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MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE, MEDFOTiU. ORE&Oy, THURSDAY. ATOtTST 25, 1938. PACJfi FTfB WOMAN IS GUD SHE HACKED OFF HANDWITH AXE Relief Felt After Mutilation Refuses to Reveal 'Sin' for Which Deed Atoned Husband Is Liberated Mother And Daughter Die On Railroad Crossing By ROBERT F. WH.COX (United Pi" "toff rorreponrtfht) MERCED, Cal., Aug. 25. 1 UP) Mentally alert and apparently un conscious of pain, Mrs. Ola Irene Harwell 36, today said she waa "glad she had followed the dictates of a virion" by gouging out her left eye with a pair of aclsnors and hacking off her right hand with a heavy chopping ax. "I feel relieved now," said the woman who came here with her 30-year-old husband, Woodrow, and two small sons from the dustbowl re gions of Oklahoma and Texas four months ago. Two hours after she mutllRted her self during a family prayer session last night, physicians said she ap psrently suffered no shock While they worked over her, she described what had taken place. Sin Not Revealed Because her eye and her hand had sinned, she severed them, Mrs, Har well explained. ' "I knew the time would come some day. When the moment of the su preme test came. I did not hesitate," she said. She would not reveal what the "sin" was. After the evening meal. Mrs. Har well and her husband gathered their two small sons about them In their one room cabin for the nightly read' Ing of the bible. After praying, Mrs. Harwell an nounced she had a vision and was going tot cut off her arm. Her hus band attempted to dissuade her. They walked out to the woodshed after she had picked up a pair of scissors. Mrs. Harwell asked her hus band to cut off her arm. He refused and returned to the cabin. Mr. Harwell gouged out her ye with the scissors. Then she placed her hand against a slab of concrete and swung three times with the axe. Her hand fell to the floor. With the aid of her husband but still In full possession of her mental faculties she returned to the house. Mid. her clothing and body soaked with blood, lay down on the bed. Help Summoned After praying for two hours, Har well sent the oldest of the two boys. who were Mrs. Harwell's by a pre vious marriage, to a neighbor's house for help. Btate Highway Patrolman Curtis Farr was summoned. Parr brought the woman to a hos pital, where physicians removed frag ments of her shattered eye and am putated her arm near the elbow. When newspapermen were per mitted to see her she talked cheer fully and freely. Harwell was taken Into custody and questioned. He was released after officials said bis wife's story exone rated him. Police described the family as typi cal of the hundreds of itinerants who have come to California from the dust bowl sections of the mid dle west. Reese Creek REESE CREEK, Aug. 35. (SpJ.) Re, w. E. Stram. pastor of Church w Christ ol Med ford, called oa my tbI families In this locality August nth. J. I. LUh ol Valley view dta- trlct. who formerly owned the place where Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Sotte live, was delivering peaches to some of our residents August 19. Mr. and Mrs. Orover coo of Med ford were out Sunday looking over the real estate situation and hunt ing a location. Mr. and Mrs. Qeorge Montgomery and little daughter mored on the Johnson place from Brans valley August 18. He Intends to farm the land and mMV --airy cow. He lifts a nice herd of cows at present. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery to the community. The little girt will enter school her first year. They came from California a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Merrltt. Janet and Jimmy, motored to Crater lake and Diamond lake August 31. They saw a beautiful wild deer on the Diamond lalte road. Donna Orteres of Central Point spent last week visiting her eouslne, Conrad, Byron and Judltbt Lynn Twedell. here. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Humphrey, Ralph and Darlene. visited Mr. and Mm. C. . Lamb of Deruy August " Mrs. Kern Hanlford and Evelyn Jar, who are working In the fruit in Medford. were home over the week-end. J. B. Oraw spent the week-end with Mrs. Oraw and Eileen, wno are worklna In the fruit. In Medford. Mrs. James Twedell entertained with a party on her aon Bryan's sluth birthday. Ice cream ana were served the little gueate. aamet were olared and a general good time enjoyed. Those present were Janet and Jimmy Merrltt. Stanley Martin and Donna Grieves o: Central Point, besides the three Twedell children, Judlthe Lvnn. Conrad and Bryan Mrs. Edward Cowden was out from Medford Tueday looking after her home Interest here She worn at Huson's confectionery In Medford Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Rusho. Gladys and Charles, alao Viola Jackson. at C. L. Perkins DOCTOR Of OPTOMETRY t Phone V.t. ISS . Central At MrdfnrrJ. Ore. A mother and a daughter irwt their lives Monday when a nrolhfmriml passenger train struck an nutomnblle ami frailer at a crtilng near Oregon I'ltv. Mrs. Maynie A. Heti her, 40, nf Porllauil, Mrs. Lorraine Ren 82, were killed. Mr, rielrlier' llii'liana, mn an graRttflitttEhter were Injured. (AP Phoio.) tended the Church of Christ In Med ford Sunday. Calling at the Lamb home during the week-end were Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lamb and son Robert, also Mrs. Edward Scanlln and son Arthur and niece Margaret Wheeler, Mr, and Mrs. Orover cook of Medford and C, A. Arthurs of south of Ashland on the Klamath FalU highway. Mr. and Mrs. H. Ball were In M-d- tord August 19 on business and doln their weekly shopping. Improving but still confined to her brd. MIhs Ethel TulIIs la helping care for Mrs. Segessman. , Little Msr? Segeasman stayed with Mr.?. Mlnnte BSries-i while her mother waa In the 'hospital. where they camped and fished w!tit j . Dr. and Mrs. Maliory have returned Mr. and Mrs, K. S. Hutchinson of j home from Eureka, Cl after apend .ilamatb Falls. ' ing a week looking after their prort- erty then, Ray Mflrrtmatt, who ac companied them, remained to do soma painting and decorating. Mr, and Mrs. a. R. Kughe sua aon Albert ana Mr. and Mn. Walter fteasecar made at pleaaure trip to Klamath relit, August St, Mr, and Mrs. Walter Young of California are her to spend their annual vacation at sunset oa the Rogue, atlas Minnie Blaeaa ia earing for little Jimmte Meftbee while hie moth er In working at packing fruit. Mrs. Alma Mailery spent Tuesday afternoon visiting her eon Our and family at Eagle Point. Mr. U L. Yaney end son Bob. Mrs. ! JertrtSe Hutchinson and granddaugh ter Sh!r.-y spent Tneeday In Med ford shopping. Carroll Watson has gene to Cnl r. Creek where he hat employment at a carpenter. Mr, and Mre. Ralph Wataon and aon Cordon and their house goeata, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Scott, all drove to Union Creek Tuesday evening and had picnic dtnner with Carroii, Traffic Death: rteg Fli.f PASADENA, Cal. jCPi The Feat den city council la, considering a project of providing a whit flag ith a Biut erosa that will b lowered to half Tat for 34 hours every time than la traffic death, long Beach, which already has the plaa la oper ation, bellavaa St has resulted !a a decrees In accidents. Whes Mr, and i!rs. Oaerg Oibsoa of Boviey, EngiarMl. cisrve3 their goMen wedding asstversaryr tey in vlted: their five bridesmaids who aa- ' slated is the festivities 5$ yeara ago. Negro Flees Skeletons BAKERSPfBJJJ, Cat (BPi wp rolls here auddeaiy lost one worker H was a negro and wa working alone with a grading machine whee he turned up two human skeletons. The foreman later found the skele tons and the grading machine but even the sheriff's office haa been un able to get any tract of the ttegro. Phone 543 We ll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. . Bed Bugs! RiBtpty sprinkle Bl'HAt H ea M ml bed clothing, and dust into cracks art crevices around lh room. Bi BACH brtnga swift, sure eni to in. sect pests guaranteed safe for human terije and animals orforiena. In Hand- Sifter Tons SSe up at I!rj, nraeery. Seed Stnree and pet Shepa. PRONOUNCtB Bil'HAiH I gtl ill tmffzSzxihvl 0 MOM THATSTHI PRETTIEST MOW.'lilAVSTiASE TDMAKE All YOUR SCHOOl aOT4tES, L ir-a- Ml, 'CnT 3 Of fonw tow ran' year ehtlAien tbe josd tlite to vrhfn yoxt Set your time he fce up wilh washinj ard irotnj(. Tarn yoar Isbb ftrr oref ta os nft hatre happr hftttra t dmolr 9 makfnr ihtnj f rant chldrert. and shar ing their fan. American Laundry vo U4n;v,n uniimL ATinvi " i :' - : ' j. W. Q. Kutchlnfcjn aw here for a we?k. vacation at Sunset Trail TRAIL, Aug. 25. (SpU H. I Johnson has return-tt to his home at Sunset on the Rogue after spending several weeks In CalJfornla where he was engaged in carpenter work. Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Yancy and aon Bob were dinner guests at the Mailer home August 19. Little Miss Shirley Hutchinson of Klamath Fallft Is spending the week with her grandparents, Mr. and M'-c. 8. W. Hutchinson. Mrs. Ernie Segessman, who was confined to the hospital hi Medford for 18 days, was brought home Au gust 22. Mra. Segessman is alowty Mr. and Mrs. of Oakland. Cal. spending their ;nito camp. Mr.- and Mrs. Charles Leigh, who lived on the Boyd Tucker place for the past eight months, have moved to Chlloquin. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Scott of Klam ath Agency are visiting here for a week or more and are house guest f of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Watson. Jim Sawyer and his bride have re turned to their name here afte spending several weeks visiting dif ferent parka and points of Interest en route home. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Hutchinson returned home Sunday after spend ing a week at Hamaker campgrounds, Card Readings mid CRYSTAL ly SWISS FHYCHM Honest, reliable, with best ol references, ItKAllINtiS 51.(10. 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All i6 , S495 to S795 Mary Lane Dresses A sew ihipmsnt of wash dresaec, Sf 98 10 $298 FALL MILLINERY At sortmtmt of Hi new lhade in ttr3tiy 3iyUt S2.95 to $4.95 Olerer little dott tete $3.45 SPECIAL EVENT IN HOSIERY A special event in the hosiery department to dote out dUsonMmied numbert ana color. 7S 1 ii CINDERELLA STOCKINGS Regular 78s four thread, knee high SPECIAL 59C Regular $1,60, four thread, 61 gauge, for extra wear. Size S'i to 10i SPECIAL 98c CINDERELLA and NOMEND STOCKINGS Regtiiar ti.f) four three ar4 seven ihrea stocking lit koth Ciaenila SiMI ti tO lfH SPECIAL 69C NOMEND STOCKINGS Reenter ti.M four threat, short iefifth. Sie 9', to 10J4 SPECIAL, pair 69c WOMEN'S DRESS GOATS Beautiful fur trimmed coaU, plate color and twtedJ. 8ii 12 to M09Sto$49S0 WOMEN'S SPORT GOATS fitted ttylM asd mgjtn 1 095 to 2975 Ell II A JETTICK SHOES Hew fall Styki The Fall ihipment with a com plete rang ef tijtt ad colori SS and S6 Shoes for School Boyt' and gtrli M.' M. 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