said every avenue looking towards agreement must be exhausted before she would be willing to discharge them. It is eight weeks since the trial be- gan and each juror has due pay at the rate of $4 a day for the entire period. It was reported Tuesday the jury has not taken a ballot, but had de- voted its time thus far to a system- atic examination of the more than 500 exhibits introduced by the gov- ernment. HEAVY DAMAGES AWARDED DENTIST AT GRAND FORKS Verdict of $32,992.50 Returned By Jury For Injury To Hand , Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 20.—(®)— Charles O'Keefe, former Grand Forks dentist, was awarded a verdict of $32,992.50 against the Zurich Gener- al Liability Insurance company by @ jury in federal court here Tuesday. O'Keefe sued to recover $26,500 in- surance which he carried with the company on his hands. His right thumb and two fingers were shot off in a hunting accident in the fall of 1927. ‘The company alleged errors in fill- ing out the insurance application and refused payment. in favor of the company was order- ed by Judge Andrew Miller in the first suit two years ago. This was reversed by the federal circuit court of appeals and the case ordered re-tried. Attorneys for the company said the verdict would be appealed. It in- cludes the $26,000 policies and $6,492.- 50 interest. Secretary Hurley Is En Route to Capital: San Francisco, Oct. 20.—(?)—Pro- longing his stop in San Francisco) only long enough to witness a mili- tary review at the Presidie, P. J. Hur- ley, secretary of war, planned to leave Tuesday for Washington, where he will report to President Hoover on| the question of Philippine indepen- total dence. SEEKS NEW RECORD Rockcliffe Airdrome, Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 20.—(#)—Major James H. Doo- little took off at 4:40 a, m. Eastern Standard Time today on a 2,500-mile dawn to dusk flight to Mexico City by way of Washington. FOOTBALL PLAYER DIES Detroit, Oct. 20.—#)—Jack Schatt, former high school athlete, died Mon- day from a@ broken neck suffered dent football team. A directed verdict | tory Sunday while playing on an indepen- i r BODY IS ONE OF PAIR DISCOVERED IN BLOODY TRUNK Police Launch Hunt For Arizona Doctors Wife Who Check- ed Receptacle TWO MEN ARE QUESTIONED ters and Pictures Disclose Identity Los Angeles, Oct. 20.—()—Search for Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd, 27-year- old wife of a physician, sought for the murder of two women whose bodies were found in trunks at a railroad station here Monday, ran against a blank wall Tuesday when a woman suspect, questioned aboard a strain in Arizona, proved her inno- Icence. 5 | Operatives of the Southern Pacific jrailroad took the suspect into custody at Yuma, Arizona, but on their ar- rival at Phoenix they announced she was not Mrs. Judd, believed by police to be the slayer. The collapse of this clue left police with a baffling hunt before them. She had not been seen since last night. Her brother, B. J. McKinnell, said she left his automobile in down- town Broadway after fleeing from the station. sh McKinnell, at fikst nted as confessing that Mrs. sud had ad- mitted the murders to him, later cried brokenly: “It's a lie.” The bodies were identified tenta- tively as those of Mrs. Agnes Leroi, an X-ray technician at a Phoenix, Ariz, clinic, and Miss Hedvig Samuel- son, her roommate. Mrs. Leroi for- merly lived in Portland, Ore., where she received medical training, and Miss Samuelson’s home was in White Earth, N. D. in Saw Blood A baggage master who saw what he belived to be blood seeping from one of the trunks, Which had been shipped here from Phoenix, where Mrs. Judd hed lived with the two women, made the discovery of the crimes. \ ‘The suspicion of the agent put the of | woman to flight and she hurried from the station with her brother her. In the brief interval between the departure and the time McKin- nell set for her disappearance from his automobile, reports conflicted as to what occurred between the two, and police had no plausible motive for the crimes. Later an admission that his sister had confessed to him the killing of ithe two women was made to the As- socated Press by McKinnell, a Los Angeles university student. McKin- nell made a positive statement after @ series of reports had been circulated in which police denied the young man’s alleged statement. Dr. W. C. Judd, husband of the missing woman, shocked and un- nerved, said she had lived with the two women but that he had not seen his wife for some time. He claimed he could not under- stand why she might commit the atrocity, although Phoenix police found a letter in Mrs. Judd’s room there from her husband in which he said he “supposed you thought so much of those two girls that you would be perefcetly happy with them ...." And closed with the state- ment: “I am not at all surprised at what you tell me.” Offers No Like the other tangled and mysti- fying aspects of the case, this state- ment went unexplained, the offering to throw no light upon it. McKinnell, saying “I hope she gets away—she’s my sister.” stated he gave her $5 when she left his auto- mobile at a downtown intersection, crowded with traffic. On the possibility Mrs. Judd might have boarded a train to flee from the state, police made a belated attempt to search trains running to the east and it was at Yuma two railroad op- eratives found the woman they be- lieved to be Mrs. Judd. At border Mexican points a vigili- ant watch was kept. “olice learned Mrs. Judd once lived in Mexico and they saw @ possibility that she might attempt to cross into foreign terri- In one of the trunks was found a picture of an attractive brunette girl with “Hedvig Samuelson, Landa, N. D.,” penciled on the back. A diploma, bearing the same name and issued July 24, 1925, from the North Da- kota state normal college at Minot, N. D., also was found. Letters Are Found Letters and photographs in the trunks led to the search for Mrs. Judd and her husband, and to the police assumption as to identity of the victims, each of whom apparently had been shot. After discovery of the bodies, police found a suitcase in a restroom con- taining a portion of one of the torsos. Officers here were informed Mrs Judd had lived with the two women or had been associated with them in Phoenix. In Mrs. Judd’s apartment at Phoenix was found a letter to her signed W. C. J., her husband's ini- tials, saying. “I don’t want to write a letter to lie around for Sammy (Miss Samuel- son’s nickname) and Miss Leroi to read,” said the letter. “I hope you will let me know as soon as you can what the chances are of your clinic closing or your doctors quitting. 2 hate to think of you being alone. “I had supposed that you thought so much of those two girls that you would be perfectly happy with them, (Continued on page seven)