“Clara” Says ,
She’ll Fight
Extradition
[Woman Believed to Be “Ham
mer Murderess^ Refuses
to Answer Questions
in Honduras.
(Copyright, 1923, By International Neva
Service.)
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 26.—
Seated In a Isrgp, ill-kept room on
I he second floor of potice headquar
ters, beside a long French window,
without bars, looking out into the
dirty sun-scorched tropic, street, the
woman who is being held here on
suspicion of being 'Clara Phillips, no
torious Los Angeles, Cal., “ham
mer murderess," today smiled a de
fiant challenge when told of prepara
tions being made to take her hack to
California, where site escaped from
prison.
“I have refused to waivo extradi
tion,” said the woman who is known
here as Mrs. James Carson, but who
was known on tht journey through
Salvador as Mrs. R. M. Young. "I
will not say I am Clara Phillips nor
will I say I am not Clara Phillips.
I am' not going to say anything at
all.”
Smile Flares Up.
Her lips parted and a smile again
flared, up in hep hard, bold eyes.
Neither #he nor the woman hwo was
arrested with her has shown any sign
of fright, although the man in the
party. Jesse Carson lost his nerve
and consented to return to Los An
geles without extradition papers. Ho
is charged with arson.
The trio have been detained since
(heir arrest last Saturday afternoon
at the request of Franklin Morales,
the American minister. Mrs. Carson,
who is suspected of being Clara
Phillips, is held in a typical tropical
bedroom, 40 by 20 feet in si^e. There
are four doors and two long windows.
The only guard is a policeman with
a long rifle posted at one of the doors
and the policeman on duty down
stairs.
“I hope.” said the chief of police,
“that a mistake has been made, but
I fear that there is no question of the
prisoners real identity.” -
The description of Clara Imillips
sent by the Honduran consul at Los
Angeles fits “Mrs. Carson In every de
tail. She looks like newspaper pho
tographs of the "hammer murderess.”
Her Crinkly hair is done up in a pom
padour. Her face is rather square
and somewhat masculine. Her eye
brows are shaved and her eyes look
■ directly and boldly Into the eyes of
any one tq whom she talks. She
smiles easily and often, showing per
fect whito teeth. There is a slight
scar on the upper lip.
“I am told that a man is coming
here from Los Angeles and I prefer
to wait for him to say whether or
not I am Clara Phillips," she said. “It
would not do me any good to answer
the other questions you have asked
me. Don’t ask rue any more.”
The prisoner laughed to show she
bore no ill feeling over the reporter’s
curiosity.
Jesse Carson and “Mrs. Young” are
held in the penitentiary. Carson was
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Husband Facing Long
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Clifford Solon.
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Mrs. Clifford Solon.
Armed with a letter of introduction
to Governor Nate Kendall of Iowa
from Senator H. I. Foskett of Shen
andoah, la., Clifford Solon, former
Omaha printer, facing a 10-year sen
tence on a larceny charge, and his
wife, formerly stenographer in the
Federal Reserve bank here, are on
their way to Des Moines in an effort
to obtain a pardon.
Solon was arrested and convicted
on an old larceny charge shortly
after his marriage to the Omaha girl,
and after ho had decided to “go
straight.”
He was granted a temporary sus
pension of sentence Monday, in order
to make a personal plea to the gov
ernor for his liberty.
As a result of her efforts to aid
her husband, Mrs. Solon lost her job
\\4th the local bank.
arrested 0V1 instructions from the
Honduran consul at Los Angeles, who
cabled his name and description, but
did not reveal the charges against
him. He has waived extradition, but
both women refused to do so.
Vets Would Bar
Count’s Appeal
Legion May Protest Appeaer
ance of Hugo von Leichen
felcl in Omaha.
Omaha post of the American Le
gion, at the meeting of its executive
Committee on May 1. may enter a
formal protest against the scheduled
appearance at the Chamber of Com
merce here May 4. of Count Hugo von
I.eichenfeld, former prime minister of
Uavaria.
Count Lelchenfeld, is expected to
n ake an appeal for the starving chil
dren of Germany, and to discuss
economic conditions.
He speaks English fluently and
has an American wife.
Hird Stryker, commander of the
loefrt post, and Harry Hough, ad
jutant, while making it plain that
they did not speak for the legion
both expressed disapproval of the
count's appearance here.
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Clay Center Debating Team
Wins Contest With Harvard
Special filspatch to Tha Omaha Bee.
Clay Center, Neb., April 2S.—The
Clay Center High school debating
team, composed of Jeanne Eckel, Ber
nice Burt and Harland Platz. won
the unanimous decision of the judges
on the affirmative side of the ques
tion, "Resolved, That Nebraska should |
adopt the Kansas industrial court sys- j
tem." Harvard was represented by i
Hazel Leonard. James Buxton and ,
Frederick North. The same teams de
bated on the other side of the same
question six weeks ago and Clay Cen
ter won a 2 to 1 decision of the judges.
Clay Center will debate Geneva for
j the district championship.
Another April Shower.
Rain In Nebraska Wednesday night 1
i included 1.35 inches at Grand Island, j
i 1.19 inches at Red Cloud. 1.1® Inches
I it Columbus and an Inch at Hastings,
j the weather bureau reported. A light j
| shower began falling in Omaha at :
*11:30 yesterday morning.
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Representations to Include
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point a general committee at largo
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the’ semi-centennial celebration of the
admission of the state into the union
when 300,000 visitors were estimated
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Float Suggestions.
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Recoverinp from Illness
William F. Callahan, president of
the Callahan-Walker Construction
company, who was stricken two weeks
ago with a serious illness while on a
train en route to Montana, where he
was going on a business trip. Is re
ported to be out of danger. Mr.
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bedside, is still in Butte.
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or more before he wnll be able to
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Alumni Address Opens
Seminary Commencement
The alumni address of the Presby
terian Theological seminary was de
livered Wednesday night in the First
Pro *.y torian church by Rev. Thomas
f>. X’ethery of Council Bluffs before
the graduating clas* of five and mem
bers of the alumni. .His theme. "An
Approved Workman," dealt with the
sort of minister ho fulfills his duties
to God and his fellowmen.
Music was by the seminary quartet
and the glee club.
The principal commencement ex
ercises were held yesterday with the
bunquet and commencement address
last night at the First Presbyterian
church.
Administering of Patent
Drug Saves Omahan s Life
Mrs. Rafaela Mercuric, 58, 2210
Pierce street, to whom Dr. W. A. Ger
rie administered adrenalin chloride
the middle of April, is showing im
provement.
"When I was called In on the case,”
Dr. Gerrle stated,' "she was uncon
scious with a small amount of respira
tion and heart action. Durtpg the first
few days I administered this drug to
her at Intervals of possibly every two
hours. The drug has a tendency to
stimulate the heart and lungs.”
Mrs. Mereurlo is now 8hie to sit up
a short time each day.
Adrenalin is the drug, which, ad
ministered directly to the heart, has
restored persons apparently dead, to
life.
Pastor Tells of
Chinese Bandits
Lutheran Missionary Describes
Sufferings While Held by
Insurgents.
Rev. Anton M. I.undeen, Lutheran
missionary from China, gave a
graphic description of his sufferings,
both mental and physical, while in
the hands of a body of insurgent Chi
nese that held him for ransom, be
fore a largo audience at the Trinity
Lutheran* church Wednesday night.
Rev. Mr. Lundeen Was not freed
by the Chinese bandits until Decem
ber 10, after strong protestations had
hern made, by the governments of the
United States, Italy, France, Greece
and Sweden. But tie told the audi
ence he did not regret hi* experience,
declaring it made known to the world
tlie work of tlie missionaries abroad.
“It deepened the prayer life of the
Christian church,” he continued, "by
pointing tlie need of spiritual support
to those carrying the work of Christ.
I tliartk you tonight for your prayers
while I was still a captive, for you
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chance to preach to them the holy
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'North Platte Japanese
to Make Trip to Orient
During the past week W. E. Bock,
general agent of the passenger de
partment of the Chicago. Milwaukee
& Ht. Paul road, made first-class
leservations for N'ogi Ugal, pro
prietor of the Palace hotel at North
Platte, his wife and six children, for
an extended trip to Japan. They will
sail early next month and go directly
to Yokohama.
Man Jumps Off
Douglas Bridge
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Detectives and Steamer Crew
Fail to Find
Body.
A man, who police any was Jim
Pleasant, 48. 1417 North Twenty-first
street, jumped off the Douglas street
bridge at 4.30 a. m. yesterday.
He walked to the middle of the
bridge, paying toll at the Omaha end.
Rater a taxicab driver reported to
Toll Keeper Kearns at the Council
Rluffa end that the man was climbing
up on the bridge rail. Kearns phoned
to the Omaha toll keeper, and J. H.
spot He heard the bridge guy wlrea
lingl*, and heard a gplaah In tha
water.
I infective* Nelson and Sinclair,
assisted by the crew of the fteamer.
Baldwin, searched for the man's
body. It was not recovered.
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