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VOL. 38 No. 200 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, JUNE 30, 1937 Per Copy lOcta
Finance Of France Tottering Feist
AMELIA TWOHOPS FROM UNITEDSTATES
Blood-Stained Young Man Trys Sell Car For $15
MAY FACE LETHAL GAS EXECUTION
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For the first time in Los Angeles court history prospective jurors
in the trial of Pat and Grant Goodwin (left to right) were asked
whether they had any prejudice against execution by lethal gas.
Trial of the brothers, accused of killing Harry Crowther, was one
of the first murder trials in the state since gas executions wero
localised in California.
ENGLAND WILL AGREE
RECOGNIZE FRANCO
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON June 30—Informed government sources
said Tuesday night, that Great Britain may agree to
recognize Spanish Insurgent General Franco as a belli
mrant if Germany and Italy continue collaboration in
“he hands off Spain program. Spokesmen said such a
■'ourse would not mean that Britain would accord Fran
co the equal rights with the Loyalist government, but
would admit tacitly that a state of war existed in Spam
and would amount to a “pat on the back” for Germany
and Italy in echange for their cooperation for world
peace.
Britain received a curt “no” when she proposed to
take over the entire naval non intervention patrol left
vacant by withdrawal of German and Italian warships.
Both nations asked Britain to reverse the roles and see
what her answer would be. However, both the Italian
and the German representatives agreed to consult again
with Rome and Berlin as to their future course.
Noted New York Financier Is Dead
* ' (By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, June 30—Frank A. Vanderlip, veteran
financier, died in a New York hospital Tuesday, after an
illness of several weeks. He was 72 years of age. Start
ing as a machinist’s apprentice Vanderlip rose to be
come president of the National City Bank of New York,
one of the world’s largest financial institutions. He re
tired from active business in 1919.
Directors U. S. Steel Declare Dividend
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, June 30—Directors of United States
Steel declared a dividend of two dollars per share and
seven dollars on preferred stock, reducing arrears to
one dollar and a quarter per share.
SEARCH FOR SLAYER IS
CENTERED IN THE
BEVERLY HILLS
(By The Associated Press)
INGLEWOOD, Calif., June 30—Search for a sex
crazed killer, who lured three little gjj'ls to a park, rav
ished them and then choked them to death, centered
around fashionable Beverly Hills, yesterday afternoon,
after a butler in a nearby home reported a frantic blood
stained young man had tried to sell him an auto for $15.
When the butler went into the house, ostensibly to get
the money, he telephoned police and the stranger fled.
(By The Associated Press)
INGLEWOOD, Calif., June 29
—The Boy Scouts who found the
bodies of the-three young gins.'
who were strangled to death, said
the bodies lay in a ravine about
25 to 50 feet apart. They believ
ed the girls were killed on top
of the ridge and their bodies
tossed down. The boys, frighten
ed badly by what they saw', told
police that the girls clothing was
disarranged and that one child
still had a noose of tightly drawn
l clothes-line around her neck, and
j one of the girls legs were covet ed
i with blood.
The place where the bodies were
, found was about one and a quar-.
ter miles from the nearest auto
mobile road. The boy scouts
went toward the ravine after
Walker Burdette, circling the ;
area in his own airplane, reported
I he had seen three spots of colors
which he believed might be the j
girls dresses.
The 3 girls disappeared from
Cinentella Park playground, Sat
urday, when a man invited them
to so "rabbit hunting."
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS j
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, June 30—Plump John West Hunt,
wealthy heir to a candy fortune and west Coast leader
of Father Divines cult, will go before a federal court
jury today, to defend himself against government char
ges, that he brought Delight Jewett here and seduced
her.
PARIS, June 30—The Duchess of Windsor, yester
day, was named the world’s best dressed woman. The
abdicated king, now Duke of Windsor, was at one time
known as the best dressed man. Latest reports from
France stated that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
planned to visit the United States in the near future.
NEW YORK, June 30—Although Joe Louis, Detroit
Negro, won the world’s boxing title against Jim Brad
dock in hicago last week the New York State Athletic
Commission made it official only Tuesday. The empire
state boxing moguls agreed that Louis must be recog
nized as the champion, but decreed he could not get
a license to box in this state unless he agrees to a title
defense against Max Schmeling. Commissioner Phalan
admitted that Louis was not under suspension in this
state although that the penalty decreed for any man
fighting Braddock.
JOHNSTOWN, Penna., June 30—Mayor Daniel J.
Shelds telegraphed President Roosevelt Tuesday, that
“the people of my city may take the law in their own
hands” unless the John L. Lewis steel union forces are
withdrawn.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30—Leaders of four thou
sand elevator operators, janitors and miscellaneous em
ployees threatening a strike at 225 office buildings here,
today, agreed to attend a settlement conference set for
tomorrow by Mayor Angelo J. Rossi.
STEEE WORKERS C\ST VOTES
Steel workers at the Jones 4c l.uughlin Steel plant in Ali<|uippa,
Pa., were cheeked off on long lists, as shown here, as they re
ceived ballots In an election in which they approved a collective
bargaining plan.
GIVE PREMIER CHANCE
TO SAVE FINANCES
(By The Associated Press'
PARIS. June 30th—France’s Chamber of Deputies
finance committee approved by a single vote, yesterday,
the bill that would give Premier Camille Chautemps,
the decree powers to try to save the nation’s financial
structure. The vote 16 to 17 came after the Chamber
had voted confidence in Chautemps on a test ballot.
Previously finance minister Bonnet had predicted fur
ther devaluation of the Franc, saying, “it is impossible
to hold the Franc at its present rate”, about 41/.* cents.
He added, that the government intends no longer to
a minimum limit for the Franc.
Ethel Dupont Weds Roosevelt ]r.
(By The Associated Press)
WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 30—Ethel Dupont
will become the bride, Wednesday, of Franklin D. Roos
evelt Jr., in Christ church at 4 p.m. A rehearsal was
held Tuesday afternoon and the President’s son, like
any other bridegroom to be, was nervous. It was be •
lieved by friends of the family that the couple will
spend their wedding trip outside the country but might
spend an interlude before sailing at a summer home
borrowed from friends.
2500 Mile Hop Be Worst World Flight
(By The Associated Press)
SYDNEY, Australia, June 30—Amelia Earhart fac
ed the worst section of her round the world flight yes
terday after landing at Lae,New Guinea, Northern Aus
tralia. The flier indicated that her next hop to How
land Island would be the worst of her “just for fun”
flight. The hop of 2500 miles will pioneer a new South
Seas air route to the Island. From there Miss Earhart
plans to fly direct to Hawaii and the United States.