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The OREGON STATESMAN Salem. Oregon, 3, 1929 . mwaBBBBBBmBfJSBBBBBBBBBSBBmsBsa-MSJBaamBwa- I ' -rf-T BV WS.k "V X , 1 I ' I Ij t .11 . - . 1 I I I il t I., ' SAMUEL SPEWACK Wht is It? (To Be Continued Tomorrow) ' fa HAT I IAS COKE BEWOP.IT i PhlltlD Edison is host at a night-club I part yto his Just-recently-divus-crd wife! and Oliver Sewcll, sportsman and Don Juan, jsdison presumes tnat si-wen ana the divorce are to.be married. When the4 party breaks up. Edison gos toll . mvui i noma ana. wniie ne is waning i his return, is Informed Sewell has been ! found dead. Inspector Marx brifhis aj I vjolice Investigation. Ha questions . Se- 1 well's Russian valet The t!c vator op erator Is aim qvesuonco. Ha did not - see Sowcll return. A younir medical ex aminer, with a taste far deteiklve wort" assists Marx. Their eearcb of jthe apartment- reveal complete wardrobes fo women In -different colore. In a safe deposit box they find a scraii of paper bearing' the Inscription, "Pale In Full.'! The foil awing duy a Majof. Prestont who has been a porting' associate of Sewell's, Is interrogated. Thcin 8ewell' widow visits the apartment. She'lntl . mates that Preston" might kfow some .thing. As the' Investigators are stand ins. after Mrs. He well's departum i ln:ktns- nt a mirror door. It opens, and : Mrs. Edison sonears. After she leaves. her lawyer threatens Marx with pot- It t ken 1 reprisals u the woman is moiesu .. ed. Tlien Edison - visits the fcpart-nenf. " As he goes out a Phot is Heard. The Russian butkr Is fwnd dead and Edi son Is arrested. Mary Pcnniell. whose '' clothes ape found in the- apartment. Is . nuefttioneiK 8ne identifies thd "Paid in ' JuU' note as hi her- uncle' the Mar 'Jor's handwriting. A diary belonging to the. dead butler Is found. It) relates a story of. the famous Shah) diamond which earn Into his hands in Russia while Sewell was there. Sew ell gets pos session of tlS diamond and takes K and the Countess Kurasova to Ameiv lea. The butler follows and lenters ge well's esapovj He unearths evidence of Hewell's relations . with the Countes Also he ectlons of the nrany visitors He well entertained. Marx and the doc tor learn that another man occupied! the apartment with Sewell. Mary Pen- 1 nell receives a mysterious note re- i nuestlntr her to meet the writer at. 8e- ' welfs apartment if she wishes to clear i Kdison of alt suspicion. As Marx leads j -her-to the door, tne secret passase f opens and Pneiton appears, fie gies fall seeeont ef hit dealtst with SeweB. He Ue tells ef having stared! with Sew i. . eli the aichti ef the crime muw tin . Utter'a life was threatened. Preiton d ' ; . siev ' the erltse. The stediest examiner I . talis ea the Coentetr Kurasea. He tells her she know asare than she admits I aboat the murder. . f ' r 4 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORT I-', M ' CHAPTER XXV, j What Is" It you know " I "Tills sparring will get us no--where. First let me ask rdu You , tell me that you leave R isaia with a stone which' is worth, conserva? tlvely, a million, dollars. You learn later the stone ia stolei . You a- cept that fact equably, if ou learn later -that Sewell has i aken the stone. And you take that fact equably enough. You mi ke no at ) tempt to recover1 it. You know your late fiance is worllng on it, but you yourself have n interest. Bccanse you are superstitious. i Because you think it' Will bring yon bad luck. Miss Kurasova, the . stone has ho such sjjperbtition at tached to It. Before the murder of Sewell, It was hot a hobde'o. Yon ran hardly point to the Roman offs to provo the sto le meant tragedy' because they ha 1 so many Jewels. Surely you woul in't think that all of their jewels vere mes sengers of bad fortt ne. 1 You wouldn't? ! Well, it doeten't mat ter. Your' little tale of supersti tion doe3n't hold watir. Miss Kurasova, the police would like to know exactly what steps you ,took t : recover or sell the stone." ; ' . t .""But I tell you" si a began, "And I tell you," ii lerruptfd the doctor, "that there's really ao use lying. Because,; Miss Kura Eova, because " 4. f. But the doctor got n further. He had arisen from his hatr, as If he were about to corimunlcate a significant message, i - , ' ''1 ?a ' ' :"i WORK FOB SCOUTS " - r r- . - - ' .Bml i . .... . - ' '- ? y-- Eleven members ot the' carpen ters" local union No, 1QC5 were among (he SO persona who worked at Camp Santiam, boy scouts-eajnp four miles northeast of Mehama, Sunday ' getting : camp bandings and tent floorings in readiness for the summer camp which begins July 7 and lasts through August 18. The past two Sundays 20 men from the local union have worked, donating labor to the equivalent of $240 In cash. Judge H. H. Belt "and Sam Laughlin of the camp committee furnished a regular, holiday din ner to the men Sunday, and;"wait- ed table" for the group. I First unit of the camp buildings has been constructed the past two weeks and is a 16 by 30 cook house. For this season the boys will eat tinder tent cover, the state highway department loaning two GOOD-NIGHT STORIES - By Mix .TreQ Knarf Boasts ad Suffers a r Boaster's Fate 111 tell you the meaning of any word lit the dictionary, said; Knarr, MiJ, Flor. Hanld and Yam the other shadow children looked at him inrsruprise. They were all -ait-ting on the dining-room table. Be ing shadows they could do this rery easily. ' ' "You earn tell us the meaning of any word at all?" they ssked him. Knarf nodded. "I'm Tery smart," he said. "1 know the meaning of all words." It was the first time they had ever heard him boast like that. "I'm sure you don't," said Flor. j "If you don't believe me, ivei me a word and I'll tell you . the j meaning at once." . ; Flor thought and though, and : by and by he said, "Very well, tell j "Why don't you ask me some thlngthat't really hard?" he de manded; disregarding Hanid's oorrectloa. "Tell me the meaning of 'dislo cation, " said Mij. . "It means this place." replied Knarf promptly. The others ut tered Sn exclamation of astonish ment. "That isn't fight! w they said." "Of: course It Is. 'Location means place, doesn't it? And 'dis is the same as 'iuis' thv.t it Is pronounced a little differently. So 'dislocation meaoj 'this place,' jnst as I said." me the' meaning of the ward speet.' " "That's easy. An 'inspect something; like an insect only in-! is it lao. tarapaulins for the sessions. Cant walk on ceilings S-dMealy. A Haswl Stole Oat Grfspiag a PiatoL The Hand Swung Down. New the Casta! as Parte cove. curtains suddenly.' A hand stole out, grip- hand It is planned later to build a mess halt Chef R..G. Boyle of Corrallis will be In charge of the kitchen. " Registration for camp is coming in fine, O. P. West, scout execu tive and camp director reported Monday. West will leave Wednes day for camp. parted swung Png a down. The doctor dropped to the floor. When , be awoke the doctor found himself .in what was ob viously the attic' of. a ..country house. He was lying on a couch. His head pained, him. He looked down at his hands and found them securely tied. Hetrled to iise, and then he - discovered his ankles were encased in heavy rope. Some one had -bound him expertly. He looked up. Nina kurasova sat in a chair, looking at him with smiling eyes. "Feel better?" she inquired so licitously. "Thanks," said the doctor. "Just where am I?" "Ask ! no questions.' the girl smiled, I'and you will be spared all the lies that annoyed you so yery much. No?" "I suppose I had it coming, to me," the doctor groaiaed. "I wanted adventure, and I've gotten it I -ought tP be satisfied. "We shall see." The gifl's voice 1 DCCU1CU K Ul J UiUIUVIUj "By the way." said the doctor, "if youll permit me io para phrase the did one who was that man I saw with you last night. It was last night, wasn't it?" "Please understand," ! the girl said firmly,' '.'that our role are re versed now.. I will ask the ques- r tions. You will supply the an swers, i ; j " "Fire: ahead," said the doctor. "We i are vary anxious to know-J- begaB the girl.J - "What: are we?" j "I told you not to ask questions. Answer them. We want to know exactly what you meant when you said I was lying. You said, or in timated, you knew the truth. as- j . f merciless,' swer the questions." The doctor groaned. ' "You're absolutely he protested. 'I " "No," said the girl. "Only careful. Well, then, shall I hear the truth? ..Will you serve as the model of witness?" The doctor tried to ease his position somewhat. The girl watched his slight struggle .with out a qualm. "Come," she urged firmly. "Well," the doctor hesitated, "the fact Is I was bluffing. If I'd known the truth, I wouldn't have come to see you at all." "You suspected Judge Kelly to Take Vacation During Summer I "Wrong ." cried Hanid. who was : a great deal cleverer than Master Knarf. " "Inspect means to look! Intn But he pretended not to hear her. "Give me a harder word," he said to Yam. "What does 'vanish' mean?" she asked. "Vanish' why that's what's used topaint the floor with. Any one knows that!" "You're thinking of 'varnish not 'vanish!' " exclaimed Hanid. " "Vanish means to disappear. After hearing the case of Walk er vs. Speight in-; circuit court Monday, Judge Percy R. Kelly call ed it a day and put the gavel aside for several months preparatory to a trip to California which he will take this month. The judge ex pects to be in the south . several months as he will not be called something. 1 here for court again until next By ALICE LtNN APPBOPRL ,TB, MENUS X)B 1 f lXDKPI XDEXCE DAY , . Lucy, who s having hali en friends d wn to, her summer; -cottage for Independence ), .wanted some menu suggestions. My Idea of appropriate menus for Independence Day. ar,tne inings that giTe the housewife or cook a chance to celebrate this day .of freedom. It should literally be a rf ee! day for ieTerybody and the minimum amcftint ot work for any- one-r Anyway, have a holidai her cook. Ani would be to pr the! kinds of think she , should for entree, there is , nothing quite so refreshing as a5 chilled, Jehia I 'souwT This I can", be. made; rery qnicm brdugfgelatln to any clear Voup, It may be beef brotl)7 chicken broths or a soup , madd of Tegetables,-then strained, sin ft,a bout 1 tablespoonful f gel atin to 2 cups2 Of liqnid. Some pre fer 0ie soup . jellied without the addition of gelatin and this means 'long cooking of either thicken with! Its boner, or knaclile of Al bowl ot J?eiaiin can v f . . ja . f a. e a eaviil iTr of itandsosruldJ8;B01ip it M puf int0 They Stood On the Table October. Judge Kelly has been in poor health for some time and the law yers of Salem made arrange ments to dispense with cases in July to permit the judge to enjoy a much needed vacation. The May term of court was an evceptionall? heavy one with a number of dam age cases being tried. "Oh no, it means put out of place," said , Hanid. "You don't know the proper meanings of words at all." "Humph," said Knarf, "if you don't think I'm right, why don't you look in the dictionary?" He smiled slyly, for he knew that the dictionary was so lacge and heavy that evenif Hanid had wanted to, she could not have turned a single one of its pages. "If you can't prove that I'm wrong, I must be right," he said. Hanid sighed. It did seem as if she couldn't do. anything at all. Just then, however, Indiia, the housemaid, entered the dining room. "Remove the table-cloth," said the real children mother. "There now," exclaimed Hanid, "what's the meaning ot 'remove?" the way to do it pare th day before foods, that cari" be served easily, with litle fuss, and whifh. of ceui-se, will not be the least impaired! by being kept over night. Decorative -effects, can be supplied by o5r flags. Paper table service, can carry out the color scheme, and at the same time make srvicc aid clearing up after ward that mtrih easier. ' , J By doing a little planninghejd I you can have ready for eeprTce i without any additional cooking. either a twosPjr three or six-coursed dinner as preferred. " Some of the dishes needn't be cooked at all just mixed inf advance. .Here are a few suggestions for an easy In dependence Day dinner: f 'Remove f is the same as 're main. It means to stay without morthg." fin, that case," she said hastily. helping Mij, Flor and Yam off the; tablecloth! "you'd better stay here without moving while jre re? mm ourselves Hardly had!1 she said this when India gathered up the tablecloth and poor MafSter' Knarf was car ried off into the kitchen and shak en : out of the the yard 'You don't of every wordy POLLY AND HER PALS yitry window into kilow the" meaning in the dictionary," Hanid called After fcirri: But he dldn t answer her. hAn4llon cud and broken up. Or thejjelly can e 'used as a casing ior Fan hors doeuvre--of sliced " hart'-cbdked egg, sardine slice "of ihijken, slices of stuffed 'olives to nk toes. ancboTies or slice of small sausage. A number of. plafn boiled vege tables kept ia,tae icebox wilf pro vie Aplenty of variety. Potatoes, celry, asparagus, beets, carrots, can be served separately with plain Trjjuch or nu; dnnaise dressing pr prdvide part of a big, one-piece salkd. J)iced chicken or veal ea bejkept cold and served with yeg ejSblesaa an easy main dish.n- -s cMentallyV iny f tBe egetables cai be molded in the gelatia and setved lcbllled in. that appetizing faihion. An. abundance of raw Teg etibles sgicn as lettuce, cucumbers oi tomatoes, is rfreshing and htlpful. " Q jFor dessert, the most popular ofl all American foods, good ice- ' cneam. This cau now bje obtained (ri a great' many places of as ex- llenrT cream and fruits as you uld use' yourseJf. Os; if lce- cieam isn't desirable put in stock tie day before enough sweet cfeam, berries and a few layers of - sponge cake so- that you can htave ,a large or small shortcake at a moment's notice. Litte cook ifig and -less fussing makes it 'a tjeal Day' of Independence for the Hospitable - housekeeper . w h o probably, neds it as much, as any lody! . " ' mr CLIFF STERRETT What is the truth?' "Is that an academic question? "No, a specific one." , , ; 5 "Very well, then. Be 'a good girl and cut these ropes, and 111 answer iyour questions." "I'll be a good rirl. and I won't He ctood r.czr a' curtained al-' cut. the rope., end you'll stQl an- DR. C0PELAND URGES PREVENTIVE MEASURE ''IE TILLIE, THE TOILER M ' - " ' bwTbbsV " Science Has Conquered ; the Once" Dreaded Diph theria, Says Famous Authority, Beseeching ; Parents to immunize Their Children. 4 By ROYiL SJ COPELAND, M D. . United States Senator from New York. I. , Former Cotnniationer of Health, fiew York City. : J13ST a week or so ago 1 told you about diphtheria. But 1 am so pleased that the able Commissioner of Health of New York City is continuing; his campaign cgainst diphtheria 1 want to tell you. more about It eDr. Wyine Is Insisting that all children be inoculated against this terrible disease. , When I was a young doctor we knew nothing about thej prevention of diphtheria. It was ex tremely prevalent and very, very fatal. Little chadren who had passed through the; dangers f Jinfancjr and had not yet gained the strength and sturdiness of school age were the ones who died. i .? Not only was it a fatal disease in those days. but the deaths were dreadful towitness. The poor children actually choked to death. J I can well recall theileathery, grayish mem- orane as n iiueu uie uiruak ana mm it uiw- mitelv shut off the breathinr. As the poisons' -f theTiisiseereibsorbed the health and fir-. , Use cauo menea away giving every - f the virulence of the disease. V ', I H makes me shiver to think of what happened , i no coptlam) to! childhood from the eifects of 4his one. ailment- i aw yjCAjny lt( ehJef of death ajtfntoglchildren.. J UJuervunabeiy avri nnnusu,, ww ustw pivuvj vi wik wmj that cannot be controlled. We fact those for which there is no known cause. There are others so obscure that we have been unable to find effective remedies. - t - ;- i: - -Diphtheria is not in this catalogue.' It has been lifted from the unknown to one ef the ' best understood of human ailments. - There s no excuse today for any considerable number f deaths from this disease, j Sometimes toy persons sneer i Ut ile at the scientists- Bui no one can sneer ' at what they have done to guard young children against disas ter. If there were no ether reason for applauding -their effort9- the dls covery of a means of - protection against diphtheria would be $ulte sufficient. If their methods are; tow lowed . nnlversatlv. dlDhtherla wiU disaDDear as a cause of! death. I ,Voo CVM TOOT VOOK. HEAD OFF.MR. XACVC STl-SOM -c30 AMD TAfcB THAT BV-OMOE rXOlMG OVJ HAD OUT VCSTERXvtf r- t i - - ii. ,r. ij m i U OlrJ3 III l-SM'T THAT VOUR I FRIEWC TACK OVJTSIO& s i "Tii a a saw ULUb Pi A minute MM S5S!!iR!fc. 1 t-tpXj MOVaI I CAA1 ffA In ArtE Hy r4AP 33 U U lVf I fl:::::::::HVk X . a: -ft m:::"r: ---esjSBwA. mm BUT WHAT A ABOOT ME'I I'M HERE ON Hy UACATtOM TO- HAVE "SOME FUW NOT TO l-EEf VUHAT'LI- I DO H5B. THE OP THE U1EEK.Z VUHATL AILS yoo -TV I REST J(V LITTLE AiNIE RODNEY By-VERD , A " I aijejefth A) J. denlce of I1L VUVETO DO IS TO CiWS OFF OF SMOOIDERS, O0UHT ONE, TWO, THREE, NO THEN PULL THIS CUTE LITTLE. CAMS? weigh Ti Any cormnunity can irt ttself ef this danger. Every phylriclan Has m his possession a sure means ef spre Tenting diphtheria. wj - Everybody dreads an operatioa. I don't suppose anybody ever faced a surgical knife without L secret tear and perhaps visible trembling. Even : so .simple a thing as bavins a tooth extracted Is a matter of toncem.. But as compared with thesef the tnoeula tlon against diphtheria IS as nothing. It is neither painful nof. danger oua, : 'I beg that everr parent who has confidence in my edviee may -con-ault the family fhysiciait regarding this pvoeedure. .Your Mttle ones are too dear to yoo to take) any chance of - a disease a dreadful as diph- ; therta. The . trifUng teconven1ence of having the InocuiaUoo is of sTnafl emaMnmea when wetabeo against the eomfortlng thoajEW-hat the ; epaOon. Xeath Angel wDl pass hrtveur .swuee when seeking olsecse; ; u. I r-- the victim of this Answers to Health Queries Im. Al D. Q. What should a alrl weigh who Is SI years old tad feet tall? ,1 .- - - '' : ' ? . X. What Tfl an Impacted wisdom; tooth T j Must It be remove dT ' A. For ' her age. and height! she' should , weigh about 116 pounds. - t An Impacted- wisdom tooth V one which hat not come . through) properly. If they prove titoublesome they should be extrscteu. - . i . ! e e e ;- f. M. S9. W. wow mucn sowna w, girl aged feet 1H inches tan 1 about A. She . should weigh aannda. i " '-' i " C x Q. wnat vaiue mas us uiw treatment of headache? -IjUltani1-net famniar : wtth the form of treatment, therefore cannot; advise von about It. Headaches can getung at sue, AND THEN OUT COMES THE UMBREILER, AMD NOO FLOAT TX3WN TO THE uROUND. MDUlL BE THE HfTOFTUE SHOW m AHD.TUERB WONT BCANV NICE WET FORI ME TO LAND mjir-iF-? WDOrfT NEED A NET HOULL LAND UKE VOU WERE FALUN' INTO A pq BUNCH OF SOFT PILLOWS C mt, Kia, T Sr.eti. Ik, I XI WONT HAVE TO BE FRAID. f" LETS TEV OUT MV &UT WOO MUST 1 V ANNIE, EVERVTHINSU: BE OKAV, Ij 1 I NEW, MRACUuTE ON S FIRST. LEARN TO . AND &ESlDES,mL FURNISH "M.ThE" REHEARSAL WIRE, iSTAND ON UN ZB T "T5t TH' TMrZlLL TVUCTLL; MtSS WkrSV JsC SHOULDERS WUILE I ' Vcn 6AVE TMIWS rAARV ELLEN, A, 4fL 'lS- TJWCE ? FVCV ACT r AND L ARENT YT ON THE i i Toots and casper "t nsnallv be cleared up by i the aeurce ef the trouble.. 'f rTtd"iif-Q-What' can be done- for ptnaples and Wack bee dsT 'AtTectihe'dlet '4 cutting down on sugar, starches and coffee. Eat only simple food, .. Avoid con X KlEVTcRL MlNt TALkiNtr Ataotnr OM "THE. PHoslE. t0T HAVE. "TO KNOW. LTHiH6; DO -: TOU. TALWINJ ABOUT OMETHUl6r TtX) tC4T WAMT TMTS TO HEAR. C3THEFaW1T& TOO N0UUrT NAVE. NUf4 UP THE. 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