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MEPFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREfiOX, FRTDAY, 'AUGUST 1,-1930.
by Mary Dahf Lcrg
SYNOPSIS, Wain Howard,
American vagabond adventurer,
ia recited from some ifcrican 01
enrpents by' l)afiicr Murley, 1G-Hear-otd
niece of a Texas rancher,
Howard u ins the respect of old
Jim Marlcy, Oayocr's uncle, and
Hick Welting, an tinpliehman izho
has come to the ranrh to forget
tome past trouble. The patha of
Welti o and Howard have crosstd
mysteriously in the pant. Da goer
falls in love with Howard, but he
rente In j faithful to a wife he done
uot lore and joins the Allied Ar
mies in France vshcre later lie is
reported missing and probably
dead. Welling leaves to join a
Urltish commission buying ItnrsfS
(or the army. Dagger, heart
broken at the loss of Howard,
visits her aunt in San Antonio.
America enters the war, and Ona
ger phrnrjes into a whirl of eneinl
life among the officers of a nearby
training camp. One ninht at a
dance. Captain John Vaneerino,
(tying ace, asks to be introduced.
i Chapter 9
DAGGER YEARNS FOR WINGS
r"VER tier cousin's shoulder Dag-
ger saw Captain VoneerJtig ap
proaching. Do you know him, then?" she
asked.
"Well, of course, he's a captain,
and I'm only a cadet." Willie re
turned, slightly embarrassed; "but
he's very decent to us Here be la!
Say, CaplalD, 1 want to Introduce
you to my cousin, Miss Marley."
"The captain's the best
stunter I ever see,"
said the mechanic.
Vanoorlng bowed gracotully. At
close view, Dagger saw that his fea
tures wero unusually haggard tor
o young a man's; tliaro wore
pouches under his eyo, and em
bryo crowsteot encircled thorn. But
he was stunningly handsonio, and
carried himself with a flue Kallnu-
"1 hope you won't think me rudo,
Miss Marlojr," be said, as ho shook
hands with lor. "I'll plead guilty to
ashing your1 cousin to Introduce us."
"I shan't mind II you'll tell me
abont your flying," Dagger an
swered. " 1 i
"Are yott Intoros'tfed In dying?"
Au4 to Wflllo: "Oh, tlmnlis, Sal
louul I'll look alter MIbs Hurley,
It she'll glVo me this noxt dance."
Daggor was secretly stirred by
noma quality of appeal which radi
ated from the loon, young ofllcor.
In an Impalpable way, which baffled
analysis, he' ronillidefl her 6t Blaine
lie-ward, a cruder, moro' rutliliwi
Hlalno, yet' substantially ills sar.u
type. . ,
"Yes, you ' may have the next
dance It you'll .a Ik," Bho said.
"It' 'won't be hard to talk to
you, he answered. "I tool as It I'd
known you a long, Ion time."
"Wlty .are you over hore Cap
tola?" she asked. "
Ire shraltitod Ills shoulders.
"I've asked to bo Bont back co
France, but the War Department
people laf they need trained flyers
tor Instruction more than for active
combat work."
Tho mtislo struck np, and he held
out his nrnis tn nor.
"You know," ho murmured, "you
donee divinely," I'll bet you're n
horaofcoman."
"1 am. but I'd rather bo a llycr,"
she returned.
"Would you Ilko'to' see mo stunt?"
"What's that?1" '
"Trick flying combat flying, machine-gunning,
pursuit work."
"tony' IT Truly? I'd rnthor watch
flying than do tinj'thlng except fly
tnyscU' : ,
Veneering smiled. "Hotter watch.
Ilrst," he ndvlned
"Oh, yes, but you must tell mo
more,'1 coriimandnd Dagger. "Where
did you learn to fly? How wero you
wounded? ;Wlion,d1d yon "
"Easy." ho uopscd. "One inten
tion at a lime, please. And tt ymi
want to sett nrtf fly. tie out at Kelly
tomorrow mornlnn at six." '
GRIFFIN CltKCK, (he., Aug.;
1. (Sppcltf!) ruke Wro-vn nnd 1
JtiHtln Judy motored to Thomponj
creek on business July I
MIhs Ijllllan ltrown who has ;
been stayltyf with tier aunt, Mr. j
Teto Fick of -Jaekionvllle, return-;
etl home July 30. j
Mr. and Mrs. Kay Hunyon and(
daughter, Mrs. High and two of,
her nephews nnd one nleeo of
Medford and Mr. nnd Mrs. H. .
H tennis of this district went t
Dead Indian Koda Bprlnitu July
27. i
Mr. nnd Mrs. K. It. Hons nnd
family went to Applegate on u
picnic July 27.
1. Jt. Uackufl who hns been
- GRIFFIN CREEK .
"I'll be there," Dagger promised
recklessly.
There was no sense In arousing
her aunt, Dagger decided, dressing
hastily In the chill of an early dawn.
She slipped downstairs and chuffed
off In her little roadster.
Turning In the camp gate, Va
neerlng hailed her from a group of
officers In flying-suits.
"So you came!" he said cheer
fully, "I really only half-expected
you."
He pointed to a graceful biplane.
"How's that for a sweet, little
ship? A hundred and twenty miles
an hour she'll do. But watch!"
"Can 1 see from here?"
"Don't you worry," be laughed,
adjusting bis helmet
Having gained altitude, Va neer
lng banked and turned, still climb
ing moderately, and suddenly, a
Dagger b tit red enthralled, went Into
a sideslip. She gasped, and a me
chanic close by grinned sympatheti
cally. "The Captain did that apurpose.
lady," he confided. "But that ain't
notbln'. Look at that nose-dive!
Prctendin there's a Hun ou his tall,
that's what ho Is. And see him
straighten out Hl-yl, and be does
a loop!'
"He's upside down," protested
Dagger,
"Sure, lady. And now he's right-
fcSiM fflBR!-1 ft-
side Up again. Ah, ha's going to tr
his guns."
The plane came out ot the loop,
and slipped earthwards in a steep,
graceful diva. Ahead of tt, In the
middle of tho Held, wns a while, tar
get In tho Bhnpe of a trench. Va
noorlng swept down upon IIiIb, nild
tho twin machine-guns mounted on
his cockpit commenced to sputter. ' 1
Up leaped the biplane ouco mnro,
and soared lot the blue, so high
that she all but lost sight of It, re
appearing tn n series of flopping,
tumbling drops which sent her
heart Into hor throat.
"Oh. ho is " '; ;'
"Not him, lady," tho mechanic re
assured her. "Just plnylu', that's
all. llut he's through. See?"
Tho tiny piano had straightened
out, and was sliding through the
air, with oiiKlno cut out. Dnggur
funded It must surely hit the
ground, out of control, hut Vnncor
tng mined Its none, and it dropped
easily in a three-point landing that
scarcely spurted the dust from tho
surfaeo of the held.
Ho climbed out lltholy and stroll
od ovor to Dagger, lighting a cigar
otto. "I.Ike It?" he queried.
Sua nodded, nt a loss Tor words.
"It wns bettor than I expected.
Of course. I've seen planes up be
fore, but not closo to."
"Thoro's nothing like flying," he
returned. "I've sailed, driven rne-Ing-cnrs.
ridden to hounds, played
polo they're nil Washouts com
pared tn sitting In the cecKpll of a
pursuit-ship, holding t tic stick with)
your legs, and your thumbs on the
gun-trlKgern. And when your skills
como on a Itutii-Dnggcr, I'm Idling
you a follow feels mnro llmu hit
man."'' "1 wish I could fly," sho said wist
fully. "Why not?" '
"How?" "; ' "
: lie reflected.
"What about jWr'fnnillyT"' '
"Oh, I only have mi mint end
uncle." Dagger replied with lordly
sulf sufficiency. "Thoy reully haven't
any authority over me."
"In Hint ease but lei me gel Id
of this suit. Then we mlghl grab a
hlto of breakfast. I have an Idea."
C.pt.ln VAne.ring-. tnter.it in
Oaog.r I mo"", thjit rA.ii.t. Will
D.ga.r r.lDflnd to hit lev.! .
nt a mine for several days, re
turned to his homo on the Mari
posa orchard a few days ago,
Mrs. 1 .van's daughter, 1 orothy,
returned to her former home In
this district recently where she
nnd her hut band will remain for
a while.
Mr. and Mid, Sprouee nnd fam
ily who came here from San
Diego, CnUf.. to stay with the
ltyan children while Mr. and Mrs.,
Hynn were away on business,
went back to their home a few
day! after Mr, and Mrs. Kynn re
turned. Man, 108. Marrlri Again
Ibrahim (iojan. los years old nnd
a biilrbor of Djakovlca. Serbia, has
just been married to a woman of
:tti. (iojan, who en foys perfect
health, was first tmirrietl VJ years
ago, nnd has tn children, some be
ing much older than hla bridu.
LONG PURSUIT
END DETROIT
KIDNAP GANG
Seven Extortionists Impris
oned Four tinder Arrest
Five Sought by Police
i-Leader Known.
DKTUOIT. -(7F Tho end at n
Kuril's of kidnaping and extortion
that have drawn thousands of dol
lar from terrorized Detroiter.i oyer
ii two -year period Is Been by De
troit iioliro.
When "Jimmy" Waltei-H, deb
onair cabaret owner, was wlain in
April k'i upland 'h reprlwil for the
dotiljlo-erosw polIt:o wero fiirnlh
od witii a clew that haw resulted
in breaking up u Kun oC 17 vx
tortlonlHtM.
Seven are in prison, four are un
der f rreHt, and five are itoUKht n
the aftermath of the police irtvewti
Katlon. W'alterH, one-time leader
of the naiiK, wiih killed in front of
hiH home by two Kunmen.
David CasM, 21-year-oid victim of
the kidnap rla. wan killed by nb
duetiH'M when pollco Htumbied onto
a clew to h!n kidnaping.
Was "I-'lnucr MiHi."
Vn.lter, polieu dlcovered, wuh
'fhiKei' man" for the anK -the man
who marked David (,'fi.s.s and a
dozen other vietlniH for kidnaping.
lie, with two otlierH of tho uanK,
Ifd tho remaining memlieiH to hu
lieve that part of thn ransom mon
ey was used tti "pay off" officials
and detectives. In.stead, Walter
and his two companions pocketod
the money.
All this was hroiiKht out In an
investiKHlion of tho police depart
ment, before, which Walters , wa
KunmioneiL Shortly after testimony
regard inn py-off money was
brought out, Walters was killed
pun Mi meat, police said, for lii.H
doubli'-croMsin remalnlnf; members
of tho Kunif.
Working from evidence Kulnert
at Walters' death, police went for
ward until seven men wero Arrest
ed. Kn I lowing every clew offered
by Die men, pollen said they learn
ed the ItfadeiH of the gaiiK.
-The Hpven now serving .prison :
Hentetices, aro. Joseph , Ha inan,
I leu ry Ami rew.s, , Kra n k H o h far, !
lOdward .Wiles, Andrew ( Jerniano, J
l(.oy CornelliiK und Jimmy Kane. !
i'ollee, iiuestionltiK the sentenced I
men, uncovered clews that led toj
Hie arrest of four others, all de
clared to lie members of the ex
tortion circle. Krnm the four nr-j
rented police learned of five. olhur j
who arc at large.
I GRANTED LANDS;
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. SPOKANK, iWVi'flh., Aug! 1- (P)
--'I'he , (ederal government today
filed against 'the NoVtlHU-m 1'acKln'
railroad a suit expected to In-,
volve at least in,nno.iHM,
Thn Htilt W for the renin vnl of
err In in indemnity lands from the
operation of the federal land grunt
act' of ixti l, as modified In 1X7".
to i quiet title' to those lands, to
seen re nn accounting and ' for
other purposes,'
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n wv Yomc. auw. i. yp)
Iron and steel t ratio In tho north
west la showing marked Improve
ment. The Minnesota Rteol com
pany's plant has begun operating i
full timj for thn first tlmo In
months and operations have been
resumed at about 7ft per cent of
capacity In various departments
throughout thn plant. About 4t)0
men have been put on tho rolls
within tho past week.
RED LANTERNS HEAT
MOONSHINER'S STILL
HAI'KM. Ore., Aug. 1. (n
Whtjii officers raided n still near
Turner they found 12 red lanterns
that hnd lpen stolen tho previous
week from Salem streets where
they wero iuhmI to warn traffic
from street obstructions. The op
erators of tho still were Using them
to heat mash.
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Brake Test On
Farmer's Car Is
Costly For Cops
YANCOl'VKR, Wash., Auj,'.
1 tt) The state hiwhway
(jatrolman halted a farmer
and placed a brake testing
machine on the running
board of his car. "Drive 20
miles an hour and stop," he
orderwl.
"Which way?" the farmer
asked.
' Straight .down the street."
The farmer was going
strong when he crossed the
yellow "stop" lino and sped
out of ight.
"He thought I said 'drive
20 miles and stop.' tho pa
trol mun walled. The brake
ttvstlnu rnactiine cost $30 and
hasn't been recovered.
CKNTRAL POINT, Ore., Aug. 1.
(Spl.) The community was deep
ly grieved to learn of the death of
Donald Nichols, only son of Mr.
aim! Mrs. Hoy .Nichols, July :10.
Donald was 8 yearn old and a pupil
or the third grade in the Central
Point school. He will he greatly
missed by Ills playmates and
friends'. The sympathy of the com
munity goes to the paronls In their
great bereavement. The funeral
will he held at ll o'clock Saturday
in the Central Point cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mayt'ield
and children returned July III from
Corning, Cal., where they have been
for some time.
Miss Theda Glass left Thursday
for Trail, where she will visit her
uncle, 10. I. Glass.
Mrs. Adu Joiioh of AngclH Camp,
Cal., arrived Sunday to make an
imluffnite visit at the home of her
son, Kdwln W. JoneH.
Mr. und Mrs. Dou Lull are the
parents of a daughter, born July
2.l, at the Sacred Heart hospital.
Clm-euce Case of Antiocli visited
his alstur, Mrs. Theo. Glass, Thurs
day. Mrs. Krank Coolc of New York
City arrived on the. Shasta Monday
to visit her friend, Mrs. H. A. Clem
ents. ., i . .. !
Mrs. C. A. Perry of Kvorett, i
Wash., Is visiting at tho home of
he)' cpiisln,, Kldoi) Gleuuoji.; .
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Turpln and
(iuuglitors, Ruth und Phyllis, re- j
turned Thursday from a two weeks',
vacation spent at Portland and Ta-j
coma. !
Ruth and Flora .Collins ol Table I
Koek spent Thursday with .Mrs.!
Moi vin (Reason. . .. . ,
Mrs. Mary Price of Salem Is vis
iting friends in Central Point and
her daughter, Mrs. Hrazzle, of Med
lord, i,.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Klrher, Nellie
Kicher, lyir., and Mi s. Frank How
ard and baby spent Ihe Week end
at CroHcunt ,('ity, r
Mr. and Mrs. Kd Karrn sp.'Mit Sun
day at Ashland attending the Odd
Follows pienc,(. .,.'
W. A. Cochran of Portland visited
his brother, K. O. Cochran, last
week.
. I. n Ellin IIiuikUuhI and son. Hob
yy, loft Sunday for Portland, where
they- will visit Mrs. lCrnest Niles.
The Missionary Circle of thu
(Mirlstlan church met on Friday
artetnonii at the home of Mrs. Al
Hermanson. After the business
meeting the ladles hemmed nap
kins for the orphnns' home nt Kit
gene, Refreshments were served
by t he hostess,
Tho Past Noble Grand club of
tho itebekah lodge will hold Its
annual plcuie In the Lftliiu park nt
Ashland nvxt Tutu day, August r.
ttev. and Mrs. .1. M. Johnson re
turned Saturday from a two weeks
vacation. Whilo away they attend
ad .the synod at Kugenn. . . (.
Mr. and Mrs. At. M. Morris ol'
Medfotd were, dinner gnosis -Sun
day at the Al Hermanson home.
. Mr. and Mrs. Kldou Gleason, Ki
lls Gleason of Sentllo and Mrs. ('.
A. Perry of Kverett spent Wed nes-1
tiny at Crater Lake. .
Marjorio Bowman of Merrill Is
visiting at tho home of her bro
ther, Leonard Bowman.
Mr. and Mrs. Hull Norcross and
son and Paul Norcroas of loa An
geles are vlsltiud their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Norcross. Paul
and Hull NorcruVs. wore reared In
Central , Point and have many
friends hero.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Klt'her were
visitors at Koguo Klk on Monday.
Their daughter. May. who has been
at Rogue Klk since Juno first, ac
companied them homo.
Gasoline tax collections in I Amis
tana for the first half of wv.w were
$l.iri:t,lL'5, compared with $:!,Ui.M)-,
for the same period In 1'iL'!i.
" CENTRAL POINT
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LEGGE EXPECTS:
CO-OP HANDLE!
4TH OF WHEAT!
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. fP)
Chairman Legge of the farm board
said today he expected the farm
em' national grain corporation to
handle 2 j per cent of thu l'J3U
wheat crop.
He added the amount of cotton
handled for the season by the co
operative association probably
would far exceed that handled co
operatively In fny other year.
Lcgge said ijuestions bearing pn
the Immediate handling of wheat.
cotton and livestock will be (lis-1
cussed In Chicago on Saturday and
Monday with cooperative officials,
including K. K. Creekmoro of New
Orleans, general manager of the
cotton association.
Tho .farm board chairman said
he wan pleased with the progress
of plans for bundling the California
grape surplus cooperatively.
Ancient Town Hall Moved
Increasing traffic in Kanders, Jut
laud, has compelled the moving of
the town hall, 15 years old. The
building, (H feet long. 44 feet wide
and 41) feet high, was moved six
feet on trolyers. The short jour
ney was so smooth that the clock
In the tower did not stop. .
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There is an automobile for. every
2.f4 persons In California.
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