WORLD NEWS FLASHES
FORMER TENNIS QUEEN
MAY SEEK DIVORCE SOON
RENO, Nev — Mrs. Helen Wills
Moody, former woman tennis champ- 1
ion of the world, whose home has
been in San Francisco, is establish
ing residence in Nevada, bat she was
non-committal today about reports
that she planned to sue wealthy
Frederick S. Moody Jr.. San Francis
co lawyer, for divo ~e_
Mrs. Moody's attorney declared she
“may later seek a divorce.” Her sis
ter-in-law said a divorce action, would
be started soon.
Mrs. Moody, who is 31 years old
arid Moody were married in Decem
ber, 1929.
MRS. ROOSEVELT TO
WRITE FOR THE SCREEN
WASHINGTON—Into a 6th field of
paid employment for charity's sake.
.Lrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife otj
the President of the United States.]
jjr.ered recently when she signed a |
.ontract with Samuel Goldwyn of
Hollywood, motion picture producer.!
wi ite a 2. word article on Mother-;
hood for use in a screen production,
ii-r compensate n was not stated.
The other activities of Mrs. Roose
velt. which she has undertaken since
she entered the White House and;
the proceeds from which she has de
voted to charity, are radio broadcasts,
lec.ures; magazine, newspaper, book;
wri.ing; magazine editing, and furn-1
it.re making.
SHIP TONNAGE BILL
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
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WASHINGTON'—Approval of the
bill repealing the tonnage tax law ap- j
livable to ships in Alaska was given
recently by President Roosevelt. The
treasure was signed by him.
The bill repeals the federal license
of SI per net ton.per year-on freight
and passenger transportation lines,
propelled n rhaniealiy, registered in
Alaska or r.it paying a license or a
tax elsewhers. and ns river ami lake
steamers doing business wholly in Al
aska.
The bill also repeals the dollar per
net ton per annum license tax on
ocean and coastwise vessels doing
business for hire in Alaska or not,
paying a license or tax elsewhere
SHOTS FIRED AT
PRISONER IN STATION
—
CHICAGO—What Harry Hundrf
ser. 37 years oid. deemed summary
justice, wa.~ attempted to be meted
•rut by him in the isummerdale police
station of Chicago on John Ardelean,
17, who is he;d on charges of ha -
attacked, stabbed and -eaten Hundri
ser’s daughter, a: -d
Hundristn walked calmly into the
station carry ng food which he said
he wanted to give the prisoner. In
presenting the food. Hundrisen sud
denly pulled a pistol and fired four
shots at the youth. All the shots
missed him although, they were fired'
at a distance of only three feet.
The girl is recovering from 33
wounds. She was stabbed 17 times
in the chest with ar. iee pick, and
has seven severe cuts on the head,
besides other iniuriesa -
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POSSIBLE SUPREME COURT
JUDGE IS MENTIONED
WASHINGTON—One of the lead
ing lawyers of the nation most fre
quently mentioned now as possible
successor to Willis Van Devanter.
who a few months ago resigned the
position of associate justice of the
United States supreme court, is Rob
ert H. Jackson, assistant attorney
general of the United States.
Mr. Jackson's home is in James
town. N. Y. He is 45 years old. He
was appointed assistant attorney gen
eral only last year, but he presented
the arguments af the government in
several of the New Deal cases that
were beard by the nation's highest
court, and his outstanding legal abil
ities were favorably commented on
by President Roosevelt.
ALASKA SCREEN BEAUTY
IS SUED FOR $50,000
LOS ANGELES—Born in Alaska,
pretty Alice Dahl, who is known on
the stage and screen as Terry Walk
er, was charged in a suit filed the
other day in court in Los Angeles
with having alienated the affections
of Jan Rubini, ■violinist and orches
tra leader. Damages of $50,000 are
asked of her by the musician's wife
Adele Crane Rubini. who is an Aus
tralian musical comedienne.
Mrs. Rubini. in her suit, asserts
Miss Dahl won a two-year campaign
to induce Rubini to leave hi3 wife and
home.
Rubini recently instituted suit for
divorce, charging that his wife flirted
and that she once told him her only
reason for marrying him was gain
admission to the United States.
HANDWRITING ON KIDNAP
NOTE IS IDENTIFIED BY EXPERT
STANBROOK, N. Y.—Handwriting
on the note demanding $25,000 ran
som of Mrs. Alice Parsons, wealthy
Lang Island matron, who was kid
napped June 0, has been identified by
Albert Olson, the handwriting expert
who was prominent in the Lindbergh
case. District Attorney Hall announc
ed today in Stanbrook. The identifi
cation of the handwriting on the note
in the Parsons case was made after
having been compared with various
specimens of handwriting. The note
was found the day of the kidnapping
in the automobile of Mrs. Parsons’
husband.
Agents of the Buereau of Investi
gation of the Department of Justice
m fused to make any erm.n rt. N<»
inti-oath u has been given as t i H.
'.t.t.. ->f the pc veil .. Ol- <n te
iieves, was the writer of the Par
sons note.
At the trial of Bruno Richard
Hauptmann, c nvicted of kidnaping
and killing the lb-months-old Lind
bergh baby. Olson testified that the
Lindbergh ransom mite was in the
handwriting of Hauptmann.
No trace has been found of Mrs.
Parsons. Her husband, willing to pay
the ransom, has not been able U>
contact with her kidnapers.
. Little Boy (to shop assistant); Is
this a retailer’s shop?”
“Assistant: “Yes, my son.”
Little Boy ' handing him a toy dog
without a tail): “Weil, retail this.”
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Flat Men Going
Into Manley Area
Harry P. Sheppard, old-timer whi
played a prominent role in the de
velopment of the country around Fla
is entering a new area this season—
the Manley Hot Springs district, ac
cording to the Fairbanks News
Miner recently.
Mr. Sheppard, with his partners
James Finnegan. Harry Palo ar;
Charles Ammilon. is putting in s
dragline, tractor, truck, pumping
unit, arc welder, 1.000 feet of hy
draulic pipe, a giant, steel sluice box
es, and an electric light plant, at .
permanent camp on Omega Creek.
Omega Creek has been well pros
pected, according to Mr. Sheppard
The depth to bed rock ranges fron
12 to 30 feet. Some of the groum
is frozen, part of it is thawed.
Last week a new airplane landing
field was finished, and a road is to b<
built from Manley Hot Springs t<
Omega Creek, a distance of 28 miles
Mr. Sheppard is a pioneer Alaskan
and former merchant and banker a
Flat. Last September he sold out t
his partner. Harry Donnelley, am
undertook this new mining venture.
Mr. Sheppard was born at Helena
Mont-, came to Alaska in '98. and am
j ong the mining camps where he ha
' been in business are Dawson. Norm
and Flat.
Mr. Finnegan, also a native of Mon
tana and a veteran in the Flat dis
1 trict, is an experienced prospecto
and miner.
Harry Palo is a mechanic and drag
line operator who first came to tr.
Territory five years ago. Tie plan
to have his wife come r. h rh
season. They will make their hon
i on Omega Creek.
Charles Ammilon. prospector am
miner, has spent many years work
r.g in the Manley Hot Springs dis
trict.
The partnership will be well equip
ped to carry on the development
; and new machinery will be on th
■ ground this summer.
The principal piece of machinery,
now on its way north, is the P. & H.
I S cubic yard 2 . g’lrc . with .*5-foot
boom. It has Crawler tracks, is all
i welded and is of ligrht weight con
struction.
, Both the tractor, an International
TD40 and tjie 100HP pumping unit,
are diesel powered. The truck, a l’s
[ ton machine, also is an International.
The electric light plant and ARC
welder are P. & H. equipment. Hy
draulic pipe for the development is
! 15 inch.
• All this new equipment is supplied
; by Jack Leger, of Carrington &
1 Jones, agents for International Har
vester. Isaacson hydraulic bulldozers,
P. & H. draglines, and other mining
■ suppll&s.
Norah, aged five, had been told to
• watch a silk dress airing in front of
. the fire while her mother went up
i stairs. Presently she called up the
I stairs: “Mummie. shall I turn the
dress now ? It's lovely and brown on
: one side."
i David B. Ballengee. 92. of Clayton,
. W. Ya.. believes he is the nation's
. oldest postmaster.
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DEMPSEY’S DAD. 88. IS
ACCUSED OF HITTING WOMAN
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah —HyTum
I Dempsey. 88 years old, father of Jack
' Dempsey, former champion pugilist
I of the world, is accused of assault
and battery in a complaint signed by
Hannah Lythgoe, 6(i years.
Deputy Sheriff Lee Richardson said
: that Dempsey had sruck Mrs. Lyth
goe in the nose during an argument
at the Dempsey home over his step
daughter and her boy friend. The
deputy sheriff declared Dempsey was
aided in the fight by an unidentified
friend who wielded a blackjack. The
deputy was unable to learn what Mrs.
j Lythgoe was doing at the Dempsey
j home.
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