VOL. LX NO. 18,819
Entered at Portland t Ore icon
Potofftre bp Rron1 -Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1G, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RAILWAY PHY CUT
REJECTED III EAST
BIG AIR FLEET SEEMS
EYES OF NATION
ON IYER'S TASK
MARRIED WOMEN PAY
TAX ON CARD GAINS
BLACKMAIL SUSPECT
ARRESTED IN SOUTH
LOS ANGELES HOLDS MAN
WANTED IN PORTLAND.
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VOTERS TO PASS ON
6 PROPOSALS IN JUNE
CLARA SOBS TALE
. TO BE JAPAN'S GOAL
PLANE FACTORY WILL ADD TO
FIGHT TO LEAGUE
T,A.RiE W1XXT(5S ALSO. T!V.
MEASURES, AMENDMENTS AND
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED.
CRAFT BOUGHT IN EUROPE
PORTED ON PLAYING PONIES.
German
OF HAMON KILLING
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Fight Is to Be Carried to
Labor Board.
BIG FOUR ONLY EXCEPTION
Some Accept Cut; 70,000
Oppose It.
ONE ROAD IS NOTIFIED
Workers' Position Is Made Clear
When Statement Is Served on
New York Central.
NEW TORK, March 13. Railroad
workers in the east have decided to
eject all proposals of wage reduc
tions and carry the fight to the rail
road labor board. Representatives of
the workers who have been confer
ring here take the position that the
prisent wage standard must be main
tained and economic conditions will
not permit reduction.
The workers' position was made
clear today when representatives of
:he unskilled men notified the New
York Central that they refused to
consider proposed wage cuts of from
to 21 per cent, "as we find that
those employes today are not receiv
ing sufficient Income to maintain
their families properly."
Some Accept, Some Reject.
Representatives of the skilled work
ers of the New York Central, except
those in the Big Four brotherhoods,
It was learned; have decided to accept
proposed wage cuts, although approx
imately 70.000 employes of the Cen
tral lines have decided to oppose a
reduction.
After receiving proposals for wage
reductions for unskilled labor rang
ing from 7 to 13 cents an hour, ef
fective April 16, from the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railroad, la
bor representatives In conference
here, it was learned, virtually decided
to reject this offer.
Board I'ermlaalon Wanted.
Union leaders declared that if the
New York Central put the decreases
Into effect April 1 without first get
ting permission from the labor board,
it would be a violation of the trans
portation act. Railroad officials said
that the board will bo requested Im
mediately to authorize tne reductions.
PHILADELPHIA, March 15 Con
ferences between regional general
managers of the Pennsylvania rail
road system and representatives of
its 1210,000 employes to consider pro
posed wage reductions will be held
at Pittsburg March 31.
The company announced today the
contemplated downward revision of
salaries and wages would become ef
fective April 20.
WASHINGTON'. D. C, March IS. An
Increase of 6.4 per cent In passenger
rates on western roads, instead of the
20 per cent allowed by the interstate
commerce commission, would have
been sufficient to return the amount
set by the carriers as due them under
the transportation act, the supreme
court was tald in a supplemental brief
filed today by J. E. Benton, counsel
for the 43 states which are co-operating
with Wisconsin in the so-called
Wisconsin rate case.
PACKER LABOR LAYS PLANS
Sleeting Today Is to Consider
United Fight Against Cut.
CHICAGO, March 15. Representa
tives of employes in the packing in
dustry will meet here tomorrow to
plan united action against the reduc
tion In wages and readjustment of
working hours which was put into
effect Monday.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, had
been expected to attend, but word
was received from him that he would
be unable to be present. He will be
represented by Thomas Rlckert, vice
president of the federation.
While strike ballots were being
mailed today, employes of Armour &
Co. took the. first step to put into ef
fect tne company's plan for an Indus
trial democracy, selecting 24 fellow
employes to act as a conference com
mittee. The election was hailed by the com
pany as a test of the strength which
might be exerted by union leaders
who called on employes to refrain
from voting. It was announced that
70 per cent of the hourly time em
ployes voted. .
WAR ON JEWS PLANNED
Anti-Semitic Demonstrations to Be
Held in Austria Monthly.
VIENNA, March 15. World-wide
war on Judaism was contemplated, in
resolutions adopted at , the closing
session of the Austrian anti-Semitic
congress yesterday. A world anti
Semitic congress was called to meet
in Budapest nest autumn, and a cen
tral bureau was created to get . hi
toucn with antl'Stmitic centers
throughout the world.
Provision was made in the resolu
tions for anti-Jewish demonstrations
similar to the one that occurred here
Sunday In every provincial capital of
Austria once each month.
2 0 British Aviators to Instruct
Nipponese Students in Art of
Aerial Navigation.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March IS.
Embarkation by Japan on an elabo
rate programme of naval aviation is
to be expected, In the opinion of of
flclals, by the activity of Japan in the
purchase of airplanes In Europe and
In the endeavor to enlist the expert
advice of British naval flyers.
Until recently, naval statistics show,
Japan had made little or no provision
for naval aviation.
Disappointed at the failure of the
British naval air mission to send to
Japan this year at the request of
Japan 30 officers and men to give ex
pert instruction, the Japanese govern
ment has obtained Instead a private
mission of 20 ex-naval flying officers
and men from Great Britain, accord
ing to the reports. These experts, the
advices declare, will be used In in
structing the new Japanese naval air
service. The party, which is expected
to arrive in Japan next month, is tak
ing several late model Short and Vlck
ers airplanes.
Japan, according to these reports,
had ordered from France three Six
passenger airplanes. Spad type; 50
Bregut type, equipped for day bom
bardment; 10 Nleuport type, double
command, and 20 of similar type.
In addition Japan has begun the
building of a sea aircraft carrier,
capable of carrying 30 or 40 planes.
Completion this spring of a new air
plane factory also is reported.
JOHN BULL BUYS CABLE
Direct Line to United States Is Ac
quired for $2,850,000.
LONDON, March 15. Purchase of a
direct cable to tne United States was
announced by H. Pike Pease, assist
ant postmaster-general, in the house
of commons last night during an ex
planation of postofflce estimates In
the pending budget bill. He said the
British government had acquired the
cable for 570,000, Including 100,000
worth of cable stock and three cable
stations, at Balllnaskelligs, Ireland;
Harbor Grae, Newfoundland; Rye
Beach, N. H and Halifax.
The cable that has been bought is
Intended as a reserve for the existing
imperial cable and has been leased
for a short time to the Western Union
company for 57,000 a yea..Mr. Pease
remarked that a new cable would
have cost 1,000.000.
PARADE PROTESTS RENTS
Thousands "of Chicago Tenants in
Line Through Streets.
CHICAGO. March 15. Thousands
of tenants, tonight joined in a parade
and mass meeting to protest againrt
hih rents. Led by mounted police
and a band, the marchers paraded
through the north side residence sec
tion. Torches and red fire lent color
I- the procession.
Declaring 400.000 American citizens
w.io are tenants in Chicago are at
"t..e brink of the greatest crisis they
have ever known the destruction of
their homes at the hands of rent
gougers," resolutions were adopted
urging the state legislature to pass
a bill authorizing rent commissions
to regulate rentals.
LIQUOR FORCES REDUCED
One Federal Prohibition Inspector
Eliminated at Seattle. '
SEATTLE, Wash., March 15. One
federal prohibition Inspector of a
force of three now stationed in the
state of Washington will be elim
inated as ' the result of orders re
ceived from Washington, D C, today
by Donald A. McDorald, prohibition
director for Washington and Alaska.
Further orders for a reduction of
the- field enforcement force In the
state were expected, it was said at
Mr. McDonald's office.
FRANCE ASKS DAMAGES
U. S. Railways Accused of Unlaw-
ful Charges for Storage.
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 16.
France filed 25 complaints today with
the Interstate commerce commission
against railroads serving New York,
alleging unlawful charges for storage
of war materials at New York har-
"bor while traffic there was congested!
during the war.
Reparation amounting to $500,000
was asked.
TREASURY ISSUES SOLD
Certificates of Indebtedness Aral
Oversubscribed $60,000,000.
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 15.
Subscriptions to the two issues of
treasury certificates of indebtedness,
which closed tonight, aggregated ap
proximately $460,000,000, Secretary
Mellon announced.
The treasury called for about $400,
000,000. 4000 SEALS ARE SLAIN
Schooner Encounters Record Herd
in Gulf of St. Lawrence.
QUEBEC, March 15. The schooner
Viking today reported by wireless
encountering a record herd of seals
in the gulf of St. Lawrence, near
Byrd rock In the Magdalen islands.
The message stated 4000 had been
killed in three hours.
War Finance Board Head
Sure of Ability.
FAITH IN OFFICE IS STRONG
Relief in Business Expected
to Be Slow Arriving.
BANKERS NOW TOLERANT
War Corporation Nomination Has
More Immediate. Meaning Than
Other Administration Acts.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,
Inc., Published bv Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 15.
(Special.) The appointment of Eu
gene Meyer Jr. of New York as direc
tor of the war finance corporation
has more immediate meaning for
business men, farmers and other pro
ducers than any ciher single act of
the administration.
I say ".mmedlare" interest because
all that the cabinet can do and all
that congress can do to affect busi
ness cannot possiby show results for
n-.or.lhs or even years to come. But
Mr. Meyer and the war f nance cor
poration are expected to show re
sults Immediately.
Mi'acIe-MakinK Kxpected.
Mr. Meyer indeed Is expected to be
a miracle maker, and if faith can
make miracles Mr. Meyer has the
faith. His belief in the war finance
corporation, its present efficacy and
its ultimate possib.iit'6S is almost a
assion.
Some conservative bankers have not
looked with enthusiasm on the revival
of the war finance corporation, but
s'nee congress his revived it every
body thinks Mr. Meyer is the best
man to run it. The news of his ap
pointment has been received with
humorous frienCilness that says in
effect: "Now, Gene, go. to It."
The appointment- on. President
Harding's part reflects this senti
ment rather than politics. Mr. Meyer
is- commonly looked upon as a demo
crat -
Figure la Conspicuous.
Certainly he has been a conspicu
ous figure in the democratic admin
istration. When the war came be
severed such of h'j banking and cor
poration connections in New York as
might have been embarrassing and
came to Washington.
Wilson rnida h!ni managing lilreo-!
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Waiters Acknowledge Tips of
$1000, and Man in Prison Re
quests Time Extension.
NEW TORK, March 15. New York,
financial center of the nation, today
poured a golden stream into govern
ment coffers with first payment. on
federal Income taxes.
Big Bill Edwards, collector of in
ternal revenue, and his staff admit
ted tonight they were wearied accept
ing money. But they were not too
weary to hazard a prediction that
when the final penny was counted it
would be found that mor. persons had
paid income taxes here this year than
ever before.
Depression in bu Iness and increas
ing unemployment played their part
in making up tax returns. Officials
said that many persons who had in
comes in five figures a year ago re
ported earnings of only 15000 or less
Incomes from many big corporations
alsj shrank. Several persons who
sent in payments of 2 cents spent 12
cents each to send them in registered
envelopes. Several unemployed mar
ried women reported individual in
comes due to playing the ponies and
bridge parties.
One man confined In prison sent in
a request for a 30-day time extension,
explaining he wti. temporarily de
tained." Several waiters reported
tips approximating $1000.
CHILD WIFE HELD SLAYER
Death of 6-Ycar-OId Stepdaughter
Leads to Murder Charge.
. FARMINGTON, Mo., March 15.
Mrs. Luther Parsons, 15 years old,
who was married a week ago. today
was charged with first-degree mur
der in connection with the death of
her 6-year-old stepdaughter last
her 6-year-old stepdaughter last Fri
day. The little girl was shot In the head
with a shotgun and died instantly at
the Parsons home at Iron Mountain,
near here.
The girl's 10-year-old brother, ac
cording to authorities, asserted he
saw his stepmother loading the gun
following a quarrel with his sister.
The child wife was said to have
told authorities she was playing with
the little girl and did not know the
gun was loaded.
CALL MADE;BY WILSONS
Cards Left at White House for
President and Mrs. Harding.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, while
motoring today, drove into the White
House grounds.
Their automobile stopped at the
entrance of their former home and
they handed an usher cards for the
president and Mrs. Harding.
The president had just left for the j
golf links.
THE 1921 JACK AND JILL.
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Herbert L. Johnstone Is Taken
Into Custody by Postal Inspect
or After Investigation.
LOS ANGELES, March 15. A man
said to be wanted In Portland, Or., In
connection with the sending of threat
ening letters to citizens there, was ar
rested here today and held at the city
jail under the name of Herbert L.
Johnstone.
The arrest was made at the request
of Postal Inspector Cookson, who said
letters demanding money under threat
of death were sent to several wealthy
citizens of Portland several weeks
ago. At that time, .Johnstone was
known to have been in that city.
According to the police, Johnstone
denied any knowledge of the Port
land letters, but confessed he mailed
a letter to George A. Mottman, mer
chant of Olympia. Wash., demanding
$10,000 and saying Motlman's store
would be dynamited If the money
were not paid.
"The money was to have been left
In a package in a wood." Johnstone
was declared to have said. "I went
to get it and found a hundred deputy
sheriffs around armed with shotguns
and revolvers. I saw a package in
the Dlace I had named, grabbed it
and got away from the deputies."
The package was filled with
"Phonv bills." Johnstone added. He
said he had planned to sail from San
Francisco tomorrow for Australia.
Inspector Cookson said he had re
ceived word that officers were on
their way here from Portland to take
Johnstone there.
OLYMPIA. Wash., March 15. (Spe
cial.) Herbert L. Johnstone, suspected
as the man who on February 24 at
tempted to force George A, Mottman.
ex-mayor of Olympia, to pay him S10,
000 under threat to blow up Mott
man's store and who later escaped
through a cordon of officers lying in
wait for him at the spot where the
money was to be deposited, has been
captured by Los Angeles police, ac
cording to a telegram received late
this afternoon by Chief of Police En
dicott, from postoffice inspectors.
Herbert L. Johnstone, w'.iose mode
of operation in a blackmail plot on
February 24 resembled that of "The
Shadow." mysterious blackmailer
who terrorized Portland itizens ear
ly in January, was thought by police
to .have some connection with the
Portland cases. No definite conocc
tioi between the two cases was es
tablished, however.
The Portland police were notified
t the time of Johnstone's escape
from an Olympia posse, but no trace
of him was discovered here. His
identity as the Olympia blackmail
plotter was said to have been estab
lished beyond a doubt by articles of
clothing discovered after he was sur
prised and fired on by Olympia po
lice. He was said to be a gas en
glne mechanic well known along the
water fronts on Puget sound, ir.ti
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New Occupation Is Called
Violation of Treaty.
ANY INFRINGEMENT IS DENIED
Initiation of Mediation Pro
ceedings Is Asked.
ECONOMIC TAX RESENTED
Protest Against Penalties Inflicted
by Allies Is Forwarded by
Berlin Authorities.
BERLIN. March 15. In a protest
forwarded' today to the league of na
tions against penalties, Germany de
clared that the only provisions in the
treaty affecting this question do not
admit of any fresh occupations of
German soil beyond the territory west
of the Rhine and the bridgeheads.
Germany further contended that
there has been no infringement or
partitions of obligations justifying
infliction of the economic sanctions
and argued that the levies against
German goods are In contradiction to
the renunciations by the British, Ital
ian and Belgian governments of para
graph 18 of the appendix to the treaty.
The league of nations has been
requested to initiate mediation pro
ceedings. FRENCH DEPUTIES IN TILT
Interpellations Discussion Is Or
dered Immediately.
PARIS. March 15. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The chamber of dep
uties today ordered Immediate dis
cussion of interpellations on the rep
aration negotiations in London.
The house rejected Premier Briand's
proposal for a postponement of the
debate until there was a more numer
ous attendance.
.Spokesmen for the communists, so
cialists, republican socialists and rad
ical socialists attacked decision of
the London conference for the appli
cation of penalties. Vincent Auriol.
socialist, declared that the penalties
would be Ineffective because France's
part of the duties which It would be
possible to be levied would, after pay
ment of the expenses of occupation.
show- a deficit of 200.000.000 fran
annually.
Asked by several deputies what he
would propose in place of the London
decision. M. Auriol declared tht on
International economic office should
be established, in which France, Great
Britain, Germany and other interest
ed nations should collaborate for the
reconstruction of the devastated re
gions and a revival of economic ac
tivity. "America." he said, "would finance
such an organization."
Jean Hennessey, republican social
ist, criticised the government for nt
consiaering tne proposition of Dr. Si
mon that Germany collaborate in the
restoration of the devastated regions
through German industry and German
hand labor.
Premier Briand replied thak If he
had opened his ears to what he termed
the vague and fragile suggestions
made by Dr. Simon he would have
started a discussion which would not
yet have been terminated.
The interpellations will continue to
morrow and probably will end In a
vote late in the night.
GERMAN MERCHANTS WARNED
Occupational Commander Puts Ban
on Advancing Prices.
DUESSELDORF, March 15. (By the
Associated Press.) General Gaucher,
commander of the occupational forces.
In an order today warned merchants
not to raise prices further. They were
cautioned against creating the im
pression" that the higher prices were
due to the allied occupation.
Offenders will be punished severely
and their stores closed, the orii.it
said.
VANDALS" WRECK CHURCH
Ahar Is Destroyed: Silver
and
Gold Articles Are Stolen.
DENVER, March 15 Vandals last
night destroyed the interior of the
Holy Rosary Catholic church here.
Lsing crowbars and other heavy Im
plements, the invaders destroyed the
altar, tore down the cross and ac
complished -other ruin estimated in
excess of $6000. The damage was not
discovered"untiI today.
The intruders stole a gold chalice, a
number of silver and gold candlesticks
and other valuable equipment.
DIVA SINGSAT FUNERAL
Schumann-Hcink Renders "Taps"
Beside War Veteran's Coffin.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 15.
Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Helnk
stood beside a modest coffin In the
crowded little chapel of an under
taking establishment and sang "Taps"
today.
She assisted at the funeral services
of Captain A. A. Werner, newspaper
ma., and world war veteran.
Bonus Marriage : Examination,
Women Jury Service, Legislative
Pay and Veto Included.
SALEM. Or., March 15. (Special.)
All measures, constitutional amend
ments and resolutions referred to the
voters at the recent session of the
legislature, a total of six, will go on
the ballot at the special election
scheduled for June 7. according to
I. H. Van Winkle, attorney-general.
These include the measures author
izing the state to use its credit to
the extent of 3 per cent based on the
valuation of all assessable property,
for the payment of the so-called sol
dier bonus, mental and physical ex
amination of all persons applying for
marriage licenses. Jury service for
women. 60 days" session of the legis
lature and increasing the compensa
tion of legislators from $3 to $5 a
day, and single Item veto by the gov
ernor. The attorney-general In another
opinion given to the secretary of
state held that chauffeur, under the
existing laws, applies to all persons
operating a motor vehicle, whether
It be a motor truck, touring car or
motor bus, transporting or carrying
passengers, freight or any commodity
or merchandise for which a charge is
made. .
An appropriation of $20,000 author
ized by the last legislature for carry
ing on the work of the state child
welfare commission will be available
after May 25. 1921, the date on which
the law becomes effective, according
to a third opinion.
Relative to the appointment of
judges and clerks constituting the so
called counting election boards ap
proved at the recent legislative as
sembly, the attorney-general said:
"It is my opinion that in precincts
where appointments were made last
January the law as amended will be
effective at the June election, but
that the precincts for which such ap
pointments were not made In Janu- !
ary, 1921. cannot avail themselves of
the provisions of the amendment for
the reason that no means of appoint
ing additional " judges prior to next
January Is afforded."
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POLICE ROBBER'S TARGET
Highwayman Holds Up Restaurant
and Firr-s at Serjtcant. i . t
Tolice early this morning searched
the railway yards In Lower Alblna.
where It was believed they had
hemmed In a robber who earlier In the
nlgrh't had held up a restaurant at 94
Russell street and fired five shots at
Frank Mallon, police sergeant, as the
latter passed the place in his regular
patrol.
The robber was declared to have
walked Into the restaurant and
ordered the proprietor to hold up his
hands while he robbed the place. The
highwayman was not masked.
MILK PRICE CUT 4 CENTS
Wisconsin Dairy to Sell Product at
Reduced Figure.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis.. March 15. An
nouncement was made by a leading
dairy compaiy today that milk pricer.
would be cut to 7 cents a quart.
This decline ani.ounced by the com
pany will make milk an average of
four cents a quart cheaper to the
concern's customers, it is said.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
' The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Mitximum temperature.
60 degrees; minimum, 88 decrees.
IOOAYU Rain; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Bolshevik control of soviet troops reported
lost. Page -
Germany carries fight to league. Page 1.
National.
Miracles wanted ot war finance corpora
tion, l'age 1.
British to instruct Japanese aviators.
Page 1.
Domestic.
Shadow blackmailer suspect arrested In
Los Angeles. Page 1.
Clara Hamon sobs story of killing. Taga 1.
Railway pay cut is rejected In east Page 1.
Married women pay income taxea on card
party winnings. Page 1.
Memoir! of Count Wltte contradict state
ment by e-kalKer that latter proposed
league of European nations. Page 2.
Intlmney charges Mark Stokea divorce case.
Page .
Northwest.
Oregon voters to pass on six proposals at
special election in June. Page 1.
Columbia basin rates held up. Page 8.
Waxhlngton state coal miners expected to
strike. Page 3.
Idaho governor finishes sifting legislation.
Page 6.
Evangelist Bulgln raps Walla Walla news
papers and city officials. Page 2.
Northwest - Rotary elects K. L. Skeele.
Page 0.
Sports.
Kendall signs up card tor March 17. Page
12.
Jimmy Poole, rarin' to go. Joins Beavers.
Page 12.
Ted Thye defeats Ralph Grant. Page 6.
Commercial and Afaiino.
Wheat purchasing in northwest mora ac
tive. Page IS.
Chicago wheat market stronger on export
buying. Page 19.
Substantial net gains made In 'tw York
stocks. Page 10.
Army engineer favors closed channel for
proposed North Portland harbor Im
provements. Page 13.
Fortland and Vicinity.
Ethertdge la Indicted on charge of 1100,000
embetzlernent. Page 11.
Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen
agrees upon minimum wage scale,
Page 9.
Rehearing ef phone rate Is put up to city
council. Page 10.
Oregon democrats angered by Chairman
""hlte. Page T.
Woman, who lived as Descamp'a wife,
seeks $70,000 estate. Page 4.
Phone rate rle In some Instances la 100
per cent. Page 10.
Sewer problems discussed at Lents meet
ing. P 0.
Blow From Man at Same
Moment Is Charged.
PICTURE IS DRAWN FOR JURY
Attorneys Clash at Fling at
Defendant's Mother.
WIDOW BITES HER LIPS
Defendant's Testimony Tliut Victim
Was Silent to Protect Her
Causes Expression.
ARDMORE, Okla., March 13. Clara
Smith Hamon, testifying today in
her trial on a charge of the murder
of Jake L. Hamon, republican na
tional committeeman, gave her version
of the firing of the fatal bullet and
underwent a strenuous four-hour
cross-examination.
Speaking In a low pitched tone,
she brooked no interference from her
counsel until she had told her story
of the occurrence of November 21.
culminating In the firing into
Hamon's body of the bullet from a
tiny automatic pistol she said she
held in her right hand.
"It went off as It fell, or I pulled
the trigger, or something, as he hit .
me," she said, explaining the firing
of the pistol as the climax to a tight
with Hamon.'
Attack With Chair Changed.
She said he smashed down on her
with a chair after he choked, beat,
kicked and mistreated her, but she
said she did not know how the actual
shooting occurred. "I don't know,"
she said. "The gun went off."
Three times during her testimony
she wept.
The tears first came as she spoke of
the inception of the fight. Hamon,
she said, having snatched her Into a
chair beside him in front of their
hotel, cursed her and accused her of
having been automoblllng with some
one.
Shooting; Js flelatrd.
With tho words "Clara, you hit me,"
which she said he exclaimed when
she shot him, the witness came near
est to a breakdown. She said llamon
threw back his vest and showed her
a widening spot of blood on his right
chest.
It was a f'w minutes before she
could continue her story.
Again she faltered and cr'ed vi hen
tho said that on the mcrring after
Hamon was snot he sent for her to go
to tho hospital, pulled her down to
him, kissed her and said he hoped she
had not been badly hurt In the fight
and that it would not have happened
had he not been drinking.
Widow Hlt Few Kcct Away.
Mrs. Jake L. Hamon sat a few feet
away &s Clara testified. Intently
watching tho witness. Her face, for
tho most part, was expressionless, al
though at one point in Clara's story
she bit her lips and closed her eyes
tightly.
Clara Hamon just had testified in
reply to a question by Attorney-General
Frecling that she supposed Ha
mon's teason for telling her and
friends' to say to those who might in
quire regarding the shooting that It
was accidental, that "it was to pro
tect me and to prevent scandal."
Twice the witness stepped down
and with the pistol with which Ha
mon was shot In her hand walked be
fore the jury to show how he had
been wounded. On cross-examination
Attorney-General Frecling had her
point the weapon at him while he
assumed a position similar to that
which she said Hamon bad occupied.
On direct examination she dropp;d
tho pistol to show how it had fallen
from her hand when the chair hit it.
Childbirth la Denied.
She gave a low voiced "no'ln reply
to a question . cross-examination if
there had been a child born to her,
and In another answer said she did
not know that Colonel llamon had
left a will, but that he always had
said he intended for her to be pro
vided for, and that she had said If she
did obtain any money after Colonel
Hamon's death she wanted to educate
her younger brother and provide for
her parents.
She said Hamon repeatedly had told
her that he intended to obtain a di
vorce and to marry her and that she
had waited six- years for that to be
done.
Second Contract la Head.
A Becond contract, bearing the sig
natures of Clara Hamon and Jake L.
Hamon, was read. It set forth that
the two had entered an agreement
whereby Clara Hamon was to receive
35 a week as an employe of the col
onel, subject to termination on two
weeks' notice, and that should a child
be born 35 a week should be set
aside for the child, that Hamon
agreed to acknowledge It as legal and
that upon his death the child should -share
in his estate.
Shortly oefore she took the stanj
Clara Hamon was led from the court
room almost In a condition of col
lapse, while deputy sheriffs and bail
iffs Ineffectually sought to clear the
courtroom.
Mrs. V. B. Walling, sister of the de
fendant, had testified that for some
time she had not known of the rela-
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