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ROSEBURG, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1929.
FARMS PROSPER
RICH IT lit tliis time when prune prices and prune sules
are tlie subjects of conversation on nearly all Douglas
uunty farms the following comments, made in the "Monthly
Review of Husinoss Condition.-!," issued by the chairman of
'.liejjonrd of the twelfth Federal Reserve District should be
extremely interesting:
Tho outlook for deciduous fruits genm-ally Is not bo fav
orable UiIk year UK hint. fchicc tho May crop rrporl, tho
condllion of tipplcH, peurH, antl prunes In California baa de
clined anil Him condition of other fruits baa improved but
Bllghlly. All deciduous fruit and nut crops In tho alato, Willi
the exception of wuliiuls. nro in poornr condition that at Ibis
lime in any year since 1!I1M. In Oregon and Washington, pro
duction prospects tor tin 102!) cros of upplea, pears, peaches,
and prunes are generally alniihir to those In California, in
Idaho, whep- deciduous frull production is relatively small, lliu
apple, cherry prune, and peach crops are reported lo be fn but
ter coiiililiuii than ono year ago.
We need not feel hurt that the above comments omit
the mention of Douglas county's biumper prune crop because
the twelfth federal reserve district is a huge area antl the
comments are general as to slates. Tho significant thing
in the quotation is that the prune crop in the west is con
ceded to bo generally very short. Figures given in connec
tion with the above analysis are that tho actual 1928 pro
duction of prunes in California was M0,000,0()0 pounds.
Tho estimated 1920 California prune crop is 256,000,000
pounds. t Douglas county has always been a large factor in
northwest prune production. This year even the most con
servative authorities estimate that our 1929 crop of prunes
Will be three times as great as the 1928 crop. Whether folks
-ealize it or not tho farm situation in this county is better
oy long odds than it hits been for many years.
o
Six nicmbers of a communist "Red" camp in California
1111c down with scarlet fever. Would you call that "poetic"
ttstico?
POEM FOR THE DAY
By LOUIS ALBERT BANKS
A HOME-GROWN HERO
,. An Incident, told In it story lu Hie Unai'bui'l,' News-Review of July
. 1, JH'ju, got Inlo my blood. A young man 'had fallen Into the limp-
river, iviih uuaoiu to swnu ttuu aank. ilia brother shouted rot- help.
; Jli II was thai lllll (lawler, hearing the cry, ran lo Hie river and dived
Iho boy and brought lilm out ulltl sought to bring him buck to life.
lilt it was too lulu duiruulH mulling from thu splendid liurolsin of
-e deed.
, Brave Uilly Guwler is a scout
With grit to put nil fetus to rotil;
When duty calls he does not wait;
I Jo's trained in scoutliuod's noble trait
To quickly henr a call of need
And haste with all his youthful speed,
Has daring,' that will risk his life
To answer calls mid daily strife.
We n'mg of men who held the pass
Against a fierce and warlike muss;
Wo sing of men who held the flnn
Till 'twas a torn and shattered iuk,
When they Were cheered by fife and drum,
With martial music, crying, "Cornel"
But liilly was as truly biave
lu quiet during, life to save.
' Tis good to tench our modern boys,
Amid the swirl of youthlttl joys,
That life itself is just a school
A place lo train us lo be cool
1 When danger calls, to give our best
And give it with n virile zeal ;
Like Hilly Cawlcr quick to act,
And from ourselves our best exact,
1 lail, Dilly Gawlcr, hero soul I '
An honor he to scotithood's roll.
- We think the better of our kind
. - When we such splendid youths can find.
. All Koiicliurg has a stronger heart
' .Since he so bravely did his part.
. 7 When next we face a brother's need,
We'll Sravcr be for Billy's deed.
)R. II. C. CHURCH
GIVEN COMMISSION
RESERVE CAPTAIN
Dr. II, ('lunch, piesidrhl ot
1'mpqua chapter, Officers ltenervo
Corp, ill Ik morn Ink received an
lliu xpecfed surprl.se in the nature
il n ctmmii-sinii us rai'tatti In the
IllC'licltl IKllllilllKl I ,lt IVt' llrplll tllll'ltt
of the M'-illiil army reserve. Hi.
('Much hits Kiwii a Kiral deal l
tunc 10 wink us a r-'MMvr- olficei
anil ha.A comph-it'd hour nl
Kiiitly In the il- pai 1 ini-iil (n which
In 1 assign 'il I,at yeas he aUnid
-d the resene ollheiV niliip, He
ha been holding a roiiunlHuinn as
ilrnt lieutenant. Ilcraiise ot tin1 ex
.elldM woik tlial lie has done. Ill'
fiminls.-'ltm kiih awarded hlin with
nit special exninlnat inn ami with'
Ul sulh halloa. Mr has Hot el re
tfived Ills IIHHiKlllllCltt.
ERA HODGES HURT
IN FALL FROM SHED
Mh Wr;i Hodges. tV.vearold
uwhter of .Mr. ami Mrtc V. J
Olivia, Miiiered a M iy iMiatul in
Ty lau xi'.Hii'iihiy i-vrnhiK hn
ii It'll irmii tltv nin i Hour o a
vuHtnry iMnlhi-il. lu (it lull tli
' ntik an 11 jm In IkmhI w lilt li
-tpoil thi' tll'Nll fllMIl Ml1 ItllltT
, t oi hi-r lti;llt IlirhrliiiC
. i ami id-' 14 tl iH'vi'atuins. Sin-
I MUfiTi lHM'MM'OUS I'i Mt'V
3 was tdkvu to tlu- UUILL' ul 11.
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V.. .1 WtfliiHriitt where the Injuries
w 'n treated.
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CANADIAN VISITOR LOSES
65 POUNDS IN 490AY VISIT
SAN Kit ANl'ISro. July -
I hi'i t Scliaal. tiS, tin mei ot Port
land. Ore,, ami nl HarkaUhewan
and Alherla, Canada, d iseloseil hell'
esterduv thai he lei I need his
jeu:hi tifi iMiuiids hi days by a
I iltel nl' (N nit juiees.
I Schaal ilei hired he had ueifjud
1'iaimls when he came heir inr
Iih hialih. ami that Ins wetKhl was
Itil when he fmisliel ih.. r 1 j-I 1
dleilm: .Inly I. Hi- first ,.liil tintil.
he Mild, whs popruril.
Shire endhm the dirt he lias re
Uallinl If pounds. Srhaal, w h
."a til lie had iierat'l larre ranciirs
tu Canada hut had lulled linam-lal
ly, !ett his hitel room yrsienlay
lur t,ie iiis( line si me start hm
tlie diet. 1 ailf
WOOL OUTLOOK GOOD
roS'l'tiN. Jul :;.- The situa
tion is looking lii'iiv favoiahh- on
.'tti's and IN Tin's di'iimst ic v.imi. lb
mum! is fairly cood at prireM with
hi riiin'iit reported ramies but the
hulk ot offering are being held at
(he hih limine ot the rango or
aboe. This tends to retard sell
ItiK lo some exienl. The reeelpls vt
domestic nool at Bos'.im duriiu
week ending July L'ti amounted lo
i l..7..'"i pounds coiujiared w tt 1;
!l'i;uii! potiifitf the pinions
Aei k.
ROSEBURG NEWS
BRINGING UP FATHER
I MAGGIE IM'jI'bTI; THAT I
I 1TY OS) "rut's EIGHT- H I f
MluHT ,WELUCO ft. I Ut.g-' u
THROUCiH J3L?C " 3
WITM IT AjM' zL
HAVE IT i-rsxrS I
lull TtttVT t rvift. tne. Grfil Britain rlrhtl rnmri .
I'LC HAVE ObJlOKJ "bOOD-HOT QI'oCUlT
RlEO POTATOES- 6TEWEO CORM A
eRLOlM 5XEK COVERED WtTM OMIOW
THICK GAW A )IOE OROEROFCHIU
A4D SPAGHETTI- COFFEE AMD
I'LL. ORDER DESERT LATER-
The
OFFICE CAT
No, (Iwondolyn, u boycott Is not
u niuiu davenport.
Are You Tryinfl?
Are you trying every inoiiionL of
the day,
Are you trying hard lo make each
second pay?
Are you iryinK every minute,
Uo you put your whole heart in it,
And resolve to work thu limit
every day?
If you don't, Just start tomorrow or
today,
And witlt smiles your work will
seem like play.
You'll he happy with each task,
And If any one should ask,
It's the surest way to get a raise in
pay.
Obstacles should nmun no more
to you than an iuvliuiion to take
off your coat and get busy.
. Uo said lo (he school teacher:
"Your niece Is good-look I tig." Hhe
smiled us she corrected him; "You
moan -knees are."
EDITORIALS ON
THE DA'S NEWS
(Continued from pnge 1)
t't'tllilliuu (ll'l.'HH,' wllirll, lie tutltl, Ih
hifinitoly ltiuru ' himikIIiIu lu itu
.siuiitiiii'xx lliim Hi" liunvy clotlilni?
of ll iHmerullon uko.
I'lH'ii ho uiWcd IIiIh ilinuziiiKly
Hotmlblit coninuMit: "IlowevtM', we
lutvo to bt'Witio ot ndniitllne tunuUs
mill fiTulia. In tlornuuiy tor oxiiiiiplo,
it tu poHKihlo to Hoe tiuml ot youui;
t'titliudluutu oi boili ai-xcs KoiiiK
ubout wltliout clotbim. 'I'liiMO lb
niiibini; objcitliuiublo iibout Ibut.
Hut i:lollii-.-i me u lualli't' ot tonve.i
iton, anil It in iii'i-etiwiry to bold at
iiriu's li'UKlli lertiiln titiw lioloaonie
lioople,"
N tithor wokIm, l( in Al.I. UICHT
if you drc.-is si'imlily Willi (be
nilli'ero dosimi of lui'ieasiUK font-'
tort and beulltl. Hill. If you dlt'
.-alltlly tor the more iui iose of
vuIkiu- tllsilay, It is Al.I. WiOM..
''In t Ix ahoul aa sensible u male-
nii'iit on Ibe siib.leel ot dress as Ibis
w riter has heard.
Maybe I'm Wrong
lly J. l MKDIH'HY
A Mod lyi'i Is all rinht. bu'
A gul can Hcrnmpllsli timn In
court with a piotiy pair ol tinkles.
Vital Statistics
A well known i uuli'ssion imr:a
hm hss soul a rrprtr-r mor to the
iryln Islands.
T- -.1 - It n I ftsvJA !t
'ln- avcmci' llappm s hi--i 'f hM
hum. in nur is neck an I in'ck
Social Accomplish -ner'.-.
ti... iilitw whn s.im: in hi?
shower hath and von out Hip rub
j hri- MieiM lakiim i iiiialii culls.
Mantel M.vtyia
When a husband has t!io last
woid it's usually "Y.m. my dear.'
Wonders of Nature
Civtlmnlnii is a maivelons
thim: li s loo bad Ihst so.-.v ol
our big cities don't go in Uu- it.
Ameiican Tragedies
Tin' oid mw atlo er who hud to
ciw up eitaieiies because tl'- !
ti i itated his throat.
Our Own Vaudeville
t:iil (b;-hm foiluupd) Atv yu
trying to pick me up
Man (nan asi icall ) le I took
like M stieet Heaiiev"
t.'or i1t:lit. t!,'"t K'n-r rc.i'tuc.
b; ududli , luc.
REVIEW. ROSEBURG.
TUE FlR"i-T
raof: rai i
FUL OF COLO "bl-AW
BLEEDING UNWISE IN
TREA TING BLA CK EYE
Infection May Follow Breaking of the Skin, Warns
Dr. Copcland, Telling How Best to Reduce the
Swelling and Remove Discoloration.
, liy ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States Senut. r from New York.
Former Commissioner of il.oi'h. Sew York City.
DID you ever have a black eye? If bo, you know what a lot of
"kidding" your friends gave you.
The tissues of the eyelids and cheek are soft and very
sensitive. They overlio a ridge of hard bone. This is the edge of the
orbit, the cavity within which is contained the
eyeball. The parta in this region are richly sup
plied with blood vessels. :
All tho conditions are favorable for trouble.
A blow with the fist, running against a door or
M other hard object, stooping over and striking the
corner of a chnir any one of tliese accidents
will pinch the skin and dam ago the delicate blood
vessels.
Tho tissues are caught between the external
object and the sharp ridge of bone. The blood
vessel is crushed as it would bo with pinchers.
Thero is no Wonder the thin wall is broken.
When this happens the blood oozes into the soft
tissues surrounding it.
An accident of this sort produces the same
results we find in tho skin anywhere else follow
Inc a bruise. There is a "black and blue" spot.
When this hannens in the neighborhood of the
eye we have what is commonly called a "black eye."
Doctors give this condition a big nanni "ecchyinosis of the lids."
All this means is that there is a collection of blood in the connective
tissues the soft portions of the eyelids.
The length of time the dlscolora
tloo will laat depends on the u mount
of blood which has eacnped from the
damaged vessel. Ordinarily it re
quires from one to two weeks fo
absorptlon to lukp place. The black
and blue stain may cuntlnuR lunger,
perhaps for a month.
If you get u blew in the region of
the eye It Is well to apply cold water
alinuHt continuously fur an hour or
bo. This ret nnts the bleeding "d
reduces the quantity oozing Into the
tlHSiiea diluted witch hazel may be
used instead of plain wnier. Lead
water nnd laudanum Is a favorite
hoiinehi)ld remedy for black eye.
When all danger of further bleed
ing has (mssert miissaRe t helpful.
You can see that this should not be
applied at once, because It would
break the dm and bring on renewed
bleeding. But after a couple of days
tt may be begun. Apply n little
cocoa butter or cold rream nnrt gen
.tly manipulate the discolored part.
Knr cosmetic reason, or to spare
yourself ridicule, you may paint the
surface with some form of cosmetic.
A stlclc of tho grente paint used by
actors nmy be employed to smear
tbe surfuce and hide the discolor
ation t t unwlsft to cm the skin or to
apply a leaeh. If the surface Is
broken in this way it may bt;eunie
Infected and cause a lot of trouble.
Answrrw to flenlth Q'iyriljZ!
Mlis. R. Q. Q What can you
Advise for constipation? 1 have Just
rmvrod from gastric ulcers.
Good Manners
Bv
MRS. CORNKl.li a BEKt'KNJAN
The Voting Man's Family.
DEAR MRS. MKK'Mv MAN :
What Is the coiriHt proiedure
when a girl who resides with her
family heeoilies engaged (not to he
married for a year) to a hoy who
hv-.'s beie but hose parents do
not ? I Men till boy Willi' to his
parents ami is bis nutther then ex
pected to write Hie girl a note? i n-doe.'-u'i
the lumber wilie until the
wedding day is nearer
2. Tlie boy has some married
brothers livimi in varioirs state.
IHh-s be write to them also or is
this only done just betoiu the wed
din.
:t. ThiM Ktimnier all of tho son
plan to ko Imme. The two married
ones are hringinc their wives, the
thud brother i laknic his pill and
my liuliee wanks to lake mr,
Should his mooter wiite and ask
me of is lus verbal invitation
enouc.li?
4. Is ihi It tier-paper all ri-tit?
KRIEMU.Y
tlfHEN the eniMKomeni has been
f deuriiiiuod vm the Lhv t,hould
OREGON. TUESDAY. JULY
By Geo. McManus
DAY YOO
CRIKlC TWO
OUIVCb AM'
I'LU DO
WITHOUT
- r u 1 1 r P
TWE MAP-
KIN
. '
i I
IT'3 6 AD CNCKJOH TO
U'iTEN TO THAT ORDER
BUT TO "bEE HIM EAT IT
IMPOIBLE
OR COPELAND
A. Correct your diet by eatlnr
only simple foods not unduly rich In
fats and starches. Add stewed fruits
to your diet, graham and whole
whole wheal bread. Take a table
?Hionful of a ruflned mineral oil
dally. Fresh green vegetables are
essential.
R. A. M. Q. What should a girt
weigh who Is eighteen years old and
five feet one Inch lull?
SJ What causes gas on the
stomach?
A. For her age and height she
should weigh nlout 114 pounds.
2 Indigestion and constipation
will cause "gases." When you cor
rect your diet this trouble will dis
appear. For full Information send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope and
repeat your question.
E, N. Q. What causes me to
have pains in both my knees?
A. You may be troubled with
rheumatism due to some sort of in
fection present in your system. Try
to locate the cause, such as teeth,
gums, tonsils. na.til sinuses, consti
pation or a kidney condition.
J. C.
acne?
Q. What do you advise for
A. Eat simple food and avoid con
stipation. Send sHf-addressed,
stamped envelope for further partic
ulars and repeat your question.
CcprrllhU 1939, NtviptPM TMlur lniN, Ih
write at once to Ms mother and
the mother should write-, at once, to
the Kirl, to welcome her Into the
family, nnd to toll her of her good
; wishes an I felicitations. This is a
most Important letter, and the
. mother should not lu.se a minute
in writing it.
2. He writes at once also to his
brothers, and they, too, would lm
mediately write their v. etcomlnK
I into-tlie-i'atnily notes.
I H, Your fiance's inviittiion Is not
! enough. You tnusi have an hivita
i tion fiom his mot Iter, the hostess ot
i their home. If this invitation is not
j fortbrominn. make it clear to our
j fiance, in of course, a very tfra
M'ious way. that yon cannot ko un
j lens you have an inviiat Ion from
his mother. It will be very easy
i for him to ask his mother to send
i this note.
j 4. Yes. very Good limkinc. And
i your letter form and (handwriting
I also are exitvuiely aood.
Giving the Bride Away
Di:.R MRS. BKEt'K MAN:
1. 1 am plaiiitme: on bavins a
chunh weildint;. but 1 have no lath
, er. in ot her or uncle v ho could
!Kive me away." Would It be prop
Vr tor me tu walk aloue to the altar.
23. 1929.
and there meet the groom. I in-1
tend to have one attendant.
2. I have seen bridal dresses on
models, having long nleevea. is
this merely a matter of choice? i
am planning to be marrleu at half
aftt-r four. PERPLEXED
THIS ia proper. Or you may ask
an old friend of your family's, a
man who had perhaps been a friend
of your father's for many years, to
present you in marriage.
2. The bridal dress with long
sleeves U the mode this year.
And I am glad, for to me it gives-a
most pleasant and charming effect.
Usually, too, the cuffs of the dresB
fall well over the hand.
Acknowledging the Wedding
invitation
DEAR MRS. I1KECKMAN:
Please inform me what recog
nition, if any, I should observe on
receiving an invitation to a church
wedding. . SUBSCRIBER,
IF THE Invitation Is to the church
ceremony only, it is not neces
sary to acknowledge tt, but if the
invitation also Invites you to the re
cention or breakfast or luncheon
following, the invitation Is answer
ed formally. In the third person.
(Mrs. Beeckman will be glad to
answer questions on etiquette sub
mitted by readers.)
Copyright, 1929, by Premier
Syndicate, Inc.
JESSE WINBURN .
DIES IN NEW YORK
Jesse Winburn. 69. banker and
Internationally known sportsman,
died at Rye, New York, Sunday,
according to word received hero.
Winburn was a former resident of
Ashland, near which he built a
lodse, known as "Sap and
Salt," where in company with Bert
Moses, a paragrapher, assisted by
Bert G. Bates, formerly of this
city, as cartoonist, a newspaper
syndicate feature was produced
for several years. He came into
prominence in Oregon during the
campaign of Walter M. Pierce for
governor and was the largest con
tributor to the campaign. He
made numerous gifts to Ashland,
Including a hospital and communi
ty center. He moved to New York
about five years ago.
KIDDIE'S DRESSES, NEW
For the children and younger
misses. Sizes 2 to 14. Another ship-
meut in now. Ensemble sets, sizes
to 6 with coals or jackets. 8 to 14
sizes with bloomer to match
dresses. Cute styles, good materials
well made. You can't afford to
make 'em for $1.95. See them at
Carr's "where you save."
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
Philip Edison Is host at a night
club party to his Just-recently-dl-vorced
wife and Oliver Sewell,
sportsman and Don Juan. Edison j
presumes that Sewell and the di-1
vorcee are to be married. AVhen
the party breaks up, Edison goes
to SewelPs home and, while he is
awaiting his return, Is informed
Sewell has been found dead. In
spector Marx begins a police in
vestigation. He questions Se well's
Russian valet. The elevator oper
ator Is also questioned. He did not
see Sewell return. A younjr medi
cal examiner, with a taste for de
tective work, assists Marx. Their
search of the apartment reveals
complete wardrobes in different
colors, for women. In a safe-deposit
box they find a scrap of paper bear
ing the inscription, "Paid in Full".
Tho following day a Major Pres
ton, who has been a sporting asso
ciate of Sewell's, is interrogated.
Then Sewell's widow visits the
apartment. She intimates that
Preston might know something. As
the Investigators are standing, af
ter Mrs. Sewell's di'imrture, look
ing at a mirror door, it opens, and
Mrs. Edison appears. She relates
a story which the police do not be
lieve. After she leaves, her lawyer
threatens Marx with political re
prisals if the woman is molested.
Then Edison visits the apartment.
As he goes out a shot Is heard.
The Russian butler Is found dead
and Edison is arrested. Mary Pen
nell, whose clothes are found In the
apartment, is questioned. She
identifies, the "Paid-in Full" note
as her uncle's the Major's hand
writing. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIII
Now the Major's lists were
clenched.
"What is it you want'.'" he
harked.
"Something that's exceedingly
difficult tn obtain in this sari
world of ours," said the doctor. "I
want the truth."
"If you want it badly enonch,"
said the Major, "you can co down
to the District Attorney's office
and have me brought down there "
Whereupon the doctor only
smiled.
"I don't think you really mean
that. Major."
"No?"
"No, I don't. Now com1. Ma
jor tho doetor frankly pleading,
"why not tell me the facts iu thf
case? Then ou'e nothing to fear.
Kid low the example of your niece,
who "
"What did she say?" demanded
the Major quickly.
"She said," Ibe doctor empha
sized each word. "that you'd
warned her acainst Sewell."
"Suppose 1 iIhI?"
"Major." tb doctor chanced the
subject quickly, "what was that
receipt for?"
"Thai was a debt," said the Ma
jor. "I sci. Now. Major, I'm coins to
how you un oxHinpl1 In Tranknt'sH.
I iH'Hov,', Major, that thorp was
snnicthitii; that causcl you to liatr
St-wt'll h nturli ms any man did.
SoimMhhm that duostt'l throw dis
credit ou you."
"What are ou drMug at?"
U-, kg '
Our American Birds
Popular Home Lessons In
Natural History
THE BIRD OF THE WEEK
(By Louis Albert Banks)
(Cut out this block each week
and you will soon have an inter
esting bird book c' your own.)
OUR HOME OWLS
abundant of all our owls In the
United States and, iu sonie phases,
may be found iu every state and
territory on the North American
continent. The plumage, without
regard to age or sex, is a dark
gray or rufous brown. There are
some fifteen subspecies being di
vided by naturalists according u
their range, bucu aa Florida
screech owl, Texas screech owl,
Calilornla screech owl, Hockey
jiuntiiu screech owl, ,and the
Kenmooti screecn oi winm cu
era the Northwest Pacific coast ;
region, including Oregon, Wash
ington and Biitibh Columbia, north
to Sitka, Alaska. The Calilornla
screech owl often wanderB as far
as central Oregon. All the screech
owis have practically the same
plumage and the same habits as
to food and nesting and domestic
characteristics.
it is a very valuable bird to man
kind, of great economic profit, as
he lives almost entirely on vermin
of all kinds rats, mice, roaches
and other obnoxious pests, very
rarely attacking birds of any kind.
I have seen numbers of much
smaller biirds gathered about him
in daylight evidently poking fun
at him and giving him great an
noyance. The notes of the screech owl are
more weird than those of other
owls. Like the howl of the coyote
or the cry of the loon, there is
something suggestive of human
distress or agony in hlH quaver
ing notes on a dark night. He
often builds his nest In an old
woodpecker hole in a tree, but
sometimes in an unused corner of
an oid barn or shed. They have
from three to six pure white eggs.
A pair of owls made at home
about a farm are worth more than
a dozen cats, and will not de
stroy the song birds.
The barred owl is much larger,
nearly twice' as large, with two or
three while bars on each feather,
eyes bluish black and bill yellow.
He in often accused of atrocities
committed by the big homed owl,
but he Is not guilty. His. eating
habits are similar to the screech
owl, though he lives more retired
SAMUEL SPEWACK "
"I believe. Mujor. that you set
out to jklll Sewell because you
thouKht he'd injured your niece."
"That's bunk," fumed the Mujor.
"Very well then," said the doc
tor. "You knew Sewell pretty well.
Did you know there was someone
living with him?"
"No," replied the Major.
"You did. Now who was that
person '!"
"I tt.ll vnn T ,ln't t,n. Un
nil, I wasn't In Sewell's confidence.
i aon t Know what he was up to."
"You weren't In Sewell's confi
dence, aud yet you were his asso
ciate?" "Yes."
"You had no hatred for Sewell?"
"No."
The doctor rose suddenly.
"Very well, Major. Since you in
sist, I must ask the District At
torney to see you."
The Major grew red, but he was
obstinate. The doctor hesitated.
"The door's rlnht lu front of
you," growled the Major. The doc
tor, without a word, made his exit.
As he emerged upon the street,
he smiled. There was, he felt sure,
something that tlie Major was hid
ing and that something had a
vital bearing on the crime.
He decided to telephone Marx.
Perhaps that morose individual ot
itis numerous detectives had un
earthed something interesting. The
doctor discovered that the role of
an amateur detective was not as
easily played as he had pictured.
He lacked, he found, that sang
froid of omniscience which rightly
he should have. At the moment ail
he knew was that the Major de
served Inquiry.
Over the telephone Marx hade
him come down immediately to his
office. Arrivins there, he found the
inspector hugging a thick manu
script. "Know what this is?" he greeted
the doctor. "Translation of a diary
kept by our friend, the butler. Car
raway found It in his suitcase, and
we had it translated. Don't often
find diaries In cases like these
not real ones. Tint this ain't no
newspaper stunt. This is real, all
right, and " He paused.
"And solves the Sewell mur
der?'' suggested the doctor.
"Kead il," commanded Marx.
June fi. lttl'X
This Is the diary of Ivan Stanu
pin. It hits be, 'ti a long time since
I have kept diaries, for the events
of the revolution have been as
tounding, too enormous to permit
that easy rrlection of the day's
happenings that I would Indulge "in
in tb daysthe happy days that
will never come again.
Once I kept a diary because the
recording of the jovousness of life
gave it an additional fillip. Now I
write because t really do not
know why. Perhaps It Is because
in the writing I may find an an
swer to those things that puzzle.
Or perhaps It is because I have
none to talk to. really to talk to.
in confidence, as a friend.
I'e'bans. tm. when years have
passed. I shall want to show ihis
diary, perhaps publish it. Tor iu
the months to come many tilings
will happen. Many things must
happen. And niauy in Paris, anil
not a few in Moscow, win want to
during the day and sometimes
comes about dwellings at night.
He has a deep gulteral note tike':
"to-whit, to whoo!" or "Whoo-whoo-!
loo-whoo-too-too!" and sometimes '
like a mocking laugh "haw-haw-'
hoo-hoo!"
j He is a good bird, who often has
a bad name on account oi me mg
horned owl's depredations. His do
mestic relations are like those o
the first owl described.
A TRIBUTE TO THE OWL
0 symbol of wisdom, wise oid owl,
You seem to wear a mouKisa cuvw.
Wnai makes you icon bo very idc,
Suca suiemn, ut-ep mysterious
eyes !
1 think you are a nervy fraud
The biggest hypocrite auiuad.
i think your wisdom !s a biulf
A son of silent bliud-man's-butf
What makes you try to play the
ghost,
As if yon icad a dangerous host,
When lu tiie lonely hours of night
You scare a poor unlucky wight.
And make him creepy vigils keep
Till blood begins to cuill tflid f"
ooze
As you exhale, "To-Whits to
whoos." O 'ghostly owl have you no heart
To play us such a shabby part?
Are there no rats for you to
chase?
Are there no mice Tor you to trace,
That you should sit near window
sill
And work to such uncanny will.
And foil god Morpheus' gentle
woo?
"To-whlt to-whoo! To-whit, to
whoo!" O I just think you are a fakir,
Y'ou! acting solemn as a Quaker!
O sure, it's skill you have to
handle
Our barnyard vermin is a scandal;
And so we'll give, you welcome
room.
And all your board we will as
sume. And when we write our bird
"Who's Who" ,A
We'll not leave out "To-whit, to-who."
LADIES DRESSES $1.00
Want a well made, serviceable
dress for house and street wear
for $1.00? We have it. Good ma
terials, well made wlih style work
ed into it. These are values that
will surprise. See them at Carr's
"where you save."
Watkins products.
Lane. Phone 177.
know what I have done, and vliat
she has done.
1 have not seen her yet. Rut I -know
litis much: she has assumed i
the name of the Countess Nina
Karasova and seems to be well
supplied with money and lovers.
This Is not unexpected. 1 believe if
she were Bet down upon a desert
Island, she would within two days
acquire a luxurious home, a gen
erotiB lover and money for her pre
cious gambling. Nothing will or
can change her.
Today in accordance with my
prearranged plan 1 have entered
tlie employ of Oliver Sewell. Dis
creet bribery of the agency official
accomplished this without much
trouble, and apparently Mr. Sewell
was pleased with my obsequious
manner. I put It on a little thick.
He Is not a gentleman and to him
servility is the quality most de
sired lu servants.
i shall set down here my prob
lems, as simply and concisely us
possible. !'. will help clarify my
mind, and at the same time It
will serve as a. record when and if
this diary can be shown to the
public.
1 first heard of Oliver Sewell In
Petrograd. He was stopping at th,i"y
Europe, our finest hotel, and main
tabled one of the best suites.
Americans were comparatively
rare in Russia, anil he found no
iliftlculty in obtaining access to
tlie very best circles. He had even
been presented at court.
.Precisely what liis business was '1
I do not know. It was whispered
in tlie cafes that he bad come for
certain oil concessions in ISaku, .Ili2
exploitation nt fields not under
the control of the powerful lirltislt
syndicates. I slate this merely as
a rumor. As a fact, I know that lie
has entertained and been enter
tained by the powerful figures In
the Duma, by Djarin. our wealthi
est industrialist: by Rasputin, win
was then just beginning to obtain
control of the Court, and by many
of the sorially powerful beauties ;
of the day.
He made very few enemies.
Probably Jl was these who ciri'il- 1
latrd the report that he was an J '
adventurer: that he conlemplateil ,
gathering bis concessions on a
shoestring anil then sellin-; out to
tlie highest bidder. Anything ;n
and Is possible in Ktlssia.
It is a fact that, to quote the
American, he mingled business
with pleasure. Tho decadent cin'l
In Peirograd soon enveloped him.
His "conrjusts" were numerous, if A
he can speak of conquests in a IM
of tiorpetual orgy.
Hut whatever he came to Russia
Tor. liis plans wore soon changed
by tlie revolutions. First, the 'z:r
abdicated. Then finally Keren-k;' ;
took control, and t'hen be was il- i
posed by the Holsheviki. ' '
After tlie Hnlshevik revolution. I i
came to Petrograd, for the troops :
had mutinies, and there was no ,':
prospect of reorganizing the Ka ' ;
em front. Tiie rollapsc was com
plete. The Hermans had swallow 1 f
us. (a
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.) i I
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