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ROSEBURG NEWS REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.
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HoHeburg, Oregon, under Act of March. 2, 187a.
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ROSEBURG. OREGON,
THE CRIME OF
EIGHTY feet under the surface of the Hackensack river,
in New Jersey, a dozen men were working in a hijfh-l)ivs:-,mv
cii. ini hiving the' foundations for a bridge.
Scinctliiiig went wrong with the machinery and the air
picture went down. The men had known when they went
lo wWk that there might be trouble. The men they had re
lieved told them that a valve somewhere was leaking, be
traying itself by a soft, insistent sizzling sound. So the
men worked with a dull foreboding of disaster.
'"" Presently the disaster came. The air pressure got too
low. Into the caisson poured tons of soft, gummy mud and
silt from the river bottom, trapping the workers horribly.
Hours later relief workers got to them. Six were dead,
and five more had to be taken to hospitals. Now three or
four investigations are under way to discover why it ah
happened.
Little stories like that aren't uncommon these days.
We'"an't do anything, from building a bridge to laying a
water main, wHhout calling a lot of complicated and expen
sive machinery into play; and nearly always this machinery
is of a kind thai can bring disaster if anything goes wrong.
- Thtil ntvilmlilv in tlin itwivil ulilo npiiiiltv wp nnv fnr
having such an intricate civilization. We are forever invent
ing machines to help us in our work, but unfortunately we
'ire not always quite up to our inventions, inattentive or
stupid, there is apt to b" trouble.
In the old days a man had to have a certain amount of
njiUjce in ordetr to let loose a catastrophe on his fellows.
Nnjy ho can do far more damage simply by being negligent.
Onrclessness can be the greatest crime in this era of ma
'i in cry.
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-.. , mi ill una, ui I.UIIIHC, la junt tiuuLlivi y txy ui adding null
Q.'iave not yet got the training, the experience or the gen--3iT
knowledge to handle our machines properly. Engineers
.iave a way of speaking of "man power failure" in explain
ing accidents. The phrase is significant. We fail our ma
chines of loner than our machines fail us.
And this, in turn, means that stupidity and incompe
tence are the greatest perils that we can possibly face. Nothing-else
can do us 30 much harm.
' The age of machineiy has brought and is bringing in
fO'ldilable benefits. In a dozen ways it is setting us free.
11:7s minting possiuio tne aawning 01 a new era.
But we haven't (juite mastered it yet. If we don't suc-
eed in doing so, it may turn out to be a fearful curse instead
JLu blessing.
r 0 ,
American rnglers will be gratified to know that the
xR''piirLment of the interior and commerce have made an
"iiifreement whereby a fish cullurist from the latter depart
ment win see to it mm me streams ana kikcs 01 our national
parks are kept full of fish. In most parks the fishing is
good enough already. Hut the presence of the government
-HKiiert means that it will stay that way. Streams and lakes
Auill lint tin nlliMvrvl fn hoi'itmn rlimlntnrl In anmn nun,z fnur
viirieties of fish can be introduced; in others, the stocks
IL - ..I I i. ...:n l. ! 1 AM I.. -II 1L
.Hint iiie aiieau.v present win uu mcieasuu. .rui 111 an, it
;jt5oks pretty nice for the angler. The great sport of fish-
inu in mn u hi uu 111 faui vuu
go, a n way.
POEM FOR THE DAY
By LOUIS ALBERT BANKS
- ; THE WAY UP
.run ninrnnir tirec 0111:1 1 urnms
1). (..:
"A man who hoboed his way to
A dollur-aday Job driving mules, was
.couveiillnn of tin American lederatlon of Labor held In thai city. He
was James .1, luvin, secretary of labor. He. (old (ho boys about ii.
"Davis, was Mien a young iron puddlor In I Mi miughnni. A dispute hail
"closed I he tnJM. With others he look u 'side-door rnllnian' lo Nt'W Or
leans, micro ui koi jmw on me u
that lr.iL;,;tMl a illri hciuim i'. Ncvi'f
'In luivc u job, and was wtUhm to try
Hard luck may leave
J But in these clays of
nic siaiift ici down nm to our icei.
And wc may climb will, footsteps fleet.
It may be only driving mules.
nut it we work witmn th e rules,
1 lie way's wide open to the blue;
, It opes for me; it opes for you.
I bis story's full of glorious hope;
1 is like a lifeline piece of rope
1 bat drops ri;bt down into tbe pit
Wbcre sinking men may cling to it.
Good honest work's the maic touch
Which Rives a man the certain clutch;
'I And up and up the rope will wind
' Till all his clouds ate silver-lined.
f here are no favourites of fate,
Bui alt who work and patient wait
May hope to breathe the upper air,
'- And in life's richest blessings share;
f or men are all so much alike
- What a true or Jim Kives nope lor iiike.
Be sure it takes good faithful pluck
M . t .. .1' L I. ...Li
" This iron-puddler from the mill
' Mas steadily climbed up the hill
Till throuKh a grimcy, smutty school
lj . 1 .1.- ...l .l.
' I IV aiiniuo iiiiuii 111c
l ie s proved nis mannoon s.aiwnrr, greai
His ritfht to deal with thinus of state.
Now, up the ladder rung by runifl
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SATURDAY 13, 1929.
STUPIDITY
iiM nil hn tint ii.lliiiiwii i;i hm
IS WIDE OPEN
us m hiimt iron w n 1 tu .
New Orleans :Ht yearn ago lo gel
(ho principal speaker al ihe Hiumtil
- vt'c. t was iii iviuk a iair 01 nuiicH
hcfuri' had I diivt-n mules, but I had
anything, b said.
us hobo low,
radio
11ii.11 miw (mil..
BRINGING UP FATHER
DtAR' lnW MR BATS WAMT
UJ TO CAUl. Otvl THEM TO NIIinr
I LJOMT WANT
Me "ro -rue
ljtt v I . LAIN 1 1 UU
f,'r A UP 40MH E'XCOR,
twOlV JlCCa-l WANT
TOO TO ClVC Mtt AM I
EXCUSE TO TKll
JOM6 PfOOLm SAa
CAN'T CALL
TONIQHT-
The
OFFICE CAT
Review of the Week's Best
Murder Story
"When Meadows, tho butler, re
turned home hi was somewhat dis
turbed tu find his mauler dandling
from the lamp pom in front of his
residence. Thinking the less said
(he better, Meadows wagged his
head and entered the house, where
he found two strange men lying
dead on the living room table. This
nroused hiB suspicions, so he called
the police.
The police found the murderer
had left no clues except his card
and a brief note saying he would
be back afler lunch, Hulda, tbe
maid, testified that when she
served tea she had noticed a
strange man hltliim her master
over tbe bead wlib a ball bat, but
nad not reported because it was
her afternoon off. After a thorough
aear eh tbe mistress of lint lujuse
was found strangled In tho attic.
Following a close examination of
a dagger and two sitwedoff shot
guns, the police went into a bud
die and concluded that there bud
been foul play.
A resort is any place where, the
unlives charge you enough in three
imiiil bs in mil lie up lor t he nine
months you aren't there.
Mike: 1 knew a man who re
mained under water for half an
hour.
Ike: Gee Mow did lit- livu?
Mike: He didn't.
Anyway, when an opportunity Is
embraced, it doesn't leave any
powder on one's coat lapel.
All the world loves a lover ex
cept tbe mother of tho boy doing
the loving.
Mistress -1 ltd you empty the
wjiter under the refrinernlor?
lireeti Girl Yes'm, and put in
some lrej-.b.
If tbe coniliiniiiioit of the Itlliic
mill statistics cim t prove your
proposition it simply can t lie
proved, that's all.
Would Never Do
"Mother, may I no out to swim'"
"No, my darling cut ic;
My precious pet must not .yet wet.
You ar" a bathing beauty."
Maybe I'm Wrong
lly J. 1 Mi:i)IH UY
A drum: 1st rpcjids four years at
I srhut'l nt phrtl muei'Ul Ira and I hen
when he K'no'iiali's they tfive him u
dipioiuu which euiMles him to
make ,umh iches.
SucMI Accomplishments.
tt iiins a man wh can tell
a woman's ae. A gentleman i--
one who (ItMvui t.
Justifi.ihle Homicide.
When Hie se.xtnii ol the citihciir.il
iiIIh ht a plumlier to tlx tlie ipe
orjmn.
Excuse It Plftase
Tile S. P. I'. A. limy lie it wmider
lul tuitani.aiitm. hut ft inn'f dnint;
mm ii lor (he huv-batnl who .s lead
Inu a ilo's life.
Tht Unfair Sex.
A wimnii may he a little late for
I'ei- ueddliiK. Iut she's always on
lime tor the divorce.
Stop, Lock and Listen.
It wim'i he lonu Unu mi i il tbe
tt'toviuei s will be iuvudiim nuc war
den! and making n put muzzles
ttn tlit .snap ilrjigonH.
Our Own Vaudeville.
1 Mike of York : t v. en! motot itm
ihrout:h Kimlaml last wek and hit
all tlie htuh spnts. '
Prince of Wales: Thai's uothinn.
I vint horselMick ridiim )isieida
tnt hit all the simv spot.
I'rpjrljsht. PJ!. K;'ii: Ktpttri-f
6,t)dKJtt, I in..
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T o t,o -
rut. -aee
osw
COOO VT
That-
1 niNW
Yt'j.TMEN dive
ME A BSTTeH
KIK1 CIT OUT
OP COlM' TO
THE OPeRA ,
HARD- you
OU'bT WAK1T
TO CANCEL
The dath-
WITH ME.
WlrE
LACK OF FLUIDS SLOW
UP BODIL Y FUNCTIONS
"Organs of Elimination" and the Blood Becomq
Sluggish When Enough Water Isn't Taken, Says
Dr. Copeland Drink Six or More Glasses Daily I
By ROYAL S. OAKLAND, M. D.
United States Senate: from New York.
Former Commissioner of Heauh. Seio York City.
YESTERDAY I told you about the body poisons and their relation
to health and length of life. Unless the kidneys, liver, intestines
and skin do their work as they should, there is sure to be trouble.
In order that these- organs, called the "organs of elimination,";
fr?S
3rTF f?' nunger, as to expect me Diooa 10 uuco unais-
L "'t&v'' iyfc solved food and have it feed and nourish your
I ' ' i ,Vf4 tissues. .Until the food is pulverized and dis
"V " solved, until it bv in fluid state, it is of no use.-
DR COPELAND-
Until the poisons of tho body nre thoroughly dissolved, tho liver,
kidneys and skin cannot operate. Solid substances cannot pass through
thtm. Enough, water must be taken to ab- orb and completely dis
solve the materials they are to remove from tbe body.
Kven the gross material which If-'t- -
eliminated by the intestines Is made I pecteO without tt. A half dozen or
r.iidv fur removal by the fluids we )more classes duilv are required bv
take Into the stomach. The hunt, i , . ,. . .
dry. difficult stool la not likely to Everybody. There can be no doubt
trouble that Individual who l sen- that un abundance or water la eNaon
tote enough to drink an abundance ( tlul to henlth and vlRor. If you are
of water. a small drlnkor. take more water
Many Americana are In Kurope j and see how much better vou will
richt now. patronizing the famous I feel.
Bp;i or upriiiKs over there. At Sara-
toKu. Mount Clenuna and other
Il; 9 111 the United States there ar
even iitrer numbers of rxtraona tjik-.
lllii "'he cure."
t'niier tht direction of competent J
phvtM.-l..n the applicants for the A. 1 would sucirest that ne con
cure nre u.l vised about walking, eat- Jsuit an orthorwdlst.
lim !lei'pniB and other things. When L . , .
the n xvelers return home they brae P- 8- Q How much should k
ahmn the "waters" and how much 'woman need 30. 6 feet 7 inches tall'
Kontt thev did.
Thiii nil ripht. I do not rtouht tt.
While Hie regulation of the nmnner
or iivi'm h;id (mien to do with the
Inipi-itveinent, It I true that the
BlMiiuliiTirp of water, taken Internally
mid -x'ei'iiiillv ilifl oven more to lm
pr'ivt. tiie health.
M is h pity the nveniRO pcracin
flues iim take more water. It Is st
neees-i.i r v feir the we I tare nf the
fcodv tint good hculth cannot ho ex-'
Good Manners
MIIS. COltNKI.lt'S r.KKCKMAX
Hostess Hospitality.
DKAU MUS. UKKCK.MAN:
The hoy 1 intend lo Invite In
my ti i ir 1 1 nehiol senior prom, is ;t
senior in eollej.e and not at i-reneo!..
1 am sine nb!o to pay lor a (axt in
anil f rniii the hotel where ihe prmn
uill lake place. Sinre Pie Hlii i;
doiin: the invititm. would tie
wrnni: for her to hire h ear fr the
piirpiiHe? My itl friends think it
would imt be correct . I am in
elined to aMi't'e with ihetn. 1ml at j
Ihe same time hnpo thai il won't;
he "ino wroiit;"- for if it i?" I il"n't j
know what tn do. It you think i: is
pinper please toll Ulc the inot lat N
tul liiiim to st in exphiinini: it toi
tin (iiiiik: man. II. '
! this exnene will no, slrain '
: your hmiuet. it would not be at;
jail out or nrder for u tn lure
car for tlie rvenin. if ynu v 1h i
to, and if your parents do not oh-1
ijecl. Since oii nre the hostess, if:
Ms ymir piernuative In provide as I
r.nny di'iaiK for jour hopiia!Uy
on v I' b. I tee no reason at all for
! "explaining' ihe cur. .litsi take ii '
for filanted that, for the evening,
j (t is your owi car. and you would
j not explain our own car.
Sinning a Letter.
; rK.li M US. liKKt'KMAN:
j LJ 1 Will ynu ideate tell 1ue ;
'whlh is Ihe eotrect iiv fur an nil-,
imamtd woman to ru her uamoi
By Geo. McManus
"l I I HOPS OltiG'a t-iA'b.VT
I Lf I 'WfiOTTSMTHAT I'
JtZbih ' " Hl'j '
1929, Int'l Ft.tur Service, Inc.
r.ipit Brluln rlrhu rftcrrnl.
yf-rKTt A
- - - Xjj 61O OKDW
may do their full duty, there must be taken Into
the system an abundance of water. It is abso
iutcly essential to health.
You might as well hold a slice of bread and
butter in your hand and expect it to satisfy your
1 tie oiooci mu.H nave water, it must oe re
plenished constantly. It just will have water
anyhow, and will steal it from tbe tissues of tho
body if it is not supplied in the proper way.
It is not alone the blood that must be sup-.
plied with water to encourage its normal activi
ties. Besides the blood, there are organs whose
functions depend upon it. The organs that
eliminate the wastes and poisons, depend on an
abundance of water.
i. r. . . . ,
I Answers In Ilrullll (JurriC'S '
Miss I.. L. Q. Whnt shoulil I
i. IS do tn corrrct bow k-g4?
weigh; also a man ara i. o teei
9 inches tall?
A. They shou id welch respect
lvely about 141 and Ifil Dounds.
.1. L. Q. la tt Injurious to Inhale
when smoklnR cicarettrs?
A. Yes: especially if Vou smoke to
any extent.
- vli Ii a Miss or wli'inul, it ml If
the Mjss Es tiM'd, should it be in
parent hoses ;
2. In t-.etiitn; Hie table. ,n il
proper to place the teaspoons in
front of tho plate, or on the side
next to the soup spoon lo the
richt?
TliK title of "Miss" should not be
used without parentheses In the
informal signature or a letter,
sinre the letter Is in the first per-
sun, ami not in the third, as the
title with the name would slimiest
(.lust as "Mis." is never used In
the direct M i;nature, or at lo
never should be.)
It It in necessary lo inform tho
reader nf ihe title ll may be and
l enclosed iu parentheses. Like
tills:
Very truly yours.
(Miss) Katherine Keader.
2. ll is not rood form- indeed,
it is very pour form tn place the
le;tsjnons a hove the plate. That
was dune iu the days of bustles
and when vecetahles were served
in "side dishes" by the plaie! Now
the teasiionn is placet) nil the right
of tbe plate, and In tbe position in
wlnrh It is tn be used. That Is. If,
fur instant-, we first are to have
a frmt cocktail and then simp, we
pliu-e the teaspoon on the nyhi far
thest from the plate, on the right
of the soup spoon.
( Mi s. lieeckmaii will he yhul in
answer tnicst ittn on etitiuetio tub-
ntitied lv readers.)
Thirty thousand ei.cuic li:lit
iKitiiv have been used i't one 1 1
taniic sin built by vu (Moid
Streut, Loudou, toie.
Do You Know Your
Own State?
BxrerpU from "Oregon QeograpTile
Names" bj McArthur. which ex
plain th origin ot names of
feogrspM0 landmarks tnroofh
mmt tbe state.
PHOENIX
PHOENIX, Jackson, County.
Phoenix was settled iu the
early o0s. Bumuel Colver
took a land claim there ill
151. In 1S54 be laid out the
towu. Phoen.x leached tlie
height of its prosperity in
1S64. Ten years later the
town had greatly dwindled.
For several mouths, in 1H84,
it was the terminus of tbe
Oregon and California rail
road. The town is said to
have been named by Sylvester
M. Wait, who built a mill there
In 1855. For several years
this place was known as Gas
burg on account of the loqua
city of a woman who served
meals during the- years it was
a state station. The Phoenix
was a fabulous . sacred bird
of tbe Egyptian.
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
Philip KdiBon is host at a night
club party to his just-recently di
vorced wife and Oliver Sewell,
sportsman and Don Juan. Edison
presumes that Sewell and the di
vorcee are to be married. When
the party breaks up, Edison goes
to Sewell's home and, while he is
awaiting his return, is informed
Sewell has been found dead. In
spector Marx begins a police inves
tigation. He questions Sewell's
Russian valet. The elevator oper
ator is also questioned. He did not
see Sewell return.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER V.
Marx walked over to the mirror
and lapped It.
"You can't stand in a mirror,
ho announced finally.
"No, this isn't Alice la Wonder
land." "What was that case?" demand
ed Marx. The doctor didn't reply
And then Marx continued: "These
mirrors are solid. There's the wall
behind there. That's solid."
"Perhaps," suggested the doctor,
"Sewell was placed iu this chair
after he was shot."
Marx considered that, and then
mopped his forehead.
"This Is my idea of a cock-eyed
murder. In the first place, every
body swears Sewell left the house,
but didn't come back. How Sewell
sot back at all is a Chinese puzzle.
Then you tell me he wasn't shot In
the chair. Nobody saw Sewell
come up here,: and nobody saw the
guy who killed him come up here."
"And yet there he is." The doc
tor's eyesJwinkled. "A nice prob
lem for you to solve."
Thanks. You can have it," Marx
growled.
"Really? I'd love to take a hand
in a murder mystery," the doctor
enthused. "Something I've always
wanted to do."
"All right, kid," agreed Marx
morosely. "Have a good time."
"1 shall," promised the doctor.
"All right. Professor," Marx
sneered slightly. "You know all we
know right now. Here's the stuff.
W'boever did him in either opened
the door with a key or was let In
by Sewell. All the other doors
were locked from tho inside. No
body saw Sewell come back after
ho left this evening. A gentleman
named Van Nest Edison called lor
him at two and learned he was
murdered. And that's all."
"Have you searched tbe place?"
demanded the doctor.
"Not yet. Hut 1 suppose we
might as well begin now. What's
this?"
Marx pointed to an unusual
piece of furniture, built In blocks
of mahogany, and In the form of a
modern skyscraper.
"That," explained the doctor. "Is
a futurist secretary. Mr. Sewell ap
parently was a true New Yorker.
He swallowed the fashions in furni
ture to the minute. All the best
people now have adopted futur
ism."
Marx slid the drawers out, and
drew forth a bundle of old papeis.
Upon examination, he found only
routine . bills. A second compart
ment disclosed four photographs.
all of them of women, and all of
Ihetn unsigned ... in bath in,
suits, evening gowns, with and
without Horzoi companions, profile,
full face and figure. Marx made
vulgar comments, and Carraway
laughed uproarously. Hut the doc
tor looked grave. He picked up one
of the photographs.
"Did you say thnl a Mr.
Nest Edison called here?"
"Yes." said Marx.
"Well," said the doctor,
photo Is Mrs. Edison, or I
Van
"this
very
much miss my bet."
The telephone jangled violenlly.
Car raw ay answ ered. He put bis
hand on the mouthpiece.
"Lucv I.allv railing. he an
nounced. "She's got a tip for me.
She's been feeding us a lot of stuff,
ever since we threatened to close
her joint. . . . Hello, Lucy.
Carraway. . .. Yes. He's dad
all
right. Who? Edison? . . . Y
All
runt, Lucy, thanks."
Cnrraway turne-i to Marx.
"About one o'clock in th morn
tug Sewell. Edison and Mrs. Edi
son went up to the club. They
stayed about an hour. They were
celebrating tbe divorce. And Lucy
hea rd Ed isoti and M rs. Ed ison
fighting over something."
"Now," insisled the doctor. "I'll
swear that's a photo of Mrs. Edi
son." "Where does Edison live?" de-
; manded Marx.
1 "I'll find out for you." volun
I teertj Curraw av.
"1 want a little chat with hiui
Be Comfortable
After a day of hot, dusty harvest work a good bath
is worth the price of a bathroom outfit.
Only $55.00
WHY WAIT?
Come in and see the oilburning refrigerator.
SPECIAL
i Rebuilt 7-ft Binder $125.00
Farm Bureau Cooperative Exchange
Roseburg ' Oakland
AQENT8 FOR
L. 4 M. Elaotrlo Range Oean Spray Pump Co.
Hood River Spray Co. John Deere Plow Co.
Sutherlin Spray Co. Hoosler and Milwaukee Pumpa
and I imagine the District Attor
ney will want one, loo. Also Mrs.
Edison." ,
"All right," said Carraway,
eagerly. "I'll go after them my
self." "It seems," said the doctor, when
Carraway had left, "that you're
Retting somewhere. How about a
further search?"
"Sure," agreed Marx. They ex
plored the built-in bookcase.- Sew
ell evidently had been a connois
seur In erotic literature, anil his
collection was both comprehensive
and expensive.
"Hot stuff!" commented Marx, !
thumbing the pages. "This baby
sure had a single-track mind."
Then they moved upstairs to tho
bedroom. Marx opened the first of
four closets.
He found a complete wardrpbe,
a woman's wardrobe, from lingerie
to coats, and the dominant color
theme was blue. There were shoes.
slippers, stockings, gowns, pajamas
all blue.
The doctor, meanwhile, had
opened the adjoining closet. Aid
he, too, found a complete ward
robe but the color now was silver.
"Holy mackerel!" muttered
Marx, wiping his bull neck.
"Dldja ever see anything like
this?"
The doctor opened still another
closet, and found a wardrobe of
red and another of gold.
"Hy the way," commented the
doctor. "All this belongs to four
different women. Look at tbe siz
es." He seemed strangely excited.
"There's awoman in blue, a woman
in silver, a woman in red, and a
woman In gold." Ho laughed.
"Seems absurd, doesn't it? And yet
there it is. And you noticed there
were four photographs of four wo
men." "llhtih!" Marx agreed.
"And Sewell," continued the
doctor, "had the quaint notion of
separating them with colors. Curi
ous mind. Pathological, I should
Judge."
"Just a nut on women," agreed
Marx.
Tile doctor lit a cigarette slowly.
"I'm going to get some steep,'"
said -Marx. "They'll be bringing
the Edisons down about nine to the
District1 Attorney's office. I gotta
be awake when they come."
"And I've still an autopsy lo
perform." said the doctor, "and a
voluminous report to make."
"Let's call it a night," agreed
Marx.
They made their way down tbe
walnut stairway to tbe mirrored
living room. Tbe doctor stopped in
front of a small wall-safe.
"I wonder if that holds anything
of Interest?"
"We'll break it open tomorrow,"
said Marx.
The doctor idly twirled the com
bination. To his surprise, he op
ened the safe.
"It hasn't been locked!" he ex
claimed. Matx put his hand Into the small
compartment, lie drew out a piece
of paper.
"What's this?" he demanded,
peering at the paper.
It might have been torn from a
memorandum book, and across the
white strip of paper was written in
heavy black Idlers:
PAID IN l-TLL
There was no signature.
INQUIRY
Marx returned to the skyscraper
apartment after a scant four hours'
sleep. He found a detective on
duty, and with him a tall, lean In
dividual who Introduced himself as
Major Preston. The Major's habitat
was New Jersey, and be hud ac
quired his military title by virtue
of a friendship with one of tho
governors. He had the red face,
the quirk eye and tbe clothes ol
the racing patron, (tnd Marx
learned that at one time h had
he-n associated with St-well in
various cambliiu operation.
"Terrible business." c run tied lh
Major, tilling his derby back on
'bis head. "Kriend and partner of
mine. got here just hh soon as I
read (he imperii."
"(Had you cam." Matx approved
warmly. "We want to know all we
can about Sewell. Don't know very
much ripht now."
"(Josh. I can't tell you anything."
the Major sitihed. "I cues no one
knew very much about him. rinse
mouthed, old Sewell WHs. Closo
mnuthed. Even to me, and we were
doing business for t'u years.
We've been working tonothcr right
along, in fact. He was peculiar,
.nor fellow. Very peculiar."
"W hen did ou see him last!"
"About a week ago."
MUCL SPEWACK
"He didn't," remarked Marx,
"ever tell you about anybody who
might do him, did he?"
"Naw!" The Major scouted the
notion. "Last thing in the wprht
bed think of. And it'd be the last
thing he'd tell me."
"You never had any trouble 'w ith
him. did you?"
"Who, me? We were pals!"
Marx nodded as if satisfied.
Then he reached fn his pocket for
the receipt found in the wall safe, t
"You recognize this?" 'J
The Major took ft and read
aloud: "Paid in Full." Then be
shook his head determinedly: "No!
Never saw it before."
"Don't know the handwriting?"
"No!"
"Now, what would Sewell be do
ing with THAT in his safe?"
"Ood knows!"
Marx sat down heavily, stared
out of the window in silence. The
Major fussed with his derby.
"Ever hear Seweli -.alk about
Mrs. Edison?" Marx turned to face
the Major now.
"No."
"Or young Edison?"
"No."
"Did he ever talk about his
wife?"
The Major hesitated.
"No," he said finally. '
"Sure?"
"Well," he looked at Marx fur
tively, "I suppose there was noth
ing to It, but that day at the club
she called him up about something,
and when be got out of the booth
he was all fussed up, sort of
scared."
"Wbal'd he tell you?" demanded
Marx.
"Why." stammered the Major,
"he was upset about her. They
were separated, and she w-as de
manding alimony or something,
and w hen he came out of the tele
phone booth he says to me: 'Ma
jor, that woman's going to be the
death of me.' "
"Mm m," grunted Marx. "That
don't mean nothing."
"No," said the Major, "but he
went on to say as she was brought
up In the Kentucky mountains and
didn't think nothing of horsewhip
ping or shooting. Mind you, I don't
want to get anyone in trouble, but
now that you ask me, be says to
me she's a wonderful shot. He was
sort of rambling. 1 couldn't quite
make him out. Then be shut up
and never said another word. Pe
culiar feller, Sewell. Very pecul
iar." (To Be Continued Tomorrow)
(Copyright. .1928. by the Ma
caulay Company, rejeased through
King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
RADIO TO AID CONCERT k
CROWDS, OFFICIAL SAYSj
.mcni'tnltvl I'rrtM l.cnwd Wire)
PORTLAND, Ore., July 12.
Itudio will Increase attendance at
musical concerts rather than tend
to decrease it, Harold A. La fount,
Washington. I). ('., federal ratlin
mmniiHisonor, visiting here today,
said, because radio musicals will
develop a taste for more anil hear
ers will want to see Ihe singers.
La fount said he was making a
tour of northwest states and was
visit jug t he various licensed sta
tions. The commissioner paid he believ
ed the outstanding thing in radio
yet j the wireless telephone con
nections with the giant steamship
Leviathan.
"Contracts nre beinc let," La
fount said, "whereby within a r a
sonablp time Oregon residents will
be able lo chat with their friends
In Maine."
PORTLAND WOMAN LEAPS
INTO WILLAMETTE; SAVED
f Wv-HjI.-.I IV-ss l.i-j.,l Wm-1
PORTLAND. Ore.. July 12 - A
woman who piuneed l:ir feet from
the top of a bridge to th- W ii
lamett? river be low in what polir"
said was ho effort to end br lif'.
was ved today by two unidenti
fied hoys.
Tlie woman, w ho said she w a ;
Mrs. Chnrb-s Sander. .Portland,
w as seen to plunge into the rivr
by the two youths who bad rein
ed a row boat and were on the
stream. They rowed to wbre Mrs.
Sander struggled in the water aivl
littd her into the skiff
Mrs. Sander, police said, t"'''
them family troubles bothered her.
"I gues they were mostly m
fault, though." she m asserted if
have told l;opitil mutches whei-'
sln recovered, from sbock avi
chill. J