The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, June 25, 1929, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, Jonc 25, 1929 'Phillip Ediaon W host at a night-club trty to his Just-recently-divomd wife und Oliver Sewell. sportsman and Don Juai. Edison presume that SeweB aad ttw divorcM are to be married. When the party breaks up, Edtaon coea to S wall's bom and. while tie la waHinc hi return, la informed 8eweU haa been found dead. Inapector Marx beclns a poltc tnyestl nation. Hs queatlons 8e well's Russian valet. The eterator op erator Is also questioned. He dtd not ate . Kewell return. A young medical sxam Jmr, with a taster for detectlre work. rasshrts Marx. Tbelr aeajx-h of the apart ment reveals complete wardrobes for women In different color. In a. safe deposit box they find a scrap of paper bearing- the inscription? "Paid in Kull." The foilowlac day a Major Preston, who haa been a. sfMartlng associate of 8eweira.l interrogated. Then 8eweirs widow visits the apartment. She inti matestbat Preston might know some thing. As the Investigators are stand ing after Mra SeweU s departure, look ing at a mirnr door, it opens, and Mrs. Edison appears. Phe relates a story which the police do not believe. After she leaves, ber Iwaycr threaten. Marx with political reprisals ir the woman is molested. Thtn Edison visits the apartment As he goes nut a shot is heard.' The Russian butler is found dead and Edison Is arrested. Mary ' Pennell.' whose clothes are found in the apartment, is questioned. Hhe iden tifies the "Paid In Full" note at her unile's. the Major's handwriting. A diary belonging to tne dead butler is found. It relates a story of the famous Shah diamond which came into his hands in Russia while SeweU was there. Hewell gets possession of the diamond and takes it and the Countess Kuraso a to America. CHAPTER XVIII. "There are various way of dis posing Of diamonds. One is to break them up. Hut SeweU would n't want to do it, for the simple reason that the stone was worth fully fifty times its actual value because of its associations. And yet he couldn't sell the stone as such because the heirs and assigns of the, Romanoffs and there are a few left would Instantly at tach the stone as their property. This Is a point the butler doesn't make clear. ."Now here we have Sewell with millions concentrated in one white dlamonnd. Sewell was a greedy man. a hard man, a mean man. Whatever other .activities he in dulged In, the stone would take first place, for with the stone sold, he was In a position to yolve such problems as he had. Like most adventurers of his type, his goal was lncalcuable wealth and lux ury. Satisfactory sale of his stone would mean the realization of alV his dreams. "Now whatever else we may as sume from this document, we can be reasonably sure that it was not women, it was not gambling that dominated Sewell's life. It was the diamond. Then we lump to the murder. Did the diamond lead to the murder? "A man may be enormously in terested in one thing and yet be murdered for a reason not even remotely' associated with his mania passion. If you'll permit a digression, it is conceivable that a gentleman who has devoted his life to me siuy 01 cninese poisons may be shot by an East Side gunman because he refused to hand over his wallet. Upon cursory inquiry, knowing nothing of the wallet and led astray by the subject of Chi nese poisons, v,c would assume HOW TO TREAT IVY AND OAK POISONING Season for These Annoying, Troublesome Skin Irri tations is Here Dr. Copeland Urges Precautions and Suggests Several Methods of Treatment ' a By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. United States Senator from New York. Former Commissioner of Health, Hew York City. TQERE are many diseases and affections which are seasonal. For instance, you suffer from ivy poisoning only during the warm season. This is true also of oak poisoning. Of course these two plants are very much alike. Oak fciaies. , ivy is met in the Middle and Eastern States. The symptoms of ivy and oak poisoning are similar. They begin with an intense itching' of the skin. This is followed by burning, a rash and Verv shortly the formation of close together. The second day these papules vc.vw v ... s. nvucu buu luiMiucu. lue sain is extremely sore to the touch. Later the blisters break of their own accord, or are rubbed by the scratching, permitting the fluid to appears to spread the poison, passing the infee- uuii iv ouier pans 01 me Dooy. In severe cases the pus may f the fluid. I have told you the more poison ivy. ihere is little or no excuse for any- rvR ttVELANA. one te suffer all these symptoms. If proper care ef the skin is taken after exposure to this plant, there need be xto violent symptoms. If you are warm and perspiring, you are more susceptible than otherwise. The pores of the skin are open and infection easily occurs. The first thins to do If you havo been exposed to poison ivy is to wash? tnorougaly the bands., face or other exposed parts. Use plenty of strong gaap. such as ordinary laundry soap. Baking soda in strong solution ia also beneficial. Probably the most healing solution to use to reduce the itching and swelling ia grindella robusta. To one part of the' extract use four or flv parts of water. Applications or vaseline or borto acid salve form a covering protect ing the affected parts. This guards gainst the Irritation caused by ex posure to the air. Sometimes the Itching yields to ap plication of hyposulphite ef soda. A tablespoonfui to a cup of water will make a mixture which may be mopped on the irritated places. Answers to Health Queries Thorn. Ls Q. What can be done for a person with a tubercular hip? A. i would suggest that the per son consult an orthopedic surgeon for aa examination.- He will advise the proper procedure. - P. R. Q. What treatment is ad Tised for a goitre which is as large as an eggT I do not want an opera- tlon. ' " A. Goltro demand specific atten tion ana treatment in every Have your doctor advise you. W. 8. 8. Q. What blood pressure? cause high - - A. High blood pressure may be due U a number of causes: Indla creUoa ia diet, constipation or tan, xtroper functioning of the kidneys Inay be at the source ef the trouble Have yotrr doctor advise you after xammatinfi in;. 4y that the murder was In some way connected with the dominant theme In, the victim's life. "Now let us consider this ease. We began by believing that Sew ell's sole Interest was women. So we assumed that the murder was influenced by' some action of his with a woman. We learned he was a gambler. So we thought perhaps some quarrel with a fellow-gambler might, have resulted In his violent end. And now we learn of the diamond. Here, again, we have a plausible. It somewhat romantic mainspring torn murder. "I gave you the Illustration of the student of Chinese poisons. It is quite likely that despite the fact that the business of the dia mond occupied most of Sewell's thoughts he was murdered for reasom utterly disassociated from the Jewel. It may havebeen be cause ot a woman, because of gambling. Or, worse for us, it may have been because of some inci dent in his past life of which we know nothing and may have noth ing at all to do avith either of our three dominant causes. As an amateur student of murders, I have never found the mathemati cal elements in murder which so many assume exists. Of course, the police assume that it does exist. Hence circumstantial evidence, which, as you know, has led many astray." "Are you finished?' demanded Marx?" "No,"- said the doctor. "My point is that I have a hunch." "Now you're talking!" "I have a hunch that hert is one element in this case of which we know nothing, and which, when we learn It, will completely drown out all we know- now." "In other words?" "There are .no other words. I have this hunch, this premonition. I feel that somehow we have as yet nothing tangible." "All the same," said Marx. "I'm going to follow up this jeweler's appraisal stuff which the butler mentions. I want to find out what efforts were made to sell the dia mond." "By all means," agreed the doc tors "Not that I think "we'll be any nearer a solution. We may. As I have indicated it seems to me that murder is an elusive thing, and murderers are caught on the wing. Perhaps through this inquiry you will come upon something that is really a step nearer solution." "But wait a minute," said Marx. "I'll take care of the dia mond end all right. What gets me in that confession article of the butler's is this second guy. Where did he live?"" "Behind the mirror in the al cove?" suggested the doctor. "There was no bed. no noth ing." Marx 9hook his head. "Perhaps." said the doctor, "he lived in the house adjoining, and only came for his meals. It sounds so absurd, though. No, I don't think so. Because there grows in California and the Pacific email itannlu I or pimple-like f escape. This " w take the place S'f ' r A serious side of iJi R. 8. L O. . Q. What do von ad vise for bow-legs? A. Consult an orthopedist for his opinion. Miss V. E. S. Q. What causes bad breath? A. This may be due to nasal catarrh, infected teeth or tonsils, in digestion and constipation, which is the most frequent eauao. T1390. Q. What should a girl weigh whole IS years old and S feet laches tall? A. For her sge and height she should weigh about 190 pounds. E. B. Q. What should a woman of 45. S feet tt inches UQ. weigh? A. She should weigh about 15S pounds for her age and height C JS. Q. What do you advise for pimples and blackheads? A. Correct the diet by cutting, down oa sugar, starches and coffee Eat simple food. Edward SL Q. How aala -1 sain weight? t. What will remove warts? A. Add to- your diet milk, eggs, freab ves-etajtles and fruits. Make sure that the bowels eliminate properly. Exercise freely : ia the open air and practice deep breathing. 81eep a many-hours aa poasnnle m a well ventilated room. gy Send self-addreased stamped envelope tor fun particulars and re . peat your eiuestlow. - 7 CaprniM. itjs. seems no earthly reason for bis doing it. Somewhere In the house, Inspector, there is a room, which" was or is occupied by this second men. Now, why did Sewell keep him? Offhand several explana tions come to me. He may have been a relative or a close friend in hiding. A fugitive from Just ice, perhaps. But Sewell was not the kind to put himself out for relatives or friends. Perhaps and this seems likeliest Sewell fpf nd him of some use. Something in connection with the diamond. Let's leave that. Whatever the man's purpose, there he was. He might have been- the one who murdered Sewell. Let's go over the list. Toung -Edison, who has suffered ignominy and jail at your hands, is obviously innocent. Mrs. Sewell, the injured wife, is not a likely suspect. The Major per haps. The various women hard ly. The second man beeause we kpow nothing . of Mm ' seems most probable. . Therefore, your search resolves Itself to the sec ond man. and you may find the second man through the dia mond." Marx summoned several of his detectives and ordered them to trace the sale of the stone. ' Then he pondered over the doc tor's lengthy discourse, and fi nally he said to himself: CHAPTER XVIII Continued "Sounds like a lot of boloney to me. but I like to bear him talk." Marx attended to several other cases troubling his department. Then he resolved tosV another visit to the tkyscraptr apartment. Arriving there he found a lone delective on duty." "See anything?" demanded Marx. "No." said the detective. "Not exa'-ly. bobs but " But what ?- "But seems to me somebody's POLLY AND HER PALS HOW 0?ME THIS ThEY'S MILLIOKJAI12E inI rr. IS SllrJ6 US HIS 60 4C1?E Simply wAnjts CAMP FRE&? E4MILV war's iHc TO OCCUPY iT. KETCH? X3URIKJ' HIS ABROAD! TILLIE, THE TOILER C3IVE me "THAT LETTtK: i you VMPOTt To Mac lay KllJ3 ht MD i'iL MVii ir Fee you, 4T i v k l-r-71 Vi - 1 vt 52' . LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY I'M SO CXCTTEO, MJS5 I JUST VEUL CArOTT WATT UKTHL VOU TELL MS WHAT WCXl WAKTI M6 TO DO iM ACT TCOTS Aim CASPER THAT COLOMEU HOOTCQ. CERTAM4LV fb A KILL-OOV! TE6TCRDAY HE &Air I OUHT TO MAWE A WILL V .HE TRIEtS TO "TEVJ. MB fM ) NOT LOOMING WELL. f I HE HAD MEVWEb J been moving around here the detectlre looked stolidly embar rassed. "You know what I mean. X don't,; see nothing, see? But I get a reeling." - Marx remembered the doctor's Tague premonitions and growled: "I don't gire a damn about about your feelngs. Did yoa hear somebody moving around ?" "WeR. I thought I did." -And ? "I looked all round. but I eoudln't find 'n5-ng. Not a thing." a Vi-r- - "All right." said Marx. "I'm going to spend a little time here. You can beat it back- to Head quarters. Ill find out all about them, things." WJKPDST. RESIDENT. IS DEAD Frank F. Pou, tor many years a resident of Polk county and also of Salem, died June 10 at Santa Cruz, Calif... accoring to word re ceived by friends here. He was 71 years old. Death was caused by an attack of pneumonia. Mr. Post had many friends ia Salem having been active in af fairs of the community. During Governor Geers administration he served as commissary at the state hospital. Mr. Posts wife and four chil dren survive him. all except one son, Bernard Cruz, of Lebanon, i Oregon, residing at Santa Cruz. iVew Elevator is Running Smoothly Visitors to the courthouse Mon day were testing out the new ele vator just installed here. They found the new service quite aa improvement In view of the warm weather n'jw prevalent although the elevator is of slow speed. Both HH young women engageu to run inejvs. tne state. Kana board over machine, were on duty, ont"taknpr Katz island in the Columbia river the work in the morning and one near Tongue Point. The contro in the artcr--:c. versy alcoe over approximately mo joker HOW maw. he 7 A f?rrSP0K)SlSLE: LIKE US. I'LL. AlEiTE rr "todav. MAC MADE IT POSSIBLE Tor- yoo TO TAKE l"TOO LEEFy VAC AT IOM MOVu AMD NIGH ,1 "V I JV . i I I EVEN VMRITP Him WELL, AFTER. 1, noss U0U GlBLIE, CAKJT MAW66 MOU WOKfT BC SO AMMOOS TO OO TVROO&A - I'LL DO AKWTWlMfl Q0O ASK OF MS 4TI HELLO, MR. J HOW ARB HOW r TtXJQ. HUeQAND? WNOW ANY MoQE RWnY, 0 UEUBEfrT LEWIS IS KEOHIHIKIT West Point Cadet, Former Salem Youth, Gets -Signal Honor Cadet Hubert D. Lewis, son of Claude I. Lewis. 324 North Cap itol. Salem, has been appointed lieutenant -1n the corp sot cadets in het U. S. Military academy at West Point, In orders just issued by Major General William R. Smith, superintendnt. Lewis' pro motion was based on recommenda tions made by a board of officers headed by Lt. Col. R. C. Jtkhard- (son, Jr., who considered the rec ord of every cadet in the first class. . Under the regulations govern ing the appointment of cadet of ficers, every activity In which ca dets participate was considered. Academe standing was given a weight of 20 per cent; standing in the demerit system was also 20 per cent; leadership. 15 per cent; military drills, 15 per cent; bear ing and appearance, 15 per cent; athletics, 10 per cent; and general activities, 5 per cent. As a cadet Lieutenant Lewis will now have considerable re sponsibility. At parades and cere monies be will be in command of a niatoon Lewis will also assist in maintaining discipline and in structing other cadets in military subjects. Property Rights To Island Land Up in Court Here Hearing was had in circuit court here Monday in the case of Kats vs. the State Land board MAMY ROOMS VSAY THEY IS ikJ OUR KJtw SUMMER HOME. DEL TAErJTy MOT IrJCLUDlrsl'j THE SEWAMTS HALL THE CHAUFFEURS 1 SURE AJlll, BUT I'M ?0Mcj VoofcJ FOR. AM AUTOHOfcllH Vutm tSAOc MOW IF WOO CAW HELP ME PUT OVER THE ME" ' STUKiT I WAVE M MIMD, Bi66r wrr the" THE COLONEL. A VERVI sensible, man, Casper.; HB ATVrSEX TOO TO MAV& A WILL TO PROTECT TOOT IKl CAQE. AJCrTHlr4&HrAJU o o i ; i 7Ai 1 I 100 acres ef land which is effect ed by the washing of the river. Whether or not this land belongs to Kats or 'the state is the point at issue. Judge McMahan, before whom the sace was held, took the mat ter under advisement. C00D-N1GHT STORIES Bj Max TreH Father Solves the 81adow-Chli-drtVs .Baying Problems The morning illj, Flor, Hanid, 'Yam and Knarf the five little shadow-children with the turned about names found fire coins lying on the library table. There was a penny, a nickel, a dime, a quarter and. a beautiful yellow coin. They examined the last coin wkh great interest. "It's a five-dollar gold piece," said Hanid, who knew everything. "'A five-dollar gold-piece!" ex- "It's worth five dollars. claimed the others. Yes, -it's worth five dollars.". That's ten times as much as the ', half dollar," said Yam. "And twenty times as much as the quarter," added Mij. "And fifty times as much - as ! the dime," put in Flor "And a hundred times as much as the nickel," declared Knarf. "And five hundred times as much as the penny," said Hanid 70U 60T A LOTTA ) fCKiKT TDO, BUS) boy stir. t Ybr stumpsJ 3VJH. ME ! OH, NO, TACK AF TEp. THAT OME KISS t-AST 1TUST ONE l-t,TLlEJ NI6HT Mo VAlfeXTE. "TH XT J - fir? , . f "DO HDD TUIAiK WOU QOULD Y LAEM TO VVALK-OW A WRE-vl I IN TWt AIR.? JJB ski V A PUPt ANI WE'RE drONE.' HERB. TODAT AKD CrONE. TOMOPROWl LOOU AT POOO. MR..MfirlAArlf ! V&TT OHUT TALKING LOOKS P HEACTHt ANO ROBOCTl I FSEL OfVrr FOR. HTS W1DQW', IHRTfl A KATHER. HACTOf iwvi mav&, caterer; TOUOU6HTTO A DOCTOR. about rr! C3a 0 The HomeKitchen By AtJCE LYNN BARRY FOR YEARS a secret source of strife in the American home has beeauihe innocent little safety razor blade. When in per fect condition, brand new. the lord of the household resented bitterly its use for any other than his own purpose. Eren the valiant modern wife hesitated before she appro priated a brand new blade for a little necessary pencil sharpening or eyebrow trimming. Nothing so sacred to most husbands as a new razor blade. But as sooa as the. things be came a little less saai p. the trouble began. They weren't keen enough for shaving, but they were sharp enough always to give a severe cut-to anyone who picked them up unwarily. And. of course, someone usually did. The ardor with-which a man cherishes his new razor blades is equalled only by his care lessness in throwing them around when he can't use them any more. What to do wita used razor again. "It must be worth more than all the others put together," said Yam. "It !' they cried. "It's worth exactly " "Exactly four dollars and nine cents more," rep.ied Hanid promptly. The others became very thoughtful. They looked at the coins. "Let's buy a stick of gum for the penny," said Yam, "and a bar of chocolate for the nickel and a box of crackers for the dime and a jar of jelly for the quarter and a cake for the half dollar and a roast goose for the gold piece." "No," said Flor, "I don't want to buy that at all. I want a pen ny's worth of marbles and five cents worth of salted "peanuts, and a dime's worth of doughnuts, nnd a jack-knife worth fifty cents, and a five-dollar umbrella.' " What good is all that to me?" psked Mij. 1 want a whistle for the penny, and si sandwich for the hey.- listen.' ASLEEP' l Could win A LETTER I' VIE; BEEM f - ' ISAODV ) (HOVa! THAT -TOO OR HELP 6-25 2? Crwt BrWni rirrt wtnwj.-f HAS THE BASS EEACV DEAR.. LEAVlNfi feeTlcl! AMD WE'LL CrrvoM IMPORTANT BUS1WESS AKD HIS TO WURTCV MISS OUR. TOXIM NEWUMAROEC) AND VEKV cTEALOUSWifKj INSISTS OW UIM'IC PRESSES HrS SCABCH RRANNSe,lM SPITE OP MIS WlFES PISA CUHJD SI ft. mc fmtm as TO HIM i HBL GOUCrH MufiPH1 blades has for years been a great American problem. Noj all of us can go to the Grand Canyon and chuck down discarded blades, as one bright Humorist suggested. Throwing them ia the waste pile doesnt end their possibilities ur damage either. The number that tailors -and dressmakers - uee for rippfhg stitches is trifling, and cot to be depended oje-as a source of disposal. . . However, it looks as though one Inventive genius had stumbltd on th esolution and there's poet id justice in it too Tor it makes men use up their own old blades. Its nothing less than a hand grass cutter. Razor blades can be slipped into a groover curve of steel a number of them at a time to form a long knife edge. Cuts the gras beautifully. And when, in tlni dullness sets in, as it inevitably; does, just replace with jnore blades' not quite good enough for his lordship's shave. nickel and a box of tacks for the dime, and. a magnifying glass for the quarter and a cap for the half dollar, and a pair, of th- s for the gold piece." "But I want other things," ?aid Hanid. "I want a penny's worth of hairpins, and a glass of milk for the nickel, and a notebook for Die dime, and a ribbons for the hHf dollar and a chain for the go d piece." "Oh, no," said Knarf. "I don't want those tnngs. I want " But at this moment Father came along and sweeping up ibo money in his hand, dropped n in to his pocket and waJ ' off. They all turned to Knarf. "What were you going to say?'', they asked slyly. "Where was I?" demanded Knarf. i "You were saying: "I want ' "I want nothing." continued Knarf, "because the money doi-s not belong to me. That's what I was going to say." But the others didn't think so. By CLIFF STERRETT, I WISHT VOU"D PlKfCH ME-, W SEE. IUnJT SUSIE. I BELIEVE IT By RUSS WESTOVER By VERP BUT I MUST TAKE 1 THE TIME TO LEAVf OUR crrv ADDRESS WITU CHIEF SMITH. WAVE, OR. 0 CAM COMMUNICATE WITH MC.SWOULT? WE ."DISCOVER OURUTTTjE ANVHES WUEESABOOTS By JIMMY MURPI iYi Now rvs rcrr CHILL. BUT MATae. A CW4. AFTER, TALWlNrTO ETTHEa. 1H& HOOFERS' T ' ft