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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOKO. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1935
HAMMER SLAYER
DESCRIBES FIGHT
Pudgy Matron Admits Beat
ing Elderly Common Law
Mate To Death In Course
Of Quarrel During Spree,
By THUItON WKIUIIT
(United Press Stair Correspondent )
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. VP)
Pudgy, mlddle-eged Prances Mabel
Willys, squatting complacently on tne
edeg of a Jail cot, aV night blandiy
told police how she battered to death
her elderly "common law" mate with
claw-hammer "because he was got
tins too old."
With ferocity that rivalled the
celebrated Clara Phillips "Hammer
murder" case of a decade ao. the
plump. 38-year-old matron, welching
190 pounds, slew her anemic, wu
wound hue-band. Dr. Walter K. Ham
mond, prominent dentist, left the
hammer imbedded in hla skull and
telephoned the police.
"I killed him because he was about
throiitfh." she explained "He waa
rretty much through and so am I."
THIs of Death ll.it He.
In rambling, disconnected discourse,
the plaln-fooed woman, stringy black
hair bound tign;ly In a knot on her
neck, calmly described tlw de.un oai
tie In which she chased tho 62-year-
old dentist around a blocd-spiuwrcd
bungalow, cornered him as he stug
Cled to crawl to safety under a bed
tnd shattered his skuU with blows
of a hammer.
She was charged with murder im
mediately after her con'esMon. Heavy
set and phlegmatic, she seemed un
disturbed by what had happened, and
even urged newspaper reporters to
"see that she got as much publicity
as Clara Phllllpe."
"I beat him to death wlih tlv ham
mer, and as I beet him I kept think
ing of the Clara Phillips case." she
said.
Clara Phillips, sentenced to life Im
prisonment for slaying Alberta Mea
dows, pretty stenographer who she
believed stolo the love of her hus
band. Armour Phillips, was released ,
from the state women's prison
Techachapl. Cal., lest summer after
serving 13 years of her sentence.
ruRPther Eight Years.
Mrs. Willys said she hnd lived with
the bald, frail dentist for eight year
as his common law wife. Her ex
planation of the wrangle which pre
ceded clubbing him to death with
the hammer, was Incoherent. At
times she indicated It was over a
mysterious S.OOO which "he accused
me of having burled In the back
Sard."
Finally she said It was because he
waa too old.
"At 82 he l pretty much through."
she repeated, compressing her thin
llpe. "We quarreled frequently, and
he beat me.
She told In ghastly detail how the
quarrel started on the back porch,
and she pursued him Into the bed
room, sent him sprawling on tho bed
with on, blow and then "I hit him
Jour or five times when he was on
the floor, crawling away."
"He was tolklng to me alt the time
J was hitting him." she said "Ho
crawled back and forth ... Ho waa
the hardiest person. It did not seem
J-.e had that much energy "
She said once her husband wrench
ed the hammer away and struck her
with It. She got It back and the
two fought, both on the floor, the
dentist flailing her with his ftsts ani
the heavier woman smashing his face
with tho claw-hammer
Kept Talking to Hrr.
"He kt-pt talking to me,' she said
Hct got out Into the hall onw and
then crawled back towards the bed
That was where he died. He kept
talking to me right thore while he
was crawling around. He aal-i
She bit her lip. and stopped.
"What were his Inst words?"
"You don't have to have that, do
you?" she hesitated, then mumbled:
'I told him I could not live with
him or without him. I killed him
because he was about through."
The woman said -he lost mc lous
Tiea after she had beaten her mate
to droth, and then "woke Tip and
aaw what I had done." She "waahed
up." sai through the niht and at
dawn notified police.
She said she and Dr Hammond
had been "drinking steady fjr a omit
three woks." After freely giving her
confe.vuon. and announcing ie war
"not crazy not a bit of It," the
women begged for a drink.
"Come on, you're a pood guv,' she
told a detect ive. "One more drink
!f I swing tor It."
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the presidential nomination, he replied he had a "definite objective In
mind" but was not ready to talk about the nomination. (Associated
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TO PROVE ASSERTIONS
ACT BIGS PROTEST ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL
AT BALL TONIGHT
Advance ale of tickets Indicates a
large attendance at the annual char
ity ball to be held tonight at Orlentrtl
Oardens under sponsorship of tho
Fraternal Order of Kntrle.
As in pait years, funds rained by
the dsnce will be used In providing
Christmas baskets for the nvly of
Jackson county.
Archie Lang's recording orCiestra.
which has appeared hre once or
twice In the past, will provide music
for tonight's dance. This band hit
proved a popular attraction wherewr
It has played.
Fred Powell, general chslrmnn. to
day emphasized the Eagles' aim to
mike this the most stuveAsful dance
ever sponsored by the fraternity bo
that no needy famllv mill go in want
at Christmas. Ticket may be obtain
ed from members of the order or at
the gardens tonight.
PKIPINO, Dec. 10. f AP) Lieut. Col.
Tan Takahashl, Japanese military at
tache a?- Pelplng, made strong repre
sentations ago Inf. t a demonstration In
which 0.000 Chinese students de
manded war on Japan and suppres
sion of the north China autonomy
agitation.
Taka-hashl made his protest In a
formal call on Mayor Cnln Teh -C mm.
Thirty students were arrested and
many hurt when the demonstrators
clashed with police.
Re-forming after being dispersed
once, the students matched Into the
main shoppina district carrying ban
ners and shouting slogans against the
separation of north China from Nun-king.
They were met with an icy drench
ing from fire hoses, and the demon
stration was eventually broken v.p. '
Prompt action of the authorities In
closing tho city gates preven'd the
entry of another 1.000 etudenta who
had walked to Pelplng from neighbor
ing institutions,
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JAPANESE HAVE PLAN
SEIZE UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. (JPV Clyde
PAivrborn. on'.y aviator to fly both yie
Atlantic and P.iclflc non-stop, told
the conrfsslonal committee Invest I -t'atlng
paten, laws today that both
New York and Chicago wens wl'hin
cruising distance of Japanese bomb
ing pi cues.
The aviator, who was arrested by
npauc.se for flying over their fortifi
cations, testified boron the ecmmlt
ee on pitont revising tfcat Japan "has
one obJit In view: (
"1. To seize the United States
"2. To seize Russia;
"3. To seize the rest of the world '
The committee Is concerning ltsdlf
with possible handicaps to American
aviation through alleged pooling of
patents under the present laws.
The Japanese have planes capable
of from 200 to 300 miles per hour.
IMngborn said, placing Chicago with
in comparatively abort flying time by
way of Alaska,
He recommended establishment of
a strong air force and ant '.-aircraft
base In Alaska.
"The day ihe ocean was srnnned
by airplane " he said, "waa the day
the United States becime vulnerable
to a'tack from the air."
He told the committee that he
'deflnltly knows" Japan hai devel
oped a bomb capable of being con
t ml led by s man I iw de the bom b .
and that "thousands of Japanese have
vohmtoprod for the honor of dying
as pilots of these destructive wea
pons." V. F. WTlNUALlANCE
SET NEW YEAR'S EVE
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Crater
Lake post No lfl33. will hold their
annual Gold Chevron bsll In the
Oriental Onidens New Year's eve.
Money derived from this event. Com
mander Oco. Coddtng point out. la
Used for relief and Christmas ex
primes for needy veterans. Whipple's
elght-piere orchestra will be on hand
to furnish peppy mustc and it will
be a carnival dance
The Veterans of Foreign Wars dsncc
lat year was a huge auccass and ie
public Is assured by post officers that
this year's dance wtjl be bicker and
better.
IVXcu are now on sale and may be
procured from any niemNr t the
pt or auxiliary. Fred Knox, senior
vice commander has charge of the
dsnce.
NEW YORK, Dee. 10. (AP) Car
dinal Hayes' condemnation of birth
control advocates evoked a challenge
today from Mrs. Marguerite Benson,
executive director of the American
Birth Control league.
She called upon the archbishop
of New York "to prove" his state
ments. "The Cardinal," commented Mrs.
Benson, "said he dtscuased auch a
topic In public reluctantly.
"Of course he was reluctant. His
church has got Itself into a very
difficult situation. As long as 1032
a booklet entitled 'The Sterile Pe
riod ln-i Family Life.' discussing a
form of birth control, was published
under his imprimatur."
Cardinal Hayes, occupying the pul
pit of St. Patrick's cathedral at pon
tifical high mass Sunday, voiced
what he termed a "measured, de
liberate and emphatic condemnation
of the effrontery" of birth control
proponents for families on relief.
In reply, Mrs. Benson "challenged"
the Cardinal to prove statements
critical of a birth control mass
meeting In New York's Carnegie hall
a week ago tonight.
OF
CONTROL BOARO SAYS
SALEM, Dec. 10. (AP) The state
board of control henceforth will favor
Oregon merchants, manufacturers
and Jobbers when purchasing state
supplies, the board determined at Itn
meeting here yesterdny.
Purchases outside of the state will
be made only when locnl bids are not
competitive or supplies cannot be ob
tained from Oregon dealers.
To a group of stationers who ap
peared before the board and com
plained that much state business
went to Chicago and eastern and
middle-western states. Governor Mar
tin declared It was his opinion state
purchases should be confined to Ore
gon and that "we should not deal
with Chicago merchants."
Dnn Fry. state purchasing agent,
said he had been guided by a state
law which provided a differential of
only five per cent In favor of Ore
gon merchants and manufacturers.
"We should get rid of this differ
ential," Enrl Snell. secretary of state,
declared. State Treasurer Holman
agreed.
"A splendid Idea.," the governor re
marked when evidence was brought
In showing that In California and
Washington all state business was
limited to local merchants and manufacturers.
1 794 BLUE LAVS
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ANIA
Movies, Sports And Milk
Delivery Now Legal But
Business, Hunting And
Fishing Are Still Taboo.
PHILADELPHIA (UP) Pennsyl
vania Puritans' "Blue Law" structure,
built In 1704, Is crumbling away.
The commonwealth that kept the
Sabbath for 141 years now has sports,
movies and delivery of milk on Sun
days. Such violations of the old code
were made legal by acts of modern
legislation.
Parts of the blue law, however
still remain In force, or on the stat
utes. It Is yet Illegal to patronize a
drug store, ride a trolley car, or "do
any form of business, except for char
ity or necessity of life" on Sunday.
But the backbone of the blue law
la broken, and the act Itself Is wink
ed at to the extent of . permitting
drug stores, delicatessens, gasoline
filling stations to remain open on
the Sabbath.
Streets In Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh, formerly deserted and forlorn
on Sunday, teem with people again.
Hotel business over the week-ends Is
Improving and the "kids" have been
taken off the street corners and plac
ed on playgrounds. In theaters or on
a sand-lot athletic fle.'d.
limiting Still Barred
The modified blue law does not
satisfy the fisherman or the hunter,
however. Fishing and hunting still
are barred on Sunday In the Key
stone state.
Francis J. Walsh, an attorney, who
led an organized campaign against
the blue laws, traced the history of
the fight in an Interview with the
United Press.
"Before 1926, there, was no con
certed effort against the blue laws,"
Walsh asserted. "It was political aul-
c,! for a public official to commit
hliuself against the ancient laws, and
except for some Individuals we had
no organization."
Walsh pointed out that advocates
of the old laws always were well
organized, and "left no stone un
turned In their fight to preserve the
closed Sunday." He added that re
ligious persuasion had little to do
In the battle.
Playgrounds Opened
"Our first aim was to open the
public playgrounds and swimming
pools for the children," Walsh said.
"We accomplished this after showing
that country clubs for years had
operated their golf courses, tennis
courts and swimming pools on Sun
day. "Then we went after the law be
cause it prohibited delivery of milk
after 9 a. m. on Sunday and after
5 p. m. In the evening. All the while
we were campaigning to permit Sun
day sports."
Walsh said one of their strongest
arguments was that modification of
the law would be most beneficial to
the working man. who was employed
six days of the week and needed at
least one day of recreation.
Law Signed In 1033
"As a result, the Sunday sports
bill was passed by the legislature and
wa had baseball, tennis and other
forms of athletics on Sunday." Walsh
said. The sports bill became a law
on April 25, 1933, when Oov. Oif
ford Plnchot signed the measure In
the face of protests.
By that time, according to Walsh,
public sentiment against the blue
laws was crystalized, and his organ
ization went out of existence.
The "wave of liberalism" contin
ued on, however, and during the
1935 legislature, a bill providing for
referenda In communities for Sun
day entertainment waa passed and
signed by Oov. George E. Earle.
The referenda held In the Novem
ber elections resultd In most of the
state's larger cities. Including Phll
adlphla, Pittsburgh, Scran ton and
Erie, approving Sunday movies. Har
rlsburg, the sr ito capital, voted "no."
Getr Sunday Movies
The anciert law had been flouted
for more than a year In Erie and
residents there voted 10 to 1 for legal
Sunday movies.
There has been some movement for
similar votes on local option for Sun
day beer sales, but even the most
ardent advocate of an open Sunday
believes It has little chance to make
headway.
However, It does appear certain
that a new drive for Sunday fish
ing and hunting will be opened and
that "liberals" will continue their ef
forts until they achieve their ultl.
mate goal complete repeal of the
1794 blue law.
NDIANS LOSE CLAIM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (AP) The
Klamath and Modoc Indian tribes of
Oregon lost their 92.800,000 claim
against the federal ifvernment to
day.
The reservation tribesmen argued
that In 1908 the government took
87,000 acres of valuable timber land
from them.
The United States supreme court
ruled unanimously today that In 1909
the Indians accepted 9108,750 from
congress to settle the controversy.
The opinion by Justice Butler up
held the decision of the United State
court of claims last April 8.
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