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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MATT; TRIBUNE. MET) FORD, OREO OX, FRIDAY. MAY" 2. 1930. .1 '1 Murder 3 fHiKfi 1 ' ay-NOI'lllS: Dan . Parados, teur-inapirtnu despot ol hie isolated oetfitt tnt Hon .ttmaa Island, eectna haled by hiiwhoie household. Hie aeotetary, pretty Oelia h'errU t terroT'Sfcken iH hie pAiettca. Viands Annerstr Cella's s'oeet. heart, displays Wange anitntion. Paiadoe aneerinoly dominate Minn Jnhrien. the housekeeper, into Ihie almostiliera ot sinister dread cornea Allan Hunt, voting antpjue denier, to appraise Para, doort collection. The ominous thundering ot The Vut. a nearby nature: ot tenter, diaturlia Hunt fit much o the Queer behavior he finda rt every turn. Motina that it cm. ..a alatifacaag ia empty, Parados himaecVaeems overcome by a ghastly terror, blendlnn the musltlird Hunt to hit room, Para dos eulere hie library, aaytno he iron's ba at dinner that night. CHAPTER 2 THE KNIFE Or MAPEMOISElSg JT was a peasant room Into which tha houno':eeppr took me. Win dows looked south and west. Tha south window, or tht French type, was open, andgave acccsto a flat roof. The llurbry was underneath, I Ihoiijli "Lite must, he pleasant on Son I-Ucuh. Miss Jahrles." 1 ronmrked. "Do you think so?" Miss Jalirles antwerfd. "We Ciave dlnnw at eight. Hunt." " While I dracred I pondered over the curious human behavior I had A beautiful girl plunged a knife Into tire canvas. f the library, I sa-7 it was irl. Sb drew closer to the window c4 peered In. w "I wonder what sho's BtterJ" 1 muttered. 1 bad a notion she did set belong to the bouse. Parados htQ iolimo tho Brent collection was in the room beyond tho library. piKldonly, tbe girl van IsbfJ 1 ran down the Btg. passed tbe library window, the shades ot which o drawn, and came to the sec ond window, Tbe shades we drawn, but pot together, j 1 did not seGtho gi'l. The Brent pottery was spread on a billiard table in the center ot the library. J touched one door ot the window. It opened noiselessly. Tha girl ap peared In the center ot the room. She was holding one of the oils, looking at It Intent!.'. The subject was the bead and shoulders of t old lady with red-apple cheeks and a white cctjfcr and an Indomitable air that mads you look twice t her. As I looked at the girl ag 'n C made a discovery. She had a lovely fnouLh and dep blue eyes and bronze 4alr beneath her small black hat. And as I Rooked at the old iSdy again I knew where ska lad Hot her features. the girl suMealy fbe a Correct Air Pressure Necessary r c i' tin t Mr " "Cori-cct air pvcsjiiiro Is one of the most liuporiuiii HiIiikh u tlic liinu lift) ot uny ntuniiKibllo tiro," siiys. ILu ry ' nikliiH, mnnaK'r ot Hid titn:k mul bus tiro ilepamiieii t or tlio I'lrostono Tiro mid Jluli-iH-r OoiiliHiny or Cnlll'ornln, iih lio ilcnioiLstrutra his Hlnlenirnl to one ir tlni allciKlniilH or OldiT Tiro Korrliv, Flrestono ilenlcrs lii-i-e. Mr. 'I'linipkiiis ivcvnlly vlsllod Mr. 1 'i (vriiaii of the Iik-iiI eoiiiiuiiiy, on nil hispiH-llon lour or Iho i-nlliv Pad rip oonsl. tbe noticed since I had i entered liouae.;' I I wondered It there was a connec tion between Parados' attitude towards Celln and Annorsley's tin expected nppearenco, and Parados' panle When he looker, at the glass esse apd his abomlnnblo treatment at Miss Jahrles. It tlioro was, might uot those Incidents tie up with that sense ot "wrongn-ss" i bad felt od tha iBlnnd? Seven o'clock round me with an hour on my hands. I ought to have gone downstalrb, but I stepped to the Window. The root, an oblong open on two Ides, along which i low parapet ran, looked south and west. On the west tide a stair descended to tbe dim " I had a trelty good. Idea ot ny UrruundlngB. The cove Indented the southwest corner. Parados had built his home on Ce north side of the core: tbe ruin wf tbe fort V'las quez had bull: was en the south side. A light indicated the locntlon ot the fort tower. .Evidently It wa oc cupied. By v-hom? The cove was a hundred yards or so wide; the light was perhaps twice that distance from whore 1 stood. Unless Tbe Gut wns bridged and 'I bad soon no bridge It would be necessnry to walk ar.'und the head ot The Out, a considerable distance, to get from the house to the fort. I bogffn to dig up T hat 1 knew ot the Island's history. The original estate had beon granted to Mm father of D,n Ramon by the King ot Spain about 1S10. San Lucas ftland had been thrown In with It, The Velasquezs prospered until the Americans bersp to blow over the horizon. Don Ramon built the tort on San Lucns as a protest against the Yankee Invasion. When Calirornln Joined the Union, 0 Don Ramon withdrew to San Lucas Island And lived In the fort until Vi death. His grandson died without half,- In nih.ii ft Bl the mainland estate had been lost Tho Island was told Tor debt and Parados bought It cheap around 19T2. ' I happened to glance at the cliffs below. There had hfmn no one there a moment ocfore. 1 was sure of that. Ae a rigure moved 1 1 front of nrhnl I (opposed was the west window ot loather bag, took out a small knife and plungud It thr-ugh tha ennvns ot the wtralt, close to the frame I burst Into the room. "You mustn't do that I " 1 shouted. "That Isn't your property." 1 She j.'lcd out and would i.svo dropped tbe picture If I had not caught It A second of silence bung between us. 1 felt sick about It. She bad taken hold of me In a way I coulo not explain. "Whore did you come from?" 1 Inquired, "Where did you come from?" she countered 4ellantly. "Yon dont belong to the house, do you?" 1 . . "Do you?" ' "You must have wanted It pretty badly," I said encouragingly. Her eyes filled with tears. "Did you ever want anything verv much ?" "Perhaps 1 shall one ot these dnys." A man cannot always stop the Indiscretions that bubble up when a pretty girl puti him oft his guard I thought she would be angry: in stead, she smllul. , "I suppose you think I'm a thief:" "As a til.)," I said, "a thlet Joes not steal hl9 grandmother's por trait." : "You think I a;n like her?" sho' domanded radiantly. "Lr-t ma sue," 1 said critically "Y03, there Is a decided mem bianco. The eyes are the same Your nose tur.s up a trifle more, but your mouths are Identical and all that mouths should be" "Oh, ploas'I" she protested laughing. "But otrfourv they nro!" I In sisted. "And that lndomltnbleitook." look." "I admit tho look. My stubborn noss made me do It." "And now," I said ftontly, "you will toll . u why you did It." . A door closed softly. I had not "Precl.te'menf" a soprano volco said. "Mademoiselle Is swift wltn her knlfo. She has much to tell nr. ' (Copyright. J9J0. William Uorroie and Company Wh ! (lilt olrl orowlS? Her lurprltlna Identity and hr tin. uiual mission art ravtalsd tomor- rawr. JOBE PANKEY PLANS CENTRAL POINT VISIT SAMS VALLEY PEAR PROSPECTS BRIGHT HAMM VAI,: Ore.. May 2. (Npculnl) Wc.lniKilny inornins CENTRAL I'OINT, Ore., Mny 2 '(Special) W Mrs. Ouy Tex, O. Pnnlfol. r. t .nl ... 1 II.. I ... 1 1 and Mr,. Jim Grlove of rrsP A I hr""KM " " m,, frl""' " left Sunday evening for Itoseburg j R d.-eldeil ilr,ijln tenioiMnture. where 'they vIMtod Jo lie Pmikxy AliluniBh neuiliyVllitrlcta bhiiiiIk who wns III. Thoy returned onft'1' 'h" temix-rnturo did not Tuesday, leaving Mr. Tnnkey mui'hl"" procedure here. It ImproveQ In health and planning "o present weather rontlnueH a trip to Central I'olnt for Keen-1 there will be n Inrxe rrop or poain ration Bay nnd to visit his dough-j Ibis dlstrlet' for full harvest. ter, Mm. Joe Wright. i ' . I While nee srowein In Jnvn. are Co-operative credit societies In I ""frerliiK ln aiise or Innurfk-lriit Japan now have mora than 4,- ruins this season, those In Irrl- 200,000 members, awQj. e"'1''1 dlsuleisuie prospering. ' .' County Health Department Activities and News By Dr. B. C. Wilson, Health Officer THE HOUSE FLY The housefly hrvuds very rapidly. Tho t'omnle InyH 120 egns in ono butch and tliis limy occur from two to four times dally. Hvor stop to think where these files fomo from? Mow about llinse you Haw at the hreakl'ast tnhlu Ihls lllorillliK? Nice files, weren't tliey? Heeniud friendly, too, didn't they, und willing to dine with? Yes, every last ono of them hatched fresh In some stable, pig pen, horse manure pile or open privy within the last 1U dnys or two weeks. Tho remale fly laid n hntuhlim of VM fresh eggs In the manure pllo n couple of weeks uko. Thoy all hutched Into tiny, wlggly, while maggots before night. These Utile maggots squirmed in tho wet mn niiro for four or five days, got fat and grew n shell. Once in a shell those Utile maggots start to grow ing wings and legs nnd everything else Unit goes lo make up Mist cIiihs flies. Their slimy, wet bodies make It eiiHy for them to crawl out side of the manure pile, where I hoy dry their wings, tako their first breakfast, and then make a hee llne (or fly-lino) for your kllchen and dining room. Thoso were Iho very hlcul leal files you snw at your breakfast table. KHt'B are prize boarders. They like their meals not over 1.1 minutes apart, if they can get them that ol'teli. A hungry fly can eat hair its weight in food at n single meal. Its dlgostlvo apparatus is so sim ple that germs pass dlrecilv through lis body unchanged. Piles feed on the sputum nf the tuliorcli- 'HELLO THERE' AT ARMORY TONIGHT SURE TO PLEASE The stage of the Med ford arm ory has been transformed ft. a beuutiful garden and the auditor ium rewired for the preHentution of "Hello There" to be given thta evening under the auspices of the Greater Medford club. The public will not recognize the place. In the announcement going about the city, nnd will be pleasantly sur prised at tho improvement in acousticH accomplished through the re-wiring. The dress rehearsal of the musi cal comedy held last night went off well with all indications of Jolly entertainment for tonight. Mrs. Ktella AndersQ will net ns pianist for the numerous dance features included in the show. The cast of 150 children and adults have mastered their lines and dances and the production is t expected to go off in smooth fash ion under the direction of Allsa Hosetla 2ura. Leading among the colorful sur prs which will greet the public are tho Japanese Sunshine, Kewpie Doll and Baby Doll choruses. They will vie for honors with the col Jege boys rnd ' stria, valentines, widows and bachelors and military cadets. Members of the major cast are Laura Drury, Richard ApplegaPe, Mr. Hardisty, Kleanor Curry, Mrs. New-comb, Joe Hlllis, Nathan New comb, Mrs. Maud Harris, Kolim Humphreys, Mrs. Rose Kchieffolin, Mrs. Dynan, Victor Dallaire. Hugh Van Loan and Maurino McCIure. r i ill n w a i e i Ions und the excreta of iho typhoid canes und pans live germs of tllu disease shortly afterward. Further more, a well-fed fly makes Hpecks at a rate of 5u per day, tlila being Iho principal Way files of disease to our rood. The piilk Jug and tho n-eslily baked loaf of bread are as inviting t bis appe tite as the dead curcass or an uui nial or the bed pan or the tvphoid patient. The Problem I 1. A pair ot riles beginning Mnv 1 1 are callable or producing 5,7-lti,- (I10.5O0 flics by .luly :w. - mere are .'1 diseases borne by tho fly. II. Tho fly Is one of tho great proninma In man's wnr against dls ease anil death. 4. Food that, has been touched by a fly should not he oaten. f. Flies go to filthy places to eat os freely as to clean. li. ir you see a fly, you can bo certain his breeding place is not far away. The Remedy 1. Destruction or ihe breeding places Is tlio best way to control riles. in statues w here manure can not bo removed tho larvao should bo destroyed by tho Ireo uso of 1(1 ounces of bimix nnd 1:! ounces of calcium coleinnnite to each It) cu bic feet (8 bushels) of mnniiro im mediately after Its removal from tho stall. Ilorax should he dusted upon the floor and crevices nfter tho manure has lieen removed. II. Fly traps are helpful. I. Clean premises, clean bouses and destruction of breeding places are the keynotes to fly control. KILL FRUIT BUGS WASHINGTON (P) Licenses to operate two luw-puwered stations "for tho extermination of Insects" have been granted by the federal radio commission to a spray con cern of Wenatchee, Wash. The licenses are for a three month period and call for opera tion from 8 a. in. to II p. m. Tlio concern, which was granted licenses for experimental purposes alimit a year ago. In its petition for renewal claimed not only the kilt ing of insects liy radio. Iiut the stimulation of plant growth term ed "marvelous." The system used was not described. The application was opposed by federal radio engineers who ex pressed doubt ns to the value of radio in this particular field. They also held that tho type of trans mitter caused Interference. 1 Paint Sale Success Beyond Expectations Says Big Pines i""" '"' '" "w to "roof their homo ngaln 1 mo to the advertising campaign In The Mall Tribune back of the i'alico paint sale at the l!lg Pines Lumber To., Mr. Thlerolt staled today Hint tile sale had gone far beyond Ills expectations, as any number of items were completely I sold out the opening iy and tiiej stock had to lie replenished from Portland the following day. Tho I salo will coullnue null! Saturday, i May 10. Tho display room niidO yard building of the company are fast nearlng completion and It Is Mr. Thlerolf's desire to present one or tbe most up-to-date lumber yards to tills country, that can bo found on tile l'aclfie coast. 4 Shingles for sale by the Porter Lumber Co. They are ndvertlscd as "flre-re. KlsMng, beatillful shingles" and people ngainst fire." TlK nlvted L TO MEET MAY. E WILLOW SPltlNRS. Ore., Ma i. tNircial) Willow Springs inursuay elllll will meet on May 8 wltn .Mrs. Sam Anderson at her home on the I'aelric highway. Mrs. Mover and Mrs. Kennies have cliarge or the program, orricers for ihe coming year are to lie chosen at this time and dues paid. Lei every member try to be present as there will be but ono more meeting , before the summer vacation. BELLVIEW DELEGATES ATTEND FEDERATION uf iiuality. HEI,t.VlKV, Ore., May 2. (Spe cial) Delegates from the Upper Valley Community club who attend ed the district Federation of Wom en's Clubs at (irants Pass were Mrs. Wndo YVullace, Mrs. C. II. name Certninteed Is recog-aLumbkln, Maud Forhan, llelle Jack everywhere ns a product i son, Mrs. Ilonr Moore. Mrs. New- Australia is starting a cam- house and Mrs. A. Tenner Mrs. Wallace was selected third vice-president of tho organization paign to lnduco American tourists for lllu comllK rr. ; tovlslt Hint country. 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Q 4 Certainteed Means a Quality Product , a nyea appearance, it is a clear clean smelling liquid even the most fastidious people use with delight. One can defy their bar ber In (ti't fh f I i : - v "- "i- oocK to us youtnuii Tills Is tbe senaon for eroet- Ing Qt-w nes and repairlngf ethels and atlentlon Is called lo; the ad of Certainteed Universal' suits were astonishing and so per- feet I recommend I-ea's Hair Tonic to everybody and think gray haired men are foolish not to use it. Itj makes a man look years younger oeuer grnnmca, ' continued Mr. Janns, 2t)10 ( j street, Tarnma, Wash. Tiicusands of men massage n drop or two of ln's into their scalp with flnger tips Q are de lighted bejond words at the youth- youthBil en or. Then an occasional massaging keeps the head and scalp in vigorous healthy condition entirely free of gray or dandruff. 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