Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 27, 1929, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextSTATE PEAR CROP The total value of Oregon's 17 most important field and fruit crops In 9 is $i3,S5i,000 com pared to $82,153,000 last year, or an Increase of 14.2 per cent, ac cording to the December sum maty of the Federal-Htato Crop Report ing service. This lncreo.se Is . duo chiefly to a lare oats crop,, a po tato crop worth over 20; pe-r cent more. this year than last although only' 60 'per' cent as large;, an .in crease of over five and a-half mil lion dollars in all tame hay val,u Vtloh Hnd a corresponding Increase in wild hay.' . . Amont; Oregon's principal fiul: props, pears show a tt per cent ln creaso in value over last year ani the dried prune crop is worth ap proximately six times what it was ,ii year ago. These increases more than offset the crops the value of which show decline from a year ago. Most important of these aro apples where the 1929 valuation of total crop is slightly less than two-thirds of the 1928 valuation. Preliminary estimates of production- of Oregon crops l'emained as published from month to month during the past season with the Htngje- exception of apples. The last estimate of total apple produc tion based upon the November 1st condition figure was 5.220,000 bushels, which was manifestly too high although this figure was a doorcase of approximately 15 per i'cent from the first preliminary es timate of 6.034,000 bushels on July 1st. The December revised figure is 4.000,000. PRESENTS OPERETTA ROGUE RIVER, Ore. Dec. 27. (Special.) The Christmas ope retta given Thursday, Dec. 19, by the Rogue River grade school was a success. Quite a crowd attended and evoryne enjoyed the play. Especial - mention should be made of the clever costumes worn by the players, which were, well made and becoming. Cast of characters: Jane, Jean Scott; Santa Clous, Sydney , Baker; Wongalao. Bill Hartman; fairies, Jean Anderson, Alary Smith. Evelyn' Jones, Cor- rlne Baker, Amy Plank. Music between scenes: Rogue River high orchestra; high school glee ' club; duet, James Martin, Ered llnlbrccht; harmonica band; Junior glee club. fARE ON PLANE SAME CLEVELAND, Dec. 27. (P) The firL' '.commercial aitplane passen ger service to compete with rall- rpati service on the actual price of transportation began fhere today. It is the Universal'; Air Lines, and the new rates are to be the exact equivalent of railroad tickets plus sleeping car fares. ROGUE RIVER GRANGE OFFICERS INSTALLED ROGUE RIVER, Ore., "Dec. 27. (Special.) The officers of Live Oak Grange went to Jacksonville Thursday eveniryr to be installed. Those who were present from Live Oak Grange were Master and Mrs. Oscar Shepherd, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Walte, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fuhrman, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gal ligar, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Carter, and Mrs. Jose Love. WOMAN INJURED WHEN , ... TRUCK CRASHED AUTO TOLEDb, Ore., Dec. 27. (JPj Mrs. A. B. Dwindle of Chltwood. Ore., lies critically Injured in (he Lincoln county hospital here today as the result or a collision last night between the automobile In which she was riding and a heavily - loaded track. The automobile was turned upside down with Its five occupants underneath, Mrs. Dwln- die being the only one seriously lturt. fouii have a time cooking a ten-foot custard Die How the custard in that pie would separate because you couldn't control the heat! And roasting coffee in bulk prtsrnts similar difficulties, i Hills Broi., however, by roasting their coffee a fnv pounds at a time by their continuous process Con trolled Roastinc produce a matchless, uniform flavor. No bulk-roasting method can insure such goodness. 3 ILLS BROS COFFEE Fmk inm lit tH( Iki kj. The Secret of Mohawk Pond By Natalie Sumner Lincoln SYSOPSIS: Peaou pierce the secret t Yew l.odut finding an a r rout in the paueltd woodwork of the limy roum which opens o secret door. Her tcay illumined by mi electric torch she vtuuncs into the subterranean passu it c way lol loirf.t hy a daurf triii watched fro., the caller. Winding steps leni to a room where she finds a i-iwU. She tcorks the fevers and hears the lock click open as she sees the arotettqtte and pallid fea tures of a man nearby. She drops the torch and scrambles for it in the darkn ess . to uchin o a colled snake. 7'error stricken she recoils as a man timats past her and is bitten by the reptile. Penny man nges to grope her way to safety. . Chapter 34 THE SNAKE'S VICTIM WHEN Peggy awoke she found . herself lying on the couch and Julia holding a bottle of smell ing salts under her nose. . So far as she could Bee, Obadiah Evans was the only other person In the living room. "Feeling better," he asked solic itously. "I'm thinking you'd best go upstairs and let Julia put you to bed." Peggy demurred with a negative shake of her head and swallowed a stimulant Julia handed her. Her sense of exhaustion from her experiences underground was wear ing off, but she craved the society of others. The very thought of be ing alone struck terror to her soul. '. Then ber thoughts turned to her ghastly experience when she bad mistaken the snake for a rope. "Did you get there In time?" she asked. "Is the snake dead?" Her question carried to Sheriff Beach and he crossed the room just as the key turned in the front door and Jim stepped inside. All the electric lights the room boasted were turned on and In their full glare Jim approached the couch In a dozen strides. The look in Peg gy's eyes arrested the words upon his lips. With ever-whitening face he stared down at her as Beach stopped at his elbow. "You called out Just now. Miss Prescott," began the sheriff, paying no attention to Obadiah's signal to him to remain silent, "to get your guu in the desk drawer. I've done so" he held up her uncle's auto matic pistol that all In the little group might se' it "How many guns did you have when you came to Yew Lodge?" "None," was her low response. "How many did you And here?" Peggy averted her gaze; it fell for an instant on the front door key in Jim's hand. The latter caught her eyes as she glanced upward. "How many guns did you find here?" demanded Sheriff Beach for the second time. "Answer, Miss Prescott, and tell the truth." In the stillness her whisper reached them all, and Julia, at the head of the coucb, capsized into the nearest chair. ' "And that one" Beach took from his pocket the .35 caliber automatlo and held both pistols extended to ward her "was which. Miss Pres wit? The .35 caliber or the .45 cali ber?" An interminable moment passed with silence unbroken, and the sheriff spoke again, with stern emphasis. "Which of these guns lid you fire at Edgar Stanton?" Desperately Peggy strove to col lect her wits if Jim would only look at some one else! "I fired tbe ,45 caliber," she ad mitted, her fingers twining in and iround tbe edges of the blanket Ju lia had tossed over ber. She looked at the sheriff. "You plckedup the other one that morning." "And to whom did this other au tomatic pistol belong?" quickly. Peggy moistened her dry lips. 'That's for you to find out," she said simply and closed her eyes. She had kept faith with Jim to the last. Obadiah and Jim looked at each other and then away. A sudden stir in the other part of the room, the tramping of feet and subdued voices growing louder caused the men to turn about and Peggy rose shakily and stared over tha back of the intervening chairs at four men carrying an Improvised stretcher, on which lay a figure covered with a sheet. "Oh!" she gasped, horrified, and shaking off Jim's band, crossed the room. "Did the snake kill him?" "Yes." It was Dr. Eastman who replied, but Peggy failed to recog nize him; her eyes were focused on the dead man as the sheet was pulled down. . "My brother." The words were barely breathed and turning slight ly Peggy found Chase at her elbow. He bit his lips to keep them from quivering. "Philandor went down the secret passage to look for you." i Peggy reached out an unsteady band and clutched the person near est ber. - "He saved me," she exclaimed, her eyes big with awe and grati tude. "As Mr. Chase tripped over SHEDD, Ore. -World wide alten-i tlon Is being directed to this little ! city by the campaign Just started J to erect a pioneer memorial Vnltcd j Presbyterian clmioh at Oakvllle. a ; community four re'le-i west of hern, j where this denomination was found ed In largely through the activities of' Dr. J. II. Horner, director of bis-1 MBDgQRP MSIE me I managed to get to my feet ana dashed blindly ahead, Instinctively toward tbe door, and so on up tbe passage. What became of the man with the horrible face?" Sheriff Beach leaued over and Jerked a recumbent figure wa IU feet. . ',. "He ain't pretty at any time," la remarked succinctly, "but witb nl pbur an;, warpaint mixed, Sundowa Is .some handsome bird. Get up and face tna lady.", :"r . Slowly the bent figure' rose and under bis make-up, grotesque In tbe brilliant lights, but horrible In the darkness, Peggy recognized the man whom she bad seen upon her arrival at Yew Lodge. "You put the pistol in the soup tureen I" she exclaimed incoherent ly. "And scuttled our canoe." Sundown grinned down at her. "Yes," he admitted, "I did." Re stopped back to avoid Jim's clenched fist and Obadiah got be tween the two man. "But why?" demanded Peggy, gazing at the bait-breed in utter bewilderment. "I have never done anything to you." "Lieutenant Stanton's orders," re sponded Sundown, stolidly. "He wanted : to terrify you into leav ing" "For what purpose?" broke In Beach.' ' "So the house would be vacant and he could search for the secret chamber." Tbe half-breed Indian, realizing the game was up, re ceived his defeat with tbe stoicism of the red man. The most that he could hope for was leniency it he talked. . "I watched tbe foreigners Mr. Prescott used to build the pas sage and the chamber underground and I confided what I knew to Lieu tenant Stanton." "Then what?" prompted the sher iff. "The lieutenant wormed some in formation from Mr. Prescott; what, I don't know," Sundown shrugged bis shoulders. "He told me the old man had money, much money. In the secret room and be promised me bait of all we found. I had not learped bow to get it, although I tried so hard." . "I'll bet you did," commented Obadiah, breaking bis long silence. "So later you and tbe head devil fell out and you murdered Stanton in, this room." "I did not!" Sundown stood erect, his eyes flashing. "Lieuten ant Stanton sent the snake in a box that killed Mr. Prescott" "What!" roared Beach. Sundown nodded vigorously. "The box came to ine -through a trusty messenger," be said, "but I did not know what was in it." He hesitat ed before continuing. "I think much LflYClt after, we flai-tbe ohi.man dying and I learn it was snake bite. The broken bos is down in the se cret .robin." S. ii C .':' I . ' ' "Sure it is, and the snake, too dead now," went on Obadiah, as no one spoke." "'I'nl thinking Mr. Pres cott may Gave told Stanton to send him something of value that be wished to lock up in (jls vault be low. The old gentleman unsuspect ingly opened the box there, was bit ten, contrived to get up here again, close the opening to the secret pas sage, and stagger outside where I was the first to reach him." He stopped , and cleared, his throat, "Well, Sundown,, you avenged the old man's death by killing Stanton." "I did not," Sundown p-oclalmed bis Innocence for the second time, unswervingly. "When I kill, I kill in fair fight," '"' " ' "Even though you stoop to fright en women and attempt to drown them," Jeered Jim. "You dirty coward!" ... i Sundown flinched., "I did what I did as a Jest," be protested. "I swam near and would have saved Miss Prescott bad you sot come." He looked appeallngly at Peggy. "Truly I do not lie to you, though I did steal your canoe, from the wa ter and let mine, like it, float on tbe lake. '3tralgTitenihtr "tri i-e faced the others, bis tone soft and win ning. -"That last plgtat I overheard Mr. Prescott talking to himself. He said: I dare not' take tho risk I dare not; Philander Chase will kill me If ho can." ' "That's a damn He," shouted Chase, his eyes blazing with fury. "You shan't stand there, and slander my brother!" . "Walt!" And Obadiah laid a re straining band on the botanist's shoulder. "We'll clear your broth er, never fear. Qo on, Sundown; get tbe lies out of your system." From inside his shirt Sundown took a leather wallet and handed It to tbe sheriff. - "Mr. Prescott give me that before he die," be ex plained. "Tbe money I keep, as he said, but the paper is for Miss Pres cott." (Copvrlghtt D. Appleton and Co.i Sheriff Beich rends tho nots with startling revelations In to morrow's installment. torlcal research, the Idea nf build ing a memorial Chanel was first ap proved by the northwest synod and last year was made a project of the entire denomination which will raise (I5.0IJ0 to be added tn )5000 being raised here. Mrs. M. It. Lindsey of Rherirf Is named treasurer of the fund being collected from every country In the world having United Presbyterian congregations. Vrtrrnti Hiiii'ldra. SKATTI.K, Wa.h, Dec. .. fP) Vr-rnon flormnn. " ph shocked war veteran, wrote his wife thnt he was "ulnwly twills; crnxy" and cnmmitlcd suli-lrle by asphyxia TRIBUNE, MEDTOttP, E rHU-UH), Deo. 27. A) T h e divorce rule in ('ook county court, for li9 wan revealed today, nhov I lit an average of one divorce every 55 mlmitett for the lineal year. Thj numbers of divorces granted in cir cuit uourt nd superitir ruurts wsa li,ti6!", tills being K'O ; jiiure tlian in the nrecldinK year. The fiKuu's were made known by tho clerks o tho two courts. , , The divorces' averaged Ona lo each 103 homes, and affected 5,73 children. A majority of Uhe par ties involved, however, were child less. Wives were the- petitioners for divorce in three out of four cases. Desertion and' cruelty were the "principal causes, for . which women sought the severance of nmrriuge bonds. The majority oi men ba.se d their suits on charges of Infidelity. The report showed that only ap proximately 15 per cent of the con testants were native Americans. ItOGUK HIVEK. Ore., Dec. 27 (Special) The Itoguc Hiver Civic Improvement club had a splendid meeting at the homo of Airs. Wil liam Kads Friday afternoon. After the business meeting Airs. Shep herd demonstrated candy making and Mrs. Grimmett gave n read ing. At tho close of tbe meeting Mrs. Kads and Mrs. Trotter served delicious refreshment. T h o h present were M rs. 1 taker, M rs. lhelps and Junior, Mrs. , Will. Mrs. Bodkin, AIn. Dirks, Airs. AlcCMnren. Airs. Kusho, Airs. Smack AI rs.- Iance, AI in. Carter, Al rs. Johnson, Al rs. Kills, Al rs. Al el 1 valn. Airs. Grimmett, Airs. Shep herd, Airs, ttlrdseye. Airs. I frown and the hostesses, Airs. Trotter and Airs. Kudu. , DELAY CHECK HEARING LAKE COUNTY OFFICIAL SALEM, Ore., Dec. 27. (TP) C. C. Aiahan, county assessor of Jnke county, who has been In jail here for several weeks, on a charge of Issuing a check without sufficient funds, was arraigned In justice court yesterday. Alnhan did not1 enter a plea but asked further time to consult on attorney and the case was continued. Tho check in question was given to the Marlon Hotel-and the charge was brought by tho representative of a national protective agency of which the hotel Is a member. t ... r... tOGl.'H; RIVER, Ore.. Dec. 27. (Special) Mrs. Fred Dengler, who has been 111 for the past week, is improving. , Mr nnri Mr T?nho.t Hrlmmo spent Tuesday visiting Airs. I.lnrf! of !Jnd home on the Caves high-j way. The Rogue River 'Girls basket-1 ball team played the Jacksonville girls at Jacksonville Thursday night. The Jacksonville girls won the game. A program was held Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church. Mr. and Airs. Ira Phelps and son, Junior, spent Sunday at the home of Air. and Airs. Oscar Shep herd, Tho Taylor Rlue Fox farms ore still proving a local attraction. Among those who visited there the past week were, Air. Al Iovo and four daughters, Rill Afoore, W m. J ones. Al r. Scott, Fred and Dwlght Harlan, and E. Wilson and family. Raymond Stevens was a Afed ford visitor Tuesday evening. Friends will be glad to know that Mrs. Klfwv Onodale is recover ing from a recent operation, Oscar Shepherd has been run ning the meat market In the Plg gly Wlggly store tit Grants Pns for Air. HH1 I,onlgan. ROGUE RIVER MAKE GOOD RECIPES TURN! OUT EVEN BETTER DURING 19 mi BY USING THE LARGEST SELLING CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING GETS BE8ULTS OKKOONT. FRIDAY. TTKOKM'REn 271021). 7 I Ji WET ROADS slow down traffic . . . So docs WET GASOLINE TEXACO is dry SJjilJ an uneven mixture which resists the 2; This pure, dry gas responds Instant o.;nn nfl. cnnfl-. Iv tn the act inn of the -.Dark. l ENTERPIUSB, Oro. (P) An In creaned production of 936 poundB of milk and 20 pounds of butterfat ! per cow over last year Is reported by the Wallowa County Dairy Herd Improvement association. !n Its an nual report just ixsued through County Agent N. C. Donaldson. This Increased production, tho report says, has resulted In an av eraKe Increased profit per cow above feet cost In 11128 was $82.!i;t. This year It is 1101.12. Elimination of "bonnier" cows and better feeding practices were the two reasons given for tho prof itable Increase. 3Q FLOUR IN THE WEST There is no better gasoline for winter driving starts instantly! Wet gasoline is sluggish backward in starling, slow in the pick-up and wasteful of mileage. There's nothing like die dry gas of Texaco for the pep and stamina you expect of your engine. . For the new and better Texaco starts instantly even on the coldest days and follows through with the quick surge of sustained power that was designed into your engine. Try it. Get the thrill of (puck starts of power at your command. Wherever you are there's a Texaco pump nearby where you'll find the same high test Texaco that is sold in every State of the 48. Texaco is better because it's dry. TIIE TEXAS COMPANY Texaco Petroleum Products The NEW and BETTER TEXACO GASOLINE 1; A wet gas Is an atomized mixture o U The new and better Texaco vapor gasoline vapor in which are suspended izes so readily that it forms dry gas drops of raw gasoline; an active 1. Those Hrnns nf raw on ant ma fnrm aiTJ 3. Result: Destructive crank case dilu- 3. Result: Lightning starts, rapid ac tion, difficult starts a sluggish motor; celcration. smooth action power! AGrim Struggle Gripped the Sierras StnrU MOM DAY, December 3Qs mixture (ot gasoline ana n If DRY A 3BP 1 r .na- 1 j iingcrupulous and powerful financier, was (Ictcrniiiicd to build a railroad through the,,; rocky fastness of the Sierras. V Scott Glenn's vast irrigation project lay ; in the path of the railroad plans and Glenn,' young and fearless, luuglicd at Morse's threats.1 Then suddenly, beautiful Anne, Wihnot was thrown into the midst of the bitter strife,' and the struggle for a mountain right-of-way ' was eclipsed by the furious contest waged for honor, honesty and love. . y A Question of notion By Ratal Cross THROUGH a maze of intrigue, hatred and violence, a thrilling romance runs iU hu.artloiis course and Anne finds herself the! pivotul isxue in this influence lulled tenacity of youth. Read this fust-moving story of adventure, in the romantic western mountains. in the Mail Tribune PSGE THREE con Morse- combat of wealth and o"iiinst the' courage ana .'1' ' j