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VOLUME XXI\. NUMBER 15.
SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1933.
PRICE TEN CENTS
strain LURID
TESTIMONY RECOUNTED
PHOENIX. Jan. 19.—Hysterically
shouting that “Happy” Jack Hallo
ran is guilty “of anything I am
guilty of", Winnie Ruth Judd yes
terday completed her testimony
under cross examination at the
preliminary hearing of the rich
lumberman held as an accessory
to the trunk murders of two girls.
Mrs. Judd, under sentence to be
hanged on February 17. was re
quired to tell over and over again
the story of the quarrel that led
to the murders of her two closest
friends, Agnes Anne Leroi and
Hedvig Samuelson.
Sensational and lurid testimony i
was again given by the 29-year-old
so-called "Blonde Murderess", j
when she described intimate de
tails of the life of the two murder
ed women whom she termed “ab
normal”.
“The trouble started." she testi- j
fied: then, in a crescendo voice;
which culminated in tremulous
hysterical screams, as on Wednes- j
day, Mrs. Judd shouted that “Hal
loran is responsible for the death
of three girls. Sammy, Leroi and I,
who am to die in three weeks". ;
Repeated cheering from specta
tors broke forth many times re
gardless of the court’s admonition
that quiet must prevail or the;
court room would be cleared. Nil's.,
Judd called Halloran “just a play- :
boy who laughed at everything. He;
laughed at me when I was arrest-,
cd and is still laughing; look at
him! He refused to help me since;
I have been in trouble and still re
fuses. The trouble all started over
Lucille Moore, a friend of mine
whom I introduced to him. It was
he who killed the girls, not I!”
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MANILA. P. I.. Jan. 19.—Filipinos
for the most part greeted the inde- ’
pendence enactment in strange!
contracts with the vigor they had I
fought for years for such iegisla- :
tion.
The various differences of opin
ion in the islands made doubtful
what action the Island Legislature
would take.
The reaction was without show j
of enthusiasm; there was no open
display of patriotic fervor as was
expected.
ROOSEVELT'S MS
NOT ALTER POLICY
TOKIO, Jan. 19,—The Japanese \
government served notice that
President-Elect Roosevelt’s views
will not alter this country’s already
fixed policies in Manchuria.
Roosevelt’s statement upholding*
the sanctity of international treat- j
ies and the final over-riding of
President Hoover's veto of the
Philippine’s independence bill both
stirred up considerable comment
here. Neither, however, caused
surprise, officials declared.
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UNEMPLOYED STOG
CHICAGO, Jan. 19,—Police and ]
unemployed battled in two riots at t
South Side relief stations in which [ i
more than l.COO persons were in- j :
volved.
Scores of shots were fired into
the air by police and there were 3
hand to hand scuffles after the j
jobless bombarded relief stations ]
with bricks, sticks and stones. !
! NEWS FLASHES
IN EM PLOYMENT IN SlR ANCE
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 19.—An
; unemployment insurance bill was
' introduced into the state Legisla
ture yesterday.
GROWING EXPECTATION
DUBLIN. Jan. 18, —There is. a
growing expectation here that the
party of former President Cosgrave
; will win the general election.
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CONDITION IMPROVES
LONDON. Jan. 19.—The condi
tion of Frince Albert, who has
been ill for the past week, was
I somewhat improved Wednesday, it
1 was announced.
TOO LATE
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19,—Helen
Lee Worthington, former Follies
' actress, who married a negro five
j years ago, was granted an annul
! ment yesterday.
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AIRCRAFT SCARCE
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Jan. 19.—
Secretary of the Navy Adams told
j a Senate appropriations commit
■ tee Wednesday that the efficiency
| of the fleet in the Pacific depends!
' on aircraft.
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FIGHTS ON FIRST DAY
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19.—Gover
i nor 'Ma" Ferguson ran smack into i
| a fight the first day in office when;
| she refused to confirm the endorse-j
! ment of three men as members of
j the state Board of Education.
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FICTION” WRITER
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19,—Au
i thorities of three other states ■
wanted George Terris but San
Francisco police saw him first and I
arrested him for writing bad
1 checks amounting to $117.
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SO HE RESIGNED
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19.—Bert;
Edward general manager of the
Port of San Francisco, resigned
Wednesday, the result of a shake
up in his department by the Har
bor Board of Public Works.
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PRESERVING A RELIC
NEW YORK. Jan. 19, —Trubee
Davison, assistant Secretary of
War and Republican candidate;
for Lieutenant Governor in the
last election, has been elected
president of the Museum of Natu
ral History.
BUT NO CONFIRMATION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.— Solons
heard yesterday that France will
pay the United States, during the
Roosevelt administration, the bal
ance of her war debts. However,
the report was not confirmed.
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RECIPROCAL DIVORCE
PARIS, Jan. 19.—Maurice Che
valier and his wife were granted
reciprocal divorce decrees here
yesterday. He charged her with j
unreasonable jealousy which had!
developed into an obsession. She
told the judge that when she visit
ed Maurice in Hollywood last year
he refused to see her and told her 1
to go back to France.
SENATORS BLOW UP
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 19.— j
Angry Senators, their work delayed I
for days by filibusters, hoping to!
blow up the flood of oratory today!
with a two-thirds vote to limit j
speeches to one hour.
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GIVEN 48 HOURS TO ANSWER j
GENEVA, Jan. 19.—The League,
of Nations notified the Japanese j ■
government that they would give (
them 48 hours to give a satisfacto-1'
rv explanation regarding their lat-;
est military activities in Manchu- ; 1
ria. otherwise the League will take |
action on the Lvtton report.
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BOSTON, Jan. 19.—Ernie Schaaf,
Boston heavyweight, scheduled to ’
meet Frimo Camera in New York ;
Feb. 10. is in St. Elizabeth Hospi- -
tal with influenza.
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! TOOK TWELVE MEN
TO OVERCOME DAVE
NEW YORK; Jan. 19.—Dave
Shade, one-tirrie boxer of national
repute, was in| a straight-jacket
at Bellevue Hosjjfltai last night, the
result of alcoholism.
Attacked by three men in a
speakeasy he was beaten almost to
a pulp, but when officers attempt
ed to arrest hint and others for dis
orderly conduct. Shade began to
throw chairs, bottles and cuspidors.
It required nine policemen, a
doctor and two internes to subdue
him and adjust the jacket.
GENEVA, Jan. 19,—Charges that.
Japan has been fortifying her
mandated islands in the Pacific
between the Philippines and Haw
aii. contrary to treaty, will be aired I
in a report of the mandates com
mission of the- League of Nations,
on Friday, the Press was informed
Wednesday in high diplomatic
quarters.
The report was said to contain
Japan’s admission that since 1927
her appropriations for harbor con
struction in the Pacific have been
more than tripled, although she
denied flatly that she has been
building military and naval bases
in violation of treaty.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19.—James A.
Stillman. New York banker, whose
private life has supplied headlines
for almost 12 years, crashed into
the limelight again with the reve
lation that he is being sued for
S200.000.
The charge is- that he alienated
the affections of Mrs. Marjorie
Rochefort, wife of Lue R.ochefort, >
a French-Canadian p o 1 i t ic i a n,
twice defeated as candidate for
mayor of Montreal.
HRMIES SETTLE 001 I
TOO BITTER STRUGGLE
PEIPING, China, Jan. 19,—The;
Chinese and Japanese drew their'
battle lines yesterday for a long;
and bitter struggle for control of
Jehol, the Northern Porvince bor
dering Manchuria.
It was announced at Changchun,
capitol of the Japanese created
state of Manchukuo, that Gen.'
Chang Ching Ssi, Manchukuo war
minister, had been appointed com
mander in chief of Manchukuo
anti-Jehol campaign.
BUT Oil PROJECT
WILL EMPLOY MANY'
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LOS ANGELES. Jan. 18, —Con- \
;truction of the $8,600,000 St. Ga
briel flood dam began T u e s d A y f
vhen 100 men were employed to \
Degin preliminary work at the; ,
Jam site. | :
The contractors announced they j (
vill purchase $500,000 worth of
equipment locally immediately.
Within three months 500 men
viil be on the payroll and in a ,
;ear. 1.000. The project will be | i
completed in five years, it is es- i
;imated j i
FRANK AND HERB MEET
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Presi
: clent-Elect Roosevelt will again
! confer with President Hoover, it
waas announced Wednesday. Mr.
Roosevelt will call cn the President
at 11 a. m. Friday for an informal
discussion which, many believe,
will t>e on the Sino-Japanese
problem in Manchuria. Mr. Roose
velt is meeting party leaders in
this city.
THREE-WAY BILL
10 REMONETIZE SILVER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19,—A three I
day bill to expand the currency,
remonetize silver and prevent the '
export of gold was introduced yes
terday by Rep. Ocsain, Democrat
for South Carolina.
The currency expansion propos- 1
als would provide for a maximum i
issue of $3,000,000,000 secured by;
bonds. The treasurer would be
directed to buy silver at one cent
above the market price until Sl.
000,000.000 had been made into sil
ver dollars.
Written permission of the feder
al reserve board would be neces
sary to export gold.
PISSENraSUNDED j
SAFELY ON ICE
MOSCOW, U. S. S. R.. Jan. 19.— j
A dispatch from Khabarovsk, Si
beria, dated January 16. said the
65 passengers on the combined
freight and passenger steamer
Sakhalin, which was reported afire j
last week, had been landed on the,
ice.
Information was lacking as to
whether they had been able to
make their way to safety.
INSDLL PERMIT SHY
IN GREECE EXTENDER
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 18, —
Samuel Insull’s permit to stay in
Greece has been extended t-o Jan
uary 19, 1934, the press was in- j
formed yesterday in authoritative (
quarters. i
The Home office recommended j
that the Foregn office allow Insull
to remain here at least five months !
longer as he is not considered a
criminal and is not engaged in
trade which would cause unem
ployment among Greeks. The five
months is expected to be increas
ed to 12.
wimcSt
ill "DIRTY WORK"
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 18.—A reso- j
ution charging Robert Elliott
Burns, self-publicized fugitive
horn a Georgia chain gang, who
vrote a book on chain gang condi
;ions in that State from which a
notion picture was made, “Did
collaborate with, plot, design and 1 '
collude” with film interests” to de
fame and bring reproach upon the
lame of a great people”, -was tin
mimously adopted by the Geor- 1
pa House of Representatives.
WINTER CARNIVAL
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19,—The *
tnnual Winter Carnival opened
lere today and will' continue to | ^
rariuary 22.
HOPE IS BLASTED I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Presi- J
ient-Elect Roosevelt will be told 3
oday that all hopes of avoiding; 1
he calling of a special session of, t
Congress has been blasted. ! i
THOUSANDS ARRESTED
TOXIO, Jan. 19—Throughout
Japan Wednesday thousands of
Communists were arrested as un
desirable citizens.
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WANT INSURANCE
OTTOWA, Ont., Jan. 19.—The
unemployed of this province hand
ed Premier R. J. Bennett a peti
tion yesterday asking for employ
ment insurance.
FLYING TO CALIFORNIA
NEW YORK. Jan. 19.—Senator
Elect AIcAdoo and friends were to
board a plane here at dawn
today for the return flight home to
Glendale, Calif., where they are
due to arrive Friday.
ALLEGED MURDERER HELD
PORTLAND. Ore.. Jan. 19, —
Chief of Police Jenkins was hold
ing a man yesterday believed to
be one A. J. Brooks wanted in con
nection with the murder of an Al
hambra, Calif., officer.
DELEGATES PESSIMISTIC
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 19.—Pessi
mism was the keynote of the 18th
annual convention of county as
sessors who are trying to formulate
a way to equalize taxes as far as
is humanely possible.
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CHECK UP ON “HAMS”
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Jan. 19. —
Murray W. Garson, special assist
ant to the Secretary of Labor, will
leave for Hollywood today to check
up on the citizenship of alien ac- i
tors and actresses.
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SPLIT WITH SOLONS
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 19.—;
James Rolph III., told the legisla
tive investigating committee de
tails of how his firm. Rolph. Ander
son & Ellis, had split $3,500 insu
rance commission with six mem-!
bers of the Legislature as .payment
for political patronage.
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NORRIS IS INVITED
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Jan. 19. —}
Senator Norris, Nebraska Indepen
dent who swung his suppoit to
President-Elect Roosevelt during
the general election, has accepted
the invitation of Mr. Roosevelt to
accompany him on his tour of
inspection of Muscle Shoals.
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A FREE FEED I
NEW YORK, Jan. 19,—Franklin
D. Roosevelt added still another
entry on his crowded engagement
calendar. He accepted an invita
tion to the annual dinner and
dance of the Press Photographers!
Association February 17.
WAIT COUPLE MONTHS
NANKING, Jan. 19—The Chinese
legation announced a report from
in authoritative source was to the
? fleet that Japan has decided to
withhold further advances in Je
tiol province until March because
af weather conditions.
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SUNNY JIM DIES
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19.—Jas.
Marvin, veteran hotel man of bo
nanza days, and known to thou
sands as “Sunny Jim,” died here
ruesday at the age of 91. A suave,
;hrewd Yankee, he was extraordi
larily popular.
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EASTERN LOWLIFE
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 19,—Eastern
jootlegging interests were believed
:o have moved forcibly into Los
Angeles when three suspected
nembers of local combines were i
hot and killed.
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FORTUNE HALTS AT CELL DOOR
PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia, Jan. 19 j
/P)—The joy of Franz Sulko, jailed [
or picking pockets, over official;
lews that a relative in Hungary
lad left him $430,000, vanished'
vhen the will arrived. It provided j
hat the tentative heir must have !
i clean police record.
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YOKOHAMA, Jan. 19.—The Am
erican Legation requested che Jap
anese government to afford better
protection for American lives and
property in Japan. The request
came following an attack by Jap
anese on the American-owned
Singer Sewing Machine Company,
which was completely wrecked.
The Japanese spokesman assured
the legation investigation would
immediately get under way and
that the lives of Americans would
be guarded.
Police arrested 138 engaging in
the attack on the American firm.
It was estimated that more than
200 Japanese were in the wrecking
party.
The damage amounted to several
thousands of dollars. Two floors
of the plant were wrecked and all
movable property and valuable re
cords were destroyed.
MOSCOW, Jan. 18. —The first
fleet of regular trading vessels
may sail into the Pacific Ocean
next year, thereby opening the
wealthy and hitherto almost in
accessible territory of remote Si
beria to trade with Asia, Alaska and
the West Coast of North America.
This sensational prediction was
ventured in authoritive circles
when the Soviet council of peoples
commissars appointed a board to
establish an all-year waterway
over the Arctic route from the
White Sea through Bering Strait
to the Pacific.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19 -
The State and nation joined yes
terday in official support of the
“Buy American” movement.
California’s legislature unani
mously endorsed ‘‘Buy American”
as a state policy and urged its
adoption by municipal govern
ments.
The House of representatives
passed a bill requiring all federaL
departments to purchase Ameri
can supplies.
CHICAGO. Jan. 19.—A junk man
received a cardboard parcel post
package and was rather reluctant
to open it fearing it might be an
infernal machine but he
finally mustered up courage and
cut the twine, lifted the lid then
staggered back writh astonishment
when he discovered the box cram
med with currency.
He carried the box to police
headquarters where the money
was counted. $22,000 being the sum.
It is believed to be part of the re
cent Chicago mail robbery. The
events leading up to the package
being sent to the junkman are a
mystery.
TSK! TSK! TSK!
GENEVA, Jan. 19.—Japan may
leave the League of Nations if the
League acts too quick in the Man
churian muddle the Japanese
spokesman said yesterday. But the
commission of 19 which last year
personally visited Manchuria has
decided to call Japan’s bluff and
will ask the League on Friday to
take definite steps on Article 15,
paragraph 14, of the covenant.
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