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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1927)
.Till! f T t --' - t --. JHR OREGON SIAITESaAKJTLRr.T SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH-20, 1927 DE AUTREMONT tQBE RETURNED TO OREGON (Continued from page 1.) vou tunnel south of Ashland. H'icti l)c Autremont Is the only ,, of the three brothers under arrest. . . ' Reports received at the execu tive department here indicated that I)' Autremont has refused to tiisi us.s the crime charged against hi in. and has not revealed ahjr in formation regarding the where .atK.nts of his brothers. He will be; jepre rented by a Eugene attorney, who has been retained by De Au tremont "s father. ITisHiner Obdurate SAN FRANCISCO. March 19. , All the artifices known to j.r-cfc.-isibnals employed by the fed ora! povernment to induce prison er.; to talk have failed thps far in the rase of Hugh De Autremont, recently returned from Manila to farP charges of murder and mail robbery, as the result of a hold up of a Southern Pacific mail train in southern Oregon on October 11, 1923. Ie Autremont is held in the military prison at Alcatraz. Just what progress was made today in the questioning of the prisoner was not determined. Silence on the part of federal officials In charge of the interrogation was taken as, an admission .that De Autremont was still .standing. on his constitutional rights of refus ing to discuss the, holdup and rob bery until he talks with an attor ney engaged by his father at Eu gene, Ore., the De Autreniont home, ... failure of. De Autremont I to even discuss any of the incidental angles of .the holdup and mucder la said by observers to be. a dis appointment to federal officials who realize the case against 'Hh.e De Autremonts is circumstantial. In his blanket refusal to be drawn into a discussion of the case, De Autremont also includes any discussion nrarHinr f ha m - n - - ' fcuj whereabouts of his two brothers. uoy and Ray, who are sough-t-also in connection With the same icrime. Just when Hugh De Autremont will be turned over to the, f!aHfi. nia civil authorities for transfer to Oregon officials for trial was not indicated tonight. i Mother Summoned Pay Me as You Aire Paid' t .-; s i I a y I Vw I I tin i ii - 3mmJi BATES "THE EYE MAN" MAKES Glasses that fit Convenient Terms ' 457 State Street With Burnett Bros. MEDFORD, March 19.-r(AP) The. Mail Tribune iomorrcrw . will publish a special dispatch from Robert W. Ruhl, its editor,' now in San Francisco, to the effect that the mother of Hugh De Autremont has been summoned from her home in Lake wood. New.. Mexico at the request of the prisoner, for reasons , which the federal auth orities refuse to divulge. She will arrive in San Francisco Tuesday, the dispatch says. " The dispatch is as follows: Sheriff Jennings and son left tonight for Medford, being assur ed De Autremont; will not be turn ed, over to Jackson county auth orities for a week or 10 days. District Attorney Chaney remain ed to close up certain legal mat ters but will probably leave to morrow or Monday. The De Autremont case has reached a deadlock, the only new development being the summon ing of Mrs. De Autremont, mother of the prisoner, from her home in Lakewood, N. M She is expected to arrive here Tuesday and will be taken at once to her son's cell in Alcatraz federal prison. . Federal authorities maintain Mrs. De Autremont has been sum moned at Hngh's request but for what reason they will not state. The mother has always urged her sons to return and clear up the Charges against them, so this may be a final effort to secure a state ment from Hugh. sociei Hillshoro Washington county plans to build 25 miles new road and oil 60 miles road this year. Two room plastered house and, woodshed .K:pn a Jot ,60x10 , You pay for the lot only at $TOO if you act at once ULRICH & ROBERTS, Realtors 122 North Commercial Mr. and Mrs. Erivin F. Smith Entertain With Two Evenings of Bridge A delightful affair, which open ed an interesting series, was the bridge party on Wednesday night at which Mr. and Mrs. Erwin F. Smith were hosts at their homo on North Summer street. Mrs. Roy H. Mills and James Nicholson won the high card scores of the evening. Jonquils, Oregon grape and ferns were lovely throughout the rooms. In the group for the affair wero Mr. and Mrs. George Arbuckle. Mr. and Mrs. James Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Spaulding. Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Butler, Mr. 'and Mrs. Herbert Stiff, Mr, and Mrs. Linn Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stump, Dr. and Mrs. Laban Steeves, Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cooley. . On Friday night Mr. and Mrs. Smith entertained at the second affair in the series. Again, five tables of bridge were in play. Mrs. H. A. Cornqyer assisted the hostess during the evening. Prizes of the evening were won by Mrs. L. R. Le Furgy and Dr. B. F. Pound. In the group were Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smith, Mrs. L. B. Le Furgy. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cor noyer,. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Sanford, Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Pound, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Steed, Mr. and Mrs. James Humphries, Mr. and Airs. Charles Bauer, Dr. and Mrs. Wilson H. Darby, and Mr. and Mrs. W. D, Evans. Eastern Star Social Afiei'noon Club Will Sponsor Benefit Card Party t Both bridge and five hundred will be in play on Tuesday after noon at the benefit card party in Masonic Temple at which the So cial Afternoon club of Chadwic chapter of the Eastern Star wil be in charge. Friends, as well as members, o the order are cordially invited t patronize the affair. Playing wil start at 2 o'clock. The card committee for the a ternoon includes Dora Wallace chairman; Monie Hauser, Lilliaf King,- Ha Griffith, May Chamber Mildred Geer, Winnie Jones, Hele Bohannon and Jennie Crawford Those acting on the refreshme: committee are: Hester Way, Ca oline Marshall, Fanny Millar Emma Godfrey. Mabel Ctppt Kitty Rowe, Elda Doughtonl My tie Reeves and Elizabeth t'etd son. American Legion and Legion Auxiliary WHl Meet Tomorrow. Members of the American Le gion and of the American Legion auxiliary will both hold meetings tomorrow night in MeCornack hall. Following t.he business meeting the auxiliary girls will entertain the men at an informal "banquet." after which the legion boys will entertain the girls at a dance. The committee in charge in cludes Mrs. Earl Burch. Mrs. Lyle Dunsmoor, Mrs. Albert Southwick, Mrs. H. A. Peterson, Mrs. Robert Budrow, Mrs. John J- Rottle, Mrs. J G. Nadon, Sr., and Mrs. Chal mer Lee George. Mjembers of the . auxiliary who have not been informed what "to bring are asked to bring either sandwiches or cake. . . Dr. and Mrs. Frdnklin Attend Poetry Meeting Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Franklin motored to Portland yesterday to attend the meeting of the North west Poetry society at the home of Col. and Mrs. Clark. PLAY GIVEN AT tiOLLYWOOD SUCCESS Til-" v -rc- - "' ' - 'li A-Pr',X ITT, "SKUNK" IMPOLITE? LONDON. The Speaker of the House of Commons has ruled th it is unparliamentary gentlemanly for another skunk. Entire Cast Appearing on Stage of New Theater Photo by Kennell-Ellis.. The popular belief that home talent entertainments are neces sarily lacking in interest, was dis proved last week when the oper etta "The Stolen Flower Queen" presented Thursday evening at the Hollywood theater, proved such an attraction the one time all who wanted to see this program. Excellent singing, fascinating dancing and some splendid bits of individual acting provided a good two hours' entertainment. 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