MTTOEOUn M'AIE TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OKKCiOX, SATITUPAV, DKC'IOM I'.Klt '2S, miiO.
P2Q1 THREB
BESSIE LOVE OF
FILMS IN ROLE
BROKER'S BRIDE
Hollywood's Elite Witness
Vows of Star and Wm.
Ballinger Hawks Bride
Has Smile for All at Epis
copal Ceremony.
HOLLYWOOD. Cal., De. 2S. (ff)
Mrs. William, lUUltntfor Hawks
takes her iilaco today among Holly
wood's social elite.
In front of t ho severe and impos
ing altar of St. James Episcopal
church, Dossio Love of the films
last niRht took the vows which
made her the wife of a prominent
young Ueveiiy
Hills stock bro
ker, whose two
brothers, K e n
neth and How-
9 ara linwus, ui-
I 1 ifygU&f ready had mar-
I J s i9 ried lnt0' "lnl'
1 a n 0 ' favorite
It was an
event which cap
tured the city's
fickle social
fancy, and the
personages o f
Bessie Love
moviedom filed
into the austere
ly upholstered pews to witness and
wish well.
Through it air Miss Love's flash
ing smile played upon the great
and near-great alike, not missing
the . throngs which jammed a rope
barricaded street without.
The wedding attendants repre
sented a roll-call of movielaud'B up
per strata.
Blanche Sweet, now Mrs. Mar
shall Neilan, in rose pink taffeta,
with a corsage of butter yellow
roses, was matron of honor. Brides
maids were Mrs. Ralph Blum, Cav
mel Myers still on the screen; Mrs.
Irving Thalberg, nee Norma Shear
er; Mrs. Howard Hawks, Norma's
sister, Athole, and bride of one of
the bridegroom's brothers; Mrs.
Kenneth Hawks, the Mary Astor of
filmdom, wife of Hawks' own bro
ther; Bebe Daniels and Edith and
Irene Mayer. They wore frocks of
yellow taffeta and carried pink
roses.
The bride's ivory satin wedding
gown was draped to her liguro with
Old Duchess lace and trimmed with
n fall of ribbons of Lily of the Vul
Jey.. and orange blossoms.. . .
.Neither Miss 'Love nor Hawks
have been married before. Both,
In applying for their marriage li
cense, gave their ages as 28.
WILLIAMS CREEK CLUB
. -v i a a i a TAIIIAIIT
' LAUitb mlli luiuiun i
WILLIAMS CREEK, Ore., Dec.
2S. Special) The Williams Creak
Ladies' club met with Mrs. Orrin
Kills Wednesday of last week.
Plans were completed for the reg
ular yearly entertainment of the
club members' families which will
be held at the community hall to
night. The next regular meeting
of the club will be January 1.
HONOR PHOENIX COUPLE
ON 40TH WEDDING DAY
PHOENIX. Ore., Dec 28l (Snl.)
Asurprlwj party w.-is given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Den
zer on Thursday evening. In honor
of their 40th wedding anniversary.
Twenty-five friends were present.
Refreshments of sandwiches, pick
les, cake, cookies and coffee were
served. All present had a delight
ful time.
HUMDINGER MINE HAS
GOOD ORE PROSPECTS
I
. WILLIAMS CREEK. Ore., Dec.
28. (Special) Al Conxtunco of
the Humdinger-mine on Williams
Creek now reports a satisfactory
showing of ore nnd Is increasing
the crew of men at work nnd
having the road leading to the
mine Improved.
ISIS
East Main Near Brldgo
Admission 10c and 15c
why worry?
IS, w
Cast All Worry Aside
SEE
HAROLD LLOYD in'
"WHY WORRY"
Matinee 1:30; Evening 7:00
Leonard Kip Rhinelander Freed
From Octaroon Wife in Nevada
f V. ''''' Vti;
if
LAS VKC1AS. Nov.. Dec. 28. P)
Leonard Kip Khinelumlcr, member
of a wealthy New York family, to
day Ih free. In Nevada at leaHt from
hln octaroon wife, Mrs. Alice Jones
Kl)tnelanler. The divorce, sranted
yesterday by the district court here
waH not contested, and Mrs. Rhine
lander was not represented In
court.
The once wealthy New Yorker,
now disowned by his family, who
wa 22 years old at the. time of his
marriage five years ago to the 2 8
year old Alice Jones, cited in his
complaint that ho had separated
0:00 to 7:00 p.m. Clencral Elec
tric Hour (transcontinental)
NBC service to KOO, KHQ,
KOMO, KOW, KFI.
7:00" to 8:00 p.m.-H. A. Uolfe and
his Lucky Strike Orchestra
(transcontinental) NBC service
to KOO, KHQ, KOMO. KOW,
KFI.
8:00 to 8:30 p.m. Pacific Scre
naders NHC service to' KGO,
KOMO, KOW. - .
8:30 to 8:45 p.m. The I'cpsodellt
Program Amoi 'n Andy NHC
service to KOO, KHQ, KOMO,
KOW, KECA.
8:45 to !:00 p.m. The. Saxophon
ists NBC service to KCIO.
9:00 to' :.W p.m. "Lnundcrlund
Lyrics" NBC service to KUQ,
KHQ, KOMO, KOW,; KKI.,.-.'
9:30 to 10:00 p.m. Staff Con
ference NHC "service to KOO,
' KOMO,-KECA, KOA. -
3:30 to 10:00 p.m. Staff- Confer
ence NltC service to KOO,
KOMO. KECA, KOA.
10:00 to 10:15 p.m. Sports Talk
NBC service to KGO, KECA,
KOA. '-'' '
10:15 to' 11:00 p.m." "Tnlcs Never
Told" NBC service, to KOO,
KECA. KOA.- "
10:15 to 11:00 p.m. "Tales Never
Told" NHC service to KOO,
KECA, KOA, KOMO, 10.30 to
11:00 p.m.
11:00 to 12:00 p.m. Musical Mus
keteers NBC service to- KGO,
komo. ; - i
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Milt Gun-
zendurfer's Hotel Whltcomli
Dance Band NBC service to
KGO.
Daily Meteorological Report
December 28, 1929 .
Forecasts '
Medford and vicinity: Cloudy
tonight and Sunday. Not much
change in temperature.
Oregon: Fuir east, cloudy in tho
west portion tonight nnd Sunday.
Not much change In temperature.
4 en
ft.
Local Data.
Temperature (Degs.) .... 34 30
Highest (ltst 12 hrs.).. 35 34
lowest llJist 12 hrs.).. 32 30
Uel. humidity (PcL) .... 98 100
1'recipltatlnn (Ins.) 00 .00
Slate of weather Cloudy Cloudy
Lowest temperature this morn
ing, SSdegree
I Total precipitation since Sept. 1,
I 1929, 7.34 inches.
Temperatures n year ago toduy:
Highest, 50; lowest. 33.
Sunset today. 4:47 p. m.
Sunrise Sunday, 7:39 a. m.
Sunset Sunday, 4:48 p. m.
Observations Taken at 5 A. M.
120th Merldhn Time
IIIIHI V
155
'AX "
'I TT V
? ? r s h .
I . V
Ilakcr City 32 18 Clear
Hlsmarck 35 ( 20 Clear
Boise 31 2D ' Clear
Denver 52 30 Clear
Des Moines 38 28 Cloudy
Krnsno 48 34 Koggy
Helena 40 34 Cloudy
I ,os Angeles 78 G2 Clear
Marshlield 68 28 Clear
Phoenix 71) 3G Clear
Portland 48 40 Cloudv
Ue Bluff DG 3D Koggy
Kosehurg 48 34 Cloudy
Salt Lake City.. 3 21 Clear
San Francisco .. 50 44 Clear
Santa Fe ., 40 23 Clear
Seattle .. 4fl . 44 Cloudy
Spokane 42 30 '. Cleaf '
Walla Walla . .. 50 42 - Cloudy
Winnipeg 14 Cloudy
W. J. Hl'TCHIHON.
' Mrtcornlnt:tnt.
from his wife after sho had "by
her wiles and artifices, taken ad
vantage of his youth and inexperi
ence, and tun dominated him that
he was induced to leave his family,
until they bcoam'o estranged from
him, causing him great mental dis
tress and humiliation,"-,
Rhlnelander's attorney said the
divorce decree included no proper
ty settlement, and that none had
been agreed upon. . Ho Indicated
that the separate maintenance al
lowance , Rhinelander has been
paying his wife each month said
to be S400 might he continued.
Radio Program
KMED
Mall Tribune-Virgin Station
.
228.9 meters. 1310 key.
.Saturday, IHv, 28, 11120
0:00 to 0:15 Schorer Motor
Co.
0:15 to 6:30 News and mar-
ket reports by Mall Tribune
6:30 Educational feature.
6:30 to 7:00 Maglll's, Drug
Store.
. .Sunday. l)e. 29, 1920.
10:00 to-.10:80-r-K.MED.
10:30 to ll:00-C)over Radio
Shop, Grants Pass.
11:00 to 12:30 KMED.
12:30 to 1:00 Colonial Bak-
4 cry.- - .--
1:00 to 1:30 Children's Gold
Bond Itadio half hour.
1:30. to 2:00 Grimes Buttery
&' Electric 1 Shop, Central
Point. ' . ' - . . . .
2:00 to 2:30 Becbo Scrvlco
Station, Central Point
2:30 to 3:00 farmer's Sup-
4 'ply Com 'Ashland,', presents
Hiram and Ilnstus;' r
3:00 to. 3:16 Schorer Motor
Co. . , . . ' . ' .
3:15' to 4:00 KMED! ". ..
8:00 to 9:00 Valley Radio
Church. ', ,. '
9:00 to a:30 r. International
Bible Student's Association.
Monday, Dec. 1029. 4
8:00 to 8:30 Children's Gold
Hond Itadio Halt . Hour. .
8:30 to j):45 Parker Potato
Chips. ...?
8:45 to 9:00 Kickinsen lta-
dlo Shop. '
9:00 to 9:30 Ashland Laun-
dry.,
0:30 to 10-.00-- WeBt, Sido
Pharmacy. . '. -, ,
10:00 to" 10:80 "American
Laundry. ' ' ' "
10:30 Marke't' news' service.
10:30 to 11:00 Alexander
Grocery.
11:00 to 11:30 Southerri Ore-
gon Gas Corp. - '
1 11:30 to 12 Unique- Clean-
I ers. .
12:00 to 12:.m I.cwls Super
Service Station.
12:30 News flashes .by-Mall
Tribune.
12:30 to 1:00 Sanderson JIo-
tor Co. ' '
1:00 to 1:30 McNnlr's Phar-'
1 mticy,, Ashland.
1:30 to 2:00 Snlder's Dairy.
2:00 to 2:110 KMED.
2:30 Solei'ted poem.
2:30 to 3:00 XL Battery
Shop. Ashland. , -
3:00 to 4:00 Jacksonville
flour.
6:00 to 6:15 Schorer Motor
Co.
0:15 to 6:30 News nnd mar-
ket reports by Mail Trlb-
une. '
0:30 Edurntlonnl feature.
6:30 to 7:00 Orthophonies.
8:00 to 8:30 Eads Transfer.
8:30 to 9:00 Orthophonies. 1
9:00 to 10:00 Mono Motor
Oil Co. '
'
WILLIAMS HOME SCENE
. OF ENJOYABLE PARTY
WILLIAMS CHF.KK, Ore., Dec.
28. I Special I A very enjoyable
afternoon was spent at the Wort
man summer homo on Williams
creek (the Jlailronea), Suiulay, De
cember 20. r
Mr. and Mrs; Wortman and Mr.
anil Mrs. S. K. Connell of Medford
wore Joined by Mrs. Albert Mc
Conklo nnd family. Mr. and Mrs.
T. II. Ilagon nnd daughters, Olive
and Jcanncito, and Miss Mada Ly
ons of Grants Pass. The party all
returned to their homes Sunday
evening.
'
BELLVIEW'SCHOOL TO
ENJOY WEEK VACATION
IiKMlfiT. 'We., 21.
(Snl.) On Krli!ajr dfternoon th
BHIr(ihtH chlldi with their
trtrhert enjoyed Chrlstma pro
gram Krt(l trre. (lay-colored -baum
mntnfnfd randy ftr alt the, pn
pfU- fUrnUhNJl 'by the'fccfctm. bna-1.
The fwhool will only be cloned
for n Wfrlt'n V:'-ntlnn, -
St. Mark's KpWcuitul.
Cm n.r Oukdale & Dili SI.
8-a. in. Holy communion,
10 a. in. Sunday school. .
11:15 u. m. Holy communion,
V Wm. IS. Hamilton, rector.
WuU'ti Tower Program. '
BroadiiKt from the studio of
K.MK1) Sunday evening, Uecembor
H!l from !i to 11:30.
Two lectures will be given. The
first one is entitled, "Jehovah, n
Clod of War." lllld the. subject of
the second lecture, is "Highway to
Perfect Lifo on Earlh."
l,cwls Parker will play a piano
solo. entitled, "Heavenward,"
Murch Celeste. .
Kturllsli Lutheran Cliuivll,
Fourth nt Oakdalo Ave.
"Whore the Way Is Made Plain."
"Is KcliKion CaiiKht or TuuKht?"
will be the question . discussed by
Dr. Kunk at tho hour of worship,
11 a. m. ,
Special music. The lllhlo school
tH-Klns nt 10 a. m., with classes for
nil iikcs. .
We invite you to worship with
us. .
First Christian Church. 1
Ninth and Oakdale streets. Car
man E. Moll,, minister. Office
and pastor's study. In the church.
Phone 1007. Residence phone
1337. i . '.
.. "Test Our Welcome" ...
Morning worship and commun
ion 10":5ri. The Alpha Delta Class
will bo in charge of this service
and Mrs. Maybelle Church will
speak. Anthem and Bpecial inusid.
Popular evening service 7:30.
Good musical program. Rev. K.
Iverson, Presbyterian Sunday
school missionary will preach.
Bible school assembly 9-.4S.
Christian Endeavor groups 6:30.
First MetlicMllst Church
Alexander G. Bennett, pastor.
"Tho Christ of tho Human
Road." pulpit message by tho pas
tor, Sunday morning nt 11 o'clock.
Anthem by tho choir. Solo by
Mrs. M, N. Hogan. An hour of
spiritual worship, for the lust Sun
day of tho Old Year. ; r .,
"Building a Christian Homo,"
bountiful pictures, illustrated songs
and other spocial features, nn
! evening gospel service, at 7:30
o'clock.
Sunday school at 9:45
Bible lessons for all ages.
m.
"To get the right perspective of
your life, think of It from the
standpoint of Christ." You are
more than welcome at this church.
First Iluptlst Church.
Central Ave. at Fifth street.
W. H. Eaton. Ph.D., minister.
Phones: Office, 1052. Res.
704-H. .
Sunday school at 9:45 sharp.
Clnsses for all nges. Come and
spend the' Sunday' school hour
with us. Mrs. E. E. Wilson, su
perintendent. Dr. Enton will spenk
at 11 a. m., on "God's Presence."
At 7:30 his subject will ho "Speak
ing of Christmas Gifts." . "Some
Post-Christmas Reflections," B. Y.
P. V., at :30. ; Special mUslc
morning . nnd evening. - We wel
come you to worship with' us if
you are not attending church else
where.
Valley Itntlln (liurvh.
(Undenominational)
Hin Ray, P. O. Hox 918.
Office Herald building. P. O.
block. Phono 1054-R. Res phone
Jacksonville 102.
Hrondcastlng from Studio KMED
Sundny nights nt eight..
Our Now Year's Servlco In
eludes:
A. J. MacDonough. Scotch Cos
pel soloist In two numbers. . Miss
Myrna Rarrett at the piano.
Sermon subject: "A New Yenrs
Resolvo God Will Rless," by the
pastor.
. Come to the church over the rn
dlo. Hear our Inst service of 1929
and start' with us via "the way
of faith the Journey up the un
known road of 1930."
Main Street Mot hen 1 1st Cliurcli,
(South,
Tho IVIondly church on tho cor
ner. ,1 unit; K. Cornier. pnHlor.
Sundny nchoot mrots promptly
at 9:45 a. m. lie In your place
on t.mo. Dr. Frank Hobcrts Ih
tho fji 1th ful Riiporlntcndont.
Preaching at 11 a. m. Rormon
ttuhject, "Tho 8 Ik mi of tho Timw."
will bo given next Sunday morn
ing. It haa been postponed for
two previous Kundnya and unlcnn
Homt'thlnK unforuaeen romea up it
will bo given -aa atated. ' In the
evenlnff. at 7:30, tho paator will
apenk on "Tho Second Comlntf."
A ort of aoquol to The SiRna of
tho Tlmea." Special music both
niornliiK and ovcnlnR.
LenRuea will meet In their de
votional servlrea at 6:30 p. m.
Prnyor meeting nt 7 p. m., Wed
neadny. Choir rehearanl after theae
aervlcea. Tho public la always wel
come.
First Prnsbytortaii Clmrclt
Claude Tt. Porter, Minister.
New Year's will I hi the tliemo of
both worship services. In the
morning the sermon topic wilt be
"Old Ways and New.'' Tho quar
tet will slnic and ns guest soloint
.Miss Dorothy Ilauffhman will offer
"Like ns a Father," by Scott.
In tho evening" Mr. Porter will
preach en "Therefore, Bo It He
solved." and a duet from tho young
people's choir will bo tho special
music. Tho music for the services
follows:
Morning: Organ prelude.
"Chorus of Angels," Clark. An
them. "Build Thee More Stately
Mansions." Andrews. Organ offer,
tory. "Serenade In A Flat," Osl
brnlih. Soprano solo, "Like as a
Father," Scott. Mlaa Dorothy
Baughnmn. Organ postlude, "Al
legro," King.
Evening: Organ prelude, "Cnntl
lene," Shelley. Organ offertory,
"Offertory." Ilauser. Organ post-,
lud. "Andnnllno," Itenard.
Ministry of music: Florence
llaselrlgir McKlhose, soprano, lid
na Kitert Isaacs, contralto. A. J.
Mnrin.nniiKh, lenor. Dr. W. W,
ItowurU. director nml otK"nlttt.
Margni't't Arnold, director young
people's choir.
First Churvh of Christ, Scientist.
Authorized branch of the. mother
church, the First church of Christ,
Scientist, in Huston, Mass.
Services aro held every Sunday
at 11 o'clock, church edifice, 212
North Oakdale. Subject for Sun
day, December 29: Christian Sci
ence. 1
Sunday school at 9:43. Appli
cants rnder'tho ago of 20 may bo
admitted.
Wednesday evening meetings,
which include testimonies of Chris
tian Science healings, at 8 o'clock.
The reading room, which is in
the Medford building, is opeli daily
from 11 to 4, except Sundays and
holidays. The llible and all nu-
thorlzd Christian Scienco liera
turo may bo read, borruwed or
purchased.
Tho public is cordially invited
to attend the services and visit the
reading room.
OF YEAR FEATURE IN
. The on.ll,,,- f fl, m,l Von .. tclll
be tho dominant thought in ,he 1
Methodist church service Sunday
murning, according to announce
ment by Alexander ' 0. Dennett,
.' . ''. ' : pastor. . . '
"The Christ ot tho
Human Koad" Is to he
central in tho - pulpk
message at 11 o'clock.
Mm. M. N. Hogsn
will sing ,TDhe Lord's
Thy . Rock," and the
chui-uri choir, directed bv Mrs. C-
H. Pake, sings the anthem, "A
Night of Holy Memory."
In the evening beautiful pictures
will be shown. Illustrating a New
Year poem, nnd gospel songs, also
tho message of the pastor, "Build
ing a Christian Home."
Tho pictures wero sent to Med
ford directly from Seattle, where
they wero used by tho University
Templo Just before Christmas day.
They Include artistic reproductions
in color of great paintings, and
also ' Bomo of tho modern homo
needs and customs.
Somo muslcul numbers "rcploto
with sweet surprises," will bo In
troduced, so Dr. Bennett declares,
and the public is cordially Invited.
Tuesday evening, 7:30 to 9:00
o'clock, the mld-woek social meet
ing will be held, and the question
discussed, "How to Mnko tho New
Year Count Most for God, the
Church, tho Home, and tho Spirit
ual Life." Tho pastor leads. Re
freshments nt tho close.
KILLED BY AUTO
; DAVENPORT, la., Dec. 28. ()
The Right Rev. Theodorn Novln
Morrison, Episcopal Rlshop at
Iown, was fatally Injured lust
night when struck by an automo
bile driven by Miss Margaret Volz
of Davenport.
Miss Vols! was placed under
$2000 bonds pending Investigation
of tho accident. Sho told police
that sho saw no one In the path
of her car until nftor the nccldent.
Tllshop Morrison hoaded the
Episcopalian churc hln Iowa for
30 years, coming here after serv
ing 23 yenrs as rector of the
church of the epiphany In Chicago.
His death automatically rnlses tho
Itev. Harry Shormun Longley of
Dos Moines to the lllshoprlo ot
Iown.
KKKSH CREEK, Oro., Dec. 2K.
(Spocial) Mr. nnd Mrs. Charley
Humphrey returned recently from
their trip In the southern part of
California. They roport a very de
lightful trip.
Walter KrtlliurR has been busy
building a new barn that will give
him some much needed room.
Tho recent rnlns have been
greatly appreciated by the farmers
but tho downward trend In cream
and egg prices has not set so woll
with them.
Klroy Jackson lias been RivliiK n
band on the main canal ot the
Eagle Point Irrigation district.
'Followshln Through Worship"
Is the title ot tho lesson for next
Sundny, December 29, and Is found
in Psalm 122:1-9; Hob. 10:22-25.
Next Sunday being the Inst Sundny
of tho year will be election ot offi
cers and It Is hoped all who can
ill bo present on that date.
REESE CREEK MOURNS
DEATH VERA DAVIDSON
.' UKK8E CUKKK. Ore.. Dec. 28.
(Special) Vera Davidson, young
nat child of Mr. and Mrs, Orby
Dnvldson punned nwHjr nt about 2f
minutes to i p.m.. Christmas day
wllli scarlet fever. She was only
sick about a week when Jesus,
whom sho hnd learned to lovo In
Sunday achool, called hor to be
with him. The parents have the
aympnthy of the entire community.
REESE CREEK YULE
PROGRAM AT SCHOOL
flEESR CHEEK, Ore., Dec. 28
(Special) The Christmas program
rendered by the school children of
Reese Creek on Friday, December
20, was enjoyed by a good crowd
or parents and friends. Tom Ye'
tal played the role of Santa Clnus
and aaw that every child received
a bag filled to the brim with candy,
0
REESE CREEK
nut nnd nn orange.
The Secret of Mohawk Pond
By Natalie Sumner Lincoln
XYXfirSM: Thit Frerrt or Mo.
hnwh J'niid- a tMiMcrr.iiic'dH cham
6r ot Vt'io ,(iiffu Ihnt touches (Ait
iralci-'s Lttoe is a nc'crrt so lonoir
aolt'cit lj I'ronv )Vr.u'titt. Mto
is ad era- front the liclffoticd fattos
of. a snake fu Vhilnntlvr Chato
who iJrd ax ttnl lltrbvrl iVescott,
tho tatter tho victim ot a tilut hv
Lieut. Httgor Stanton. Captured in
tho vasnaoe wav Sundown c.in
leaaen to tcrrltyino I'eiwy nerviuo
an Stanton's oeeomplico. Peoov is
elraretl ot Stanton's slaving hut
the murder remuOM unsolved. Tho
Italian wives Sheriff llrach n lost
tnessaiio from i'rracolt tittrscd
fur I'eogv.
' Chapter 33 ',
THE DENOUEMENT ,'
yilKRIi was a tonso expression
on tho faces of tho exuectaut
audience as Sheriff Bench hold open
(he paper which Sundonu had
handed hint and read tho handwrit
ing ot Herbert l'roscott aloud.
"Have placed documents proving
I'hilaudnr Chase's double dealing
wllh 4he two checks to which ho
forged my name In tho vault with
my securities. Twice ho has
threatened my life. Knowlodgu of
all this lias just come to me."
Heads turned toward the silent
form as Sheriff Beach continued
roiulln8- "J nln to or08 'ls nam
from ni) will but should I dlo be
fore doing so, and It Is prophesied
Ly
"You don't get away so easily," cried
. i .
that I will not survlvo another May,
my heir Is to show this and the
aforementioned documents to the
probate court and ask that Philan
der Chase oe removed aa executor
ot my will.
"SocrotlaR the clew In the family
Bible,! Biifogunrdcd my wealth for
my brother's daughter. Bui. first
she must bo weighed it. I he balance
God holds on high btttnre training
the fortune I have amassed. To ac
quire It, I sacrificed tho lovuof my
people and dwelt a reclute. May
God have morcy on my soul!"
"Poor Proscott!" ejaculated
Obadiah sorrowfully; "he magnified
Ills own faults and doomed himself
accursed In the sight nt man. No
wonder his reason gave way."
Tho sheriff broke the tense bI-
lonce. "Prescolt's signature Is
shaky but legible,"
Chase rose; ho had aged In the
last hour, and his hands were far
from cteady.
My unfortunate brother wrote
that hit faced dlfllcultliis," ha ex
plained. "But all this has no bear
ing on Stnnton'ii murter."
Ills words provoked a laugh
from Sundown.
"Walt," exclaimed tho hnlt-brccd,
as Cbaso advanced threateningly.
"Tho night thnt Stanton was killed
f awoke and heard somo ono move
on the other cot In my tent,"' he
paused dramatically beforo contln
u'ng. "My eyes, thanks to treat
mont, sea moro and more; so I lay
stll!. very still, and by nnd by the
man on the cot got up, and as ho
lift, up tho lent flap, I seo h(s.fuce'
Slowly he moved Ms head until
his gazo rested on tho dead man
and his finger wns raised accus
ingly. "I see him, dressed as ho Is
"Good God!" Chaso remained
rooted too tho spot, too horror
stricken to move.
"Go up there," Sundown ad
dressed the sheriff ns he indicated
tho head ot the staircase. "I leave
there a bundle. Bring It here."
Beach did so and unwrapped an
automatic pistol.
"A gunl" ho ejaculated, thunder
struck. "Good Lord, tho woods are
full of them!"
"I find It in the cot the noxt
morning," stated Sundown. "One
shot had been fired."
Sheriff Beach emptied tho clip.
"It shoots a .35 caliber bullet; ouc
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Site Put A Million Wives Into
Pretty Clotlws
Nelly Don Proved Lovely
Bright-Colored Frocks
as Practical as tho Old
Fashioned Drab Ones .
NEW YORK, N. Y. Nelly Don
hated drab house dresses. So she
made gay ones only a few at first.
They sold amaxingly. Now her
business totals $2,000,000 a year.
In spite of hard wear, they are
practical, she finds. Because with
Inodem Lux cleansing they Wear
and wear!
"The very best way to wash the
lovely, bright colored materials we
use," Nelly Don says, "la with
Lux. I.ux has no harmful alkali
and with Lux there la no rubbing.
cartridge is miusing," he said. Ex
n in in I tic; tho handsome weapon, two
Initials stamped on it caught hii
eye, mid ho repeated them aloud,
"I. C."
"Philander Chase." Who broathed
tho nnmo, Peggy did not knew. She
tew tho look of anguish In Chnse's
face and held out her hand In In
stinctlvo sympathy.
Chase pressed It hard In both of
his, tliei. bowing his head, ha ad
dressed the sheriff. "You've proven
your case," be said, struggling to
repress his emotion. "Philander"
ho stopped, unablo to go on for
a second "what disposal will be
made of tho body? I presume," with
a ghastly entile "3-011 don't arrest
a dend man tor murder?"
"No; only a living one." Oba
dlah's hand descended on Chnse's
shoulder. "You don't got away quite
so easy. Philander C"iM."
"What?" chorused the otliors, ns
Obadiah pinned tho squirming,
fighting man against the wall.
"Put on tho handcuffs," he pan,
tod. "Thore,, sit down." and he
thrust Chase Into a chair, the sher
iff towering above him, his arm
handcuffed to him.
"You see. Chase," went on
Obadiah, breathing more easily,
"you ovorreached yourself, when,
pretending to be your twin, Aqulla,
Obadiah aa he firmly grasped Chan.
you left a specimen plant at horn
and told mo 'twas a green fringed
orchid. I'm not up on botany but I
do know nn Iris plant when I see
ono. I got the Idoa that p'raps you
two twins has swapped Idontltles. V
couldn't quite sea why, thenirr" , ,
"Go ahead,"dlret!tcd Boach.
"So I get out that empty holster
you brought mo, Chase, nnd said
Stanton had left at Stone Tower.
Looking at tt under a magnifying
gloss I saw tho first letter stamped
on It, U had been cleverly changed
to 'K', so that tho brand "U. S.' read
'K. S.'. Station's Initials." Obadiah
paused before adding, "I'll allow
whnt had he done to you?"
Chnaa stirred, hcslUUed, ,thon
spoke his voice low and bitter. -
"I realized he had penetrated my
masquerade that night. I followed
him here, got In that door," pointing
to the ono opening on tho veranda,
"switched off tho lights, and auol
him Just as Miss Prescott fired and
made my oscape In the confusion."
Ho glared at Sundown, murder
in his eyes. "I trusted to your night
blindness not to discover me on
tho cot. I was so played out. I hud
to rest before taking the long trip
over East Summit."
"Why did you brothers swap
Identities?" ; '
. "Ilccauso Aqulla was always a
weakling," scornfully. "I cr-me to
Stono Tower that I might act the
run ot tho house, but Julia, hung
around always."
"So that's that." Obadiah
straightened up. "I'm Ihlnki.ig the
navy gun you found hero, Sheriff,
belonged to Stanton, and he
dropped It here that night."
Julia stirred In her chair. "I done
picked up Miss Peggy's an' imshcd
It In Mister Jim's coat, thinkln
maybe dey couldn' prove she done
shot Lleutonan' Stanton," she said.
At a word from tho sheriff his
men, silent spectators of all that
had transpired, carried the
stretcher with the dead botanist out
ot the houso and Into the waiting
automobile; then, Jerked to his feet
by a tug at the handcuffs. Philan
der Chasa shambled along behind
them.
(Copyright, D. Apnlclon and Co.)
" The Secret of Mohswk Pond
come to hsppy conclusion wltM
Monday's installment
NELLY DON
No matter how delicate a color
or pattern, it can be washed in
Lux time after time ottn for
years and still look Just like new."
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EDEN PRECINCT
-EDEN ITtECl.N'CT, Ore., Dec.
US. (Special) A collision wns
narrowly averted Christmas night
when the car driven by .lohn'Itico
was turning off the highway nt
the James Allen ltice on sotitgi
highway. John and his sister.
.Mrs. Sudlo Dale, wero returning
from a dinner at ''Medford at' tt
late hour.
.Mr. and Mrs. 13. C. Lockwood
of tho WJiito Wing Poultry farm.
re recent guests of .Mr. ana
Mrs. A. Miller un tho highway
south of Phoenix.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Win. Kingman of
South Phoenix, had their two sons.
Iveroti and Monroe and their
families nt homo for Christmas
dinner.
Miss Eunice Donham arrived at
the home of her brother. Hay Bon-
hnm and wife on Saturday beforo
Chrlsiiiias to spend the woek's va
cation and to take Christmas din
ner. Miss Honham is teaching at
Trull Creek this winter.
Mr. .Murte, teacher in the Phoe
nix school, went to Onldendulc,
Wash., to spend the holidays with
his parents and to visit with
friends. He will not return until
just before the opening of school
after New Years.
Visitors hero from Ohio cannot
believe It possible that WO could
have weather like this at Christ
mas time. They say it is freezing
cold in their home town now.
Mrs. Irene Wells, keeper of our
county farm is in poor health, but
nevertheless during Christmas time
she did ninny llttlo kindly acts to
lve pleasure to tho Inmates of tho
farm.
On Thursday night two repre
sentatives of tho Lion's club from
Medford came out and put on
moving 'picture slides entitled,
"The Law of God," which the
old men enjoyed very much.
11 a. m WorahlD f 1
7:30 p. m., Gospel
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