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
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Miss Mabel Morton
Society Editor
Phone Main 800 UntU Noon
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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
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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
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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.
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roaster. Tii conilj grew fesngen the
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Gtmty lime Hger Waves
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Wet S5s Dry ?Se
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Main ?S9
STOCK up vith. Kellogg't Com
Flakes. Special features hat
far a Uished time only, Always
the Kg value is cereslt. Now
Kgger vaJiie thss ever. Made
by Keliogg in Baale Creek.
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