I Tlite Wliile Cockatoo
Synopsis: James Sundeau shares a
large hotel In Armene, southern
France, with fl curious group of guefits
and a depleted stall, lie distrusts tnc
manager, Lovschlem, and Is till at
case with all the others excepting an
American kIi-1 named Tally. Suddenly
he is awakened from a tloze by Miss
Tally'8 hysterical plea to be allowed
to enter nis room, i-ie cairns ner,
learns she has Just escaped an ao
ductor who followed her Into the ho
tel. She will not permit Sundcun to
give an alarm, but allows him to go
lor tne Key 01 ner room, wnicu sue
has left in the hotel office. Sundean
bids his frightened guest to remain
unaer cover uniu ne returns,
Chapter 0
DRIPPING HANDS
Tlie corridors were still dimly lit.
I glanced over the railing Into the
lounge as I went past, but It was a
black well with a lightish strip along
the floor from the faint light of the
corridor back of me. I had no troti
ble getting down the stairs, for I
could follow the railing, but when I
had once crossed the twilight of the
faintly lighted strip In the lounge
I was In complete darkness.
Thus It took me some time to
fumble about In the blackness for
the electric light switches, and all
the time the wind was rattling and
shrieking In the court just outside.
I couldn't find a match In my pock
ets, and Although In hunting for
the light switch my fingers encoun
tered the keyboard. I couldn't, of
UNDOWN
r STORIES
T1IE TRACKS
By Mary Graham Bonner
Rip wandered here and he wan
dered there. He looked back ot
clumps of bushes and he looked in
marshy places where he thought jel
ly Bear might have fallen.
The little lantern was lighted and
hanging around Rip's neck so he
would be ready for darkness.
"Bow-wow, oh, dear Dog mo," he
said to himself, "I can't stand it if
anything has happened to Jelly
Bear. He Is ao dear and friendly
and just the sight of that big black
devoted Bear is enough to make a
creature feel better
"He was always so ready to help.
too. And he saved the life of our
dear Willy Nilly that cold winter
night when Willy NlUy was ready to
drop down with cold and weariness.
Oh, Jelly Bear, Jelly Bear, you have
no Idea how much we love ycm."
Tears began to fall from Bip's
eyes. He blinked them away and
continued his search, barking as he
ran along.
And then he thought how dear
and funny Jelly Bear had looked
when they had the circus, and of
the tricks ho hod performed.
Suddenly he noticed some tracks
In the muddy ground. Rip barked
for oy. He had discovered a clue
for the tracks were the tracks of
a bear.
"Jelly Bear, Jelly Bear!" shouted
Rip. "Where are you?"' He listened
for an answer, but all he heard was
the sound of the wind whistling
through the trees.
"I'll just rush home and tell them
so they can all have a little com
fort," Rip thought, and Immediate
ly acted upon his thought.
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course tell which key was 19.
I don't know lust how long It was
several moments, at least when
I finally encountered the switch.
Touching it threw the little lobby
into a light that looked bright but
probably wasn't. And even after that
it took a moment or two to convince
myself that not one of the keys
hanging so trustingly on the board
on the wall bore tne numrjer id.
I finally snapped out the light.
The switch was near the door Into
the courtyard, and I glanced
through the glass. The court was
still black with flying shadows, but
there was a light It was from tne
door of my own room. The door was
open. Tlie light streamed out,
And at that very Instant a dark
figure flashed across the light, was
silhouetted for a fleeting moment
against it and was gone. I caught
only a glimpse of a dark figure, but
I was sure it was Sue Tally's.
The door of the lobby was locked
but the key was in it, and I had
unlocked and opened the door and
was running across the courtyard.
The wind took tho bream out 01 my
lungs, and my heart was pounding
by the time I reached the little
winding stairway.
One step more to the door. I could
see no one against the light stream.
lng from the still open door into my
room. I took the step. There was
something on the landing. I
stumbling. I was plunging down up
on It. I was confused with It ana
couldn't extrldbte myself.
My hands were pushing against
it and I was kneeling. I brougnt my
hands up and tried to see them
through the dim half light. They
were wet, and I could barely see
that they were darkly stained.
The next few moments are not
very clear In my memory. I man
aged to get the door open and the
limp thing dragged through it and
Into the corridor, and then I could
see It In the light from my room.
It was a man. I did not know who
he was. He was dead. I knew that
at once. And it was a very ugly
death, for he'd been stabbed. I re
member saying to myself: "Don't
touch anything, this Is murder.
Don't touch anything."
Then I was in my room. No one
was there: Sue was gone. I was
pressing the bell with my thumb, I
finally released the button, noted
that . my thumb had stained the
white button In a perfect and grue
some thumb mark, and hurried to
the bathroom, where I washed my
hands. And then I came back to the
bell and washed it too, with a cor
ner of the towel, and rang again.
I was still pushing the bell and
wishing tlie dead man wouldn't
stare so, and in the same moment
cursing myself for being so shaken,
when I heard the door away down
at the beginning of the north cor
ridor open. I stepped out into the
hall, avoiding a hand which had
fallen slowly outward.
Lovschlem himself, fully dressed,
wavered out of the gloom.
Ho didn't ask me anything for a
moment, He just fell on his fat
knees and stared at the dead man.
Then he felt for a pulse and touched
his face and leaned further over to
sec ig there was any breath at all
in that sprawled body. I stood
watching him. Finally he leaned
back and faced me. And if ever a
man's face showed stark livid terror
it was Lovscheim's at that moment.
Did you kill him?" Lovschelm
nsked.
"My Ood, no."
He stared at me, dark eyes glit
tering from the sagging livid mask
that was his face.
"Then what happened? He didn't
kill himself."
"I found him. There on the land
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settlement
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ing. I dragged him Into the corridor
and saw he was dead and rang."
He looked at me dlsbcllevingly.
Finally he lowered his eyes. He
reached out a hand to the smal or
namental hilt of the knife, drew his
hand back as If It shrunk from
touching the wetness abou$ it, and
men stertcnea it out again. The
jewels winked evilly at me. I sold:
"You'd better leave it alone, hadn't
you? It seems to be murder. And
the police won't want tliiugs touch
ed."
His hand fell back, and his fnce.
turned up to me, looked faintly
green.
"The police. But the police I am
ruined. I am ruined I There's no
need to call the police. I can't have
gendarmes nosing about. I" He
recalled that he was speaking aloud
and to me and checked himself with
a quick sidelong glance at me.
"It's murder," I said. "You'll
have to call the police."-
His narrow gaze measured me,
tried to plumb my own eyes. Fin
ally he said:
"I was thinking of the hotel. Any.
thing like this is very bad for the
place. Do you know the man?"
"I never saw him before."
"I don't know him either. I never
saw him before. He certainly had
no business in the hotel."
(To be Continued.)
RICKEY STARTS
FIFTH SEASON
Rickey Booster Jubilee night, cel
ebrated the beginning of the fifth
year of the Rickey community. A
large birthday cake baked by the
J. Crabb family was cut by B. B.
Oerner, oldest man In the commun
ity. The four candles were blown
out by Mr. and Mrs. Felix LaBranch,
tlie only couple in the community
wno nave been married 50 years.
Tlie club was led in its club sons;
by Harry Martin, first vice-presi
dent of the club and Hazel Sell
Sheridan led the yell. During the
business meeting a motion was made
to charge no club dues. This will be
voted on at tlie next meeting of
the club which will be held the
second Friday in May, due to the
fact that an amendment to the con
stitution will be necessary. The con
stitution now reads that of 33 cents
a person and not more than 75 cents
a family shall be paid at the time
the person becomes a member of
the club.
A program to which all families
in the community were asked to
contribute consisted of: Violin solo,
Vernon Shclton; song, "When Irish
Eyes Are Smiling," Nlta Taylor, Ed
na Henscl, La June Gesner and
Dorothy McElroy; reading, "Little
Brown Bulbs," Virginia Carothers;
reading, "An Oration," Claire Ridge
way; song, "Jolly Boys," Frances
Waser, Loyd Crabb, Carol Dean and
Calvin Courtnler; play, "Joint Own.
urs in Spain," Dorothy McElroy, La
Juno Qesncr, Edna Hensel and Ha
zel Magec; guitar solo, Mrs. Marvin
Wells; reading, "By Heck I'm Ready
for a Full Day's Work," Faith Phil
lips; vocal duet, "Carolina Moon,1
Inez and Ilota Miller; play, "Non
sense School," Gladys Crabb. Mar-
gorette Courtnler, Hozel Dell Sher
idan and Raymond Bcurd; reading,
Stella' Culner; vocal solo, Donald
LaBranch; piano solo, Francis Was
er; reading, Virgil Haven; harmon
ica solo, Willis Homer.
Clinic Is Given
Hayesvllle Dr. V. A. Douglas and
Miss Johnston from the Salem
health center were in charge of the
clinic held at the Hayesvllle school
Monday morning. All first and fifth
grade students were examined
well as several others, the first grade
pupils receiving the first of the tox
in anti-toxin scrum. Many of the
parents visited at the school during
the clinic hours. Several ot the pu
pils examined were A-l perfect.
HUDSON IS HACK
Falls City J. H. Hudson has giv
en up his wot'k with the Loncvlew
Fibre company at Kelso, Wash.,
and accepted a position as sawyer
for the Christiansen Lumber com
pany at KliiKs Valley.
fT!' TAILSI-1N TOMMY b, Clew, chaHta uii u Ferret TOMMY WAS AFRAID IT MIGHT BE TOO EASY!
Sr? 2WM ES.0DVAt- a&i' fTjf P "TH Be rUt" SOI 'A ,SOa O XJI TD : NORTH COA6T C YARDS IS A Sf-MLL LAK- AND BuniEOMTeVS SE WP-nTnON!
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MUTT AND JEW ' JEFF MHIXK HOLLYv!
INuLyHoiYONCHO, IT'VOURTURtrT " W JEFF, RUSH t)ACK TO THE STytPIO hg-- " WUMIW'Wf "--2V I OKie INDIAN r A
5Q TOfAC8TH6 CAMERA- J AND v6 UP AN INDIAN -IUL 0 'W&WWlfc'' W'l I 2?T 2? J
A NSWERS TO i
iQUESTIONS fl
By Frederic J. Haskin
What question can we answer for
you? There Is no charge at all ex
cept three cents In coin or stamps
for return postage. Do not use post
cards. Address your letter to the
capital Journal Information Bur
eau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, D. C.
Q. How fast can an ice boat go?
G.M.
A. An ice boat sails faster than
the wind; in fact, sails out of the
wind if not properly handled. Ice
boats will sail over a measured dis
tance at speeds from 70 to 80 miles
per hour and at other times at an
estimated speed of close to 100 miles
and over for a short distance.
Q. Is gas ever given for seasick
ness? M.C.
A. The public health service says
that there now exists a gas which
is given to persons who suffer from
mal de mer (seasickness). This gas
is given to persons on shipboard
usually In their rooms.
Q. How much legal, tax-paid li
quor was produced last year? H.T.
A. The bureau of internal revenue
reports that in 1932 legal, tax-paid
distilled spirits amounted to 6,936,
842 gallons and rectified wines and
spirits to 22,425 gallons.
Q. Is it true that the road to Pres
ident Hoover's summer camp was
constructed by United States mar
ines? M.S.
A. The following extract is taken
from a letter of Secretary of the
Navy Adams: "No work was done
upon this road by the marines. At
one time In the summer ot 1930 an
LITTLE OKHHAN ANNIE
WHILE WE HAVE PROVED,
BEYOND ANY DOUBT. THAT THE
HOUSE WAS DELIBERATELY SET
APIRE. WE ARE CONVINCED YOU
PEOPLE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO
KNOWLEDGE OP OR CONNECTION
VWITH THIS INCENDIARY ACTION
KEG'LAR FELLERS
'nayt'sf'J. r-J ' . -
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THE GUMPS um"T vnir mm? hvud mv uoiice'
I Vii a iVU .UiUIl UIQll iU lUi nvL'iin
EI 1 ' I ,...o I .. .. I I - '-v I
SPRING ,TRA LA- unBE VnillLL LETS STOP IN TU DINNER. TOMORROW N'MT- fA l
NA-K nothju. ON ParcSm tef BarMEBiNt, I 0 FOR YOU So AHV TIMES J- I IVA .l 1
'fWhIOY YOU BUTDIDySS 6 sXnV OF- LATE - SHS Y40NDSR NHV VOU HADN'T L I V-kVA' J ill
HM liNEN UP CANE AT OUR HOUE? THB I OTHER T6LL W6R YOU'RE A. VERY BUSY MAN, VL U J lf
JSKSS'8 lJTETS!,S'lcTY. END BUY SH6-BOES MISS VOU WBLY- VV-V?1 ffl l
ANDFORALL- 1 YCHyH BEEN QUITE THE OP SWE faRSW SO 8H6 OUST COULDN'T STAND O 0 fffll K'ikEli
ANbisAAttA Vi?JZ! THE JWAT BOY VNWO USED TO CE OVER-O-' W M.
MAKJNt, THE MOST VT-rfjT LINE TOUNGr MEN BORE HER SO-, rff - V "l BP
engineer road regiment was em
ployed for a few weeks In their an
nual road-building exercise In sur
facing two or three miles of this
road. It cost the federal government
nothing as these men would have
been occupied in road construction
at some other point as part of their
annual training. The upkeep of the
road is paid for by Madison county
and the (Virginia) conservation
commission."
Q. Is Count von Luckner, sea de
vil of the World war, married? F.C.
A. Count Felix von Luckner Is
married. His wife Is Ingeborg.
Countess von Luckner. They have
no cnuorcu.
Q. Was there any opposition to an
unrestricted Immigration policy pri
or to the civil war? o.D.
A. In the 1830 s a political move
ment developed against "Increasing
toreign lniiuence." it resulted in
the "Native American" or "Know
Nothing" movement of the 1850s.
In 1845 a labor paper published at
Fitchburg, Mass., protested against
unrestricted Immigration and the
use of immigrants as strike breakers.
Q. who was the sculptor of the
statute, "Tlie Divine Healer," at
John Hopkins hospital? L.P.L.
A. The director of the Johns Hop
kins hospital in Baltimore, Md.,
says: "The Divine Healer" which
stands in our lobby is a replica of
a work by the Danish sculptor, Ber-
tel Tliorvaldsen. This particular
copy was made by Professor Stein,
director of the Royal Academy of
Arts in Copenhagen. Our statue was
f THEREFORE . HERS -
IS OUR COMPANY'S THANK
CHECK TO YOU, I YOU- I
FOR THE FULL I THANK YOU
AMOUNT OF THE 1 VERY MUCH- j
INSURANCE V.
CARRIED ON HOUSE )lWP3
VAND CONTENTS-, '
the gift of William Wallace Spence
and was unveiled in 186. it is carv.
ed from a single block of white
Carrara marble, leaving a figure ten
and a half feet high. On Its base Is
carved the following inscription:
"Come unto Me all ye that are
weary and heavy laden and I will
give you rest."
Q. In medieval Europe was kneel.
lng upon knee an act of worship?
W.C.
A. It was an act ot homage
Kneeling on both knees was an act
of worship. Generally speaking, the
difference still exists.
Q. How do alligators differ from
crocodiles? H.J.S.
A. True alligators differ from cro
codiles hi the following respects:
The feet are less webbed; the head
Is shorter and flatter; the long first
and fourth teeth of the under paw
fit into pits In the upper jaw, and
not Into notches between the teeth,
and tills causes the whole head to
be broader and the snout more ob
tusc than in crocodiles.
Q. What Is the federal tax on
playing cards? P.J.B.
A. There Is a tax of 10 cents on
each pack of playing cards of 54 or
less. The number 54 allows the In
clusion of two exla cards In the
pack by the manufacturer.
Q. What is the origin of the word
"technocracy?" R.M.
A. According to Dr. Vizetelly. this
word was coined by the engineer,
inventor and social economist, Wm.
H. Smyth of Berkeley, Cal., and
used by him in the magazine Indus,
trial Management, for March, 1919.
Subsequently It was used by him in
other magazine and newspaper ar
ticles. In his book. Concerning Iras
cible Strong (1926), his definition of
the term is, "scientific reorganiza
tion of national energy and resourc-
coordinatlng industrial democ
racy to effect the will of the people'
MY-MY- UUST
LOOK AT THAT
THAT REPRESENTS
MORE MONEY'N
MOST FOLKS IN
THIS TOWN EVER
SAW- JUST WAIT'LL
I SHOW THIS CHECK
TO A FEW PEOPLE
. AROUND HERE-' j
OLD OFFICERS
SHERIDAN PTA
SERVE AGAIN
Sheridan The April meeting of
Sheridan Pa rent -Teachers associa
tion was held hi the high school
auditorium Monday evening with a
large attendance.
Mrs. Harold Hadley, hi the ab
sence of Mrs. Otis J. White, chair
man of the program committee, pre
sided during the presentation of the
program, regularly preceding the
business session. The entertainment
was in the nature of a radio broad
cast by the seventh grade, "listened
in" to by a family composed of the
other eight members of the class.
The play part was entirely original.
Lynn Lady was the announcer for
the following numbers: Song by the
class, musical reading. Barbara
Brandt, Lily Schatz at the piano;
harmonica solo, John Merrifield; pi
ano duet, Lily Schatz and Iola Haas;
reading, William Kay At wood; piano
solo, Lily Schatz; chorus, class.
The Boy Scouts were presented by
Scoutmaster Ted Hunter, who gave
an outline of the scout movement.
Demonstrations were then given by
tenderfeet in which various knots
were tied and their uses explained.
Adrian Franklin was the victim for
the first aid demonstration In ban
daging by Eugene Ritner, Wallace
Kaufman and Prances Kelly. Bobby
Wells demonstrated flremanship and
Adrian Gage wigwagging. Before!
the business session Mrs. C. Adrian
Slas played a piano solo. I
Mrs. S. M. Johnson, president.
presided during the business session.
James Morrissey, membership chair
man, reported 99 members to date.
The treasurer, George Krentzer, re-
ported $53.20 in the treasury. The
YOU LL
DO NOTHING
OF THE
KIND- YOU'D
LOSE IT,
SURE-
BUY
THE
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nominating committee, of which
Otis J. White was chairman, report
ed a renomination of the entire
present set of officers of next year.
The are: President, Mrs. S. M.
Johnson; vice president, Otis J.
White; secretary, Miss Frances Fri
zell; treasurer, George Kreutzer,
Action was taken whereby the as
sociation will put on the dinner for
tlie chamber of commerce in May.
It was decided to hold the "Summer
Round-up" and Mis. H. B. Skinner,
Mrs. John Gutbrod, Mrs. Roy Malo,
and Mrs. Walter Grace were placed
on the committee. Mrs. Malo and
Mrs. Homer Frick were made a com
mittee to confer with Mrs. Cecil
Harrison, domestic science teacher,
in regard to needed dishes and linen
in the home economics department.
Mrs. Clifford Cooifand Mrs. Walter
Grace were appointed to confer with
Mrs. Alison Fry, librarian, in regard
to needed magazines for the high
school library. Ted Hunter, Harold
Hadley and Philip Myers were ap
pointed to get estimates on a pro
jecting machine.
Tlie seventh grade won in attend
ance of parents.
Summit Hill Man
Is Critically 111
Turner Frank Neer was reported
near death at the Willamette sani
tarium Wednesday morning as tho
result of complications developing
from blood poisoning contracted sev
eral weeks ago while working In
the woods. Neer and his son Clayton
were operating a drag saw when the
saw blade slipped, tlie teeth pene
trating his knee from which infec
tion set in. He had only recently re
covered from blood poisoning in his
hand. Years ago Neer lost one arm
In an accident, but had managed
the large farm and driven liis own
car regardless o fthe disability. He
has been a farmer and sheep raiser
of the Summit Hill district for many
years.
THE PAY-OFF
WE HAVE
ANNIE TO THANK,
THAT WE'RE
NOT RUINED
AND THAT
MONEY IS GOING
TO BE USED TO
BUILD US A
NEW HOUSE AND
YES- AND
IN TH' MEAN
TIME . THIS
CHECK IS
GOIN INTO
TH BANK
WE'RE NO
HOARDERS-
FURNITURE-
LONG AND SHORT OF IT
VHOARDERSI
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