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Wednesday, June 27, 1934 LA GRANDE EVENING OBfeEBVElC 3C& GRANDE, QBE. Page Three "SogeTy Miss Elizabeth Milne, La Grande Kamoow uiri, is Given Office In State Rainbow Assembly OQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Miss Mabel Morton Society Editor Phone Main 800 UntU Noon oooooooooooooooooooooooo Miss Elizabeth Mllno, of La Grande, member of the La Grande Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls, was glren the office of Grand Love at the an nual meeting of the Grand Assem bly which has been in progress at Albany. More than 300 attended the assembly, members of the order and also members ,of the Order of the Eastern Star. Those from La Grande who attended report the meeting a most Interesting and enjoyable one. Miss Janet Blngner, worthy advisor of the La Grande assembly, was grand associate Worthv Btfvisnr nf thft t!.i assembly. Besides Miss Milne and Miss Blng ner, representatives of the local group were Miss Dorothy Stewart and Miss Muriel Webb. Miss Blngner went to J 5 crtUvuttx. at MOCKING HOUSE BYNOt'SIS: Althmial, a notice- man end a atranuer apttartntly nave shot each other in the home ot Pierre Ouresrte Heteeant Hnr. per ia not convinced. Jls. iJuresit come tn ana sees the bodtea. Sha faints, and injures her ere .- ttr Ulrteh apparently anzlttus to keen her Irom belno oueittimteii. rfs : mends absolute tjutet lor her. tlar. per and the polios aerocattt dis cus tn case. . K Chapter 14 "HAND OF GOO" THE uurfaco It's as clear as y a pans of glass, but 1 hava a feeling tnere's a nigger somewhere in tlie woodpile," Harper went on "What Induced Hamlll to walk Id here and deliberately sboot down a man seated at a table, smoking a cigarette? Why should the man shoot a policeman; Why was tba: mas masquerading as Dufresne, the owner of the bouse? Look bore." ' Harper lifted the man's left baud. The first and second Angers bad been seared by the burned out clgn rette. "This fellow recently wore a ring iery recently. There's the mark around bis third linger, if you will look closely at the knuckle Joint you will see where It was forced olf. But where la the ring? ' "There was no watch, no wallet, no papers, no cards, nothing that you would expect to ttnd In a man's pockets, except a handkerchief and some loose change. When he broke into this bouse he completely dis carded his identity. "Look at these. There are no oc cupational calluses or stains. These are sot bands used to manual labor, nor are tbey quite the hands of a gentleman ot leisure." He turned them oyer. "Look at the Bngernalis. Cut blunt Clean, but not cared for otherwise." Harper snapped wide the nose glasses and let them drop on their cord. "These glasses are not his. either. Look at the red marks In dented on the sides of bis nose, made by the pincers. He certainly was not accustomed to them. "Formal clothes, but his shoes. while of good quality, have been re soled. We haven't even found bis hat and coat. Oh, there are a lot of questions here that need answering." . Dr. Miller shook his bead. "I've told you all 1 can and I doubt thai the autopsy will add much to that knowledge." The front door opened and there was n influx of the belated party from the Austerlltz. Harper dropped the telephone and went forward to erect them. " Evidently Marklson had put into practice Harper's orders to use heroic methods to get Dufresne back on bis feet. He was bundled to the ears agaiust the cold and storm, tnd, still a little unsteady on his feet, leaned on a supporting arm held out by the lean and glum-looking An draws. Marklson and the second de tective were just behind them and a moment later an alert, handsome young fellow in a chauffeur's unt form entered briskly. Tbfj Sas Jo seph Donaghy, M Dufresue's chauf feur. - I i AT THE same moment Dr. Ulrlch appeared on the stairs, rolllne down bis shirt sleeves and fastening the cuff links as he descended, "llel io, Pierre," he exclaimed cordially advancing to shake bands. "Why, Doctor, what on earth arc you doing here?" Dufresne asked extremely puzzled. Dr. Ulrlch shot a questlonln? glance at the detective, hut before he could answer Harper cut In "There has been a very regrettable accident, Mr. Dufresne, When we first discovered" the bodies, one o! the reporters assumed from the dls guise the man was wearing thai It was you and told Mrs. Dtirresise. Of course she came o?er Immediately She fainted, and In falling struck her face against the edge of the table." "My wife here?" Dufresne posi lively stuttered. He looked arouod at the circle of faces as If he could not digest the meaning of the words Harper had Just uttered. Ills eyes fastened on Dr. Ulrica's. "Sylvia scarred for life" be mumbled. Dr. Olrich took him by the arm "Pull yourself together. Pierre." be commanded. "There's at least an even chance that it will heal without a scar." "C'est la main du Seigneur!" Du fresne stumbled forward and sank down on the lounge. '- "What did you say?" Harper asked. . Dufresne looked up. "Pardon me I am upset. Where is she now? 1 must see, at once!" "Certainly, certainly, Pierre." Dt. Ulrlch said soothingly, "but little later, If you please. You will only be In the way If you go now." -BY WALTER C. BROWN. in a tew minutes i'ierre Uutresm stood up, with a great change la his bearing. His face had become bard and expressionless his carriage more erect, bis step firmer. "1 want some hot coffee. Tell Mrs. Whit more." "Mrs. WhltHiore?" Harper repeat ed blankly. The name was strange to him. "Haven't you seen Mrs. Wbit more? She hasn't appeared, with aii this commotion In here?" Seeing Harper's blank look, he went on to explain. "Mrs. Whitmore Is my housekeeper. She and her husband have been living in the apartment over the garage while the decora tors were working io the house. An drews, get her on the house 'phone and tett her to come over. "Yes, and calt up Aline and Rich ard. Mr. and Mrs. Croyden." be ex plained to the detective. "Mrs. Croy den Is my wife's sister. Their bouse is on the next street. Yon can see a corner of it from our back win dows." Andrews went to rouse the sleep ing Whltmores. There was a special telephone connection between the rear ot the house and the rooms over the garage. "Is it necessary to have all these men running through the house?" Dufresne questioned testily. "The place seems to be swarming with police. Who are all these men and what the devil are they doing here?" "There are certain regulations and formalities to be complied with In a case of this sort," Harper explained, "These men are doing routine work. As soon as it is completed, they'll clear out," THE root went into the breakfast- room and Harper closed the door. Although Harper was watch ing closely, be couid detect no spark of emotion on Dufresne's face as be stood inside the door and surveyed the murder scene. With the two faces there before him. Harper saw that there was Indeed a startling re semblance, more than enough to confuse the casual eye. "That's the way we found them. The electric lights were not on. Now, Mr. Dufresne, does that sug gest anything to you?" Dufresne shook his head. "1 am completely mjstllteA Harper. 1 can not tell you why any man should try to murder me nor why he should disguise himself In that fashion, break tn here, and then shoot a po liceman. 1 can't even understand why the policeman entered the house. I assume that this is the man who has been threatening me." "it seems likely. While we have not yet estaoiisnea any aenntte con nection, tba circumstances of the events from this afternoon on can hardly be laid to absolute coinci dence." Harper removed the false mous tache, the goatee, the eye-glasses. At once the resemblance to Du fresne was dissipated. This man was at least ten years younger. The Hnea of bis face exbibited strength, per sistence, and determination. Dog gedness was in the line of his Jaw.. .N'ot at all the lineaments of an Im becile, nor those of a homicidal ma ti lac. "I never saw this man before in my life." Dufresne declared, em phattcaliy. "Are yon quite sure of that, Mr. Dufresne? Hemetnber, he bad prob ably been following yon about for some time. Think well", "I am positive. I have a good mem ory for faces ao excellent memory, I do not know this man. 1 have never seen nim before." "Would lion have any objections to my bringing In the others and asking Ihem the same question J" "Not at all. Harper. 1 believe that would be the best procedure." Sergeant lltrper called In Dr. Mil ler and the two ambulance men. "We'll be all through in a few mln tiles." be said "Then you can strip this body and take It away. In the meantime, you may remove Hamlll." There was now more confusion than ever. Mr. and Mrs. Whitmore had arrived and were listening, wide eyed and aittest incredulous, to the low voiced expUsatlons of Andrews. - The man had come up from Head quarters with the missing gray and white dusting powders for the in sufflator, and Harper set the finger print man to work on the decanters and glass and the two guns. The trained nurse Dr. Ulrlch bad summoned arrived In a taxScab and as whisked upstairs by the doctor before the detective bad a chance to see her face. But for all the activity, the house; remained what it bad seemed when Harper first arrived a bouse fliied with the grisly feel of death. ICooyrieht. tl3t. til WalltT C. Brawn) Tomorrow, the Crovdins iidd tb r fttt to th tanslft. , Eugene following the adjournment of ate sessions to Join her family in a visit there, while the other three have returned to their La Grande homes. Mrs. Fred Huffman and son, Wallace, who took the girts to the Willamette valley visited with relatives in and near Albany as weil as attending the assembly. Woodell Clan Holds Annual Get-Together Forty-one members of the Woodelt Wallsinger ctan were present Sunday at Riverside park for the annual WoodeH family reunion. Ttii is one of the prominent pioneer families of the Orande Ronde valley, the eider Walislngera and Woodeils having come from the middle west by wagon train in a very early day. In the morning a business meeting was heid with ait the old officers re elected J. D. Woodell, Lone Star, president; W. T. WaJlsinger, Ailcel, vice president, and Mrs. Jennie Gas kill, Imbler, secretary-treasurer. Din ner occupied the middle part of the day and in the afternoon Mrs. Is Is Adler and Mrs. Katie Woodell had ar ranged a program as follows: Group singing, and as there was no instrument in the pavilion, the songs were pitched by Grandfather Wail singer's pitch pipe. Grandfather Wall singer was the first music teacher in the valley. Reading, Don'na Woodeti, Baker, ."Which One?" Reading, .Marjorle Woodell, Suin mervllie. - Two ' songs, Methodist quartet, Messrs. Roy L. Skeen, Floyd Reynolds, Paul Knautz and Harvey Carter, Skit, "Home in 1883" Everett Wail singer and Mrs. Martha Jane Mose. Reading. Dickie Puller, Alice!. Two readings, Mrs. R. L. Skeen. Group of songs, quartet. Short address, Rey. W. H, Hertzog. SOCIAL CALENDAR J Wednesday, Jue 27 8:00 Order ot Eastern Star, Ma sonic hail Thursday, June 28 2:00 Women's Missionary so ciety, Lutheran church, Mrs. Nel son, 2:00 Francis Brown auxiliary, Sacajawea inn, 8:00 Eagles Auxiliary special social event. Friday, June 29 2:00 L. S. to B. of L, P, i: E, with Mrs. Clyde Charlton. 7:00 Picnic Westway Cluh at Pine Cone 8:0 Party for Man and Wo men's classes Christian S S, at B.. J. Kitchen's. Postoffice Department Gets Imposing New Home WQf, f ' M The $J0, 00,000 "nerve center" Qf the nations posiaj ss'siem, Hie itaposisx building shovea in ih foreground, recently dedirsteri, vrtti house the Ifiao employes of ihe iostoMe Department in Wash ington, It is a white limestone structure. In the cter of what wilt he ibe capital's Tf1snEkV The old PeslGfllce Department building is tha towered structure in the haekreund. Group singing Stunt arranged by Mrs, Moss, , Mrs, Margaret Oliver, o Portiantl, was a member ot tae family present from a distance. v It was decided to naht the next re union on the third Sunday in June, 3S35 at the experiment station at Union, WALLOWA I'EItSONALS Mrs. Eric Pearson, formerly Miwi Kathleen McCiaran, of Wallowa; and her sister-m-iaw, Miss Aiphid Pear sen, arrived here last week after a ten days journey by auto from Sew York. They made stops in Pittsburgh and visited the Chicago World's fair for a few days but were ten days driving en route, Kathieen MoClaran went e3et five years ago an3 was married in J?e York to Dr. Eric Pearson, who is now in Europe. Dr. Pearson is on a training ship, the "Empire State," a merchant mar liJe training academy, on which he is physician aid instructor. He expect to join Mrs. Pearson here In August when they will drive back to New York together, Lyie Baird is in La Grande attend ing the summer session of the East ern Oregon Normal school. Miss Cora Hetrlck, of Berkeley, Gai is tn Wallowa to spend a few weeks visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cal Hetrlek, Mrs, Jay Templeton and small daughter returned to their home at Entrpr!tifv Thursday ftfier speeding a week with her mother, Mrs. M Dan-: leis, on. Diamond Prairie. A. delightful social afternoon was! spent at the home of Mrs, M. k1 stsd Wednesday -when she was host ess to the Presbyterian Ladies Aid and a number of invited guests. The meeting was calie4 to order by the; vice president, Mrs, Earl Pefferf and Mrs. W P. Poole had charge of thei devotional exercises. Tlie minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. Hoiiis Bull, secretary. The financial report showed & balance on hand of j $51.03 with aii debts paid, Delicious home-made ice cream and i cakes were served the iarge company i in attendance by the hostess, assist- ed by officers of tlie Aid, and the re mainder of the afternoon was spent; visiting, Tiie next meeting will he; on June 5? at the farm home of Mrs. Grover McClaln In Middle Valley. . Mr, and Mrs. Letand Kkidle moved to Joseph last week where they will i make tljelr home, Mr, Kiddie has; charge of a warehoiase there, airs, Lillian Spencer, formerly of Wallowa, bat now making her home with her son, William, of Enterprise, is spending a week hero looking after: her town property. Mr.1 and Mrs, Sen fUch, of Modesto, Cai. arrived In Waiiowa Monday af ter an absence ot 14 years from this : valley. They are visiting at the home : of his sister, Mrs. W, H, Hamilton, j and his brother, Ohe Rich- Rev, and Mrs. Lt. B. Williams and family rctnrned Saturday from a two ! weeks vacation trip In. which they visited Corvailis Portland and Seatti la Corvailis they attended the grad uating exercises of th college and saw their datighier Elaine, receive her masters degree. They visited in Seattle with t&eir son, Allen, and in Portland attended Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star la which Sirs, Wil liams sat as a delegate as worthy ma tron of 3ess&& chapter Wallowa and Sev. Williams is worthy patron. Mr, Wm, Burns and daughter. Shirley, who have been visiting &i the home of Mrs, Burns parents, Mr. and Mrs. c E, Fiaher, left Saturday for their home at Washougai, Wash, Mr, and Mrs, Lee Mead have as guest in their home their nephew and sleee, Bernard an4 Uldine Kor- tae of The Dalles, The young people will remain in Wallowa, until after the 4th of July, The Bill Cramer family and Mrs. Hugh Daugherty are spending the week on the Imnaha gathering huckleberries. Miss Frances Allen, owner of the Miller hotel which was recently de stroyed by fire, has accepted & posi tion in tlie I. Couch heme - for -the summer. tHIKUHi FOR PASS CHICAGO Pat Jsge, famous University of Chicago s&hte&e who pitched lor Maroon aiumai ta the annual game with varsity nine almost every year since 1393, was too far away this spring to take hi ac customed place. So Frita Crlsler, Princeton head coach, assumed the hyriiag duties for the grads. FAMOUS CARD EXPERT DIES " FiflLABELFHIA, 431 2? r?V-MU-tan. C. Work, Instructor and advisor to millions la the International reals of auction and contract bridge, died early today in a Phil&delp!d& hospital. Be was 33, Tlie Philadelphia card expert, who gava up a promishig law career io find a fortune ia popular Interprets tlon of the laws of bridge, teil victim to intestinal disorders that harried him tor months. SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT TRQCJHJ, ASis, Jasw S? m Wsi teea has &pp?si Jaisg ttm KMd stJsiiuaSS? iuresa into a roaster. 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