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The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-12-11
MAIL PLANES
 60 DOWN IN
 SNOW STORM
Pilots Bail Out Safely Land in Alleghanies
 During Night

PORTAGE, Penn, Dec. H. Braving raging storm to get the mails through, two planes of the Transcontinenta and Western Air lines crashed in the snow swept AL leghany mountains during the night.
 The two pilots bailed out safely.
 The wings of the planes were crushed with ice under the falling temperature
 Neither of the planes carried passengers.
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MARY EXECUTE EAST

ALBUQUERQUE. New Mexico, Dec. 11.-Mary Pickford, enroute to New York City, after filing her divorce papers from Douglas Fair banks in Los Angeles, declined to see newspapermen when the train reached here.
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FIRE BREAKS OUT DURING
 WINTER GALE
Three Marathon Dancers Lose Their Lives
 Others Injured

HAMPDEN, Maine Dec. H. Fire breaking out in dance pav- illion during a blizzard today caus- ed the death of three marathon dancers. one woman and two men. and sent others scantily clothed, into the snow in near zero weather Many persons were injured
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-12-11
BuUitt Reaches Mosco,c; U. s. Flag FIOats in Breeze

MOSCOW, Dec. 11.-- The Star SpangIed Banner flew of- ficially over Moscow today for the first time in the history of the Soviet Republic, honor ing the arrival of United States Ambassador W. C. Bullitt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-12-11
Americans Are Killed,
 German Plane Crash

BERLIN, Dec. 11.-Six persons, including a Mir and Mrs. Barber, of the United States, were killed in the crash of a passenger plane near Hamburg late this afternoon. Six persons were injured.
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REVOLT TAKES MANY LIVES IN
 SPANISH LAND
Anarchist Insurection Rag
 ed Heavily Saturday Night, Sunday

MADRID Dec. IA revolution ary outbreak flared anew Sunday in Northeastern Spain adding ad- ditional deaths to the toll of the anarchist insurrection which now stands at 78
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MRS. cLEMENTs HOME

Mrs. Maxine Clements, who un- derwent a major operation at St. Ann's Hospital about two weeks ago, left the hospital for her home yesterday.
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JOHN GALLAGHER LEAVES
 ST. ANN'S HOSPITAL TODAY

John Gallagher, who underwent major operation at the hospital ten days ago left St. Ann's today for his home,
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U. s. Gold Price Of $34.01 Higher Than World Price

. WASHINGTON, Dec. H. . -Today's price of gold is , $34.01, the same as for the , past eight days. This is $l.21 , in excess of the world gold , price at London.
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HIGHEST WATER :. ! IN YEARS FILL RIVER VALLEYS
Streets Reported Running Full in Many Low
 land Localities
HUNDREDS NARROWED WHILE OTHERS ESCAPE
Bridges Are Out High ways Are Blocked
 Ranches Evacuated

BULLETIN-SCattl Dec. II. Late this afternoon it is known the following lost their lives in the flood and storms in the Pacific Northwest:
 Gerald Morley, aged 30, man. ager at Winlock. fer Swift and Company, drowned when his auto was washed off the road by the high water.
 Walter Dimmock, CCC camp swept away and drowned in the member at Tolt, near Everett,
 Sncqualmie River while help ing his mother and sister to dry land frcm car which had been stepped by deep water.
 Carl Hclly, trapper, caught in the hills near Everett in a snow storm and died from exposure just as rcgcuers. including his brother, reached him.
 James Meilke, rancher near Longview, believed drowned in the OIequa river while attempt ing to rescue cattle. His empty beat has been found.
 SEATTLE, Dec. 11.-Under glow ering skies, a score of Western cities and towns have had the highest floodwaters in years.
 Longview described the Cowlitz river as the highest since 1896. The water at Auburn has been the highest in 20 years.
 Tacoma has had the worst flood in its history
 Hundreds Marooned
 Hundreds of families have. been marooned or forced to evacuate their homes along the Puyallup and White Rivers. Those who left their homes were carried to safety in small boats.
 No verified reports of flood deaths have been received
 Highways Closed
 Thousands of acres of land are under water and virtually all main are closed.
 John Corbett, .watchman on a washed out highway near Benton, suffered a paralytic stroke.
 Miss Mary Berry, aged Is, of Seattle, was an auto victim during the heavy rain
 Streets Flooded
 Csntralia, Chehalis, Kelso, Aber- deen. Tacoma and Hoquiam have been hit hard by the waters which have flooded streets
 Early this morning it looked as if the special session of the State at Olympia would have a hard time in continuing as traf- fife chokes were reported in all di- rections and members may not ba able to get there for a quorum.
 Cattle Lost
 Tn the Puyallup and White River valleys. besides many families be- ing marooned and others having narrow escapes. scores of cattle are lost.
 The yallup River Highway bridge is down after scores rushed to safety when the timbers began to snap.
 At Tacoma the Puyallup River is 25 per cent more water than in 1917 when flood losses ap- one million dollars. The forecast is now that the grand to- tai will be more than $2,O00 900 for the present flood.
 Many districts report water from two to fifteen feet deep.
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CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec, 11.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 217s, American Can 29A, American Power and Light 10, Anaconda 15, Armour B 29s Bethlehem Steel 36s4, Calumet and Hecla 4fa. Colorado Fuel and Iron AZ, Curtiss-W Wright 2%, Fox Films 14A, General Motors 34ss, Inter- national Harvester 42A, Kennecott 20ai, North American Aviation 5l@ North American Company 15A Chicago and Milwaukee (preferred) 5A, Standard Oil of California 42A, United Corporation 5A, Uni ted States Steel 47%.
Seward daily gateway., 1933-04-15
SACRED, IMPRESSIVE PACEANT TOMORROW
 IN LIBERTY THEATRE:

Buffeted by wind, wave and storms, what calm and relief must have come to the old Russian com mander when his ship found safe harbor in our beautiful land-locked harbor early in the morning of long ago-Easter Day! Was it not fitting that he should exclaim: Resurrection"
 After a year of unprecedented hardships, disaster and discour- agements we approach again the day of Resurrection. Whatever cur age, circumstances in life, creed or color, it is a significant day; day to inspire hope, to bring new life. Shall we observe it reverently, yet gladly?
 That the events of the first Eas- ter Day may be brought to mind in a sacred and impressive man. ner, the Jesse Lee Home staff and children have prepared beautiful pageant of the Resurrection. ''The Dawning" will be presented at a special Vesper service on Sunday afternoon, at o'clock, Easter Day, April 16 That no one may be kept away, there will be no ad- mission charge. The offering will be, taken to pay expenses Of the production.
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CHANCE 0F. SCENERY
 REL!sHEO BY ALL

NEW YORK, April 15,-A change of scenery now and then is relish ed by the best of men, as the poet, ic convict observed when he scaled the prison walls, and Major League ball players who changed uniforms during the winter, are demonstrat- ing the truth of the adage m early season games. -.
 vests batting yesterday kept the Browns in the game until the eighth inning when Al Simmons, another expatrot is going great guns, delivered a wallop that broke the iinx and started a rally that gave Chicago an II to ' victory.
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PILGRIMS BLOCKED ID ROMAN TEMPLES
 GOOD FRIDAY RITUALS

VATICAN CITY, April 15,-Pope Plus XI, barely in his teens when a Pope last carried the Blessed Sacrament in Good Friday process sion,. revived that custom on the 1,900th anniversary of the death of Christ.
 He bore it reverently back to the Sistine Chapel, from which he had taken it to be exposed over the Holy Day, and there said a special mass.
 A colorful escort accompanied the 75-year-o Pontiff from the Pauline Chapel, where the Sacra- ment had been left. The Pope was attired in white.
 Rome's 400 churches carried out traditional Good Friday rituals. Holy Year Pilgrims, including many Americans, flocked to the temples for the services.
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WON FIGHT

SACRAMENTO, April 15,-S,a n Francisco won it's fight to amend the 60 day tax moratorium bill to provide, in that city, alone, pay ment of 50 percent of taxes due April 20, and the balance in two equal payments, May 20 to June 20.
 The amendment does not affect the rest of Californa, however, and in all communities except San Francisco, the full 60 day morator- ium will hold good, with no pay ment of April 20 taxes until June 20.
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URGES GOVERNMENT ID MATCH TERRITORY
 PAYMENT COUNTIES

JUNEAU, April 15,-The House passed the Nerland bill to extend the old age allowance act to all needy persons over the age of 65 who have resided in the Territory continuously for 25 years instead of just those, entering prior to January l, 1906.
 It also passed two code bills which were unimpOrtant.
 Nordale introduced memorial urging the Federal government match the Territory'S bountles on wolves and coyoties.
 In the Senate Lomen introduced a memorial urging Congress en- list "a prospectOrs army" for a definite period of enlistment, off, cered by engineers, geologlStS ahd prospectors, paying them a small basic wage and giving them an in- terest in any properties discovered, and transportating them and sup plies to mineral areas in the Ter ritOry.
 The Senate mines committee re- ported a resolution expressing dis approval of employment of mar ried women in schools and Terri torial offices whose husbands are able to provide them with sup port declaring this practice is pre- venting those in distress from oc- taining employment. They also passed three minor amendments to the code.
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COMAADERY 0F THE SEA DEMONSTRATED
 BY FISHING BOATS

ABOARD USS PORTLAND, Off New Jersey Coast, April 15,--Two nondescript little fishing boats patrolled for the Akron dead side by side with the Navy's finest sal wage craft.
 Behind their entry into the search lay a demonstration of the comradship of the sea, which prot a moist twinkle into the eyes Of Captain Leary, director Of the hunt.
 The two tiny craft, worn and battered, came alongside the Port land soon after a two day gale abated "We have our own nets and fuel and we don't want any pay", they said. We just came because we thought we might be able to help some"
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GOVERNMENT BELONGS
 ID THE POLITICIANS

ROME, April 14,-pope Plus does not feel inclined to use his influ- ence in the internal affairs of Germany, holding that the Ma tion's government belongs in the hands of politicians, it was learn ed, following an audience granted by the prelate to Vice-Chancellor Franz von Papen.
 At the present" von Papen said following the audience, we are trying to reduce the parties In Germany, since the parties nave been the cause of much Of our weakness" Discussing Pr m e T Mussolini's efforts toward obtain ing peace in Europe, von Papen seemed highly optimistic.
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MORE THAN USUAL
 S0lEMN|Ty OBSERVED
 BY CHRISTIAN WORLD

SAN FRANCISCO, April b, = The 1,9O0th anniversary of the death of Christ on the Cross was observed with more than usual solemnity throughout the Chris tian world in honor of the Holy year proclaimed by the Pope.
 The observance of the Catholic world was led by the Pope, him. self, who for the first time since 1870 was borne in state into the Sistine chapel at the Vatican for solemn celebration of the mass of the pre-sanctified. Tens of thOus- ands of pilgrims and tourists from all parts of the world crowded in to Jerusalem to visit the actual scene of the Crucifixion.
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SHAME 0F
 'DRuMMED" OUT

LONDON, April IA, Lieutenant Norman Baillie Stewart, of the Seaforth Highlanders regiment, who was convicted this week by court of violation of the official secrets act, is a member of a distinguished military family. The King, himself, confirmed the findings of the court.
 But Baillie Stewart will escape the shame of being drummed out of the Army, for the old ceremony of degradation is no longer ob- served, He will serve his sentence of five years in civil prison where he will be treated the same as any other prisoner.
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MEXICAN, FILIPINO
 FARM WORKERS STRIKE

SAN LUIS OBIsCO, April 15, - Three hundred striking Mexicans and Filipino beet and pea workers paraded the streets of Guadalupe, near here, as a warning to non- striking workers and as a protest against what they termed unfair wages.
 The workers went on strike sev- eral days ago and, as result, the beet and pea crops of Oso Flaco Valley are beginning to suffer. The authorities have established guards to prevent violence to workers. ,
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ACCUSED PLOTTING
 PARALYzEs A!L POWER

: MOSCOW, USSR., April 15, - William Henry Thornton, second in command of the Metropolitan Vickers Engineering crew in Sov- jet Russia, yesterday was accused of plotting to paralyze Russian in dustry and the Kremlin-the Sov- ct White House-in event of an expected war.
 Thornton, clenching his fists and shaking his head as though in a daze, categorically denied plotting against the Soviet and giving bribes, as Chief Justice Oul- rickh ordered the court, in which six Britons and II Russians are being tried, adjourned until today.
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HUGE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON D. o., AprlI Io,- A double -bladed attack on defla- tion will be made soon by Presi- dent Roosevelt, with moves to pre- serve wage scales and provide new jobs. The President listened sym pathetically to proposals of Amer ican laborers for a huge public works construction program, in volving a bond issue of four to six billions, and including minimum wage clause in the prospective shorter week legislation.
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FOR MUSSOLINI

ROME, April 14.-A priceless collection of art objects, antiques and tapestries, was bequeaLhed to Premier Mussolini by Mrs. Henri etta Wurts. wealthy American resi- dent here, the reading of her will revealed.
 They are to be placed in Musso- lini's official residence. A be- quest of $50,OO0 goes with the art works. Mrs. Wurts died at Lucerne on April 3.
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POSTPONED

AKRON, O., April 15,-Shifting winds caused a second postpone ment of the maiden flight of the Navy's newest dreadnaught of the air, the USS Macon, twin of the late Akron.
 Mud forced cancellation of the original plans to test the 785-foot airship, yesterday. The Macon wouldn't have minded the puddles. but the 130-ton mobile mooring mast that will lead her from her airdock, might have had trouble on soft footing.
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FOUR MORE MESSAGES
 EMERGENCY LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15,- Speaker Rainey said President Roosevelt would submit four more messages to Congress asking emer- gency legislation.
 These will include request to negotiate reciprocal tariff agree ments, railroad program, a pub lie works bond issue for unemploy- ment relief, and banking reform legislation.
 Administration circles indicated the request for authority to make executive agreements to lower trade barriers would be granted.
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'UNKNGWN TONeuES'
 LEADER CONNECTED

INEZ, Ky, April 14,-John Mills, mountaineer and leader of the cult known as The Unknown Ton gues", was convicted of wilfully murdering his aged mother, Mrs. Lucinda Mills, during a religious orgy on February 8.
 His brother, Ballard Mills, and Blaine McGinnis, were found gull ty of aiding and abetting mur- derer. John Mills Twas sentenced to life imprisonment and the other two were given 21 years prison terms.
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SALONS FEAR BILL
 MAY LEAD ID WAR

WASHINGTON, D. C., April IS, = The administration resolution giv- ing the President authority to join other powers in declaring arms embargoes against aggresSor nat onS was subjected to a terrific bombardment in the House.
 Representative Beck of Pennsyl- vania, Wadsworth of New York and Tinkham of Massachusetts bombarded the resolution as like ly to lead the United States into war and as an addiction of Con- greSSonal power to declare war.
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VIGOROUS ACTION

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 15,-- = Vigorous prosecution of gold hoarders was. promised by Attor- ney General Cummings In the event of discovery of any violation of the Presidents proclama ton: Holding of gold in excess of $lOO after May 1 is punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison and $1O.OOO fine.
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PLANES COLLIDE

MARCH FIELD, Riverside, Calif., April IS, -Lieutenants Vincent Ford and c. M. McHenry, March Field army aviators, collided at an elevation of 1000 feet during tac- tical exercises, "bailed out' and descended safely by parachutes. Their pursuit planes were wreck ed. Bads winds were blamed for the accident.
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WHEAT STOCKS

OTTAWA, April Is, Stocks ot wheat in Canada in March 3l are estimated by the Dominion Bureau at 312,OOO, ,0OO bushels as compared with 6,OOO,OO0 at the end of March 1882 an increase of 66,000, ,00O bushels. The increase over the 1882 figures is much less than the increase in the production of 1882 compared with 1881.
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BIRTHDAY

HOLLYWOOD, April 15,-Today marked the 39th birthday of the motion picture industry.
 The movies had their inception in a small store building at 1155 Broadway, New York, April 14, 1894, when kinetoscope, or peep show, were put on exhibition, con- sisting in a 50-foCt film, an cleo tric light, and rapidly revolving shutter which exposed the picture in flashes to a lens thru which the spectator looked.
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'HAMs' TURN SHAM
 FIGHT. REAL THING

BLOT, France, April IA, A raov- ing picture set at this Riviera vil- lage was under guard today after some 1,500 clashing extras and un- employed actors turned staged street fight into a real one.
 Four participants were taken to a hospital and a score more were slightly hurt. While 1,200 amateurs were enacting the street battle for a film production of Victor Hugo's Les MiserableS," some 300 jobless professionals tried to tear down the set where they repre- sented the old quarters of Paris.
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MALEMUTES

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15,-Joe Malato, Alaskan sourdough, was ordered to appear in Federal court April IT, to answer con te m p t charges brought by attorneys for Pacific Fruit Exchange, Southern Pacific subsidiary, resulting from Malato's attempt to squat" on $50 acres owned by the Exchange near Truckee.
 Although ordered off, Malato refused to move his 20 malemute dogs. x, .-..--..
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NIGHT OF TERROR IN
 HAVANA: B0MB|ACS

HAVANA, Cuba, April 15, -Po- lice and military guarded Havana streets after a night of bombing and general terror, instigated pre- sumably, by enemies of the gov ernment. Nineteen bombs explod- ed. many in the business section.
 Flying squads of police appeared after the first few explosions ana secured the city for suspects. Scores were arrested.
 Manuel Garcia, 19 years old, was killed by one of these squads. Dozens of wild shots that endan- gered pedestrians were fired oy police.
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DANIELS GUARDED

MEXICO CITY, April 15,-A train carrying a special guard of detec- tives bore Josephus Daniels to- ward the capitol to his new duties as Ambassador from the United States. Railroad circles heard re- ports, not confirmed here, that an armored car had been added to the train at the border. Half a company of Federal soldiers were reported riding in the armored car.
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OLDEST MENTOR

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA. = Edward Slip" Madigan signed a new five-year contract to coach the St. Mary's football eleven.
 Terms of the new pact, which Madigan has been discussing with Moraga authorities since January, were not made public. Slip" al ready is the oldest mentor on the coast in point of service at one in Stitution.
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FIGHT MAY 20

LOS ANGELES, April 13,-Pro- moter Jack Doyle announced that young Corbett, welterweight cham pion, would defend his title against Jimmy McLarnin in a !0- round bout here on May 20. Under the agreement Corbett receives S35 5,OOO with a percentage of the gate if it was more than $100,OOO.
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PLEAD NOT GUILTY

NEW YORK, April 15,|Charless A. Mitchell, former chairman of the National City Bank, pleaded not guilty in Federal court to an indictment charging him with at tempted evasion of an income tax of $156,791, for the year 1850.
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MIN GAVE LIFE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 15,- Sister Superior Marie Loretto gave her life for other nuns at St. Philip Neri Catholic School. The Sister died of burns received when she seized a flaming bucket of gasoline and hurled it out of a window so the blaze could not harm others at the convent.
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BASEBALL
Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League Missions ', San Francisco l. Oakland 6, Portland 3. Los Angeles 13, Hollywood l. Sacramento ', Seattle 4.
 National League Brooklyn ', PhillieS l. Other games rained out.
 American League New York 6, Boston 2. Phillies 5, Washington 1. Other games rained out.
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TRACK COACH ::

POMONA, April IA, Possibility that Frank Wykoff holder of the recognized 100 yard dash record may become Pomona high school coach looked probable following conference between the sprin- ter and the school athletic off, cialS
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DOWN PROPOSAL

WASHINGTON, April 15, --Sena- tor Administration supporters pre- pared to down the proposal to guarantee the farmer his produc- tion costs after Secretary Wallace let it be known he wants it left out of the embracing measure de- signed to cure agriculture's finan- cial illness. %
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24 HOURS DEBATE

PARIS, April 15,-After nearly 24 hours of continuous debate, the exhausted Chamber of Deputies passed the budget at SIS a. m. and adjourned until May l6. The vote was GA to 67:
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RESENT LIQUOR TAX

STOCKHOLM, April IA, FJ-An increase of 50 per cent in the con sumers' tax on liquor, raising it to nearly 30 cents a quart. brought from several labor organizations a threat to strike" against use of the "motbooks," which, under the Bratt system, entitle the holder to definite allowances each month.
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MAMA SHOT PAPA

LOS ANGELES, April 15, De spite indirect Mama shot Papa" testimony of her nine-year-old son, Mrs. Elsie Patten, 39, was free from County Grand Jury action on charges of killing her husband.
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THREE DIE IN CHAIR

EDDYVILLE, Ky, April IS, - Three killers died in the electric chair at State prison here yester- day. They were John Young, 37, and Kermit Roosevelt Pope, negro, both of Louisville, and Richard Gains, negro of Princeton.