The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 23, 1931, Page 1

e THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDN‘ESDrAY, DECEMBER 23, 1931. " VOL. XXXIX., NO. 5908. " MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SENATE APPROVES HOUSE MORATORIUM RESOLUTION SUSPECTS HELD IN KIDNAPPING, SLAYING CHILD Two Possilr(:lues Also Discovered by Police in Cincinnati CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 23.— Two possible clues to the identity of the kidnapper and slayer of lit- tle Marian McLean have been found by the police. Three men are being subjected to rous questioning today. A vessel containing a quantity of red fluid, will be analyzed for possible blood content. A slender black belt was dis- covered in the room of a relative of Charles Bischoff, who stumbled across Marian’s body in the base- ment of the house where he lived. The relatives declared the liquid found in vessel was chili. He denied knowing how the belt came in his room. The belt will be shown to Mrs. McLean for possible iden- tification. Another man, in the same build- ing, and a teird man, who was arrested a year ago charged with molesting small girls, are also held by e police. The three men have not been identified by the boy who saw Marian walk away from her home last Thursday with a swarthy man. - ————— COMMODORE NOW ADRIFT SEVERE GALE Winner of Sailing Race from Honolulu Breaks Away from Tugs NEAH BAY, Wash, Dec. 23—A Terrific storm off Cape Flattery tore the schooner Commodore, winner of the sailing race from Hawali, away from a tug for the second time and she is adrift reel- ing to sea again. The Commodore broke from the tug Goliath late yesterday after- noon and was rescued by the Roosevelt, a tug which is awaiting the Vigilant, defeated rival in the race. The Commodore parted from the Roosevelt in a southeast gale. The tug has followed and is standing by but so far has been unable to get a line aboard. — e — INDICTMENTS FOR PRESENTS AT Y!I_I.ETII]E' Grand Jury Returns True Bills at Tacoma Holi- day Session TACOMA, Wash.,, Dec. 23. — A special Christmas grand jury has returned among 25 true bills, three of which are believed to involve several Seattle residents in a liquor conspiracy case. In 25 open indictments, 34 per- sons, of whom four are from Ta- coma, are named. No true bills were returned in 20 cases involving 25 persons all for alleged violation of the Na- tional dry law. FOUR MENBERS OF ONE FAMILY DEAD,ACCIDENT Train Crashes Into Auto- mobile Broadside at Crossing SAN MATEO, Cal., Dec. 23—Five persons were killed, four belong- ing to one family, when a Southern Pacific train struck an automobile broadside at a crossing, smashing the car to bits. The wreckage was carried 100 feet along the right- of-way. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Vic- Gonzales, daughter Ramona son, George, &nd a friend, Fellow Townsfolk Forget Winnie Ruth Judd As She Awaits Trunk Murder Trial Alone left) awaits the start of her trial Juneau, Alaska, and shipping their | Miss Samuelson (right) and Mrs. Le Sitting in her jail cell at Phoenix, Ariz., Winnie Ruth Judd (lower soon on charges of slaying her two friends, Agnes Le Roi and Hedvig Samuelson, both formerly of bodies in trunks to Los Angeles. Roi (left) are shown above. JAPANESE AND CHINESE MEET: FIGHT STARTS .Forces on Armored Train Clash Not Far from Chinchow TIENTSIN, Dec. 23—A message | received here said Japanese sol- diers aboard an armored train at- tacked the Chinese of an armored train between Kinkow and another | small station. Fighting continues | with a Japanese cavalry regiment | attacking the Chinese train from the rear. | Kinkow is better known as New | {Chang. It is 150 miles around the | Gulf of Liaotung from Chinchow. J | TROOPS RETURNING TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 23 —Threats of action against Chinchow were dispelled late today when it was| announced that the majority or" Japanese troops have re!urncd| south of the Manchurian railway zone after three days' operations | against bandits. Japan has ordered the aircraft carrier Notoro and cruiser Izumo to Port Arthur to stand by in case of an emergency, it is said. HOLIDAY RECESS IS ORDERED BY COURT; | RECONVENES JAN. 4] After a session of practically three months, the Fall and Winter term of the United States district| court was recéssed here yesterday | CHAS. G. DAWES TO REPRESENT U.S. AT GENEVA President Announces Wom- an Will Be Named to Delegation WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23.— Charles G. Dawes, blunt, frank and successful diplomat, will speak for America at the approaching dis- armament conference in Geneva. President Hoover announced that the former Vive-President and present Ambassador to Great Bri- tain will head the United States delegation at Geneva and the Pres- ident also let it be known that he would “appoint a prominent wo- man to membership in the delega- tion.” The President said disarmament is always of vital interest of women, — .- Changes Made in Fire Boxes{ Two New Alarms Are In- stalled and Others Switched Two new fire alarm call boxes have been added to Juneau's sys- tem and several other changes are also reported by O. E. Schombel, Assistant Chief of the Juneau Fire Department Box 3-2 has been installed di- Parents, Attorney and Husband Are Her Only Visitors Defense Is to Be Built Around Plea of Insanity By RALPH O. BROWN PHOENIX, Ariz, Dec. 23 —Win- nie Ruth Judd, whose name was blazoned across front pages of newspapers from coast to coast a few weeks ago, no longer is even a topic of conversation among her fellow townspeople. The slight, blond slayer of Agnes Le Roi and Hedvig Samuelson, sits alone in her jail cell here as the time nears when she will face & jury and hear the state of Arizona ask that she be adjudged a mur- derer and hanged within the adobe walls of the state prison at Flor- ence, Killed During Quarrel { She has said she killed in self | defense during a quarrel. Her only visitors are her attorney and par- ents, the Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Mc- Kinnell of Darlington, Ind., here! |to be mear her until the trial is over, and her husband, Dr. W. C. Judd. She has :cause her fellow townsfolk are in- | different about her. “The Judd no other visitors be- Phoenix, was a sensation, the chief topic of conversation for two weeks. Courtrooms were jammed at her preliminary appearances—but now her name is seldom mentioned. In the women's jail ward, the accused slayer of her two friends is just “another girl waiting for trial,” but folded away in her cell is a roll of newspaper clippings that have proved to Ruth Judd that sHe is ‘nm, just “another girl.” Daily Records These carefully preserved daily ) bictures of how she shot and killed Mrs. Le Roi and Miss Samuelson, dismembered the latter's body, packed them in two trunks and sent them to Los Angeles. For a time Herman Lewkowitz and Paul Schenck, defense attor- neys, considered taking a change of venue. That idea was abandoned weeks ago—there was not enough interest here to justify it. Instead, they will plead that their client was insane when she killed— kill her two best friends and cut up the body cf one. Some time on the night of Oc- {tober 15 or early on the morning of the 16th the two women were shot to death in a duplex apartment Mrs. Judd formerly shared with them. County Attorney Lloyd J. An- drews contends they were killed while asleep. The slayer declares she shot in self defense during a quarrel in which both she andthe girls threatened to tell “certain things” to a mutual man friend. . Bodies In Trunks A day and a half later the bodies were sent in the trunks to Los Angeles. Mrs. Juddd, accompanied by her brother, a Los Angeles stu- dent, appeared at the railroad sta- tion and claimed the baggage. They were asked to permit inspection of the trunks, which had aroused suspicion. “My husband has the keys,” Mrs. Judd replied. She and her brother left. Failure to return -caused officials to open the trunks. Police were called and a search OUTDOOR TREES \the flats. |woman,” as she became known to|have erected another on the bulk- records tell the story in words and (@nd Fourth, that she must have been insane to|Mrs. Cash Cole have one, and Mr. ADD TO BEAUTY OF DECORATIONS Many Outdoor Trees Light- ed Up in City's Resi- dential Section Out of door Christmas trees, all| glowing with gaily colored lights, | this week began to make their ap- pearance in different parts of the city, contributing no small part to the season’s atmosphere, bringing Christmas home to everyone who sees them. The tree outside of the house is becoming more and more general in Juneau's Christmas decoration scheme. A few years ago, not more than two were counted in the city. This year there are a dozen or more, either in use or to be lighted up tonight or tomorrow. One of the most notable is a tree at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Stewart. Standing on a bluff off Dixon Street and overlooking that section of the town westward from Dixon, it can be seen from many points of vantage as far down as It was one of the first to be lighted. Judge and Mrs. John Rustgard have one in their front yard on Gold Belt Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Herrmann head terrace at their home on Cal- houn Avenue that can be seen for a long ways on that thoroughfare and west from it. It is a spruce that was planted by them last Spring. Two have been erected by Mr. |and Mrs. Charles H. Flory at their home on Sixth Street between Gold and Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Housel have two in their yard on Fourth between Franklin and Gold. Mr. and Mrs. George Kohlhepp have one on the corner of Gold and Mr .and Mrs. |Gunnar Blomgren on Gold between Fourth and Fifth. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Metzgar have a fine one at their residence on Seventh and Gold. On Main Street and Fourth, Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Carter have erected a large spruce and placed lights on it Monday. Two residents on upper Main Street have outdoor trees that ma- terially add to the season’s atmos- phere in that section. Mr. and and Mrs. J. F. Mullen the other. On Star Hill, a tree in the yard at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- win Sutton glows brilliantly and can be seen across town as far as Main Street. Possibly there are others that have not been reported. FIRST HALF OF Board of Ttfiorial Cham- ersham and heads of Departments and the Navy, and maintenance of to private interests.” stating that it had gone on record CANNERIES TO BE URGED TO HIRE ALASKA LABOR bers Acts on Im- portant Matters To effect employment of Alaska labor by canneries oper g in this Territory, the Alaska.Chamber | of Commerce will obtain from can-| nery interest information as L:)! the number of wor! wanted next | season and from member cham- | bers of the Teritorial body the number of persons in the various communities that can be relied on to take cannery work At a meeting yesterday afternoon of the Board of Managers of the Alaska Chamber, Executive Secre- tary M. S. Whittier was asked to write' letters to the canneries re- questing them to state what amount of Alaska labor they would guarantee to employ next season provided all the Afaska labor they want is guaranteed them Te Communicate With Chambers On receipt of responses from the canneries, the secretary will com- municate with the Chambers of Commerce in the Territory request- ing them to survey labor conditior in their respective communities | and to report to the Alaska Cham- ber the number of available work- ers in the varfous places. This infoormation relative to the supplies of labor will be sent to cannery interests. The Alaska Chamber is convinced that cooperation between cannery | interests and Alaska communities will prevent the occurrence of any unemployment situation in the rer- ritory. Reports On Correspondence At the Board meeting-yestédday, Secretary Whittier submitted re- ports of his correspondence with Delegate in Congress James Wick- in Washington relative to resolu- tions recently adopted on referen- dum votes by the Chambers of Commerce in the Territory. These are the resolution that advocate “establishment of airplane fields and seaplane bases by the Army an air force in the Territory;” re- quest that “fifty per cent of the revenue derived by the United | States from the Pribilof seal fish- eries be alloted to the. common school fund of Alaska,” and “pro- test against the sale of the cable | Supported By Seattle The Secretary read a letter from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce in favor of the resolutions adopted by the various Alaska Chambers and that its representatives in Washington, D. C., would work to make them effective. From the Seattle Chamber of |a flagging of buying ] and assessment work on | them. Repeal of these sections was advocated by the Alaska Legisla- Lenz and Jacoby Trail by 10,705 Points as First Half offlgy Ends NEW YORK, N. Ely Culbertson and Theodore A. Lightner move Hotel tonight 10,705 points ahead Sidney %en and Y. Dec. 23— ‘Waldorf of their rivals, Commerce, resolutions were received urging the repeal of certain sec- tions of the compiled laws of Alas- | ka relative to the location of placer claims ture at its last session. Lower Rates Indorsed The Seattle Chamber also adopt- ed resolutions favoring the lower- ing of freight and passenger rates | on the Alaska Railroad, as pro- | posed by Chambers in this Terri- tory. R. E. Robertson, of Juneau was elected by the Board to be National Councillor, representing the Terri- torial Chamber. over the holidays, and will recon- rectly in front of the Home Board-(was started for the woman. four vene on January 4, under an order ing House on Gastineau Avenue. !days later after an extensive hunt issued from the bench Tuesday by| Box 4-6 has been placed at|an attorney led the officers to an Judge Justin W. Harding. The Tenth and C. Streets. undertaking establishment within trial calendar is practically clear| Box 2-3 has been established at'a stone's throw of the Los Angeles of cases. | Seventh and Main Street in place|hall of justice. After the holidays, court will be of Box 4-6 Mrs. Judd had taken refuge there in session but a short time. A | Box 3-3 has been placed at Gas-|after going to Los Angeles from Winter term has been called to| tineau Avenue and Rawn Way in-|a suburban hiding place, whiie her convene at Ketchikan on January stead of box 3-2. |attorney made arrangements for 12, and the Court party will leave| Boxes 1-4 and 1-7 have been‘her surrender. here a few days prior to that date. |changed from the old type to the, She readily admitted the shoot- b e, S |latest model of positive non-inter- jing and said she had planned to fering succession type. dump the trunks in the ocean. Her Swallows Razor | [brother, not knowing the contents, Blade; No ! MOOSE CHILDREN he said, had agreed to assist her. A S g ' TO SEE SANTA ON Advocates Cut TAMLICO, Illinois, Dec. 23. | SATURDAY NIGHT! In Federal ’ i —Three year old Margaret 3 g Boxer found a safety razor | Children of Moose families of all Salaries blade and not knowing what to | branches of the order are invited | do with it, swallowed it last |to Moose Hall next Saturday night Saturday. |to meet Santa Claus. He will re- The parents of the girl and |turn to this vicinity after his rush | also physicians are marveling 'is over and distribute gifts at the | at the fact that she has suf- |doings Saturday night which will| fered no ill-effects yet. |start promptly at 8 o'clock with a —_————— | short program. e IS AT LEADER STORE IOWANS LIKE PENTATHLON WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23—A reduction of ten per cent in all Federal salaries above $2,000 or $2,500, is advo- cated by Senator William E. Borah, Republican of Idaho, as a means of reducing Federal expenses. —_——— Miss Thelma Harvey has accepted | AMES, Ia., Dec. 23—The boys at | a position in the sales department Towa State college really go n:mnz( We read that a London man left Oswald Jacoby at the outset of the second half of their 150-rubber contract bridge marathon. The first half ended last night. Cubertson and Lightner lost 415 points and five of the nine rubbers played in the eleventh session. The rubber standing of the series be- came 42 for Culberts 36 for the Lenz s standing following last nights match was: Culbertson, 70,251, Lenz 59,556. Culbertson's side was penalized 2,600 points during the session as compared to 2,200 for Lenz's. COMING HOME Three Juneau young people will arrive here tonight on the Victoria from the south to spend Christmas holidays at home. The three have been attending school below and | are returning to Juneau just for a brief vacation. They are El- liott Robertson, attending the Uni- versity of Washington at Seattle; Jean Faulkner, attending a private of the Leader Department Store. for the pentathlon. More than 1,400 100 clocks in his will. An un- {0 assist entered the event in intramursl usually large estate to wind up— o, 2 lumorist. school in Vancouver, and Dana De- fhne, attending a school near was held yesterday in the offices of G. H. Walmsley, all of Juneau, and F. A. J. Gallwas and L. W. Kil-| burn, both of Douglas. ANDERSON IS BACK Music Shoppe returned to Juneau last night on the motorship Pacific from a business trip to West Coast points. {i6 thriving in all FUR visited. He expects to remain Juneau for an indefintte time. Yesterday’s meeting of the Board Shattuck, treasurer of the Alaska | Chamber. Other members of the Board present were Executive Sec- retary Whittier, Mr. Robertson, and FROM WEST COAST George Anderson of Anderson's| | He reports that bu%mess‘ the towns he| in | EU S i | NEW GRID ROLE ANNUALLY | BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 23.— Each year at Howard College has| found Tommy Bondurant playing at a different position on the foot- old Vatican library collapsed ball team. He was a guard as a| freshman; as a sophomore he played end. Last year he was shifted to fullback and this season he played center. He is president of the student and married. | material witnesses. Hurigary Hasm Moratorium Government Takes Action on Foreign Debts— Reasons Given BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 23.— A moratorium on foreig debts effective today was declared last night by the Hungarian Govern- ment. An official statement said the step was necessary because the foreign trade balance was not suf- ficient to provide a surplus of for- eign currencies acceptable to Hun- gary's creditors. STOCK PRICES SHOW DECLINE TRADING TODAY Numerous Shares Drop from One to Five Points | —List Closes Weak NEW YORK, Dec. 23—The se- curities market suffered today from interest and | prices reacted substantially, Trading was quict. Losses of two to five points were numerous in stocks and the list closed weak. The turnover was 1,500,000 shares. Uncertainty in some quarters over the outcome of the railway wage negotiations, precipitated some sell- ing both in railway stocks and bonds. The bond market turned down- ward after four sessions of rising prices. Stogk“ issues off three to five points included United States Steel, American Telephone and Telegraph, American Tobacco ,B, Eastman, New Haven, New York Central, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Nor- folk, Western Union. Losses of one to two points were numerous. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Dec. 23—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 12'%, American Can 61%, Anaconda Copper 10, Beth- lehem Steel 18%, Curt 1%, Fox Films 3%, General Motors 22%, International Harvester 237%, Kennecott Copper 11%, Packard Motors 4, Bunker Hill, on the curb, 23, United States Steel 37%. JURY VERDICT FINDS HARRIS WAS MURDERED After Week's Investigation Ketchikan Jury Re- turns Verdict Tommy Harris, Ketchikan Indian whose body was found there last week and near it a suicide note, was not a suicide but was mur- dered, said a verdict returned last night by a coroner’s jury that has been investigating the matter since last Thursday, according to offi- ficial advices received by United States Marshal Albert White today. The jury found that he came to his death through a gunshot wound inflicted by some person or persons unknown. Harris was shot from behind, the bullet enterine the back and emerging from the breast and the wound could not have been self-inflicted, it was testified by physicians. Two men—Charles Johnson and Nelson Charles, also Indians,—were arrested last week and held as Johnson was said to have been on a drunken party with Harris a short time be- fore his death. So far as known here, neither have been released from custody. Three Known Dead in Collapse of Roof of Library at Vatican VATICAN CITY, Italy, Dec. 23 ‘Three lives were lost late yes- terday afternoon, and perhaps two others met death, when the roof of one of the wings of the 350 year The bodies of an attorney and MAJORITY FOR 'RATIFICATION WAS EMPHATIC Sixty-nine Senators for Resolution and Twelve Against BAN ON CANCELLATION OR REVISION STICKS House Resolution Was Not Changed—Senators De- feat Amendments WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 23— The Senate last night approved the one year international debt mora- torium of President Hoover by a vote of 69 to 12 against. The House resolution of ratification was ad- opted without change. This com- pleted the formal Congressional ap- proval of the debt holiday. The Senate accepted the House provision banning further revision of war debts or their cancellation without even discussing it. Several amendments to the ap- proval resolution were proposed from the Senate floor but they were voted down in rapid order prior to the final roll call on the origin- al resolution. Monday’s session of the Senate continued until after the vote on the moratorium. There was two days of debate, the time being mostly occupied by those opposing the approval of the President’s debt holiday. LEADERS ARE PLEASED WITH PROGRESS MADE Congress Begins Holiday Recess with Decks Clear for Big Matters WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 23.— The new leaders of Congress began the twelve days' recess today well t|pleased with the results of the fifteen days of labor. Progress was made and the decks cleared for the really serious grind of Congres- sional work on important legisla- tion which will probably continue until June. In the meantime there comes the holidays and a tempor= ary lull. The long session that will con=- tinue for nearly or quite six months will face the long road of domestic economy legislation. Leaders are showing a willingness to speed up the program. The President protempore of the Senate must yet be elected. In the meantime Senator George H. Moses of New Hampshire will continue to function. All other organization work has been completed. Democrats Working On Program The big question admittedly is the question of increased taxation. The Democrat sare still shrinking from a decision on making their own program in place of the stiff boosts the Administration recoms mended even in the face of a Pres idential election. SUPPER, NIGHT CLUBS RAIDED IN NEW YORK Scores of Prohibition Agents Mopping Up for Holidays NEW YORK, Dec. 23. — Three score of Prohibition Agents raided five supper and night clubs last night in a sweeping drive in which it is said the aggregate value of seized furnishings and equipment would run into several hundred thousands of dollars, possibly $1,- 000,000. The Prohibition agents said the probable number of arrests would total 100 persons. £ X PCIVA] ~an g’ two workmen have already been taken from the debris. Silk hose originated in France in 1560, S-SR ; 1 ’i”na‘ 3 Shopping =7 » = R S \,» Bap,!.