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COFFEE BREAK Saturday, March 9, 2019 East Oregonian C5 OUT OF THE VAULT North Powder murder blamed on insanity By RENEE STRUTHERS East Oregonian A fractious marriage deteriorated to murder in March 1933 in North Powder when a woman hacked her husband to death with a hatchet, then tried to cover up the crime. Warren W. May, 42, a farmer living five miles southwest of North Pow- der, was murdered sometime during the night of March 27, 1933. His wife, Rose May, 30, told police that she awakened around midnight and, find- ing her husband gone from their bed, went in search of him. She said she found his body just outside the front doorstep. May had been struck sev- eral times on the right and left sides of the head with a heavy object. But investigating officers found some discrepancies with Mrs. May’s story. Officers found a blood-soaked pillow covered in a clean pillowcase, and the blankets were soaked with blood. Two pillows had been washed the morning after the killing. And a hatchet with blood and hair on the blade and the handle was discovered secreted behind a cupboard. The Mays’ two children, Lloyd, 7, and Juanita, 5, said they didn’t waken during the night. They were being cared for by the Baker County juve- nile judge. According to neighbors, the Mays had a violent quarrel three weeks before Mr. May’s death. He was shot in the left arm with a revolver, but conflicting stories of the shoot- ing were offered to investigators. Mrs. May said her husband shot him- self while cleaning the gun. Young Lloyd May said his father was shot while struggling over the gun with his mother. Warren May told a neighbor shortly after the shooting that he was shot accidentally by his wife, and that the argument was “all his fault.” Rose May was arrested on sus- picion of murdering her husband, and arraigned on a first-degree mur- der charge. However, Rose May was judged insane by Baker County Judge Charles Baird, and was committed to the state mental hospital in Pendleton on March 30. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 9-10, 1919 Lieutenant Fred Steiwer is now a Pendleton citizen again. He arrived home Saturday evening, without giving any advance notice of his coming, and declares he is ready to take up civilian life. He will resume his law practice in this city but may devote the first few days to visiting with his family. Though on the western front battle line for 70 days Lieutenant Steiwer escaped without anything but minor injures. He was hurt once when his horse fell with him and at another time struck his head against a tree limb while dodging a shell during an attack. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 9-10, 1969 Cars driven by Police Chief Louis Colcord and a Pasco, Wash., man he was pursuing were involved in an accident on Highway 730 on the edge of Umatilla about 12:15 a.m. Sun- day. Both men are in the Umatilla Hospital with head and chest injuries. Colcord had arrested Wesley H. Perkins, Pasco, for driving while under the influence of liquor. After the arrest, Perkins attempted to elude Colcord, according to state police. Police said the Pasco car was parked crossways on the highway with its lights turned off. The Umatilla officer hit it broadside. Perkins has been cited by Colcord for driving under the influ- ence of liquor and attempting to elude a police officer. State police also cited the Washington man for driving while under the influence of liquor. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian March 9-10, 1994 The Nicht-Yow-Way Dancers are headed “north to Alaska,” as the song says. Performers from the Umatilla Indian Reser- vation will participate March 24-29 in the Camai Festival at Bethel, Alaska. Eight dancers from the 24-member group will be guests of the festival committee, with all expenses paid. Native Americans from across Alaska, along with a native Rus- sian group, will gather and perform cultural dances. Alberta Taylor, coordinator for the Nicht-Yow-Way Dancers, expects 4,000 to 5,000 people will watch their presentation. THIS DAY IN HISTORY On March 9, 1933, Con- gress, called into special session by President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt, began its “hundred days” of enacting New Deal legislation. In 1796, the future emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, mar- ried Josephine de Beau- harnais. (The couple later divorced.) In 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. The Amistad, ruled 7-1 in favor of a group of illegally enslaved Africans who were captured off the U.S. coast after seizing con- trol of a Spanish schoo- ner, La Amistad; the jus- tices ruled that the Africans should be set free. In 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Virginia. In 1916, more than 400 Mexican raiders led by Pan- cho Villa attacked Colum- bus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans. During the First World War, Germany declared war on Portugal. In 1976, a cable car in the Italian ski resort of Cava- lese fell some 700 feet to the ground when a support- ing line snapped, killing 43 people. In 1977, about a dozen armed Hanafi Muslims invaded three buildings in Washington, D.C., killing one person and taking more than 130 hostages. (The siege ended two days later.) Thought for Today: “It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.” — John Steinbeck, American author (1902-1968). Universal Crossword Edited by David Steinberg March 9, 2019 ACROSS 1 Done for 6 “The Plague” author 11 “But is it ___?” 14 Give the OK 15 Protein-building acid 16 Waggle dance insect 17 *No.16 in a Grafton series (note the progression at the starred answers’ starts!) 19 Longoria or Mendes 20 Santa’s laundry woe? 21 Obama education secretary Duncan 22 Bit of information 24 *Web locations 26 Window sign words 30 Bark sound 31 ___ of the curve 32 Itinerary 35 Mars, to Greeks 39 *Wasted 42 Handyman’s item 43 Command before Paste, often 44 Low-stress class 45 Wonderment 47 Show to another table, maybe 48 *Hotel review site 54 Ankle bones 55 Outer: Prefix 56 Gobi Desert’s continent 60 Plastic ___ Band 61 *Coal extraction technique 64 “Americone Dream,” e.g. 65 “The Owl and the Pussycat went ___” 66 Visually fixate 67 Mata Hari was one 68 Hog sound 69 They spread on Reddit DOWN 1 Chooses for a position 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 Oil, at a trattoria Additionally ___ drink (soda) D’s Scrabble value “It’s a Wonderful Life” director Change for the better Stuck in the mud Start to form? Meld metals Drives the getaway car, say Vaudeville show Lions and Tigers Engrossed To the extent that ___-European languages Started vibrating, perhaps Sour River from Pittsburgh Seized auto Warm cap features In favor of Puckering body part “VEGAS CONSTRUCTION” By Jim Holland sudoku answers 34 ___ port in a storm 36 Deception 37 Ireland’s best-selling solo artist 38 32-card game 40 Scored 100 percent on 41 Doe, e.g. 46 Belts’ places 47 Dorm unit 48 Some ‘Vette roofs 49 Incurred, as debts 50 IRS agent committing tax fraud, e.g. 51 Left-side page 52 More frosty 53 3/17 VIP 56 Poker pot starter 57 “The King and I” land 58 Memo opener 59 Iron and Bronze 62 32,000 ounces 63 “Tao” or “Catholic” suffix
