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PAGE MIX
THX SPR1NQFULJ3 NNW8
THURSDAY, MARCH 20. 1930
MRS. A. B. VAN VAL2AH
appointed to direct
better homes work
m arried
,l‘“fwr’'
to L ak e
<'«‘« *g -d to he
MadJUun, la with
nim whea he encounters Gunner
L « k . Maddison— Luke M add Mon.
L . tek„
tor
gp^
h
Looks almost aa though you'd been
"Yes— but It Isn't worth at
scribblin' absent mladodly " The de H e « . heav.lv .I
tectire's shrewd eyes were on the .n t Z Z w
‘“ " “ ''ed. you know
young banker. ' But at the asms w»MdJd " " ‘
P° " Cy "
MUCH INTEREST GIVEN IN
ALLEN ORGAN CONCERT
'lu a ic lo v n r . are vary much Inter-
M rs Bernice Van Valwth has been esled In ths forthcom ing sppearencs
appointed to head the B elter Homes «. W a r n nD. Allen, distinguished or
com m ittee work In Springfield bv
James Ford, executive director of the ganlst. Is a concert a t the Music audi
national
organisation
known
aa torium ln R urene on the evening of
A pril I.
His concert Is being spon
B e lte r Homes ln America.
ahrnad studying piano composition
under Rudolph duns and Von F allita
H e has been a faculty member of the
College of the IM rlflo for several
years and Is now on ths faculty at
Stanford university.
Gueats Invited far Dinner
Mr. and Mrs W
P. Tyson, and
A county meeting of all chairmen sored by the members of I ’hl lleia, daughters. M uriel and W ln irrld . and
was held ln Bugene last week and national professional women's fra t M r and Mrs. Charlee H lvett, of L in
coln. Nebraska, house gueats at (he
others w ill be held
In
the near ern ity of music and drama.
¿ 2 ,h z r *
br~ th • - < h-
Tyson home, wera dinner guesle ot
future to outline plans for the carry-
M r. . Allan
recognised aa
ns one of
,
— ........... .. * «i» j
—
- .- a , . Is . iT-vu«ni«HG
P*"^- stricken.
I« .h T
a
'" “ ‘" ’ ’ • “ • 'H «‘•m p a lg ii «he leading organists In the United Mrs M ary A. McPherson and lailu
McPherson at the home of the fo r
In this and In o ther cities of Lane Stalen.
II« has spent two
seasons m er laet Sunday.
County.
advice.
M orell tells Maddison la te r r * a‘ erd>7 »fternoon. but they were fairs
He
“
"
reticent—a n 1 « , erred me t o Z n . ’’^
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The purpose o f the organisation le
no-
z ^
j d
^
ior
th m ,-
to point out to the Am erican public
the many ways In which their homes
Now go on w ith the story.
may be Improved, both Inside and
M a check the other day fo r eighteen
t ÏZ
X
"My name was forged to It. I did
out for very U tile money, and to .h o w
thousand.
how these improvements do actually
not give a check to Rex for that sum.
TO BE C O N TIN U ED
' «* 1 t»»e him my check for that
__________
1 have been making inquiries. I find
help the living conditions of many
th a t he was heavily involved In a |
fam ilies without additional expense
SERVICE STATiON TEAM
derelict West African gold m ining
President H erb ert Hoover was for-
WINS
BOWLING
FROM
“Did you now? Maybe you'd like I
syndicate, lost on the shares of which
GROTTt>
Pr* ,l d *'ni of the organisation.
to
show
me
the
counterfoil
o
f
that
WENDLING
you bought for a song less thkn a year
but resigned upon becoming elected I
check*"
ago. H e has beea buying these shares
T he Casey's Service Station bowl- ‘ ® ° ff1ce * nd *’ n,,w ,h * honorary
Ror a second Luke was taken
on m argin and they have been drop
g club
club became
Ing
became victors
victors In
In a three ‘'h* ,rm * n o f ,h *> hoard of d ire c to r.
aback.
ping ln value. On the day he paid
game
bowling
series
Tueeday
evening It 1« the purposv
- _ Of . the leaders In
“I f there were any reason fo r doing
yon eighteen thousand five hundred
when they plied up a lead of IS« pins this movement to appoint a chairman
•o . I could, but I see no reason."
pounds there came another demand
over th e ir opponents, the W endltng In each district and let her appoint
Mr. Bird was not abashed:
for a larg er amount.
he j team on the W ednllng alleys.
a group of assistants who w ill en-
leaned his huge arms on the table,
lawn mown«
l° k<M'P laW*“ *“ Con«,lllo»< with thOM
D anty's heart sank though he gave
Tw o previous matches were rolled, ueavor to carry out some project to
lawn mowers they run so easily. Finest quality obtain
no visible evidence of his pertuba- and when he spoke his voice was one on the Springfield alleys and the Improve living conditions |„ „ c h
serious.
able . guaranteed to give satisfaction and exceptional service
tlon. This mao knew more than he
community.
other on the alleys at W endltng
''I'v
e
no
rig
ht
to
ask—
I'm
not
the
had droamed could be known. Here
T he bowlers and th e ir scores for
Much work has been dons 'h'v
Priced according to size and quality.
was a crisis in Morell's affa irs which sort of man who would attem p t to the series were as follows:
B etter Homes organisation In other
m ight easily lead his to ruin and un pull a b lu ff on a gentlem an like you.
Casey's Service S u tto n :
Parts of the United States. This Is
I'll put m y c a rd , on the table T h a t
do a ll those fin e schemes of his.
Game 1st 2nd 3rd T o t i especially true In Santa Barbara
T i o l e t know exactly w hat you check was met In notes and I want Endicott ------------- 174 1 ((
ISO 520 county. C alifornia, where several mo
to know where those notes went. Lepley
are suggesting." he said. "M y Inter
1«« 177 144 487 del homes were built and furnished I
T hera s a bird In London I w ant to Bryan
est in the company Is a very slight
15» ISO 175 624 at a very modest cost, and In the {
one. and I was h orrified
when I catch. I'v e got one of the best cages Black
148 125 161 424 south much educational work among
learend th a t Rex had been gambling fo r him that ever was built, and while Carson
1(S 118 17» 4»1 the negro people haa resulted In
tn the share«. I give you the fullest It's em pty so Is my heart. I f that •
greatly Im proving housing conditions
check was a forgery It m ig ht get the
Totals
permission to make any Investigation
823
784
82»
244«
W eodllng team
you wish."
| deceased a bad name, but It would
CIVIC CLUB TO TALK
m ake It very easy for me to pull in
Game . . .
llw,
Luke opened the draw er e f his deek
3rd
T
o
t'l
GARDENS ON TUESDAY
a certain man for u tterin g."
B o w er. «...
and took out a check. From where he
17» 445
“TO tell you tbe tru th . M r. Maddl-1 W a rfe l .................. i 61 l u
•a t D aaty thought the signature was
132 394 • T he annus, garden m eeting of the
a tolerably good forgery H e had son; I w ant th a t man's fing er prints H a l l ________ __ lg4 1M
140 478 C ivic club w ill be held next Tuesday
thought so when Rex had brought the so much th a t I wonder I don't knock Cook ___ . ______ lgg 1#J 182 484 evening at the home o f M r». A. B. Van
down tn the street and take em. W aterhouse
check to him It is the simplest thing him
. . .
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18» 185 145 47» Valxab. with a special program o n l|
In the world to forge a name, and so i L u k e s eyes were averted; he gave
B etter Homes and Gardens, planned
no sign until the detective had
T o t a l s __
fa r as he bad been able to judge there
— 791 714 755 2280 for the evening.
finished.
w ere no flaw s in Rex Leferre's essay
Clayton K irklan d w ill d eliver an
“I'm sorry I can't help you. T h a t
In that dangerous game.
address on
H arm ony
Colors
and
MRS. POLLARD HOSTESS
check was drawn by me and signed
"You realise w hat la wrong with by me."
TO MISSIONARY SOCIETY Flow er Groupings, etc., and each
mem ber Is asked to bring a plant or
GARDEN CULTIVATORS
...........
this check." asked Luke
“You're too kind to the crim inal
Members of the United M issionary some seeds
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to exchange w ith the
T he o ther shook his head.
classes. M r. Maddison. No wonder
Society were entertained at the home I Other lnetnb« « -
"A re you suggeatlng th a t I knew G unner Haynes thinks you're a good
ot
Mrs. N. L. Pollard on _____
F rid a y !
Mrs
K ' ’ ’“ S * w111 he assistant
the check was forged?”
fe lle r—six months he got yesterday
ho has h° * ,CM w lth M r’ Van V a lia h a t ths
Before he could reply there was a for being a suspected person. W hat evening. Mrs. E lm er Boyer, who
tap a t the door and Luke looked up a m an! When I tried to pump him recently returned from the mission m eeting on Tuesday.
fields of A frica, waa the principal
angrily.
about your friend he w ouldn't let on
speaker.
Mrs. Bailey, Hugene. pre?
■'Come in.” he said.
th a t he knew his even."
sldent o f thte Women's M issionary
I t wa« the m.mager.
i "M o rell ?" Luke was thrown o ff h it •o clety of the Christian church, was
“I am sorry to interrup t you. M r. guard, as he saw by the Sparrow's
•Iso a guest o f the meeting. Mrs.
Maddison. but w ill you aee M r. Bird grin.
N ettleton, led the devotional« fo r the
of Scotland Yard?",
“T hat's the name. W hat's the use meeting.
In spite of his self possession Dsnty of ta lk in g a t cross purposes? He's
Those present were
Mrs. E. E.
h alf rose from his seat. T he Sparrow the— "
Pyne, Mrs. Jordan, her mother. Mrs.
wag' the labt man in the world he
" I know nothing about
M orell." E. E. M orrison. M rs. F. A. T aylo r.
wanted to meet that morning.
Luke waa emphatic. “H e Was a friend
Mrs. C liff Abrams, Mrs. Alvin Sever-
L uke thought for a moment.
of M r. Leferre's. I'd ra th e r not dis
I
son,
Mrs. Lynn Lansbery and the
"Just a moment."
cuss him ."
guests and hostess.
H e rose and opened the door lead
T h e Sparrow sighed again, gather-
ing to the corridor.
"I shall want to see you again about tunate Rex had practised the name of j
-
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this check. M orel! " he said.
Maddison, and stuffed them back In : FARM CFNQIIC -ra v e r.»
"W hy not now?"
his pocket book
CENSUS TAKERS
It was a challenge, bnt L ake Mau-
"Nobody helps the police. A ll are
WILL BE NAMED SOON
dison could sense its Insincerity.
again« the natural guardians of the ! v i,„
M r. Bird has come to see me on children o f the poor. I l l be getting takers w « T l 2 ^ Z i
quite another m atter," he said. "In along."
axere w ill be made soon .according
due course we w ill Interview him to
H e offered a lim p hand and went 1
K oke' dI#‘ r,c « supervisor
heavily
o f , he room t he
^ Ortjr fonr «"um erators w ill be
gether."
Haynea, aa Am erican crook, in a
London hotel lobby, Danton M orell
a friend Of M argaret's brother. Rex
Is watching them, and wonders If
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_
,,’k ; x d,,« , k ,,n^ x , n ; . o ’s'iu;.’ 1
Gunner recognises
him a fte _
r seven
years. T h a i night Rex is found dead
and by h l, aide a note addressed to . I f you'll excuse the liberty
I cal Zd %
¡ w
a
s
88.25, 58.90, 510.25.
511.50, 514.00, 516.00
G arden ’
----- ---70c, 51, 51.35
..... ........ 70c, 51, 51.15
aHlnELS......... »1. 51.45, 51.65
j 4 5 q l J p
Wright & Sons
/
Reniarkable Values in N ew
Sp
H e closed the door on bla visitor had
hardly closed
upon him
before
the other doer Mr. Bird came heavily flre t tim e «Ince the tragedy h e h e a r d
n”er0
" T
" d faT° red
° f th * woman h«
K. "C n ,t,’” r
* “ W ' " yOU
me ‘ « “ orrow. Luke?"
Ha-rin a visitor. M r. Maddison? 1 H e r voice was very low
* ” nPbod’r
'» ' ‘'Now. If I m a y - darling, let
■» I was w aiting In the s tr e e t . come to you now I"
OUIt" ,de ”
I But her level voice denied him
L n k . nodded cu rtly
I "T om orro w _ , f
, h l„ Jh„ . | v
‘ M r. Danton Morell. Do you know business.
h ,m r
money?"
Luke,
id r
"
- n„ >n
'
i ” e<1 f° r
' h'
f>rm
Just arrived. Our New Spring Dresses and Coats. In
the Season’s Newest Modes and brightest and moat delicate
fabrics. The dresses are remarkable In quality for they
are of fine Silk Canton or Flat Crepe Prints, and their
workmanship Is superb. In fact, you never dreamed of
finding such beautifully smart frocks at such modest prices
and «»»«»“ «•«'on
Meyer, assistant supervisor. Is
c r a Z n r T ^ " * ‘ PP° * ntn,ent’
*num -
coZX ,
Jo" e«>hl0’
*«>d
Jackson
«»untie«.
The m anufacturers and distribution
census Is now being completed In all
P,a,rt’ e°» LaD'’ C° U,Hy' exc*>btln« «he
-m
A • P ^ ‘<1 enum erator |
*
75 to
"ent 10 ta k * lhe censu» «here.
Injures Hand W ith Axe
M r. E. O. Stratton, employee o f the
Booth K e lly m ill
here.
Injured his
from
distance.
never find me bargin’ In on socletv. Invariab ly Incoherent, for the same hand last Saturday when he struck
I'v e had one dre«a «alt In seventeen
the back of It w ith an axe. T h e In-
reason that others are Incoherent in
Jry was dressed a t a local doctor's
years and w ear It twice a year— once the clrcum «tancea-*tlie
thought too
office.
for the Police Dinner and once to
give the moths a cold."
"Do you know anything about h im ’
T he Sparrow's wide »mile grew
wider.
"Aa onPe’ rk°nZ " T ' ’ ',
from . Z! ?
'
T ” e '« " ^ ^ « e d n e s ,
Dresses
Coats
, he „uestion
he L ° rd M a?or— th re » h m o ff his balance, and when
I'm humble.
You Luke Maddison was Hurried he was
H is name and address—an' that's
We are also announcing our First Showing of
New Spring Millinery
H a r r y L. C o rb ett
A splendid line of New Spring Hats In all the season’s
most wanted colors. Very graceful models In new designs
and materials. Very reasonably priced.
as much aa any policeman w a n t, to
know about anybody. Bad business
this young Leferre case, M r. Maddi
son. You don’t want to appear ln It
suppose?’’
L uke looked at him, startled.
M r. Bird coughed.
"W e ll, you do and you dont.,’
I
happened to search the body and the
I
republican
CANDIDATE
F or
$2.98 to $4.98
room.
I found three loose checks
on the N o rth te rn &. Southern Bank—
th a t’s w here you keep your private
•e c o u n t, a in ’t it? And this— ." Very
leis u rely he took out a fa t and worn
le a th e r case fro m his pocket, laid It
fla t on the desk and rummaged In the
inside. A fte r a w hile he found what
he was looking for— tw o folded sheets
o f paper, e v id e n tly torn from a school
exercise book.
H e smoothed these
fla t and L a k e saw a succession of
of signature«, one under the other,
\
Suggestion» for Spring
P rim a rlo «
Maty I «
Full Line of KISER AND HUMMING
BIRD HOSIERY—ln latest shades
KISER and McCREADY SILK RAYON
UNDERWEAR
Fulop’s Department Store
^d»„ Csrtm /sr Csewraer Com., f ío y j J. Cook, Fi,td Mg,
334 Main Street
J. Fulop, Prop.
8pringflold, Oregon