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Half fainting, her face swollen by
tears, Mrs. Hahn whimpered and sob
bed as the grim march from her cell
becan: "Heavenly Father, oh God, oh
God. help me."
Death Row Goodbye
The procession took her put the
cells of 11 men. also sentenced to
death. Each stood respectfully at at
tention as she passed.
"Good-bye, Mrs. Hhn,' they whis
pered. "Good-bye boys, and God bless
you," she replied.
The electrocution followed a lest
mlnute attempt by Mrs. Hahn's at
torneys to stay It. Already refused
by state and U. 8. supreme courts,
they appealed to U. 8. District Judge
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Mell H. Underwood for a writ of j
habeaa corpus, contending Mrs. i
Hfthn'a constitutional rights were de- j
nled In the trial. Judge Underwood ,
denied the writ hardly an hour be
fore she was scheduled to die.
Gov. Martin L. Davey declined
Tuesday to commute Mrs. Hahn's j
sentence to life imprisonment and
pictured her as a "cold-blooded"
killer who alew "In remorseless de
liberation for money." The execution
had been postponed twice for earlier
rulings by courts.
Mrs. Hahn fell Into a hysterical
fit of sobbing after she parted about
5 p. m. with her son. Oscar, because
of whom she had hoped that the
governor would spare her life.
To Decide Son's Future
Joseph H. Hoodln, Mrs. Hahn's at
torney, said he had not decided In
whose care Oscar would be placed.
"I'm fairly certain he will not
go back to Germany" (where he was
born, son of a father he never saw),
Hor-dln eald. Oscar has been living
with the parent of his step-father,
Philip Hahn. a Cincinnati teleg
rapher, who was estranged from the
boy's mother.
A Columbus undertaking establish
ment took charge of Mrs. Hahn's
body. Hood In said he hoped to keep
funeral arrangements secret.
Asked If Mrs. Hahn maintained
innocence until the last, Hoodin re
plied: "I can't answer that. I've got
certain papers which she wrote." in
dicating he had not read the papers.
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the sale of their products for the first
10 months of 1938, a decrease of 14
per cent from the same period of
1037.
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M. M. DEPARTMENT X0EEss
S US E I LIE
Society
By Clara
Scout Festival
Anticipated Event
for Friday Eve
Each year. In appreciation of the
support and Interest in Girl Scout
ing In this community, the Girl
Scouts present one large program.
The event for this year is the In
ternational Festival, to be given to
morrow evening at the Senior high
school at 7:30 o'clock. Everyone in
the community is invited to attend.
Over three hundred Girl Scouts
will take part in the festival. Ages
of girls taking part range from eight
to 18 years. Members of troops two
and seven and senior troops will as
sist in the assembling of the pro
gram activities and in the exhibits.
Mrs. O. B. Morrow, Girl Scout com
missioner, assisted by Mrs. George
Hcnselman, chairman of the badges
and awards committee, will Introduce
the leaders and Girl Scouts receiving
awards. !
Golden Eaglet awards will be pre
sented to Mary Jean Barnes and
Barbara Jean Garrison cf troop eight.
Phoenix. Mrs. Esther Wilson is the
captain of this troop. First class
awards will be presented to Francos
Nordquest and Patricia Furry of
troop eight. Phoenix, to June Jar-
mine, Betty Frey and Jo Ann
Humphrey of troop one, east side
Junior high troop. Mrs. George Frey
Is acting leader of this troop. Cath
erine Miller of troop 7 will also re
receive a first class badge.
Each troop will furnish the music
for their dances and songs. For the
ensemble of the Virginia Reel, of
26 sets with 10 Girl Scouts to a set.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Skeeters and
Arthur Muse will play the original
Virginia Reel as danced in the early
days.
Dorothy Gore Is
Choir Member
Miss Dorothy Gore, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. E; Gore, will be
singing with the 150 -voice Pomona
college choir when it presents the
Christmas music of Handel's "Mes
siah" In a concert in Bridges hall In
Claremont. Cal, Sunday evening, De
cember 11.
Miss Gore, who resides locally at
116 Geneva street, when not in
Claremont. is a senior this year. In
addition to being a member of the
choir, she is In the Pomona coIIpbc
women's glee club.
Nile Daughters to
Gather at Redwoods
Daughters of the Nile from Klam
ath Falls, Ashland, Medford and
Grants Pass will gather at the Red
wood hotel Saturday for a 12:30
o'clock luncheon to be followed by
a regular meeting and Christmas
party in the Masonic Temple, Queen
Anna Hnmmerbacher of Zulelma
Temple announced yesterday.
A Christmas program is being pre
pared to follow the business session
and tea will be served at the after
noon's close. The temple will be
especially decorated with the Christ
mas motif for the occasion.
Many Attend Affair
at Elks Temple
Lady Elks enjoyed luncheon and
an afternoon of various games Tues
day at the Elks Temple.
Fifty members and their guests
attendel;he affair.
Prizes were won by the following:
pool. Mrs. Harry Barneburg: pinochle,
Mrs. D. L. Flynn: bridge. Mrs. Grace
Pankey, and bowling, Mrs. J. F. Wal
lace. D.U.V. to Elect
Officers Friday
Daughters of Union Veterans of the
Civil war will hold a regular meeting
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock In the
armory.
Tliis session will be a very Import
ant one because election of officers
will take piece. . All members are
asked to be present.
400 PAIRS
and STRAPS
Ladies' oxford!, pumps, straps and ties Suedes, kid
and calf leathers. Low heels, medium heels, Cuban
heels and high heels. Crepe soles and leather soles.
Blacks, browns and wine colors Sizes 4 to 9. Not
all sizes in each style but all sizes in the sale.
Values to
and Clubs
Mary Davis
Grieg Program
by Music Club
Enjoyed Monday
The December meeting of the Med
ford Music club was held Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. Effte I
Kurtz. The topic was Edward Grieg
and his music.
The following interesting and en
joyable program was arranged by
Mrs. Rawlea Moore and Rose Ellen
Sloneker.
Spring Cycle. Morning Dew, My
Fond Lover, Mountain Maid. Inci
dental solo. Solve Jo's Lied. Elizabeth
Collins, sextette of women's voices.
Outline of Henri Ibsen's story of
Peer Gvnt, as related by Henry T..
rtnek, Miss Sloneker
Peer Gynt suite No. 2 Ase's Death,
Anitra's Dance. Instrumental trio:
Floy Young, Chestei Woods. Mrs.
Rawlea Moore.
Ich Lie be Dlch. The Swan, The I
Journey Home Miss Sloneker, ac
companied by Mrs. James Stevens.
Violin Sonata in C minor, Ro
manza; Carlcton Janes, accompanied I
by Mrs. Janes. Mr. Janes played as
an encore, Romance from Wteniaw
skls 2nd concerto.
The personnel of women's voices:
Katherino Wendt, Mary Webster, Mar
garet Huson. Marguerite Luman, Jean
McAllister and Aileen Guy.
Lincoln Glee Club
Heard In Program
An event of Wednesday evening
enjoyed by. many was the broadcast
of the Lincoln school glee club under
tho direction of Eleanor Curry Ham
ilton. The songsters participating includ
ed the following students; Ronald
Weatherford. Howard Fry. Robert
Morgan, Eugene Parker, Gerald Pence,
Mary Loeffler. Betty Vincent. Joyce
Cox. Mary Lou Swoape. Joe Parker.
Carl Winklebleck. Clifford Pence.
Ktkuko Nakaglrl. Ivalea Blngman.
Devona Larter, Shirley Pankey. Lor
raine Fletcher, Clayton Adams, Nancy
Peyton, Eloise Preabt, Blllle Parker,
Vera Smith. Sally Lee Russell. Betty
Ann Shaw, Marian Suthcrlln, Bever
ley Wright. Howard Joki. Jeraldyn
Jerome. Delcle ouches, Marie Bum-
gardner. Virginia Long, Thelma Sev
erson. Alvle Peyton. Artlce Earnest.
Carl Knox, Charlie Smith. Virginia
Dudley and Meredith Benbow.
Mrs. James Stevens announced the
program selections.
SOCIETY
NO GUIDE LINE....
Library Benefit
In Phoenix Friday
The Annual library benefit bautar
sponsored by the Thursday club of
Phoenix will be held tomorrow ut
tho Grange hall Btartlng at noon.
Luncheon will be served at noon by a
cornmltteo composed of Addle Stead
man. Esther Wilson and Elfle Olson.
Booths of candy, fnncywork. fish
pond and rummage will bo attrac
tions of the afternoon and evening
Members are asked to contact the
committee for donations to be
brought. Mildred Ward Is chairman
of the candy committee.
The public Is Invited to attend
the event. Many useful and attrac
tive Items suitable for Christmas gifts
will be on sale.
Perry Home Scene
of Luncheon Meet
Past Matrons of Reames chapter.
O.E.S., enjoyed luncheon recently at
the home of Mrs. J. A. Perry on Weat
Main street.
Assistant hostesses were Mrs. Bes
sie Lumsden. Mrs. C. Barnes, and
Mrs. Rose Bishop.
Twenty-six members and guests
were present at the affair and par
ticipated in a pleasant afterncon of
games. Prizes were won by Mrs.
Maude Hargrave and Mrs. Minnie
Cor lies.
A Christmas tree was also enjoyed.
'
Americans consumed 24,000.000 cases
of fruit Juices In 1037. or 24 times
as much as In 1020.
of OXFORDS --PUMPS
for LADIES- On Sale!
$3.95
NOTICE
It Is necessary that all club, or
ganization and society notices be
brought or phoned into this of
fice by Friday noon If they are
to appear In Sunday's society
page.
Notices which do not reach this
office by Friday noon cannot be
printed Sunday.
Calendar
Thursday
9:30 p. m. Past Nobl. Onndl,
I.O.O.F. hU.
7:30 p. m "Ddi' Night." Wash
ington school.
7:45 p.m. Nurse, association, home
Ha 71 Swaynr. 117 North Oakdale
avenue.
Friday
7:30 p. m. Olrl Scout Interna
tional Festival. Senior high school.
8:00 p. m. Daughters of Union
Veterans of Civil War, armory.
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HELPS DALLAS CHIEF
GRAB PEN. FUGITIVE
DALLAS. Ore., Dec. 8. (AP) In
formation In a detective magazine
and detective work by Tony Neu-
feldt, Dallas chief of police, caused
the arrest here yesterday of Ross
Dee Frazlcr, alleged escape from the
Oklahoma state penitentiary at Mc
Alester where he was serving a 10-
year sentence for first degree man
slaughter. t
Frazlcr came to Dallas several
weeks ago and for the last six weeks
has been working in a meat market.
While looking through a detective
magazine recently Chief Neufeldt saw
a picture of the Oklahoma escape.
He thought the face was familiar
and finally connected the picture
with the man at the meat market
where he was a customer. Neufeldt
contrived to get fingerprints of the
suspect, communicated with Okla
homa authorities and confirmation
of the identification came yesterday
afternoon. Neufeldt and Deputy Sher
iff Bill Williams arrested Frasler
on a bench warrant.
Neufeldt said Frailer admitted the
identity and said he would not re 1st
extradition. In Dallas he had been
using the name of Rods Owens.
Information la that Frailer was
received at the Oklahoma prison
June 31, 1036, on a 10-year sentence,
and 'escaped while working on a road
gang last June 20.
LOCAL COUPLES
Cupid, in the case of two Medford
couples, didn't wait until the Jack
son county clerk's office got straight
ened out on Oregon's jjmrrlage law.
They simply traveled 'some 00 mile
to Yreka, Cal., for the knot-tying
ceremony.
The local persona who were mar
ried In the California town, accord
ing to the Yreka Journal, were
Clarence Mitchell Decker to Inea
Norma Coller. and William Henry
Hager to Elizabeth Fennel.
County Clerk George R. Carter,
who haa refused to Issue wedding
licenses until he received complete
Information on the new marriage
examination law. expected to hear
from the state board of eugenics to
do y regarding the desired Informa
tion. 4ml pe Orders Dosing
BERKELEY, Calif. (P) A woman
complained In police-court that In an
argument her husband Gustav had
"cooled her off" by pouring two
pitchers of water down her neck.
The Judge quietly gave some orders
to his bailiff. Up from the cellar
came the latter with two pitchers
of water. Her husband then got the
mme treatment.
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TELLS Wm
Captain Stead Says North
west Leg Followed in At
tempt to Reach Oakland
Gas Shortage Fatal
OAKLAND, Oallf.. Deo. 8. F
Capt. Charles B. Stead testified before
the civil aeronautics authority In
quiry board here today he believed
he followed the wrong radio dlrec-:
tlonal beam before his plane, out of i
gas. came down on the ocean at
Point Reyes November 20.
Five persons drowned aa waves bat
tered the plane on the rocky shore,
but Stead and a passenger survived.
Asked If there would have been any
confusion on which leg of the Oak
land airport beam he was flying.
Stead replied "Yes."
On Northwest lg ,
'I believe now I must have been
on the northwest leg," he added.
The.northwest leg carried the plane
out over the ocean, while the north
east leg. which he said he thought
he was following at the time, led to
the Oakland airport.
"I Just had the wrong amount of
gas," Captain Stead explained. "If I
had had more gas we would have
reached Oakland, If I had less gas.
and had landed at Ceres, we would
have been better off."
The body of Co-Pi lot Lloyd Jones
was recovered by searchers at Point
Reyes yesterday. Three bodies were
still missing.
The airliner, flying from Medford,
Ore., to Oakland, Calif., became lost
over northern California. When the
gasoline was exhausted. Captain
Stead set down the ship In the ocean
off Point Reyes. Five of the seven
occupants drowned trying to reach
the rocky shore.
Groped Through Night
Captain Stead testified yesterday
for 00 minutes, relating In detail th
trip southward from Medford
It was the story of a plane groping
through the night with the pilot
unable to ascertain whether he was
threatened with a plunge Into the
Pacific or a crash Into the Sierra
Nevada.
Stead said clouds obscured his
view, ice drifted across his wind
shield, and his radio screamed mean
ingless signals at him.
The pilot said many times he tried
to check his bearings, but because
of weather conditions and his In
ability to pick up the correct Oakland
I It's My Advice
to dive I hem
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radio beam, he became lost and flew
out to sea.
The only other survivor a the
dlaaater was Isadora Edelsteln, a
parolee from the Washington state
penitentiary, who reached shore with
the pilot. Edelsteln sailed yesterday
from Los Angeles for Honolulu to
go Into business.
MOTHERS LOSE HEADS
ON DANZIG'S BLOCK
FREE CITY OF DANZIG. Dec. 8
(AP) Two young married women,
found guilty of the deaths of small
children, were beheaded by the exe
cutioner's ax at dawn today.
Gerturd Jung. 22 years old, was
convicted of persistent Ill-treatment
which resulted In the death of her
5-year-old stepdaughter. Martha Szy
glowskl, 28. was convicted of stran
gling her 4 -year-old stepdaughter
and attempting to kill two other
children.
JACKSONVILLE SCOUTS
HONOR COURT TONIGHT
JACKSONVILLE. Dec. 8. (Bpl.)
Jacksonville Boy Scout Troop 35 will
stage a court of honor In the Odd
Fellows hall tonight, starting at 7:30,
and the public is cordially Invited
to attend. Arthur H. Lewis, scout
master, will be In charge.
The troop, sponsored by the Jack
sonville Odd Fellows lodge, holds a
court of honor every two months.
An especially fine program haa been
arranged for thla evening.
TRACY POSSE LEADER
PASSES IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE. Dec. 8. (AP) Deputy
Sheriff William Corcoran. 73, who
as undersherlff to the late Ed Cudl
hee, led a posse In the hunt for the
Oiegon desperado, Harry Tracy, In
1002, died of a brief Illness late yes
terday.
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Schilling Tea is always delightful
in both flavor and aroma always
dear, because it's made from choic
est tea leaves. It comes to you,
fresh, in an attractive, red cello
phane - sealed
package!
Buy them at the M. M. Department
Store where we are showing the most
wanted styles for men, women and
children, We beautifully Christmas
wrap Free all slippers sold, If they
don't fit we gladly exchange after
Christmas.
Corcoran played professional base
ball In the old Eastern league before
coming here from New York state la
'04.
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Dramatize Accidents
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Of--By
dramatising actual accidents that
occur on Colorado Springs street,
police hope to convince the publie
that "gambling with safety pays onl?
a death dividend." The dramatised
radio sketches are written and enact
ed by police officers. All deal with
fatal accidents.
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