1939-05-26 — Page 26

WIVES KILLED UNWANTED HUBBIES

MASS

MURDER

TRIAL BEGINS

A Look Through The Telegraphi

50. YEARS AGO

May 20, 1989,

As a sign of the times, the attempt now being made by the Government and the military authorities to form a Rife

Volunteer Carpe in the Colony calls for consideration and comment. Along with the din of industrial and commerclat pursuits, in which thia money-making colony is deeply engaged there are

PHILADELPHIA,

May 25.

A SERIES of confessions by men and women who took part in the fantastic "murder for insurance" conspiracy is throwing further light on one of the most cold-blooded enter. prises ever investigated by the American police.

Four prisoners to-day pleaded guilty to murder in connection with the mass murders. Seven others have pleaded not guilty.

The authorities belleve that as many as 100 people may have been killed by the organisation, which pro vided wives who were tired of their husbands with the means of gelting rid of them and of collecting the In- ofsurance on their lives.

them that murder was a safe and simple affair, and work out the best methods of committing it

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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 26, 1939.

H.E. ALSO HAS AN UMBRELLA

A HAPPY photograph of His Excellency the Governor, caught in one of the recent rainstorms which have been responsible for the lifting of water restrictions in Hong- kong.

WAR-TIME POWERS

Complete Control By New Minister

beard now and then ominous rumeurs of possible wars, now is spread of in- creamed and busty urinamant and mobilleation of troops in England: Busstu's nagressiveness in the reglen of Iferat on the one hand, its deter mined intention to size and occupy Deer Island in Korea, on the other, are seriously occupying the attention statesden and thinkers. These are the This service was run in a highly shadows of coming agents. It is quite efficient manner, and employed can- within the natural order of things that vussers whose business it was to in- Hongkong, the reputed Mail and terview prospective ellents, persuade Gibraltar of the Pur East, should take time by the forelock and make setivo preparations to face and even vanqulih an inimicul núvance on this island. Life in the Colony has been no dull a preay for years past that a brush with an enemy would probably give as a new foure of energy. Like Eanex before Cadia, we would be apt to throw our hats into the wen the moment we heard that a good night was imminent. Think events are, moreover, pointing in the direction, there cannot be the slightest

to death, has now turned State'sed to order that Government con- doubt, and the propnseil Volunteer organisation in, as we have said, neuther evidence in an attempt to erupe the teacts be given priority, to requisition clear proof that we are slowly, but electric chair, while Mr. Carina

carried out, to commandeer available drifting inte some kind or other of atured of doing away with her hustorage, examine contractors' records suroly, and, let us hope, successfully. Favatu, a middle-aged wklow, ac output if priority orders are not aquabble.

band, her stepson and a friend, and who interrupted her trial to plend and to fx prices, and to require pro-

letliun for essential plants. lity, is also supplying the In- Ivestigators with evidence.

25 YEARS AGO

The ring charged 200 for services and 10 per cent. on all proats from life Insurance over £150.

LONDON, May 25. POWERS SUCH as would be nequired by the Minister of Munitions in wartime will be assumed by Mr. Leslie Burgin for three years under the Minis- try of Supply Bill, the text of Herman Petrillo, a spaghetti sales-which was published to-night.

The Minister will also be empower- man, who has already been sentenced

Turned Stato's Evidence

At the end of three years, the May 20, 1914,

powers may be extended from year to Mynars. Inglis are building the

As a result of this and other in-year with the authority of Parlament. Seiriol, which will re propelled by

These special powers will be in Parsons turbines transmitting their formation, an attempt will be rinde newer through mechanical gearing. The to extradite from New York man reserve, as it is held that preparation St. Serial will be 240 ft. in length, who, according to the Philadelpbin for the defence of the country hitherto with engines of 2,000 ha speed of police, was the "master mind" of the have been carried through with the 38 knots and accommodation for 1,000 pokon syndicate. passengera. The performances of the He is Caesar Valenti, who is now willing co-operation of industry, and the hope is expressed that this co- new vessel should be specially interest-serving a sentence for felonious as ing, an nhe will have to run a co-ault. He is accused of having em- operation will continue. operation with paddle fronts, the merits

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The powers given under the bill do, of which, for services where numerous ployed a large staff of "merchants of not in any way involve the conserip-

who arranged the murders,tion of labour. denth" knd песемядру

frequent

certinentes and

The bill also applies to. Northern manbouring required, are admitted by secured the death

Channel negotiated the payment of the insur-

Ireland. Reuter. steamers. They ate better than, orance premiums. dinary turbinek, but # han wat get Half a dozen women are already been proved that they are better in Indicted for murder, while to-day geared turbiner.

police the

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PERSEDEST

The paddle-steamers have not ret been superseded for Channel services is proved by the fact that old.established Companies continue to have them bulit. TO YEARS AGO

May 26, 1920.

arrested Mrs. Marle

Wolosyn on a charge of homielde following the death of her husband two years ago. He was killed by a a hit-and-run" driver.and she col- leeled more than £2,000 insurance.~~

Despite the fact that the shij is now United Press. noro thun 3 days overdue, hops hom not been abandoned of news being re- celved this year of the Danish training

ship "Kobennavn" which left Buenos Quarantine restrictions have been Aires on December 14th, for Adelaide, Intposed by the customs authorities

5 YEARS AGO

at Tientsin and by the Government May 20, 1934, of the Netherlands Indtes, against A revolutiuanry, change is been de-arrivals from Hongkong on account cided an by the stewards of the of cholera. Hongkong Jockey Club in reducing the price of all eash sweep tickets to the

ital rate of one dollar per Bekot, offure

tive as from the next Extra Race Meet-prizes, which have latterly shown

falling off by reason of luck of support, reason for the change in to will renek the old levels, or go even

sales, in the hope that higher.

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RUSSIA DOUBLES HER

MILITARY BUDGET

MOSCOW, May 25.-M. Maxim Litvinoff, former Foreign Minister, was present when the Council Union, which is one of the Houses of Parliament, voted the agenda for the 1939 budget.

to over M. Litvinof was in the front row and that it amounted

M. Potemkin, quarter of the national budget. with his successor,

M. Zverev, to whom M. Stalin, M. chatting cheerfully with Deputies.

Voroshilov and other members of The British Ambassador and other the Cabinet listened, said. that the diplomats listened to the proceedings army and navy were "now ready to Delegates cheered for five minutes answer threefold, the blows of the As the Changtukeng when M. Zverev, Commissar for warmongers, Finance, announced in Parliament hostilities had demonstrated, the Red that military expenditure for 1930 Army is prepared to crush decisively was 40,885,000,000 roubles, compared those daring to violate our borders." with 27,000,000,000 roubles last year, Reuter.

Chungking Carnage

Continued From Page 1

Cross rescue workers are rushing the wounded to the hospitals.

There is an arid-small.....of black. gunpowder which, well informed- quarters sald, indientes that the Japanese are running short of gun cotton and are being forced to use the old-style bombs.

Chinese reports claim that two Japanese planes were shot down- United Press,

Chinese Repart

CHUNGKING, May-20.—Another terrife air raid over Chungking, China's war-time capital, was staged by Japanese warplanes yesterday evening.

Two of the rakding muchines are officially learned to have been shot down by Chinese pursuit planes dur- ing dogfights.

Altogether 39 Japanese aircraft, in three groups'enme over the city. The first group of 27 machines op- peared around. 7 p.m. and 'dumped over 100 bombs, adding more de- vastated areas to the already purtial- ly-ruined city,

A heavy elvillan toll is believed to have been exacted, though exact figures are not yet available.

The second batch of six ralders eng over the city half an hour later. Owing to the flerceness of the Chinese anti-aircraft gun fire, they emptied their bomb rucks in the outskirts and dew away.

The last batch of raiders, also nunibering xix, appeared shout 8 p.m. but left after clreling over the elty for a while, as the elective "black-out" prevented them front Anding their targets.

The "all clear signal was given

at 9.35 p.m.

General Ho Kuo-kwing, the newly appointed Mayor of Chungking, ne- companied by his subordinates, visit- ed the bombed areas Immediately after the attack-Central News.

Line of Bombs CHUNGKING, May. 23-Twenty- seven Japanese planes appeared al dusk and laid a line of bombs from Central Park in the lower elly of Chungking which was bombed on May 3, to the east, hitting the Bank of Chungking and also the aren in the vicinity of the Melleng Bank and the Szechuen Salt Bank.

At several points the bombs landed close to Central Park.

The alarm sounded

at 6.15 p.7,

local time, when the bombers were sighted heading up river.

The miders started bombing at 7 o'clock, meeting with heavy anti- nirerafi Are.

Many huge fires, were started. Immediately after the bombing and before the all-clear was sounded, squads of first-ald units and stret cher bearers, with many girl workers and nurses were seen running in the direction of the bombed aren, while fre engines also roared towards the city fres.

An unconfirmed report states that two Japanese planes were shot down by unti-aircraft fire-Reuter,

HAIFA, May 25.-A 48-hour cur- few, with a fine of £620 has been

Arab quarters imposed on the Holta following heavy firing in the Jewish distric! last night-Reuter.

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