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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1929)
PCE EIGHT r Tlie OltEGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oroiront Wednesday Morning July ,1 0, 1929 1 ! I H 'l - 4 V. ' e JP- ji- ..-t . . - f : ClIArTER XXXI. j ' An hour later! the two pro ceeded by cab 4i the. ostenta tiously magnificent home of Mrs. Earl; St- Clair. An elaborate ga - den ;and scrolled gates shielded the house from the: rode street and jthe- two ;! investigators were forthwith Impressed by the luxu rious' taste of the wealthy rest dentil - - v " -c ; Mrs. St. Clair was one of those restless souls who maintains homes in the four comers of the world, and spends her time trav eling from one establishment to another' ' ; Pnsaftesed of more money than she could keep track of, her only delight was in con , stant motion. ; AJ supercilious butler took Tite doctor's card and ! several mo menta later ushered them into the august presense of a lady who! was struggling not to be fif ty. She was. taU: and artificially atatly, and she wore a gown en tirely too elaborate and bejejrel ed for anything but royal splen dorjhe seemed genuinely pus- zledi at their Tisit. "Madam." the doctor apolo gized. "I know you win forgive ous Intrusion, but the business thai brings us here is urgent. You may evenbl grateful to us before the night is over, because we ; believe you I are being en meshed In one of the most noto rious cases America has yet pro duced." The widow seemed dazed and lost! her carefully cultivated poise. "What's it alt about?" she de manded, reverting to type. "A Mr. Slater has come to see "Yea." She seemed surprised "And he has 'brought a jewel - with hlnv an unusual jewel." "Yes. How did you know? He told me it was a secret." "Secrets." said the doctor, "have a way of circulating. How ' ever, I trust you will cooperate with the police to this extent: "Will you make . an appointment with Mr. Slater and then let us keen it?" l "But I don't understand." she protested. "He said he had been sent by my friend; Mrs. Edison He showed me the 'stone. And he - was-, coming here again, when my jeweler would appraise it." "Did you mate aji appoint ment witb him?'! - "NO." ' : "Then. Madami eouid you tele phone him at once and say that your jeweler was with you. and would he. pleas3: come and v bring the stone with him?" "But why?" "Madam, you may examine our credentials. You , can call up the French police. After Mr. Slater comes here, you ;wll know why.' "But I don't want to be drag ged into any mess," she pro tested.. "You needn't worry about that'- said the doctor. "There won't be a word mentioned of your presence." j , "What Is it a robbery?" "No Madam. I Murder." uMr. Slater " 1 " 6y P SAMUEL SPEWACK jj . , i to - grow nonsense. VYes." The woman seemed pale under her rouge. -JBut Oh. ; that's He's a gentleman." 'IThere have been ' gentlemen murderers," the doctor assured her1. "Will you help us. Madam ?' jWhy of course, I've got to, Bui you'll see I'm kept out of it!'! "We promise that." .. She picked up the telephone. She called for the Cla ridge. While watting for her number; she looked at the doctor j and shook her head. "But he seems such a charm ing; man," she protested. "There must' be some mistake. I can't be lieve itS" ! - 4!Mr. Slater,"- she said into the telephone. "Mr. Slater? This is Mrs. SL Clair. That j?weler has ust come. Could you I bring the stone at once? Thank you!" ; 7 Are you sure," she turned now to the doctor, "that you have not mixed him up with- someone else?" : .;; Positive, Madam." I "Well," she said. "I'd taken quite a fancy to him He's got such nice manners." s - "He makes a Very good impres sion,": said the doctor, "but I'm afraid -you are about to see: him in an unfavorable light. I don't think you'll approve of his man ners." -" An hour passed. Marx. squirmed in his chair restlessly. The doctor 1 stared at the! celling. Then they heard the door bell ring downstairs. The butler brought word of the expected vis itor. Mrs. St. Clair rosef, evidently troubled and nervous. Marx rose too: The doctor remained seated. They heard soft footsteps as- cendinr the stairs. There was a pause. Then a slight, dark, satur nine individual with; pomaded black hair tightly parted in; the middle entered the rsjom. "So sorry I'm lite,"! he apolo gized to his hostess.- fBut I got Into a deuce of a traffic jam.: You know what Paris streets are: like these days." He turned to look at the detec tive and the doetbr. "Marx Is my name," said the inspector. "Glad to meet (you, Mr.! Slater." Mr. Slater took the detective's hand and pressed it gingerly. "Dr. Rhinewald," murmured the doctor. "Ah, yes." said the strange Mr. Slater. "You gentlemen are: the ones who are responsible for the surete men who dog my footsteps. Real reason I'm late is: that I've been leading them a merry chase in taxis. Like the sport of it." Marx was too astounded to reply- But Ihe doctor put forth: "Wei really didn't mean to an noy yen." .... -. "If that's an apology,?' laughed Mr.! Slater, "I accept it. Mistakes will happen, even with the Amer ican police, who always get their man or is that tbe exclusive pre rogative of the Canadian Royal Mounted?" Marx flushed, for thgi jibes ran kled, but he kept his temper. V "All we wanted tool know " began Marx. 4 ' j : . j ""All we wated. to know,,1" con cluded Slater tor him, "is wheth er I murdered the late Mr;. Sew elL On my word of honor as a gentleman 1 did not.' He grinned but his mouth, was hard, j "Then may I ask."! beged the doctor, "how you obtained pos session of the diamond jwhich when last seen was i in Sewell's safe?" ' ) ' . 'j . j "I refuse to answer.! Then he held up his hand. "And don't try to force me. Let me remind you there's no earthly charge- you can hold me I upon. Theft the diamond wasn't Sew elL's property to begin with. You can't prove that. As J far as the law Is concerned, I bought it. And you'd have tb get the rightful owner to prove I was receiving stolen goods, and the rightful own er lies in a Siberian j grave. Oh, I've studied the legal aspects ot this case, gentlemen." "And suppose." barked Marx, "I hold you as a material witness. xou can t noia me rorever, said the imperturbable Mr. Slater, "and you can't prove anything. and it will take you quite a time to extradite me, and ; if I'm the humble reason for your hurried trip across, then, gentlemen, may I give it as my opinion that you've both wasted time and money. "Any more opinions?" Marx's voice was steel. j I "No, only advice. And my ad vice is good. Get back to America." We'll get back all right." said with Marx, "but you're coming us." "I assure you I'm not And at this stage f the game, I wish to apologize to Mrs. St. Clair for the annoyance caused her by you two gentlemen, and inadvertently by me. Now, if you want to see me, suppose you come to my hotel. ' -All right, said Marx.: ''Suppose you com to our ho tel." t suggested Marx. j Slater shrugged his shoulders. "Verywell." he agreed. "As you wish." . Arriving ia the suite shared by the detective and the doctor. Marx turned on Slater, suddenly. Now he began, glaring balefully at Slater, "who are. you, and what's the game?" My name Is I Slater, and the game's none of ; your damn business." If you was ; down In Police Headquarters that answer would get you a rap on me neaa. as u Is, I can only sock you in the jaw. Want me to?" ! , Go ahead," said Slater. Now come on," Marx softened his tone "What's the use- We've got you. You can't do a damn thing-about It. If I have to keep you here from now to Doomsday you're going to come through." "I've nothing to come through about," Salter ; snapped angrily. The fact is I'm; trying to sell that diamond. Your presence here in terferes with the sale." "How did you get hold of the diamond?" H "I bought it from a Russian." "Where?" "In New York." "What was his name?" "I can't pronounce Russian names. : "Don't get funny." "I've a jeweler friend. He brought the diamond to him, and this. jeweler, let me in on it. We went halves.' I determined, to go to Paris to sell it. . I thought I could sell it more easily." "Why?" . M "Oh, that would require an es say. Americans in Paris spend money more readily than they do at home . They're in a more re ceptive frame of mind for a deal like this. "What did youi pay the Russian for the diamond?" "Ten thousand! dollars." "Where's the Russian now?" "Lord knows." "Did you know that Sewell had that diamond originally?" (Continued- on Page 10) GOOD-NIGHT STORIES By Uu TrtD a Trie, to Help Mm.' JiM T m . Jim's shadow. Ml, liked to be helpful to his master. ;: But he didn't always succeed. At. least he didn't on this occasion, as you shall soon see. - Mij accompanied his little mas ter to school, just as Flor. Han Id. Yam and Knarf the other little shadow-children with the reyersed names accompanied their mas ters and mistresses. Once they reached school, the shadows eith er sat under the real-childreq's desks, or else stood up against the wall, as flat as can be. Teacher didn't mind them because vthey re mained as still as pints. Even when they spoke no one heard them, for shadow-language is as quiet as. a thought. As it happened, teacher called on May first. She said: "Miss May what is the capital of the United States?" "Washington," she replied promptly. "That's correct. And now, Mas ter Frank, in what State is Wash ington?" Teacher smiled slyly as she said this, .There was a catch in the question, you see. Frank thought and thought. "I don't know," he said at last. Teacher turned to Dinah.. "You tell us," she said. Dinah didn't know either.' , Now Mij saw very welL that his own master was to be called on next, so he hurriedly slid along the wall until he came to the big map which hung over the black board. As he didn't know any more about geography , than his master which was very little In deed he looked for Washington in everyone of the, 48 states. Fin ally he discovered it, tucked in be tween Pennsylvania and West Vir ginia. But it was property in neith er one nor the otter. It was in no state at all. Upon mr.i ' - '-, he hastened back to his master and springing upon bis shoulder, shouted as loudly as he could: "It's In no statcS , Just then the teacher turned to Jim. .;''-' -1 "In what State ' Is it?" she asked. - I t"Jfs In In-" began the boy. "-XIb Bo State!" shouted Mij. Unfortunately his master didn't hear him very well, for he wasn't used to listening to his shadow." fit's in no State," shouted Mij Home-Makin By ELEANOR ROSS ffHelp women I Antique hunting is to what gold rushing is to men. It's a sort of fever that gets you. Espe cially on a. bright summer day When you're driving through the country past modest old farmhous es. Every gabled roof suggests; garrets full of who knows what; ; again, making a megaphone of his j sturdy treasures of maple or pew- iter or ancient glass? Any' woman i who hasn't succumbed to the lur-i i Of the antique, and gone tin a wild goose chase every so often to some inaccessible spot on the strength of a -hint or a hunch well, she Hasn't yet savored the most adven turous" side of housekeeping! j Like gold-seeking, there are al- jwaya false clue3. You come home legated with a car full of choice ; tliough rickety objects, in thfr con ! yictlon that itVthe real thing. i Only to find out later, alas, that ttiere s nothing authentic about tiae furniture but its ricketiness. $ut what of it? Every failure is an I education, and hope springs eter ;rtal in the heart of the real an ifque lover. Meanwhile i there's , Uhe thrill of hunting and gam- ! i tor. a a.iuuic n is, ui course- hand.! and bending close to his ear. j few jre expert in recognising the This time the boy felt as though ;a genuine in begrimed, dustv old m mt ry h W He Came ! the Big Map. thought had entered his head and he said aloud to teacher: j tit's In no State." VThat's right. It is in no State. It's in the District of Columbii. You're very clever Master Jink. NoW come up to the map and show tliej others just where it is." - 1 , ; Jim went to the map. And hie did not know in the least where to look for it. he couldn't find it. A,t tfeis, Mij, trying to be as helpful as possible, pointed straight at it. He should never have done this, for being a shadow, he merely darkened the spot and the boy couldn't see Washington, at all. i ) "It's rieht here!" cried Mij. "I am pointing at it!" j 'This didn't help at all. His mas ter simply couldn't make It out. At length the teacher said: "It's plain you don't know as much pieces. But there are many an- tSque-hunters who will buy al most anything old, no matter how ugly, how unsuitable it is to t&eir homes, even if it's half bro ken, merely on the strength of its cobwebs. No wonder the dealers are tempted! And the vaudevile Story of the shrewd old lady who kept a dilapidated old grahdfatR- "s clock in the corner of her tit le tea-room which she 6old with apparent reluctance to ardent antique-hunters (and replenished from a large stock of recently fnade similar clocks kept In her cellar, isn't entirely fictitious. about Washington as I supposed." ; Master Jim took his seat again, feeling very sad. And his shadow Mij felt even more sad than he Aid. . ' Unless you have scads of money , to experiment with, the way of po, regrettis to look at a lot of ran tiques before you begin .to buy any. There are a cumber of auth oritative books on antique fur nlshtng, including: glass, metal, furniture, coverlets, hangings, and so 'on. They all have recognizable 1 points. Many examples ot the ear- , ly craftsmen's arts are known to be exceedingly .limited,, and put you on your guard against too easy finds. And unless collecting of cer tain items is a fad, the average woman has a safe check and guide by limiting her purchases only to t those objects which she can make use of at once. Even some of the beautiful authentc old pices djm't fit into any kind of modern dec orative scheme in the home.) i A . fine bit of glass or pewter, beau tiful in itself, might look out of place in a modern Uvtng room and thu lose all its charm. Also if you expect to use that ladder-back chafr or tip-top table, make sure that it's still sturdy, or at least not beyond repair. Who , hasn't one or two treasures lug ged home with great pride, and later found . that the . apparently trifling crack is hopeless and still cracking, that the charming little ' table with two and a halt legs may be doomed to this crippled state permanently, because its' impos sible to rehabilitate the third leg so as to make it dependable.; j For which reason -good repro ductions are "often: preferable to the uncertain originals. Nowadays many of ours old American pieces are being reproduced so beautiful-: ly as to satisfy even the antique expert. He may have to look at it more than casually before he dis Covers that it isn't a hundred years old. Good reproductions im itate the best of the old lines and have the additional advantage that they can be given everyady' use and enjoyed. They don't have to be set in a corner 'and, figurative ly speaking, roped off so that they are merely admired. POLLY AND HER PALS By CLIFF STERRETT! LIF-Er, SH SECH A ciDCOi Arc i iwiu i IF YOU BOYS MAAklKJA SEE SOMETHIXI& COME: LOOK AT THE KITCHEN! i I ra.!CilmiiM.l4oni . rtK hki iCfo COULT3 COOK A OX IKTHEM QvEtsIS, ZASVl JF I 6PEAKIKJ' WHBJ TH&VS A HULL 6ROCERM HOF? FULL4 6RUB, ikJ THAT CLOSET. BUT MR. PRisJCE. DiDMT v" f )V- I if AJ it . it J I CLO- 7 WU I OXE5. WHEtJI COULD Y JS USEIT? ) j SUSI Ef N WE'LL BORROW A BIT p Or BREAKFAST FUST yAsI' WRITE AsJ'ASK MR. PRikJCES PERMISSION!; yAFTERWARDS! T 11 ULLIE, THE TOILER By RUSS WESTOVER LIGHT IS VITAL AS A GOOD HEALTH FACTOR Dr. Copeland Quotes from ttAerologi8tw in Stressing i the Importance of Sunshine and the Out t J doors to a Long and Happy Life. By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D. 1 i united sutes Senator from New York. I x Werner Commissioner Health. Nero York Citf. RECENTLY I'read an interesting editorial in be Aerologist. a journal devoted to the idea of; proper ventilation. ! wish to , .quota m paragraph or two: i - ' ' ' urn.. : t . . ' w.' I mc cnKneer naa exceeded our imost sanguine expectations to developing apparatus for mechanical ventilation mdoors. Laws have been placed on the statute books making ventilation compulsory. But fa spite of an this.! the valleys and, peaks of the mortality curves year after; year remain prac tically unchanged, ' Why is this so? "Life follows the sun... Not only Is the sun the great giver of life and health, but the great benefits of outdoor life, particularly during the warm summer months, are from the cun and not from the air. "From the earliest times people nave con fused the beneficial effects of sunshine with .the effects of sir. We have been advised to live out-of-doors. The virtues of outdoor air has been extolled. The o pen window has been pro claimed from the house tops under the false im pression inai uet great ttenexu or outdoor life was the air. when as a matter of fact the air !jlt ia the sunlight, the haps countless other energy emanations from them that make the great difference between outdoors and indoors." " ir we save called to obaerv th- r i V-yi - J you oon't Mind ME 30IW3 AKOUMO WITH VOU BECAUSE I'M -SHOKTEI2. THAW vov, do you. CEfiiTAINLV MGT.NIFTy. PEOPLrS j JOKl'T WCJTxCH THAT MCAAH V-r ' lev v C ltSTXaia Tmm:urKt S)nhlKatr. Int. umi Bn:j r mini TOST TO SHCAA you hovj APPRECIATE ' "THAT, I'M eO!MS TO BLOUJ VOW TO A JMORB L'ET'S XL XV bp jrrrr.r.w J rw raw. r -w 57 j I a HiewcRAuR. for. i I K whv 1 (lo VJAiTeR. cam THe BOy ANTHEM Vittiv1 V INSULT MB AMD ; LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY By VERD ' CR CC3PCLAMD., bay 'wry little to do with it. lmiiortance et ngbt we have over looked a vita, perhaps tbe vital, fac tor la health production. We tost , Cannot thrive without 1L - for Tears (.have battled to make th Senate ehamter a liveable place. Now! ti le a thertnoe sotUe eut off traca ootalde iflgbt and air. It pains me to see the Senators fad and age. far. more rapidly i than rears demand. W cannot be healthy end vtgoroas without ifcrhi " II Is essential to ex istence.: j--" j 1 m much interested m the ra V; ereaelna; popularity of tbe many de vioee that supply oltra-vloM ttcht Th tarape ere Insrenlous. but whet is more Important, thev ar bralfh-nro-sn.Klng. I flnnlyl believe. , - Oet all the euhshino and ekyshlne rmi pos9(bly eani It will help vou to llv and happilv - - 1 i - Answers to Health Queries j " F. l' o. Q. How much should a ftirl aired tt. t feet t Inchee tall . a. Bhe should weigh about 11 pounds. - -j (i . . . '-I-.- Worrted Reader. : a What Is the caqse of hives? Can they be cured? : A. A' eervons eondiUoa,- eoostlpe tlon. food which cense Irritation. In some tn stances e kidney condition zoay bo raflBonslblo tor hlvea - Lo cats the cause and treatment can be atfvtswd. i . . ' ; e ':e. e m.v --v-: tor ea ealarged thyroid gland t ' t, Woo Id this cause oeurasthenlaT ... ;j ; V,.- - ; j Fltst ' consideration must be give to building up the general health," The simple Interna medi cation should be prescribed by tht family doctor. . Af I Uj si a What causes kemeleT le tbe throet? i aI Toe - probably bsve diseased tonsils aad they should be removed. 'Consult your family doctor and be guided br bl advice. i : . - i i A.: O. C. O. Q. I am II years old. 4 feet I Inches tall: what should I weigh; also a girl aged it, ft feet 1 Inch' talL and a girt axed ti. i feet 1 tpcb talir : ( I.-What wlU make freckles less aotiensbief --r t- i r i A. They should weigh respect ively eboet 104. 121 and 119 pounds. I.Um equal parts of lemon Juice and oeroxlde ae a bleach, t: . s Isidore P. Q. What should a boy II yeirs eld weigh tf be ts t.feet I inches taUT . ; sBow.cas I grow tallerl 4 t - V" VliAVkl LIKE. A : ' 1 GHZ. IF THE r'AKACWU i t UlUM I WORK CRINNEVV BE "DOWN "BV THIS TIMC!! r I'll &W,.fM 'i'- LAND QUIET,- piJpJL ATO EAS-UKE. )vig?3. RW3WT NET y TO ANMIE -- M ; 7 COSU, MAVBC WE CHAN6E0 J ' ( Mr3 MIND. AND V WELL. V7 GlRLlE",- ; . b-BUT AMt; y AMI? 7 ftFTER CRAWUN6 FROM UHDER SILK TUF. TWO rU5TENEr TO TELL i . OF THE ixasseti. DESCENT FEOMTWE WIS TOOTS AND CASPER tonr are end bedxtit you should weigh about UJ pounds. ;tw-Thera ts reaDr ao way you oaa Increase your height. Toa will probably eonttane so erow pntfl the ue ef ft -; "ICXJT1 "OU HAD VJMERE. WOULD l O 6xO APTET3 BiJ tAME.IKTM&. AFRICAN OONjLESy Cpeh; I'D LOVE. TO BA A LlOf4 OR AT1EU. . OH. THE. EXCTTE- wErfr or3 rr VSKXJLTi BE- If t I TAWfc AIM AMD FIRE . M HE DRC)fS- t nr r&gij I TAW& AIM AMD FIREt P HE IOP5g ! ll O Ita. tam rww Syki. m Cwet SHu n tmmtt BIMMY MURPHY '. ! ' : -i -r l TOCm&! ITS ONLY J 3" UONe.TOOTS y f MsXr ) it bought for . ,rr?8: La ?) J jyO " ' tf ft 1 n 1 ' C C. Q.Whet 49 yew advJw ..f'si -