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VOLUME 36. No. 32. NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Murdered Man Found In Auto Trunk
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MANY BILLS ARE INTRODUCED LEGISLATURE
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Eight More Witnesses To Appear For B. Hauptmann
BODY IN AUTO TRUNK I
PACKED HALF ACROSS
UNITED STATES ON CAR
(By The Associated Press)
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 7,—A week old transcon
tinental journey of death in an automobile, came to a grue
some end when highway patrolmen stopped an auto, in the
trunk of which they found the body of a slain man.
Shortly after, they obtained a confession from Clarence
Frechette, aged 25, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, the driver. In
the rear of the trunk- shot between the eyes, and in another
part of the head, was the body of Robert Brown, aged 30,
also of Kalamazoo.
Captain Joseph Blake, head of the highway patrol sta
tion on the Nevada Line, near Truckee, said that Frechette
confessed that he killed Brown, Jan. 29th in Kalamazoo,
when Brown “admitted that he was intimate with my girl.”
He put the body in the trunk of Brown’s auto and drove
westward, intending to go to China.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 7—A watch was set for
Frechette, when word was received from Michigan, of
Brown’s disappearance and the belief that Frechette was
posing as Brown and driving his car.
Officers approached Frechette while he was at a filling
station. While one of them questioned him inside, the other
found the body in the fear luggage trunk They then cover
ed Frechette with a pistol.
He first said that he was Brown and then gave up and
soon confessed. In {he car were John Rivas and a woman
who gave her name as Mrs. Victor Messenger and her small;
daughter, who, Frechette said, he picked up near Salt Lake.;
He said they were hitch hikers and had nothing to do with,
the slaying of Brown, and did not even know of the body
being in the trunk.
Officials state that he admitted he was on parole in i
Michigan, for attempted murder. Michigan authorities said1
that Frechette was known there as the “flying bandit,” seven
years ago when he was convicted of slugging his flying in
structor Harry Anderson with a hammer during a flight
from Pontiac, and going through Anderson’s pockets and
the plane for anything valuable.
‘ Frechette said that Brown was a trucking operator in
Kalamazoo, and that he, Frechette, had been working for
him.
Running out of money on the flight, officers said that
Frechette told of holding up two drug stores and a restaur
ant in Denver, and of obtaining forty-one dollars expense
money. -I __
Brick House -
Falls, Killing
Woman Tenant
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OREGON CITY, Ore., Feb. 4 —
Under tons of debris late yesterday
when an old two-story brick build
ing collapsed in Oregon City, Mrs.
Arthur Koehler, 31 years old, was
crushed to death two women were
seriously injured and three other
persons escaped unscathed.
Baby Escapes Uninjured
A three weeks’ old baby in the
arms of its mother, Mrs. Howard
Bertsch did not suffer a scratch but
the parent sustained a broken leg,
bruises and nervous shock.
The other injured woman is Mrs.
C. P. Long. She received a broken j
arm.
Store On Ground Floor
The ground floor of the building
was used as a store. The upper
floor was divided into four apart
ments. The cause of the collapse
has not been determined.
ATTENTION EAGLES
A special meeting of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles Aerie No. 75. will1
be held at Nevada Hall Saturday,
Feb 9th, at 7 PM. All members re
quested to attend. Business of im
portance. .
OSCAR H LAY, Secretary
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DEFENSE HAS 8
WITNESSES YET
TO COME TRIAL
(By The Associated Press)
FLEMINGTON, Feb 7—Dr. Eras
tus Hudson, New York physician
who made a hobby of fingerprints,
is still the hope of the defense as
the trial of Bruno Hauptmann re
sumed this morning.
He told yesterday of finding five
hundred fingerprints, none of which
were Hauptmann’s when he process
ed the kidnap ladder with silver
nitrate two weeks after the kidnap
ping. * Jp
Wilentz planned to show thst the
prints were for the most part W-orth
less smudges left by numerous of
ficials.
Defense attorney Reilly said that
he has eight witnesses: two alibis
and two surprise witnesses, two
wood technicians, a handwriting ex
pert and Harry Uhlig, a mutual
friend of both Hauptmann and
Fisch.
Hudson’s early testimony was that
he saw only one nail hole in the
ladder, where police said there were
four. The defense is trying to de
termine if the charts he made,
should be admitted to evidence.
Farmers Assured
Getting Federal
Checks Thfe Year
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7—Econom
ists said that the country’s farmers
were assured of government cheeks
for more than four hundred million
dollars this year, and that possibly
the sum may pass the half billion
mark, i
Proposes Ask For
Legislation When
Time Ripe-Taxes
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7th—Presi
dent Roosevelt informed congres
sional leaders, an authoritative
source said today, that when times
are ripe he proposes to ask for leg
islation permitting a federal tax on
type of securities which are now
exempt from tax. He indicated,
said the report, that the time would
be aftericthe depression is over.
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Nugfetr-f&M Mouth By Carrier
TRYING TO FIND
HUSBAND LOST
SINCE JUNE 1934
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 7—The aid of the
United States Marshal’s Office here
in locating her husband, missing un
der mysterious circumstances in Al
aska since June, was asked by Mrs
Robert Wylie of Puyallup, his wife.
She told officials that she last
heard of her husbandV' when he was
released from ,the Fairbanks hospi
tal* June 28th, 1934, where he was
treated for a minor head injury.
She said that the company he work
ed for sent her his clothing but none
of his other personal belongings, in
cluding thirty dollars cash from his
June check, which company officials
wrote here, they^vere holding for
her husband
Schools And
Theatre Still
Closed F’banks
On account of the influenza epi
demic, which is still at its peak in
Fairbanks', the public schools and
the Empress theatre, will remain
closed for the rest of the week at
least, Dr. F B Gillespie, Health Offi
cer announced this afternoon, says(
the Fairbanks News-Miner of Jan
uary 30th.
Statement of Health Officer
“There is no moderation yet in
the influenza epidemic,” Dr. Gilles
pie explained. “There are about
400 reported cases. The disease is.
mild. The schools and theatre will
remain closed the rest of the week
at least, and no large gatherings of
persons should be held.”
Public Affairs Postponed
As a result of the Health Officer’s
announcement the President’s Birth
day ball, which was scheduled to
be held" tonight, has been postponed
by Judge E. Coke Hill, chairman of
the Ball Committee, until February
12th; the Sourdough Club’s dance
which was expected to take place
tomorrow night has been deferred
one week, or until Thursday, Feb
7th; the meeting of St Matthew’s
Guild which was fixed for next Sat
urday has been put off for a week,
or until Saturday February 9th; and
the basketball games which were
billed for Friday night in the High
School gymnasium will not be play
ed then.
College Continues Classes
‘ The Alaska College of Agriculture
and School of Mines is continuing
.
its classes as usual. Its distance
from the city has enabled it to es-j
cape the epidemic.
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LEGISLATURE IS BUSY
WITH MANY BILLS OF
IMPORTANCE ALASKA
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Feb. 7—Two proposals which have been flitt
ing across the Legislature’s horizon, breathed their last yes
terday. In the House, Representative Growden of the Four
th division, asked for the tabling of the educational measure
which had been killed by the committee, report.
The Green measure calling for a single house plan was
killed in the Senate and re-introduced in the House, but was
later withdrawn. ^
A bill granting the power to the banking board to fix
the interest on territorial funds, and also the Ziegler mem
orial asking Congress to further the oyster industry were
passed. : "
Green introduced a measure allowing the banks to post
pone payments to protect depositors. Lyng of the Second
division introduced a bill setting the legal interest rate at
six'tx'r cent.
The Senate voted four to four and turned down the
House resolution aimed at extending official thanks to Con
gressman Hirovich for aiding Delegate Dimond, as a bad
policy of singling out one man for doing something.
Senator Roden’s cooperative marketing act passed.
Power’s bill to prevent the careless use of firearms, and an
enlargement of a similar measure were introduced, the sec
ond by Walker.
Power’s water rights bill for the clarifying of the situa
tion where one concern could hold rights on creeks on a
flimsy pretense, was discussed.
Hearings are being held in the two Houses on labor
bills, providing abolition of contract labor, and limit
ing the underground ivork to six' hours, tonight. Many in
dustry leaders were hlhrd from yesterday afternoon regard
ing the eight hour, six day week measure.
Women Clubs
Coming North
Next July
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SEATTLE, Eeb. 7th—Arrange
ments for an 11-day cruise to Alaska
lias been arranged for delegates to
the national Federation of Business
and Professional Women’s Club fol
lowing their biennial convention in
Seattle, July 1-1 to July 20, it was
announced late yesterday in Seattle.
Business and Professional Wo
men's Clubs of Pacific Northwest
States, Hawaii and Alaska will act
as hostesses for the national gather
ing.
The Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club of Juneau have arrang
ed a special complimentary tour to
Mendenhall Glacier, when the dele
gates visit the Alaska capital, and
will serve a luncheon, at which only
Alaskan foods will be served.
Johnny Thomas, aged about 12
years, was arrested and placed in
jail last night, charged with lar
ceny in A. Polet’s store. Prelimin
ary hearing is to be held Monday.
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ed to do your job printing.
RICHARD CHILD
FORMER ENVOY
PASSES AWAY
NEW YORK. Feb. 7—Richard W.
Child, 54 years old, lawyer, writer
and ambassador to Italy in the ad
ministration of President Harding,
died late yesterday in New York.
Mr. Child was born in Worcester.
Mass. He . took Bachelor of Arts
and Law degrees at Harvard Uni
versity. . He was admitted to the
bar in 1906..>,<,He was editor of Col
lier's Weekly in 1919. He was the
author of several books and of nu
merous magazine articles.
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