Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 24, 1929, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE TWO MTTDFOKT) MATL TTTTBITXT, MEDFOTtD, OTtKfiOV. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1020. y R..A. J. WALLING km: BYNOPSItti A tthaft of light on J'cfi mystery I Urcuofen and Komerflcht team the rccklcaa yam bier of Oetend and his companion er tU 9 men convivial in the Dover affair Pell and the pacutlo Count John. They return to i'u fflnnd and find l.axton perturhrd Marling haa flown. Hut t.axtun haa, discovered that Pctl'a real tinme wan P. IS: i.incotn, friend of the Seabrokea. and an accountant h hondon tcho .had .recently re fused to explain a , 12 -month ah mce, the Jctifflh of hi vrtn term: 1m j: ton, couMn'ea'd that the rat-aped convict,' Pell's "nhont," holds the. I;eut to . the Pell cnipmn, caka Orenofctt to tcrlte Veronka, a request to Ufnrm "Comfit .loan that all, ahqraes apainat film ullt , be dropped if he return ft to Hn - plana. Then T.orton hurls an.vn explained lnhahclt the "ph'tinf ' at thu ktvhol v;09 not involved in the murder, of Pell I , ' Chapter. i v:: VEHONICA RETURNS j CO iny ipyeterioiis Cousin John : had not rim away from' the' mur der of Roer Ppll! .' ."Don't expect me to gay a word more," said Lax'tcn, decisively. "Will you write the letter, Mr. Grenofen? Enclose It to Miss Van denesson, at the address In the Rue de la Crenelle." . Ot course I wrote the loiter. I added words of my own which had nothing to do with Laxton'i nies la'ge. :. ton's package were neatly burled among the debris of the excava tions. Laxton then led us back by way of the clol3tcr. He paused there and made a llttlo sound "Sst!" A shadow detached Itself from the shadows and aiii.roached us. ".Nothing doing toi.lr.ht. HallcU?:' said l.axton In a whisper. ,. "All 0. K" said the slitfdow. .. ''You saw what we did? Never a moment without an eye on It Good night." I hardly knew whether I stood on head or heels the third morning after, when my mother handed me Veronica's telegram: "Will you moot m Ilftllam Bay Station toclny u.lo train Jllna Is Willi me. Veronica." " I walked to Hollam Bay. I en gaged l big car to bring us back.. TJio ' train came In at Ja'st. And Veronica shot out of a carrlago Into niy, arms. That Is to say I had J'old out my arms to take her band-luggage and In my eagerness bad In cluded hor with It,. , .. ".Hello, Veronica!" said I, holding her for thrco seconds. "Hollo, Tom!" Bald she, not wrenching horsolf away with any great1 violence:' Afterwards Wo tufrcprl Hint tlila wis 'niy formal proposal and her tormal acceptance. Insurance Makes the Home Possible Veronica So.nbroke leaped off the train Into Tom Orenofen'i armt. "Now," said Laxton, "1 want black bag!'.' , . . "You can't- hnvo It," I replied. 'It's 'n:rm. It was burning In Iho garden while Ilallctt hunted In the eafo." .. "And Iho rontcutn -carried away under Hallctl's nose by Hr. Somcr Held. I' hope It's bldilcn In a dry placoJ" ... "Why,.' professor? Hust won't corrupt that stuff," said Somei flcld. "You said something llko that at Unison." Laxton rentarkrd. "What tuff!" ' Wo gnvo hint a skclchy Inventory ot the treasure. I.axlnn was a hard man-to startle; but that gave him a shock. "You dlde't know abuiil It?" 1 tsked. "About It yes. In n general way. tlut tliat It was In the black bag- no. 1 expected lo find n set ot tools ind an old book.;' We told him they were nko In cluded In the collection. "Tho book," said I "well, your friend Ilnllctt overlooked It In my bedside library. I'll fco and get It." Laxton was sllll sliaklng Ills; head when 1 returned mid handed him Iho nianinci-lpl ut Abbot John Deacon In the lilnilti.g that had bo longed to Sheldon. "Hero's the whole thing," said Laxton. tapping Iho book. "Here's the cauto why Poll n ml his friend went to prison, why fell was killed and why we're all beeu groping bout In the dark for two nr three woeks." "How do you make that?'" asked Bnmerltcld. "That's one of the thlntrs that I'll not whisper oven to my own pillow yel," he answered. "Wheroa the Huff?" "In Marley Wood," said I. "Will you brlitR I', (liinn to Hie Lord Ncltuu tonight? Lallsh say eleven." .' It acrnicd a strango request, hut what happened when we fiilllllcil It wos straitsor. Sonicilleld and I paid an iinoliii ml vc vlu to Hie wood mill came hack with a camera case. I.axlnn was waiting for us 'n the road with a spailo under one arm and package under the other. He led us under the nail ot .Vow place to the little tourclle. "Santo urogram, Mr. Urcnofcn," he said. "And saint sllen-.e." A qunrler of ml hour later, wa itood In Mr. I'V.herbury'a diggings' near tits place where the "fresco" had bsen found. ' And til hirif an hour from the time when r.o got over Hit anil I In mntema nf Lax- i Out of. tho carriage behind her stepped Miss Vuudencsseu, i raised my hat lo her. . .' ' 1 1 . t - i. "Wo'vo mot before," 1 said. Veronica stared n't me Incredu lously. Then she burst Into laugh lor. "My aunt!" alio cried. !'You must bo ono ot tho two awtttl pollcomet who scared her slid that day la Bruges! Do say you oro!" ,i "I am. 1 npologlto to Mlas Van dcuesscn. Hut It would tnko too long to explain. What about your luggage? I'll get a portor to look after It and send It out." "Whuio are wo going?" asked Verutilc.i, when 1 had them bolh settled In tho cur. "Woodcot Ilrst? Oh, how lovely!" . "Woodcot ilrst and lasl.',' said 1. 'Where elscV' ' ... "Well, Woodcot flisV anyhow. Af terwe'll talk about It." Miss Vandcucsscn was a differ ent creature from the puzzled nud anxious school-teacher 1 had aeon for a few minutes in tho Rue do la lircucllc. A beauty. Indeed, rather queenly, In striking contrast with Veronica's Impish attractiveness. Vcronlra did not gfvo hor much time to study scenery. "I think we'd bottur, toll him." said sho. "1 hnvo tne honor to In troduce you, Mr. Gronoton, to Mrs. Itctlslado of Ncwplnce." "Redsladc?" I naked, "nut 1 thought tho Inst tif the Itedslades was juried long ago." "Hut mo no bills! Just wait and see! We brought her husband in the sanio train. He's got little business to altcnd to, ho'll bo along presently." . , , A hundred Questions were on mv lips and never came off. Tho j tlireo of tts burst upon my niolhcr i nun n human whirlwind,, During the nttornoon 1 got two minutes alono with Veronica. We sal on tho garden scat behind the hedgo cf cfit'.allonla.' : . . . I turned nnil Veronica was looking mo straight In tho eyes, end those blue ones nt hers were full ot danc ing lights and a llttlo smile wus on her face. "I know," Md she, "that you're dying lo kiss inc." "I am." said 1. "l'ul I won't un til you are. ton." "Turn!" she said and lowered the Hag. "Vcronlta!" said I, ft'ciPW'ljAt. IJJS, iv m Morrow Co.) The ron-nea ot Vcrenie. ,iit Tfru hi hesn (t-le-l out the mvli-ry pt noQ.f p.-ll ti t,l m,. lvrt. Ceotlno ttia e'.er v.vito to. irerroWe chapter. TticMlny. XIIC (i to C:3H p. in. L'llciiuut flub Eb kimoH. ' liiiliKlng u earo-frce half hnur ot ilanco tunoH to tho iiiillon-wlil ... uudlenoo, Jlaxry Kokci- mid the C'lloiuot Club .Eskimos will itu uu iho air tonight. "Keeling tho Wav I Do" sein tile tone of the irui;i-am, wllli.-h includes "Hollo, .MuiKot," "Dni- kles Dream;, unit other synco pations of tho moment'.. IJriindciiHt Ihrouu-ll KiiQ, KO MO, Kl'0 and KKI. 0:30 to 7 p. m. C. A. Kail Or-' chextradlniiH. . - A "Minlt-nl Comedy Coc-lttall" is the temiillnK offer of iho ()r-clli-ll-udl,-iiiH tonight. With Phil Hpltnlny conduethiK. tlila "Mus lenl Coektnll" will Include "Al lull's Hulldny" from "KiUlnka," J "Kiss Me Aualn' from "Mile. ModlMtP, "Song of i.ovr", . front "IMosHom Time" mid "Siimolim-; 1 I'm ilaptiy" from "lilt the Deck.",' A group of Ii-InIi melodies nlsoj will tic presented under the lltle, I "I rich ItlinpKnily.' Kddle tlule. In ' the xololst of -,1lie-h.-ilf hour mid -Will offer Ty Ileillt Ih Diner 'i 'J'linii Your rc.voH." llrondeiiBt tliiotmli K flQ, Ii6 MO, IvOO. KPO itnd KKI.- ' i to 8 p. m. Itnitlo-ICeltll-Oiplie- tnn ITrllll-. ' t 'I'll"' fir.it linlf hour will lirl'ni," eitKtoi'n stiu-H- tlii-oull the (-itnst-lo-eont'n netwoi-H and bi'twren' 7:30 ;i'i,d K' o'eloirk the program v will' lie preiiAnted l,y he ld llller: on file I'liclfic Con'-il. ili-ondf-oMt throilcii KIIQ, IvO MO, KOW. Kflt) and KKI. 1 lo !' m. Tales Never T.,d. "The Quill Int: I'arly,' n iimuxliii; lyrli1 iiopulnr itianv .vear.s a-o. Is orte of the m-Ipc-tlortit rhoxon for dramMlatio-i tonlglit, wliilo ti liuijTli Is prom ised in "When My Klini-s Wo.-ir nut l-'i-nm Walking, I'll lie on My- Feet AhmIii." 'riiiVoihor vlirnnttoM are drawn from "When tho Hun Clues Down AL'lnn" nnct '"Whose Issy la Ho?" whieh tnkOH the nildionee luiek to the Dronx and I l.-u-lem. ICIiner (,'i-owliui-st, al the or gan, Iritorpri'tM these urlectlmiH e.nd llni-ry Del.iiMsitux i reitpon Hllile for the Hkololio-t wh'lch Tod ."r;ixwoll dll-ei'lM. ' ' - Hrn;,de:iHt lhi-otit,-h 1-flltJ mid ' KOAKI. ) to '.1:30' p. in. The Parker I two fold Fnmlf'y. ' ' Tho.se who will partii-lpiite in tho tn-oKenlallon are I'ni-kere Duofolrt Sr. ami jr., hnrltone and tenor Hollntn: l.ady i'lii-kor Duo fold, n eonlr.-illo. and the l':ir Icer Duofold I ll-elie.sti-n. Ilroadonst tliroiiirli KilQ. ICO .MO, K(IW. KRfl. KIM) and KKI. in to II p. nl. Slfotllgh! Itovleu-. fnolMded 111 thepo inlerophono lt 1-evlewn ni-e tlie musical and dra niarl'e Helei-t-'lo'iiM u-h,h proved to he one moHt. popular with nudl-i tnra In recent Weeks.' A varied I irl-omi nf Ill-lists A-oonl. Instl-ll- I melitnl nild drani.-ltlr. litniearl during tile progrumK under tile dlri-ellon ofTed .Mnxwetl. Olnirles '. Ifiirt eondtietK the ol'lestrn. Itroildeast lliroliKll KIIQ, KPO and Kl-T for the entire hour and K;o rrom 10:110 to 11 p. m. Wnltor llohnii. with hla "talk ing saxophone," will dln-ct the 1 Itpleee .bund. 'N'oyeity Intorpfw i letiolin luiVe' fieeij araiiKcd 'In iiddltinn l)y CliarlcM ' .M:irhn'l. pi-odueer. ' l ' ' Hroadcnst through K'llll, ;KO M.'KtlW. Kilo and KI'o.M , tho raCrliot6phoiiB symom for Hhowing sound ami tnlklnt; pic tures. The speclul loud aponknrs In the new uystoin inatalleil nt the Viiilug will deliver ;a volumo of Hound which' will be heard In every part of tho tliput.ro .without any distor tion of Hut vul'eb nor txtremu loud ness. - ; ) . I E; INFLUENCE year road program, which la great- , ly appreciated In thin section and j apoliB well for tho grange. Wo have heforo ua a good cx- ample of what can bo accomplish- I cd by unity and co-operation which j la tlio (armors' only salvation. It la hoped that mora of tho farmers will go their shouldera to i Iho wheel behind tho grange and i ,.i. hiiuu mini itioiig, Willi Iho help derived from the govern ment and tho Hplendid grunge lead ership we have tho opportunity of a lifetime,' ' AUGUST,1929T FIRE ItKKSK CltKKK, Oro. Sept. zi.-ii (Special) William l'er'ry has had a, number of truckB hatillnK gravel the jinat niiinth for Ilia grAnge five'- niiliiniiliiHiiiiiiiK W . II INSURANCE FirstJnsbrat.ee A. L. HILL, Manager Phone 10V. S N. Central Bedford, orefon Mllll!llllllll!!n'!l!!lil!!!)l iN STATE HISTORY Brown & White Agency, Inc. J. C. COLLINS, Mgr. ALL FORMS OF Firo Insurance Automobile Insurance livestock Insurance Hotel Holland Block Phone 130 WHEN YOU CONTEMPLATE DUYING Insurance or . Real Estate COUNSEL ,', The "Tengwald" Office It offers a most courteous nnd.. thorough Insurance and Real Estate Service. Hotel Holland Bldg. Phone 991 J. Wakefield General Insurance Since 1908 Good as the Best Better than the Rest 107 . Main St. Phone 17-R EQUIPPED FOR TALKIES AsniAxn; crrn., hhi. im. (Sp- clnl ) Snmlwy rimrkrri a drflnlto strji forwanl hi tho oi'fprlnpK wiiirh tho.Vlnlim Hioiiho pivoa to thr pnhUo whn for tho flrnt tiino tho now Hereon aorvioo w.ih hoiiril. Vn- dor tho in;)iiiiponioii( nf II. II. Hurst thi thontro Iijik Imon oqulppotl vh IT Earl S, Tumy Genera Insurance Service i 309-310 Liberty Bldg. Phone 402 ' "Medford, Ore. Chauncey SALEM. Oro., Sopt. 21. (Spec-, ial.) With 1 otuiCM assrogatlnn a ' total of 684,444 in - 3 47 fires, the ' jHtate of Oreyon. outside of Port land, KUffurod the heaviest damage from fire during August of of any Auguut in the history of tho ' department records, according to the monthly -estimate Riven out by, Miito i-ire AlarKhal Clare A. Jce. Thia low Ih. $192,000 greater than that for.AugUHt, tho greatest previous-AugiiHt lows, 'and $37L487 ; more than the uverago August lows of the previous five-year period. ;Tho fire da in fine for tho Htate for tho ojght month:s period to Augu:t .11. l'J2t, amounted to $2,30,03, : which la $716,775 less than for the ! eorreHponding period of Ji28 and f below the average for tho ( previous five years. I Next to Industries, farm prop ertlOH .sutfercd Iho greatest damage .from the August fires, amounting; ) I to 5I.1I in a total of (2 fires! nf vh ith total loss barns, outbuild-; ingH and contents were burned to ' Iho value of '(3.iitili in 24 fires; i dwellings and contents, $41,042 in j 24 firns: hay and grain, $13,r73 in I 12 fires, and fruit and hop curing ! plants, S12.000 in two fires. ' j I As compared to farm losses, 4! ' j fires in incorporated eities ani I I towns destroyed habitation prop-! j erty to the value of $74,212. an fayerago ot $l.r14 per firo coin-! j pared to nn average of $l,!i45 forj i country losses. Of the city fires.' n r inflected damages of $G'J,182 to I :'dwrllini:f and contents, an average1! j 'it .l.f37 per ftre as agatnst the ! aii!fe- or X 1 . 7 t S in the 24 rural 1 1 I duelling fires. In tUie Ifst of determined causes, V-uldtish a fid sparlin v.-ere held re sponsible fop $51.4"7 of the total; August losses: electricity and de fective wiring. ?S1.C23; overlioate.1 and defective stoves, furnace.-i. (chimneys, fine.-, etc.. $20.rOK: in- t cendlarism, $!), J 00; matches and I carelfKS t:iimkei-H. S'.ISiio, and open f j lights istid fires, $.".. ' I 'J'hore were 74 fires the causes of which l:ad nnt-'-e?n (lete.rmlned I nitlllmn In wlilrli SllT. (n nriill - T j erty values were consnme:l. a large J piToentage of which is chargwibl' I to arson and incendiarism.. Fire and Automobile Insurance . Liability and Indemnity Bonds 20L 1st National. flank lililg. l'lioiio 318 PHOENIX JUNIOR C. E. TO SAMS VALLEY FAMILY HOLD SESSION SATURDAY, VISITS REESE CREEK I'HOKNIX. Ore, Hi-pt. H. (Hotal.) "Tlio: Junior ChilMInn Kndmvor houMjt will linlil a party ind Koi-lul at tl church-nrxl Hut uritay aftcrnunn (rum 2 : So lo 4 : 0 at which tlmo re-oi-Kiinliiitlon will be connldvrttd and a pot-lion nf the afternoon will be unent In plnylng Ram. Itefrenhmenta will he nerved by the Junlora. All children In the community between the guu at and 14 are Invited to come., j ', Clarified ndvrtilpj (ett rctulta. nm-:nK i-iti:i-:K. tn-,... Kept. 24. (sptH-lul. N. Nielierniin mill fnni. Ily f Sum Viillcy miemled cliunii HI Iteeyc creek innt Hunilny. The Sielierwn'n nip olil aeiiiiiilnlniH'ex of I lip sillle liiotlipi'K, hihI attend ed here qullc oflen, but ahlce leav. Iiir the illnlilel ntteml worship ut Olllnil Point. They were pU-Hiu-u lo find the work proRrcolna mi nicely ami enjoyed meetlitK old frienda iiKiiln. Wheeler. Mana underway (or improving n,ter aj-stera of city. Charles R. Ray Realtor REPRESENTING Tho Travelers' Life, Health and Accident, , Now Hampshire Fire, - -Vi.- . . Coast Stato Underwriters of tho Hartford Firo Insvtrnnco Co. Room 203 Medford Center Building Phono 302 We Write Fire, Automobile and Liability INSURANCE . We also furnish Indemnity and Liability Bonds REDDEN & CO. INSURANCE AGENCY 119 H. Central Medford . Phone 720 ItoMfri & C"nniiny, luteal In aiu;p iiRrncy ost:iblislinI in thin city 14 years ngn with a one-room of- fieb above the slurp now oeeupkMl j ity .mukIii's, has Hirailily km-owii tin til the-ofrtei Torce nt prpsetit eon Hiyts of nine pentlp who occupy ! a six-room suite in the I'.arkdtill tHlildlnn at HI' North Centiul av- j nue. b K. riedden and Tf. A. Cana-j day organized the original husi-, nesa known as Hi dden & Company. Member of tho present company j are 1 K. Kedden, president: Anna Hnteninn And Carl J. Urom-! mer. Besides these officials, the! following are employed in the o? fice: The Misses Kdna IlUdobrand Clraru Vnnnee, Helen Mattiifyim. McsHO MeKray, Marlant KftiK anil! .Ma rinn Mellln. Thn llcdden Agpneyj has been in its present locution j less thn two years. In eonnectlon with their exton- j slve insurance business, Iteddon & t'ompany ar local agents for the! Kqultahle Savings and I.uan tsso- f elation. r Mr. Ucddon is RTrctary of Hie Medford Merchants' assncinl in ; anil is also president of the S?onth-i crn Oregon Credit IJureau. Portland. Quarters in Holly-; wood Arcade at Kast 41st strep: and Sandy boulevard being im-! proved fur occupancy by Zfeylc; drug store. McCURDY-DANIELS INSURANCE AGENCY, Inc. Medford National Bank Bldg. Medford, Ore. Phone 123 INSURANCE EVERY KIND ' ' .HHK 'I. IKK IIDN'DS TKISTS M A 111 N K AHVIPKNT KlIKII.AItY CASVAI.TY I.1AH1I.ITY AVTOMOHIt.K , V I'l.ATK (li.ASS COMPKNSATIOX . . ItKNT INS I'll VNTK ' - tSi; AND OCCUPANCY "ASK DAN, THE INSURANCE MAN" Insure in Sure Insurance We write every kind of insurance in old and tried Tcohipinies ' CHARLES A. WING AGENCY, Inc. 18 N. Front Phone 728 The TwentiethCentu MOLOCH Moloch was a fire god., Agesiago. parents cast their children into his lap hoping thus to gain the favor of thisdcity.-. ,j '' Inhuman! Ghastly! But noimorciso than today's mad sacrifice to fire that carries not even the hope of reward thefpagans had. About half a billion dollars -a year direct Iosb; a yearly toll of more than 10,000 live to make the record gruesome. ,The Fresidcn tial proclamation preceding Fire Prevention Week October-6-12 is sufficient evidence of the seriousness of the country's avoidablei fire waste. The solution to thissproblcm is a com munity matter. Morcthan six hundred cities arid towns have 1 committees on fire prevention and control. .These function ef fectively all year. Stimulated by the President's proclama tion, thousands of communities, throuch civic bodies, business organizations, schools and other means, observe Fire Prevention Week. In support of such movements the Stock Fire Insurance companies, through the i National Board of Fire Underwriters and affiliated organizations, have long main tained staffs of engineers and experts in fire prevention. These facilities arc offered free lo any community, that the spirit of Fire Prevention Week may be further promoted year by year. ; , ( Public co-operation with the Stock Fire Insurance companies has already effected a reduction in the annual lire waste, and con tinuous reductions in the cost of fire insur ancc for practically twenty years. corimnw KvNW THE .NATION A L BOADD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS 85 John Street, Npw York - A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF " - STOCK FIHK INSI'IUNCK COMPANIES ' . I2.TABLI5I1KD IN IM ' - J?A--lolmes INSURANCE VGENGY : Phone 4-14 Jackson County Sank Bldg. w.nPAnn r m TPrnryp rrnT?n atmav rmrnv trrTrnri? . n