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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
TRIBUTE PAID |NvENT0R;B0DY
 LIES IN STATE
Thousands View Remains of Thomas A. Edison at
 West Orange Home
FUNERAL SERVICES
 BE HELD TOMORROW
State of New Jersey Will Turn Off Electric Lights for One Minute

WEST ORANGE. New Jersey, Oct. 20-The body of Thomas A. Edison lay in state today while thousands great and unknown, paid homage and tribute. The body of the in- ventor, who died early Sunday morn ing rested in the library of the laboratory.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow but final announcements were not made this forenoon. 1t is thought however that the Rev. Arthur Brown, Pastor of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, will of ficiate. According to advices received here, it is said President Hoover is still undecided whether he will attend the funeral
 A public demand for a national tribute to Edison has swept teh country.
 Tn New Jersey, all electric lights in the state will be extinguished at ' o'clock tomorrow night for one minute as a reminder what it would be like with out Edison's incandescent electric light bulb.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
Too Many Can'ts Taking
 Joy Out of Life of Babe
 Ruth; 2 More Years of It

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 2O.- The Los Angeles Examiner, in a copyrighted interview with Babe Ruth quoted a number of reasons why he believes he is paying a hea- " price for glory.
 T can't go to the movies" said Ruth, who is on a transforming visit, "as it might affect my eyes. I have not seen two shows in four years and love shows.
 T can't dance because 1t is bad for my legs. and love to waltz.
 T can't attend night club be- cause they would say I was drink ing and carousing.
 T can't read book on a train because it is too hard on the eyes. I spend most of my life on trains.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
CREDIT BANK HAS CREATED
 GREAT FAVOR
President Hoover Told New Organization Is Well
 Received

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20.- Rome Stephenson, former Presi- dent of the American Bankers As- sociation, today told President Hoo- yer the $500, 100000 National Credit Corporation has been received with great favor.
 Stephenson said the credit agen- cy will put confidence in banks and place them on a firmer foun- dation since depositors earn ed there is a reservior to be drawn upon. Much more money has been deposited since the creation of the new credit corporation, Stephen son told the President.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20

T can't shake hands promiscu- ously becausas it's dangerous, they tell me, and there is nothing I despise more than to refuse to shake hands with anyone.
 T can't go swimming because I would be exposing myself to colds.
 T have a 16-cylinder auto but I can't speed 1t because if I am hurt while speeding my wages would be stopped during convales- cence
 T can't enjoy a round of golf because I'm followed from tee to tee by autograph seekers.
 Hang it all. can't do any, thing, not yet, but wait until two more years and then I'll be through with baseball. Then I am going to break loose. wide open"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
STOCK PRICES
 BOUND UPWARD
 TRADING TODAY
Signs of Confidence Are Shown-Turnover About
 2,5OO,OO0 Shares

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Aggressive buying swept bonds and stocks up- ward today and the share market closed near the days best levels, despite some profit taking during the last hour
 There were numerous gains of two to six points.
 Today's turnover in shares was about 2,500,000.
 Signs of return of confidence in the dollar in Europe together with drying up of recent liquida- tion of the bond market are de- scribed as distinctly encouraging.
 Shares up three to five points included American Can, American Telephone, Allied Chemicals, Amer ican Tobacco B, Santa Fe, Balti- more and Ohio, Case, Consolidated Gas, Dupont, United States Steel, Industrial Alcohol, Lambert, South ern Pacific, Union Pacific, West inghouse Electric.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
SAYS SISTER
 CONFESSED TO
 TWO SLAY|NCS
B. ]. J.McKinnell Claims Mrs. Judd Said She Mur-
 dered Women

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 20.-B. J. McKinnelI, brother of Mrs. w. o. Judd, said his sister called him from his classes at 2 a. m. Monday morning and asked him to g0 to the station to get two trunks.
 McKinnell admitted his sis ter confessed the murders and told him she wanted the trunks containing the bodies thrown into "deep water" in the ocean.
 With his sister, McKinnell went to the station baggage office and said he became suspicious when he saw insects swarming about the trunks.
 Baggage Station Agent Anderson was already suspicious and de- manded the trunks be opened.
 The woman pleaded she did not have the keys.
 As she and McKinnell drove away, the agent ran to the plat form and jotted down the license number of the car and then call ed the police.
 McKinnell said Mrs. Judd was extremely nervous while in the automobile and asked him for money. He gave her $5 and she left the car and disappeared.
 The street crowd knew some thing was wrong" said McKinnell.
 She told me she killed the women," said McKinnell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
Pure Bunk Is Sale of
 Macy Craft
No Truth in Report Air plane Carriers Are to
 Be Disposed of

WASHINGTON, D. c. Oct. 20.- To newspaper reports that some body might buy the aircraft car riers Lexington and Saratoga and rebuild them for passenger liners, the Navy's Chief of Aeronautics answered: Pure bunk"
 Besides added Admiral William Moffet," it would cost more to re- model the ships than to build new ones. The Navy will not let the airplane carriers go because they are the most valuable ships we have. Somebody must be crazy to think we are going to give them away"
 Newspaper stories said a Boston Corporation was being formed to take the two aircraft carriers off the Navy's hands for remodeling as passenger and freight ships at an estimated price of $3,000, 900,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
Indian School Closed;
 Will Not Be Reopened

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Oct. 2O.- Despite the fight of Seminole h. dians to educate their children in their own schools. Che Mekusukey boarding school in Seminole county, closed recently, will not be reopen ed
 Sam H. Thompson, national su- perintendent of Indian schools, said the building was so dilapitated thousands of dollars would be re- quired to put it in shape.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
FARMERS UNITE
 FOR DEFENSE OF,
 RELIEF SETUP
Five-Point Program for Unification of Agricul-
 ture Big Thing
By FRANK I. WELLER GA. P. Farm Editor)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 20.- Through the American Farm Blu reau federation's 5-point program for notification of American agri- culture" the administration is be- lieved to have welded a chain by which it expects to hold its farm relief setup against impending at tacks in Congress this winter. Both Chairman Stone of the farm board and Secretary Hyde of the department of agriculture were present at the federations meet ing in Chicago at which plans were laid to throw thoroughly organ ized farm front behind the agri- cultural marketing act.
 Sam H. Thompson, former presi- dent of the federation, and Frank Evans, long a high official of the organization, are members of the farm board
 Has Million Members
 The federation has membership of almost 1 900 ,OO0 farmers, most of them residing in agricultural sec tions which were interpreted as expressing opposition to existing farm relief laws by changing poli- tical complexion in the November elections.
 While the new program does not specifically mention the farm board and the agricultural marketing act it blamed "the failure of SO many farmers to support existing organi- zations" as the limiting factor in getting economic, social and edu- cational equality for farm people.
 Foundation for Campaign
 The 5-point program is inter preted as the foundation for the now legended campaign to reform the agricultural marketing act by it's friends rather than it's enemies !"
 It proposes:
 Strengthening state extension services to more completely round up farm people in organization.
 The use of all agricultural agen- cies and the press to instill prin- ciples of true cooperation in rural communities
 Coordination of the work of all agencies.
 Assumption by farm agencies of individual responsibility for meet ing misleading propaganda and mis- information with facts.
 A demand that adequate means be made available by Congress to meet further demands upon the services which extension depart ments are giving.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
INDEPENDENCE
 OF MANCHURIA
 NOW PROPOSED
Japan Springs New Action in Oriental Trouble,
 Is Report Today
CANCELLATION WAS
 PERHAPS FALSE MOVE
Ob servers See Hand of Militarists Tn Latest
 Attack on China

LONDON, Oct. 20.-From Japan csc sources comes the report today of the launching of virile move ment for Manchurian independence from China. This report says the move is made by Japan.
 This action followed shortly after Japan had shown a conciliatory attitude toward the Council of the ague of Nations whic c h had attempted to mediate satis- factorily to Japan and China in the Manchurian trouble, and also Japan's withdrawal of objections to American participation in the Geneva discussions.
 Observers professed to see in the independence movement the hand Of Japanese militarists seeking Jap- anese domination in Manchuria without resorting to military force.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20

at Los Angeles university, has already been arrested as a material witness after he admitted going to the station with his sister to get the trunks.
 Dr. Judd is also held for ques- tioning.
 An Associated Press dispatch re- ceived this morning by The Empire said one of the bodies, the one dis membered, has been tentatively identified as that of Miss Leroy, technician in a Phoenix, Arizona, clinic, and the other that of Miss Samuelson, room mate of Miss Leroy.
 Blood Leaks from Trunk
 The Associated Press dispatch said Mrs. Judd and her brother fled from the station when the baggage agent began to question them about blood seeping from one of the trunks.
 The station agent obtained the license number of the automobile and the arrest of McKinnell fol- lowed but Mrs. Judd is reported to have boarded a train for Phoe- nix.
 The Los Angeles police, accord ing to the Associated Press dis patch, believe the wife was jealous of her husbands friendship with the two girls.
 Another version regarding the finding of the two bodies was that a woman, believed to have been Mrs. Judd. went to the bag gage room of the station and claimed the two trunks.
 Nervousness Was Noticeable
 Owing to her nervousness she was told she would have to open them before she could take them away. She said she would do this but would have to go home and get the keys to the trunks. She walked from the baggage room and never reappsared. Attendants later opened the trunks and discovered the bodies
 Milder Climate Advised
 Miss Leroy, who was a nurse at St. Ann's Hospital, and Miss Sam uelson, teacher of the third and fourth grades in the Juneau Public School, left Juneau on October 2, last year, for the South as Miss Samuelson had contracted severe form of tuberculosis, and doctors advised her she must leave for a different climate immediately.
 The two went to Los Angeles where specialists advised that Miss Samuelson be taken to Phoenix. Arizona.
 Miss Leroy and Miss Samuelson left Los Angeles shortly afterwards for Phoenix where a little cottage was secured and a residence was established. As Miss Samuelson gained in strength, although con- fined to her bed, and did not re- quire constant attendance, Miss Leroy found employment in one of the clinics in Phoenix.
 Took Interest in Case
 From letters received by Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
British Politics Fail
 to Shake Family Tie

LONDON, Oct. 20.-Family lines are standing firm in British poli- tics.
 1shbel Macdonald is campaign ing for her father and both are trying to help Malcolm MacDon- aid to reelection.
 Meagan Lloyd George and her brother have gone back to the hust- ings undaunted.
 T am still liberal" said Miss Lloyd George, and I'll follow the same leader-Lloyd George
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
Cooperation Is Keynote
 of New College Plan

CHICAGO, H., Oct. 20.-Sub- stitution of cooperation for rivalry bet seen teacher and student is a prime objective as the University of Chicago inaugurates it's new educational system.
 Freedom, opportunity and all the encouragement you can stand are offered, President Robert M. Hutchins says, to students under the new system.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
sOvIETs TRAIN CONVERTS

LENINGRAD-Or of a university here to train foreign workers, converted to communism while employed in Russia. in the propaganda methods of the coun- try. is announced as a project for the rear future. The full study course will be two years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
France Bans Shining"
 Game with Auto Lights

PARIS, Oct. 20.-Heavy fines and confiscation of the au o m obiles have been decreed to stop hunting at night behind the glare of head lights.
 Pot hunters found they could get good bags of cartridges and hares by this method.
 Just to make the restrictions in- elusive, the authorities also banned hunting from airplanes although no instances of such pursuit of rab- bits has been recorded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
Tragedies of Politics
 Mark Election Drama
 in Distressed Britain

LONDON, Oct. 20.-Tragedy, the tragedy of blasted hopes and wan ing forces, marks the strange politi- cal campaign upon which distressed Great Britain has embarked.
 Ramsay Macdonald, rebuked by the executive of his own constitu- ency and opposed generally by men who fought with him for decades to build up the Labor party, is fighting for his political life.
 But at least he is fighting and he has new allies to help him come through the crisis.
 David Lloyd George, once as dom- mating figure as the empire has produced, waits. broken in health, fer developments that may yet further shatter the dwindling ranks of the Liberals.
 Padlocked War Chest
 He has padlocked the party war chest, refusing to grant money to help the campaigns of men who, he considers, have betrayed their principles.
 Before his doctors made him quit work he had seen a goodly slice of his small parliamentary forces fol- low Sir John Simon in repudiating party discipline.
 Then, while he was yet in the convalescent stage, the national cabinet was formed and places therein that might have gone to him by right Of his party rank, went instead to Sir Herbert Sam uel, Lord Reading, Sir Donald Mac Lean and Lord Lothian Now those erstwhile followers of Lloyd George have started down new path in the wake of Macdonald and Stan ley Baldwin.
 Anglo-S Saxon Politics
 In a campaign in which all par ties have suffered defections, there has entered an element that is strange to Anglo-Saxon politics. Principles count for little; per- sonalities for much.
 Even the conservatives have not escaped this altogether. To meet the confused situation without en- dangering party unity, Baldwin had to assure the protectionists in his organization that they might ad- vocate high tariffs within their own constituencies. For himself, he said.
 ''The tariff is the most effective weapon to reduce excessive inn ports and induce other countries to lower their tariff walls"
 This is a sort of balance-of-trade restoring tariff, rather than a levy for building up home industries for the domestic market.
 The average voter is paying only passing attention to these confus- ing phases of the situation. There is a fairly clear cut question for him to settle at the polls, viz:
 Shall England on October 27 give Ramsay Macdonald and his CO., workers in the national cabinet a carte blanche to follow their own judgments in meeting the prob lems of the immediate future, or shall it place the power in the hands of a Labor party which, through Arthur Henderson, has said:
 "The decaying fabric of capital ism cannot be patched up any fur ther. The country must go for ward decisively to socialist so- ciety,"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
COPPER HEADS ARE TO CONFER
 NEW YORK CITY
Efforts Will Be Made to Revive In dustry
 Over World
Associated Press Photo.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Efforts to resusciate the ailing world copper industry will be made at an Inter- national Conference in this city this week.
 Leaders of the copper industry in the United States and Canada and those of important European corporations will attend the meeting
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
Going to Fires Steadily
 Brings Reward of Car

ST. LOUIS, Oct 20.-A red auto- mobile, equipped with a siren and bell, was the gift of members of the St. Louis fire department to Will liam w. Thompson, who has never had any official connection with the department, but has been going to fires" for 35 years.
 About 500 firemen attended the presentation ceremony, held in the municipal theatre.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
BLACKMER IS
 GIVEN REVIEW
 IN OIL FINES
Colorado Operator, Wh Q Refused to Testify,
 to Get Rehearing

WASHINGTON D. c. Oct. 20.- William Blackmer, Colorado oil op- orator, now in Paris, has been granted review by the Supreme Court of fines amounting to $60,- 900 imposed by his refusal to ap- pear as a witness during the trials of Harry Sinclair and Albert B. Fall in connection with Teapot Dome oil leases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
CLOSING STOCK PRICES

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-Closine quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 14N, American Car 86, Anaconda Copper 171a, Bethle. hem Steel 3Oh, Curtiss-Wright 2h Fox Films 8%, General Motors PTS International Harvester 29%, Ken. necott 15s, Packard Motors 5A Standard Oil of California 33A Standard Oil of New Jersey 33h United Aircraft 17h, United State. Steel 72, Fox theatres, on curb lL.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20
AGNES LEROY, HEDv|C SAMUEL SON
 SLAIN IN PHOENIX AND BODIES SENT IN TRUNKS TO CALIFORNIA
Mrs w. o. Judd, Wife of Doctor Friend of Two Vic- tims, Is Under Suspicion and Is Sought by Author flies, Who Ascribe Jealousy as Motive for Con- mission of Double Crime

The bodies of two women, dsmembered found in two trunks in the Southern Pacific Railroad station at Los Angeles yesterday afternoon believed be those of Miss Agnes Leroy, known Miss Anne Leroy and Miss Hcdvig Samuelson, both formerly of Juneau
 The Los Angeles authorities have ordered of Mrs Winnie Ruth Judd, aged 27 years wife of Dr. w. O. Judd.
 Mrs. Judd's brother, B. J. McKnnel a senior student
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20

Registration of used passenger cars in Singapore. B. M. this year are greater than for new machines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-20

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
GrOton Heights
 War Battle
(Continued from Page D

the eyes of spectators at the red
 coats charge up the hill to the fort from their boats to a. rattle of
 musketry and booming of cannon. The battle will be reenacted in de-
 tail, even to the surrender of Colonel Ledyard and his untimely death by his own sword in the hands of a British officer.
 The massacre which legend says followed will be depicted, show ing how the Continental wounded and dying were piled into an ann
 munition wagon and allowed to roll
 down a steep hill to crash against
 a tree at the base. Six navy war vessels will reenact the naval engagement which fol- lowed the battle on the Heights. Afterward the Footguard and Phalanx will pass in review.
 In the afternoon a parade i've
 miles long will pass through the winding streets of this old former whaling port, containing many old military organizations in addition to detachments from the National Guard, the U. s. Submarine Base and the Coast Guard Base. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston, the New Haven Greys and the Providence Light Infantry will be represented. in addition to the Footguard and Phalanx, Exercises will be held at the fort across the Thames river to-mor- row, with speeches by Governor
 Wilbur L. Cross and Senator Hiram Bingham. Grandstands have been erected
 near the battle-ground for persons
 able to present documentary evil
 dence they are descended directly
 from participants in the original conflict,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05
OLD AGE PENSION
 BILL MEASURE.
Commission Held First
 Session This Week in New Haven
ITO MAKE OWN SURVEY

The old age pension proposition, the most important measure be- fore the public to-day, is likely to be decided one way or the other at the next session of the general as- Hsembly.
 Additional information is neces- sary particularly in view of the contradictory surveys made by the Manufacturers, Association of Connecticut and by the Connecticut Federation of Labor, members of the states Old Age Pension Coni- mission agreed at a meeting this week.
 The commission met for the first time at the office of Professor Roy al Meeker in New Haven Tuesday, Chairman Charles Hart of this city and other members discussed ways and means of conducting an inde- pendent survey of old age depend ency.. The second meeting of the commission will be held at the same place on September 15. MT Hart, who is counsel for the Chase companies, made it clear that the commission will not de- pend on existing surveys for infor- nation. Neither the report of the Manufacturers Association or the labor group was acceptable to the recent legislature, which created the commission upon recommenda- ton of Governor Cross.
 "The commission feels that the legislature and the state want a finding of facts by 1t which can stand in the states own name" MT Hart explained. If we adopted some one else's figures it wauld not be fair to the state or legislature. We must develop those figures our selves and we should be able to re- ly upon them," he added.
 The bill creating the commission permits it to take reasonable ex- penditures without compensation, however, for the commissioners. Mir Hart indicated that it probably would be necessary to engage a foundation or some other research agency to give full time to the sur Vey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-05

owing to the report that action would be taken on the retirement of two and possibly four veteran sergeants. However the anticipated change did not materialize and im- mediately a number of patrolmen who had expected prepared slate" to be adopted renewed hope and started campaigning again for a chance for a gold badge.
 Within a few weeks the commits sioners are likely to receive a few requests for retirement, providing they will follow precedent of by- gone years and advance the pe- titioners a few grades above their present rank.
 The retirement of Sergeants John F. Brickel and Thomas Cronin is expected very shortly. If the board follows the suggestion and make these two veterans captains then it is to be expected that Sergeants Patrick Hayes and John Bowling will also ask for the same consid- eration.
 The fact that the revised charter gives the board authority to name a new captain without regard to seniority such as has interferred with promotions in the department for nearly four years, veteran of- ficers want the plum to carry into retirement with them. It's not so much the honor that appeals to them as the more practical advan- tage, the difference in salary. Ser geants receive $2,400 per annum and police captans, $3,100. As an officer placed on the pension list re- ceives one-half of the salary of his rating, the difference is appreciable. The new charter will permit the naming of four new sergeants or whatever number is retired. There can be no changes, however, in the number of lieutenants. With but one vacancy among captains 1t is possible that the board will use this position to reward it's veterans and later make 0 permanent appoint ment by naming one of the present young officers.
 In fire circles there is some com petition for the appointment to captaincy, filling the vacancy caus- ed by the death of Captain John J. Mitchell.
 If the boards proceed as far as some of the hopeful candidates hope there will be six new patrol men and five regular firemen named by the first of the year.