TIM ES, W ILLAM INA, OREGON
THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 1941
firm w hat Van H assek m u st alre ad y !
know.
“ If you m ean the A m erican read i- I
ness for a sudden w ar, th a t is noth- j
ing short cf pitiable, sir. T he U nited '
S tates land forces are sc a tte re d in I
sm all g arrisons, a re not properly
<S By GÉNÉRAI
equipped, and have very little tra in
ARED WHITE
ing in the team -play cf the la rg e r !
INSTALLM ENT TWO
and all th e hum and buzz of a gen com bat elem en ts.”
THE STORY SO FAR: Colonel Flag-
“ W hat do you know of its
era l h ea d q u arte rs.
----- -------- ---------------
W e tr a in a t
will, acting assistant chief of staff G-2,
stre n g th ? ”
lo w e s t co st. A sk f o r B o o k let M, S e a t
He
w
as
escorted
into
a
la
rg
e
re
In charge of military intelligence, esti
tle
YMCA
S
chools,
909—
4th, S e a ttle ,
“ There a re four arm y in fan try di
ception room at the far end of the
mated from secret information that there
W n.
visions
and
eighteen
N
ational
G
u
ard
palace.
The
staff
officer
got
to
his
were 200,000 European troops in Mexico
in fan try divisions to g eth er w ith Special Care Assures Better
feet grudgingly.
being prepared for an attack on the
TRUCK PARTS
“ I ’ll see if E xcellency w ishes you som e four c a v a lry divisions. All
United States. Both he and the President
H e a v y -d u ty M o to rs, ax els, p a r t s ,
Production.
were powerless to act because of public
to rep o rt to him p erso n ally ,” he said a re a t peace stren g th and it would
bodies, tire s , h o ists .
and congressional opinion which failed
T R U C K W R E C K IN G C O M P A N Y
in G erm an. H e left the room , but ta k e m onths to put them on a w ar
to realize the significance of the troops.
footing,
fully
equipped.
In
total
10 th & S. E. H a w th o rn e .
P o rtla n d , Ore.
w as back in a few m om en ts to say,
By GEORGE E. TAYLOR
In an effort to obtain more definite proof,
m anpow er count on 300,000 m en
“
G
eneral
Van
H
assek
will
see
you
(E xtension D airyman. R utgers U n iv e rsity .)
Colonel Flagwill sent Captain Benning,
within the te rrito ria l lim its.”
a t once, M ajo r.”
USED TRACTORS
Cows th a t a re properly fitted and
daring American intelligence officer, to
“ Ja , very good. What about th eir
Benning found him self in an im
“C a te r p illa r ” 35 D iesel an d d o zer
the U. S. ambassador in Paris. Here he
m
an
ag
ed
during*the
dry
period
m
ay
“C a te rp illa r ” 50 D iesel an d d o zer
m ense ch am b er whose rich furnish fighting eq u ip m en t?”
was told to impersonate Lieutenant
produce as m uch as 25 p er cent
I n te r n a tio n a l TD -40 T ra c to r
“ P itiable, when you consider the m o re m ilk and b u tte rfa t during the
ings ran a riot of vivid colors. His
Bromlitz, a former American officer who
A. C. Model “SO-' an d C arco dozer
H
O
r i U S - f E E B I S E Q U IP M E N T CO.
had planned to work with the foreign
eyes centered in som e perplexity whole picture. Their artiU ery is following lactation period.
' W 728 M a llo n A v e .
S p ok an e, W a sh .
agents in Mexico. Expelled from the
upon the so litary figure in the room, largely World W ar v in tag e stuff, i
D uring the lactatio n period, espe
U. 8. army, he had desired to get re
a m an spraw led in a deep crim son T hey’re sh o rt on am m unition, an ti
venge for the “insult.” Fortunately,
WANTED
leath er ch a ir placed at one side of airc ra ft, in stru m en ts of precision, cially during th e first six m onths,
Bromlitz had been captured, so Benning
m odern rifles. T heir anti-tank w eap the an im al’s body reserv e of m in [ 5 g ir ls to w o rk in P o rtla n d B e a u ty
an im m ense blackwood desk.
prepared to visit him in his cell to
S ch o o l f o r p a r t p a y m e n t on tu itio n .
era
ls,
protein
and
fa
t
becom
es
de
W as this V an H assek? The re ons a re n ’t out of the facto ries yet.
f o r p a r tic u la rs . O n ly 8 th g ra d e
study his mannerisms.
pleted. And the cow does not have . e W d u r ite
c a tio n n e c e ssa ry .
cum bent m a n ’s figure w as lost in It would tak e them a y ea r to m ak e
Now continue with the story.
an
opportunity
to
build
up
th
is
re
P
O
R
T
L A N D B E A U T Y ACADEM Y
the
weapons
th
ey
’d
need,
if
they
,
shapeless folds of fat. H is wide,
♦20 S . W . W a s h in g to n
P o rtla n d , Ore.
squarish head w as as bald as a bil couldn’t p u rch ase them in foreign se rv e again until the an im al is giv
liard ball, his face w as a netw ork of m a rk e ts as they did for the World en a six to eight w eeks’ re s t period
CHAPTER II—Continued
W ANT A REAL JOB?
p rio r to the following calving.
B rom litz, stretched out face down C rinkles, thick jow ls cascad ed from W ar. But they have a high-class of
irp la n e fa c to rie s , s h ip y a rd s an d h u n -
N eglect on the p a rt of the ow ner A
ficer
personnel,
thoroughly
train
ed
jaw
and
chin.
M
oreover,
he
ap
d
re
d
s o f in d u s tr ie s a r e In n eed o f
w ard on a cot, raised his face as
reg a rd in g p ro p er feed, c a re and sh e e t m e ta l w o rk ers. W rite fo r fr e e
an d —"
the steel door opened on the little peared wholly in anim ate, a listless
t- 2- A dcox T ra d e S c h o o l
“ J a , I know of th a t,” Van H as m an ag em en t of d ry cows m ay cost Z37 N. E. D e B p ro
ad w ay . P o rtla n d , O re.
hole to which he w as confined. His gaze fixed in som e stra n g e d etach
the ow ner the v alu e of one ton of
a le rt, beady black eyes sear<»hed the m en t on the beautifully frescoed sek in terru p ted with a dash of im- i m ilk. The loss in dollars and cents
ceiling.
patience. “ B ut it tak es m odern
face of his visitor, and he sa t up
“ Sir, M ajor B rom litz, reporting equipm ent and plenty of train in g to m ay be com puted by using the m a r
a s recognition cam e to his face.
from L uxem bourg for duty with fight a battle th ese days. Now, tell k et value of one ton of m ilk under V a rio u s M o tifs f o r
“ Hello, B enning,” he said, his face G eneral Van H assek ,” Benning said m e another thing, Brom litz, would j any known m a rk e t condition.
unaccountably brightening. ‘So it’s briskly.
E m b r o id e r in g L in e n s
the m ass of A m ericans stick togeth
The am ount of hay and g rain
you com e a fte r m e, eh? Well, I'm
“ Sit down, B rom litz,” th e other e r in event of invasion?”
which should be fed during the d ry
glad, if I m ust be hanged, th a t it's to said w ithout low ering his eyes. “ I ’m
Benning pondered briefly and an period depends upon the condition
be an A m erican job.”
Van H assek .”
sw ered, “ I ’m su re you can count on of the cow at the tim e she is turned
“ M erely a little visit, B rom litz,”
dry. A nim als th a t a re in fair condi-
The Van H assek uniform w as the it th a t they will, s ir.’
Benning answ ered. “ I ’m not to take
“ But w hat if they w ere o v erru n | tion rnay be Properly fitted on a lib
you home, but you’ll understand my sim ple brow nish-tinted cotton khaki
suddenly?
How long would they e ra l allow ance of quality roughage,
confession of gratification that you’ve
sta n d up under terrific m ilita ry pun including p astu re , hay and silage.
been run down at last. Corporal Hill,
ishm ent when they had th e ir chance O ther cows m ay req u ire som e g rain
the m an you killed, w as a m em ber
offered
them to—to buy th e ir way in addition to all the roughage they
of m y com pany.”
will eat. A daily g rain allow ance of
back to p ea ce ?”
They engaged in a strain ed con
“ Excellency, is it probable th a t six pounds is usually am ple. Thus
versation. Benning prolonged his
anyone would be audacious enough not m ore than 250 pounds to 350
visit while he studied B rom litz for
to attack the United S tates on her pounds of g rain in addition to one-
his own purposes. He asked m any
own soil?” Benning asked. “ I m e an q u a rte r ton of hay, is needed to
questions of the Brom litz stay in
when her potential reso u rces in put a cow in p ro p er condition.
L uxem bourg, which the prisoner an
w ealth and m anpow er a re ta k en into
F ig u re the cost of 250 to 350
sw ered freely. He w as sharply puz
co n sid eratio n ?”
pounds of grain and one-quarter ton
zled by the evident good hum or th a t
V an H assek snapped out, “ T h a t’s of hay and co m p are it with the
his visit had brought to the fellow
p recisely why she m ust be a tta c k e d value of one ton of m ilk. The fig
But B rom litz' parting words cleared
on h er own soil, because of h er la u re proves th a t a re st period of
up th a t enigm a.
te n t stren g th .”
six to eight w eeks along with p ro p er
“ May I ask you a special favor,
Benning pretended perplexity and feed and ca re during the d ry pe
B enning?” B rom litz asked as Ben
countered, “ I ’m not sure I u n d er riod, really pays dividends.
ning rose to go.
stan d ju st w hat E xcellency m e a n s.”
The priso n er w as suddenly sol
“ I m ean it w as A m erica’s stupid
em n, th e re w as a pleading note in
intervention th a t w recked the world Seed Treatment Proves
his voice, a beseeching look in his
in the G reat W ar.”
Good Crop Insurance
black eyes.
“ But didn’t h er strength tu rn the
Seed tre a tm e n t is one of the m ost
“ I owe you no favors, B rom litz,”
balan ce in the la st w ar, E xcellen im p o rtan t phases of crop insurance.
Benning said brusquely.
cy?”
Not only can the crops be disease-
“ A very little favor to a m an who
“ S trength, b a h !” Van H assek
m u st d ie ,” the oth er im plored. “ Let
scoffed. “ Not for m ore th an a y e a r free, but in m ost cases freedom
from disease resu lts in increased
m e tell you, Benning, and you
a fte r the United S tates jum ped into
yield. T herefore, the use of high
m u stn 't say no. Your com ing here
the w ar did her soldiers fire a shot
quality trea ted seed is a big step
h as g rea tly relieved m y m ind. I
in battle. Then only after the F re n ch forw
ard tow ard success.
w as—suspicious th a t I m u st have
supplied her w ith cannon, th e B rit
been b etray ed to the F rench , but
Now is the tim e to m ake p re p a ra
ish with rifles, helm ets, and gas
now I know it w as the A m erican
m ask s, and both sides conducted a tion for treatin g w heat, oats, and
“Sit down, Bromlitz.”
se c re t se rv ic e th a t cau g h t up with
m ilita ry k in d erg arten to in stru c t her b arley for sm ut. T here are se v eral
m e. A sm all distinction you say? of this new M exican a rm y . At the divisions in the a r t of w ar. Ja , m a te ria ls on the m a rk e t th at, if
B ut an im p o rta n t one to me. The co llar w as a silver cre sce n t, insig th a t w as her la te n t s tre n g th !”
p roperly used, will give good re
one fine thing in m y life has been, nia of a lieu ten an t g en eral. The
Van H assek got up ab ruptly and sults. The first im p o rtan t step is
Benning, a girl, whom I hoped soon only other o rn am e n ts on his sev ere w ith an am azing agility. He w ent to learn exactly th e method recom
to m a rry . P lease will you tak e a ly plain uniform w ere a glittering to his desk and touched a call but m ended. If instructions as to the
m essag e to h er at L uxem bourg? Tell o rd er of m e rit a t his left b re a st and, ton. The cap tain from the anteroom p ro p er m ethod of tre a tm e n t a re not
h er I w as killed by a tra in , drowned u nder it, the iron cross.
followed, it is a w aste of tim e and
responded prom ptly.
—tell her anything but the truth. She
Some m om en ts passed in which
“ C aptain Schroff,” Van H assek in m a te ria l.
LJ E R E ’S p le asu re for every
m u st think m e dead. Out of her the only sound w as the heavy ticking
Copper carb o n ate and m e rcu rial A needlew om an—a tra n sfe r p at
stru cted , “ I ’m very well satisfied
loyalty she m ight w ait for m e of an im m ense G erm an clock and with
Brom litz. You m ay have him dusts a re suitable for the control of te rn in v aried sm all m otifs th a t
through em p ty years, and sh e 's too the vague hum of traffic in the street re p o rt'fo r the tim e being to Colonel seed-borne d iseases in a wide ran g e p e rm its you to m ak e a t le ast a
fine for th a t ordeal. P lease let her below.
B ravot. L ater I m ay h av e m ore of seeds, because they control a dozen different gifts.
think I ’m honorably dead and c a n 't
• • •
“ The profession of a rm s is so vast im p o rtan t use for him .”
la rg e num ber of seed-borne d iseases
e v e r retu rn . You'll do th a t for me, and in tricate, B rom litz, I ’ve given
Pattern 2691 contains a transfer pattern
besides sm ut. F o r this reason they
please, B enning!”
24 motifs ranging from 3x9 inches to
up all hopes of m a ste rin g it in de
can be used with crops of w heat, of
CHAPTER IV
l ’i x l ’j inches; materials required; color
ta il,” Van H assek rejoined. “ Be
oats, barley, beans, and others.
schemes; illustrations of stitches. Send
CHAPTER III
sides, I find occasional diversion in
Benning found him self assigned to
F orm aldehyde is still popular with order to:
o th er lines of thoughts. So m any, a stuffy little room th a t w as piled m any fa rm e rs but this m a te ria l
A tra m c a r took Benning from the m any people m ust die of violence high with A m erican new spapers and
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
Colonia Station in M exico City to within the n ex t y e a r or two th a t I ’ve m agazines. H alf a dozen other offi m ust be properly applied to give
82 Eighth Ave.
New York
P laza M ayor, w hence he crossed the been trying to satisfy m yself w heth ce rs w ere engaged in read in g th ese good results. The placing of a te a
spoonful
of
form
aldehyde
in
the
top
Enclose 15 cents In coins for Pat«
broad M exican thoroughfare to the e r th a t will be the end of th e m .”
publications.
of a sack of g rain and then tu rn
tern No.................
g re a t stone hulk of the P alacio Na-
“ You m ean th a t m any will die in
E ach day this group w as req u ired
cional. He accosted a g endarm e and w ar, I take it, s ir ,” Benning suggest to m ake a su m m ary of A m erican ing the sack upside down for tr e a t
Name .......................................................
m en t is ineffectual. F orm aldehyde
asked directions to G eneral Van ed.
Address ....................................................
p ress opinion as affecting M exican when* exposed to the air vaporizes
H assek ’s h ea d q u arte rs.
“ M illions,” Van H assek answ ered, relations.
O utw ardly a peaceful as a g a s; th is gas is heavier than
The policem an shook a puzzled stifling a yaw n.
enough job, but one th a t Benning air. The above procedure prevents
head and answ ered. “ I'v e heard of
His pudgy a rm s th ru st into the air knew to be a vital p a rt of Van H as the form aldehyde from com ing in
no such g en e ral in Mexico, sen o r.” over his head, his heels stretch ed se k ’s w ar m achinery.
contact with the seed.
“ P e rh a p s,” Benning suggested, forw ard, and he squirm ed e re c t in
D uring the n ex t few d ay s Ben
“ you can d irec t m e to G eneral his huge chair.
ning kept p retty m uch to him self,
R uiz.”
“ You w ere. I'm advised, an A m er though cautiously m aking friends
I«f nu»
The M exican’s face lighted up, ican arm y officer,” Van H assek said, with the A ustrian, Captain F incke,
PO PCO RN
Week-Old Calves
and he spoke alm ost in aw e, “ Si, now speaking briskly m G erm an. who sa t at his elbow. A bit a t a
■T POPS
> £ NORM OUS
senor, if your cre d en tia ls a re im “ I ’m told th e re a re serious ch arg es tim e he m eant to g ath er th e ii.for-
Can Be Dehorned
VOLUME
portan t enough you m ay find G en standing ag ain st you in the United m ation he had com e for. If long risk s
H orns, at one tim e, w ere a nec
e ra l Ruiz in the P re sid e n t’s suite at S ta te s.”
had to be taken in order to se cu re
e ssary p a rt of a cow 's equipm ent.
tlie p a la c e .”
Benning said ; “ I hope you'll not im p o rtan t secret inform ations, th at
They w ere n ecessary for protec
Benning sm iled inw ardly as he ju d g e m e by th at. G eneral Van H as would have to w ait until he had th e
tion, b ut u nder p resen t m odern
turned to the P orto M ariano and en sek. D espite m y p ast m isfortunes lay of things at h ead q u arters.
m ethods of m an ag em en t, cows do
tered the palace. Many tim es since I ’m a soldier, sir, and hold the view
not need horns. H orns m ay be
Mexico City. Benning observed in
arriv in g at V era Cruz he had in th at th ere is no oth er profession his off-duty strolls, w as se re n e and
taken off when the calf is a week
quired about Van H assek to find the w orthy of a m an. T hat being so, untroubled.
old w ithout any loss and not too
nam e unknown. It m eant that Van when circu m stan ces beyond my con
INTESTINAL GAS PAINS
m uch discom fort to the calf. Do
M exican troops th em selv es had
H assek, a re a l m a ste r of the Mexi tro l placed a price on m y head in undergone a transition. T hey had
the job of dehorning as soon as
"Adlerika
quickly relieved me of gas
can forces, w as entrenched behind one country, h av e n 't I the rig h t to shoes on their feet and discipline in
the horn button can be found;
pains in the intestines.” (C. B.-Ohio)
a stout incognito, moving his pawns find service in an o th er?"
th e ir ran k s and w ere used larg ely
clip the h air around this tiny
Gas pains due to delayed bowel ac
in the nam e of young Ruiz, the new
“ Ja , a soldier is alw ays a soldier, as labor troops.
bum p and place a ring of vaseline
tion relieved thru Q UICK results
dictato r who had been placed in B rom litz," Van H assek answ ered
on the lower side to prevent any
Ruiz, holding the m ilitary ra n k of
from A D LERIK A . Get it TODAY.
pow er by a sw ift, furious, and m ys with an approving nod " I enjoyed colonel-general, w as an im posing
d rain a g e into the eye itself.
AT YOUR DRUG STO RE
terious coup d 'e ta t of E uropean my th ree y e a rs in China as m uch figure, erect, lean, dashing. His uni
Roughen the spot gently w here
planning.
as m y station in V ienna, and Mex form was alw ays vivid and he w as
the horn is sta rtin g with a corn
An elevator shot Benning to the ico is even m o re to m y liking be fo rev er attended by flashily uni
cob or by scrap in g it. Moisten a
fourth floor. He presented his cre cau se th ere a re big ev en ts shaping form ed aides and orderlies. Ben
stick of caustic potash and rub it
den tials to a staff officer with easy up. Tell m e in your own way," Brom-
until the skin is a distinct pink
assu ra n ce . So far. his c a rte d ’iden- litz, w hat you think of the A m eri ning thought Rum m ust have been
C aution:
Use gloves on your
picked for ap p earan ce as w ell as
tite had passed him w ithout ques can a rm y 's fighting c a p a c ity .”
q u ic k fy u l t .
hands and let no liquid from the
his
susceptibility
to
control,
in
o
rd
er
tion. The staff officer directed him
Benning pondered briefly and de to put on a show th a t would catch
cau stic stick get into your eyes or
L IQ U ID
down a tiled co rrid o r th a t rang with cided upon the full and unequivocal
TABLET*
the c a lf's eyes—it s dangerous.
the M exican im agination.
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the c la tte r of m ilitary typew riters tru th which, a fte r all, could only con- and hold <TO
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