The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 24, 1933, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. XLL, NO. 6322. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY: APRIL 24, 1933. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS — — PRICE TEN CENTS * * * * * * * SLAYER OF TWO JUNEAU WOMEN ESC ————— * * * * N * * * * * * ;% ate Probe o * HOUSE THIS AM BY CQMMITTEE Salaries and Wages Are Reduced 15 Per Cent, |, and Other Items Cut | TOTAL, HOWEVER, IS . §165.156 OVER BUDGET Fund for Pioneers’ Home Is Raised to Provide for Care of Surplus | Carrying a total of $1,829,824, the ¢ General Appropriations measure was introduced in the House of | ntatives by Representative Chairman of the Ways d Means Cocmmittee. As it is a Committee bill it was mot referred to that Committee, but was read the first time and advanced to the position of second reading on to- morrow's calendar. The total is $265,896.44 more than was recommended by the Bureau of Budget, $165,156 less than was asked for in the original estimates of the several departments which were slashed by the Budget Board, and $449,186 le: than was appro- priated in the same measure in f Morgan C I |CANADIAN PREMIER MONEY MEASURE CARRIES $1.8 ONCONDITIONS ENTIRE WORLD Former French Premier Herriot Reaches Wash- ington on Sunday JOINS CONFERENCE | Night Discussion Is to Bel Held with President, Premier MacDonald ‘WASHINGTON, April 24.—Form- er Fren: Premier Edouard H | riot arrived Sunday for conversa- ! tions with President Roosevelt on | | the economic conditions of the! { world. | | The French representative and| Premier Richard Benmetit, of Can-| jada, who has also arrived here, ISl join Pres t Roosevelt and | ‘Brixish Premier Ramsay MacDon- | jald in a lengthy nig! disc \sicnj {to consider the monstary prospects of the impending conferences. The Republicans that appearing pose vigorously the President’s! e i | { | i her attempt to escape being exe MRS. JUDD DECLARED TO BE INSANE LV S S TR * * * FOUR TO TALK |Changing Moods While in Shadow of Scaffold e e Winnie Ruth Judd is pictured above in various studics as she was awaiting for the outcome of cuted. At times she displayed serenity, rather a contrast to her behavior at the time of her arrest (upper left) and to her anxiety as che sat in her cell shortly after (upper right.) Another picture shows her in the courtrcom (lewer left) in a mood more serious than in the photo (lower right) taken as she left the grand jury room at a rec ent hearing. 1931 for the past biennium. Slash Salaries 15 Per Cent The Committee made a horizon- tal slash of 15 per cent in all sal- aries of officials and in wages to employex It cut the adminis- tra enses of every office. It slashed all grants for educational purposes, reducing the agrgezate of appropriations for schools from $955,000 two years ago to $864,000. It cut the Aldska College from $134,420 to $110,690. It slashed road appropriations from $300,000 to $100,000, $90,000 . | controlled inflation plan but -the | Senate Democrats are confident it - ksssiohs | will pass. Here are the principals in the Senate Banking and Currency Committee | probe into the activities of the financial firm of J. P. Morgan and Com- pany. Top left is Thomas W. Lamont, partner in the Morgan firm; top right, J. P. Morgan himself, international financial wizard, who has been called “Uncrowned King of America.” Lower left is John W. Davis, former Solicitor General of the United States and Democratic nominee for President in 1924, attorney for the Morgan Company, and at lower right, Ferdinand Pecora, special counsel for the Banking and Currency Committee, who will conduct the probe. PROGRESS IS MADE i WASHINGTON, April 24— On! both the International and domes- tic fronts, President Roosevelt dro' forcefully ahead last Saturday with his program for world wide cur-| | rency stabilization to hoist com-! - | medity prices and end depression. | { The President and his guests,| British Premier Ramsay MacDon- Verdiet s |STORY RETOLD Resented in REVEALING THE ‘Home Town’ Victims, Ave Wil Reincine DOUBLE CRIME bered — Regard for ' g Them Is Stil High [Tragedy that Shocked Ju- neau Related—Victims CLAIMED SHE FOUGHT HARD FOR HER LIFE Trunk Murderess” Made Sensational Battle Pt i i LOMEN MEASURE HOUSE RESUMES less than was asked for by the es- timates submitted to the Bureau of Budget by the Highway Depart- ment, and $10,000 less than the Budget approved. Picncers' Home Fund Boosted It raised the fund for support of the Pioneers’ Home from $105,500 for the past biennium to $132,060. | ) Nome Senator Introduced Measure to Appropriate $225,000 for Work A measure carrying an appro- (Continued on Page Two) i oS AR <] SR NIMOND WIRES LAWMAKERS ON | RELIEF FUNDS Territory Can Come Under Federal Aid Act If Authority Given Troy tion of a permanent, fire-proof structure for the Pioneers’ Home, replacing the antiquated and in- adequate building now in use at Sitka, was introduced in the Sen- ate teday by Senator Alfred Lomen, Nome. No mention is made of a site, but. this is provided for in a measure recently introduced by Senator Shattuck, which designated Passage by the National House |Sitk&. The Lomen bill provides of Representatives last Saturday of | that the sum appropriated shall a bill carrying $500,000,000 for em- ' be expended under the supervision ergency relief public works and di-|and control of the Pioneers’ Home rect relief may open an avenue to| Building Commission. the Territory of money to finance its own unemployment relief was indicated by a telegram received by the Alaska Legislature yesterday from Delegate Dimond. He suz- Closes Special Fund It provides for closing the Pion- eers’ Home Building Fund, carried separately. by the Treasury for sev- " 4 the Legislature enaet |ral vears. It instructed that this g:t:‘iin ;;uu»xon in order to make | MON€y be transferred and covered the Federal fund availdble locally.|into the General Fund, to be “kept s id expended as other portions The telegram was read in the &P House 'thlsqr morning and turned | of the said fund are now kept and over to Chairman Hellerich of the [ XPended.” ) ways and Means Committee for| Another measure was introduced gui!;lance. in the Senate today, Senator De- Text of Telegram Vane being the author. It provides The text of the Delegate’s mes-!for improvement on the Iditarod sage follows: | River between the town of Flat “House yesterday passed Lewis | and navigable water. It would al- Bill H. R. 4,606, substantially same 1ot $5000 from the Foursh Divi- as Wagner Bill (in Senate), provid- | sion's road fund for the work. ing grants aggregating $500,000,000| The Senate was occupied all to States and Territories to aid in morning considering Walker’s bill meeting cost of relief and work | for the creation of a Board of relief and in relieving hmhlp\‘Admlnntratwn, It was recommif- and suffering caused by unemploy- ted from third reading to have a ment. | definite amendment written into it. ) PROVIDES FUND | FORNEW HOMEOF BEER BILL priation of $225000 for the erec- (GONSIDERATION {Discusses in Committee of Whole Today—Passes Eight More Measures ‘The House of Representatives, re- ceiving the Senate’s version of the beer bill this morning, read it for the first time by title, on motion of Representative Hellerich, author of the original bill and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, fixed 2 o'clock this afternoon for its consideration by the House {in Committee of the Whole, in- stead of referring it to the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Hellerich said he believed final action on the measure would be facilitated by this procedure. |1t was believed the discussion and amendments could be completed this afternoon and, if any amend- | ments are adopted, the bill could ibe sent back to the Senate to- morrow. Passes Eight Measures The House this morning passed | eight measures including, two memorials and three billy origin« ating in the House, and two Senate /bills and on: Senate Concurrent Resolution. It continued two other measures on the calendar for sec- ond reading tomorrow. It passed the Nordale memorial asking for the Federal Government to co - operate on a fifty - fifty basis in the payment of bounties on predatory animals, a burden now carried alone by the Territory. It also passed McDonald’s memorial urging Congress to amend the Or- |ganic Act to turn over to the Legislature the administration of fur and game resources of Alaska. Bills passed included: House No. |70, providing for the organization (Continued on Page Three) l (Continued on Page Eight) | (Continued on Page Eight) ald, with a host of advisors stud-| ied methods of steadying the world’s monies and gradually re- suming the gold standard. | Dissension The Chief Evecutive’s principa: means of attaining the goal is 4 arousing dissensfon in Congress but MY life. the plan is destined before many Agamn anda again, Winnie Ruth days to receive Congressional ap-|Judd cried out that plea, when she proval. The storm of dissension is Wwas desperately trying to convince | the section for inflationary legis- the Arizona authorities that she lation pending in the Senate un- killed Agnes Anne Leroi and Hed- ider which the President will be viz Samuelson in self defense. empowered to reduce the gold con-| And few women, facing the pen- 'tent of the dollar and with the au- alty of a murder conviction, bat- thority, he could make agreements tled so frantically for life as Win- with other nations whereby all nie Ruth Judd fought during the would reduce the gold backing their long months after she heard her- monetary units. Those off the self pronounced guilty, up to the gold standard would gradually re- moment when the Arizona pardon sume it and it is hoped the result board decided against her. will be the upward swing of com- The slender woman, across whose modity prices the world over and path was very near and ominous, elimination of the huge barrier of the shadow of the gallows, has been international trade which lies in fighting to live ever since that | widely fluctuating foreign ex- dramatic. night in Los Angeles, changes. when she came out of hiding and Two Hour Conference surrendered herself. The conference last Saturday afi- Silent at Trial ernoon between President Roosevel! She was a trapped thing that and Premier MacDonald lasted night, hunted and desperate—and nearly two hours. They were sur- |fighting. rounded by their aides and advis-| But it was not until she had ors. They canvassed the main prcb- been tried, convicted and sen- lems coming befor; the world eco- tenced to die, that Ruth Judd real- nomic conference with especial em- |1y began to fight in earnest. phasis on currency stabilization. to Save Neck | PHOENIX, Ariz, April 24—No 1 woman ever fought so hard as I did that night, when I fought for (Continued on Page Two Gloucester Fishermen Are Greeted by President on Arrival, National Capital WASHINGTON, April 24.—Presi- |tomac with British Premier Ram- dent Roosevelt turned the tables S3¥ MacDonald, drove to the water- Ny ¥: e RN front and in turn pressed the hands pleasantly on the crew of veleral | ;i eacn of the score of fishing fishing skippers who arrived her: captains as they stood atremble. Sunday affer a cruise of four days | Premier MacDonald was also in- aboard the Gloucester fishing | troduced to each skipper. schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud,| Mrs. Roosevelt and the Premier's secking to aid their industry. | daughter Ishbel also went aboard Instead of waiting to hear from |the schooner and inspected it, then them, the Chief Executive, return- |Mrs. Roosevelt invited all of the ‘mg from a cruise down the Po-|skippers to the White House today. Were Both Popular The above two and many other| It was on the morning of Octo- exclamations, some harsher, were|ber 20, 1931, that Ju;\cnu first made when it became known in|heard of the slaying of two former Juneau that a jury had decided |wellknown women of Juneau. The i that Winnie Ruth Judd, who con- |news came by Associated Prcs:s dis- fessed to the slaying of two form- |patches to The Empire and that er Juneau women, was found 0 beall may know how this city received insane. the shock and who the two well- Those who knew and remember- |liked women were, the following is ed the two victims have always be- | reprinted as appearing in The Em- lieved they were murdered in cold| pire of Tuesday, October 20,:1931: : ] blood. Both were highly respected| The bodies of two women, one | dismembered, found in two trunks while living in Juneau and the| grewsome details brought out atiin the Southern Pacific Railway the Phoenix trial only enhanced|station at Los Angeles yesterday | afternoon, are believed to be those ;ul Agnes LeRoi, known as Miss Anne LeRoi, and Miss Hedvig | Samuelson, both formerly of Ju- neau. ‘The Los Angeles authorities have jordered the arrest of Mrs. Winnie | Ruth Judd, aged 27 years, wife of !Dr. W. O. Judd. | Mrs. Judd's brother, B. J. Me- !Kinnell, a senlor student at a Los | Angeles university, has already been BLUNDE SLAYERmrreswd as a material witness aft- {er he admitted going to the station Signed Article by Publish~lw‘m his sister to get he trunks. I Dr. Judd is also held for ques- er Appears, Seattle | oning. Newspaper “It’s a shame.” “She’s not insane.” l (Continued on Page Four) HEARST MADE An Associated Press dispatch re- |ceived this morning by The Em- ! pire said one of the bodies, the one Under a two-column caption, in|dismembered, has been tentatively large type “What's to Be Gained|identified as that of Miss LeRoi, by Hanging Ruth Judd?” the fol-!technician in a Phoenix, Arizona lowing double column article ap- |clinic, and the other that of Miss peared in the Seattle Post-Intelli- |Samuelson, room mate of Miss Le- |gencer of Wednesday, April 12, Roi. (Later this report was re- 11033, and at the bottom was the |versed as to the one whose body |name of William Randolph Hearst: |was dismembered.) Ruth Judd, convicted murderes: i Blood Leaks from Trunk in Arizona, tried to commit S"i" The Associated Press dispatch cide in her cell, and was prevented [said Mrs. Judd and her brother fled from doing so by the authorities, from the station when the baggage {Who proudly published the fact. | agent began to question them about Why do civilized or semi-civilized ' plood seeping from one of the ;people interfere with a suicide in|trynks, jorder to have the savage satisfac-| The station agent obtained the tion of hanging a wopan? |license number of the automobile uth Judd iand the arrest of MeKinnell fol- and was properly |lowed but Mrs. Judd is reported to This seems entirely have boarded a train for Phoenix a { The Los Angeles police, accord- ! Let us assume that jis a murderess, | convicted. probable. (Continued on Page Seven) (Continued on Page Three) l * * * APES GALLOWS 29,824 | MURDERESS TO 60 TO ASYLUM, JURY DECIDES Verdict Is Reached by Florence Jury in Less than Two Hours 'CROWD CHEERS AS FINDING IS READ |[Death Sentence Remains | Provided Woman Ever { Regains Her Sanity FLORENCE, Arizona, April | 24.—Winnie Ruth Judd, the “trunk murderess,” was last Saturday night adjudged in- sane by a sanity jury. Mrs. Judd was sentenced to be hanged next Friday, April 28, for the slaying of Agnes Anne LeRoi, a former nurse of Juneau, Alaska. She also admitted she killed Miss Hedvig Samuelson, also of Juneau, a former school teacher. She was never tried on that charge. The verdict was reached in one hour and fifty-seven min- utes of actual deliberation. The verdict was returned with a vote of nine to three, the minimum number of jur- ors allowed under the law, having signed it. The spectators in the crowded court room broke into cheers when the clerk in Judge E. L. Green's court read the jury's finding. Mrs. Judd was not present but was brought into the room while the cheering was still in progress. She sat in a chair and did not indicate any understanding of what had happened even when her hus- band, Dr. Willlam C. Judd, ex- plained that she was to go to the State Hospital for the Insane instead of the gallows. Sentence Remains The death sentence remains to hang over her, however, in case she is ever declared to have re- gained her sanity. County Attorney Will C. Truman said the verdict was entirely sat- isfactory to the State. Mrs. Judd pleaded self-defense for the slaying of the two women, saying they attacked her. She was held to be sane during the trial for the murder of Mrs. LeRol, ANOTHER THREAT FLORENCE, Arizona, April 24— Winnie Ruth Judd again threat< ened to kill herself today when her mother visited her and dis- cussed family affairs. Details of the quarrel have not been made public. Mrs. Judd will be transferred to the insane hospital. —— O WHITE METAL CAMPAIGN OFF Silver lssue:Be Delayed Until After Present Conferences WASHINGTON, April 24—The Senate and House advocates of re- habilitating silver have decided to hold up the campaign in behalf of the ‘white metal to permit of a conference with President Roose- velt after he concludes his present conferences with foreign represen- tatives on world economics,