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i CLINIC
PRESCHOOL
IGTHURSDAY
iW,and girls who will
'ulledfordthtafUl. are
pre-Khool clinic to
3 ?. v W C. A. building
from 1:30 to
""TTb c. Wllaon an
morning. Mothers are
bmEom the Jackson
dSartment, 1359 as
"2a, to make appolnt
fflrst the" will be the
1 ,111 te held In place of
ty clinic" and
Kri children wlU be given
ZT Tae clinic has been
me county health do-
I response to the request
oiflcto1. who are anx
yre 11 children entering
,,1,11 in phvslcal condition
at play and toys with books
pcll0Ol .ctlvltles.
ni found to have a "fine
tbool children, when ex-
La itR eonauttcu w j'"
n unnr. Dr. Wilson
L jrolng. that 10 to 20
IT . ..nii. who fall lh'
L because of physical
k. .tate (105 a year to
L, cbiJd through one grade
L, .diool. If this chUd is
(Tutltb precautions to pass
F.K. ( is therefore Baved
Li otherwise would be ex-
jBpetlUon.
jltie children are found to
Ml i0 without ever hav
...minprt bv a Dhvslclan.
L which are lurking In
toTdo not become notlce-
ll lehool work begins taxing
fa For this reason, Dr. wu
Ld out, it Is very Important
Ufldrca he examined before
thool In order that weak-
t,j be guarded,
ibma iinri Immunization will
L tw th health deoartment
Liirnlir clinic free of charee
Im children and mothers
to see that their children
hutage of this guard to
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k POINT, Ore, Aug. o.
-Summer vacation Bible
lor children of Eagle Point
Mr 27 with 46 attending.
) in expected when enroll-complete.
in Include Rev. J. S. Smltn,
Smith and their daughter.
Ma. L. O. Davidson, Mrs.
mtor, Ulse Dorotha Fearce
H. Iblkemus.
t opens each morning at
lih patriotic, and Christian
snowed by-a salute "to tne
f flag. After the scripture
ui invocation the children
s department Bible study
haj work until recess. After
p program includes general
lor object lesson, chalk
urn, pep songs and recrea
te.
film Smith acts as pianist
kmc and the singing was
n ny Mrs. Edith Weldman.
Wol will close August .7
august 8 an all-day picnic
Mo for the vacation Bible
im the tabernacle booster
IING NEXT MOVE
fnol the veterans' home site
W of the Chamber of Com
as late Tuesday to deter-
cat course of action to
P "gaming location of th
F niUonal soldiers' home.
tomlttee entertained General
I Boa, director of tho United
laias bureau, and Admiral
H during their short stay
f PrWay, wi,en a tour of
valley was mado. No
" Wre made bv the tvn nf.
''"ling the suitability of
r- for the building site.
MEADE INJURED
annum crash
FiliM. rsf -.a-
. - iiib tivy, who
I WQl near 8uthrlin wan
... . " liUSUiMtl.
M h nn.iiM.. K
Wlon showed she has a
JlurtaT 6ut no other
L - nen me accident
WATERS HIDE
"HUTS IN HANKOW
FW. ct'. . .
V IU "Ug- (API
j - j. iauKow a moa
r,u resembled brick
7nd lng In the midst
CZ,etwh,ch "tend-
t- , muQoy, cnurn
Y fTJ h,r11y broken by the
' nM n,d been vll-
wj rurtng Yangtse and
toverfiowed. '
be , Comlnt;
riawj;' IAP) Oovernor
or Pennsylvania, who
k a, f'nviuuon to Oregon
Wis Youon um-
Kne, A w,rwl Oovernor Ju
k l M"T It was Impossible
. erAOPSs: Senw, xita'. ,.
Bond, Brucf. ha, deaerled er (or
a old minin venlure. (olaely ac
c(n er of on joir ,
Pierre. iour (roll, j,(m f ,J
desert, hoping to ortno- Aim oac
kome. rsere. as ha arrive, in.
seen, hi heart Bruce tell hit com.
janion oio on tfis nloJii 0 A if
iot llod detected 1, illaa,
lanfc cashier ,teal(np fg( and
Jod unintentfonalltf hilled Aim In
tafcino tne loot tor aimael. Be
cause in the fight Bruit had
dropped o wotcft cAarm Oelonoino
to Xnn'. talAer. lh, older man, I
batik employe, had been lolled tor
murder. Thouah Bructft comiran
Jon, Colorado Bill, is Pitrrf, ta.
Vter, the boy does not recopnUe
im a, he heart the pair auarrel
ver their water etipplj.
, Chapter 32
THE FATAL CANTEEN
IN the same Instant that Donovan
reached for his gun and called to
Bruce to drop the raised canteen
Pierre appeared behind Donovan,
ciimning over tne low wall ot rock.
Donovan's attention was so cen
tered upon Bruce that he was un
aware of the entrance ot a third
actor on the scene. But Bruce saw.
Pierre's face was distorted with
horror. He crouched on the rock
wllh every muscle tense while
sneer terror held him motionless.
Who shall attempt to say what
thoughts flashed through the tor
tured brain of Bruce Carey at this
dramatic development? Did he feel
relief believing that Pierre had
arrived in time to save him? Did
he consider Pierre an additional
danger? Did be think that what
ever the outcome, Donovan would
not dare to do tbe thing he
threatened? Or did be deliberately
move to end bis own torment by
taunting the man to the point ot
killing?
With an Insane laugh, Bruce de
fiantly lifted the canteen to bis Hps.
Pierre tried to sbout but no sound
Issued. He could not move. He
knew that Bruce saw him and won
dered why he showed no surprise.
As Bruce lifted the canteen be saw
the other man bring his gun up In
to position. Suddenly whatever It
was that held blm let go, and with
no conscious muscular effort he
tbrew himself upon the man who
was about to kill. Tbe roar of the
Run waB In his ears even as the
fury of bis attack bore the one who
had fired It to the ground. The
gun itself fell several feet away.
Bruce twisted half around, tbe can
teen fell from bis band, and the
bank clerk went down in a writh
ing heap.
While the two men who knew
not that they were father and son
were locked In a desperate struggle,
Bruce Carey died. And the canteen
emptied its precious contents Into
tbe desert sand.
The good villagers of Orchard
Hill, had they witnessed that com
bat, would bave said that this
young man who fought his desper
ate antagonist with such unfalter
ing courage was a new Pierre
Donovan. Orchard Hill had known
a gentle, Imaginative lad who was
dubbed "mamma's boy" and "sissy."
They had known a soda fountain
clerk who amused them and who,
as a would-be actor, was the Joke
of the community. But Orchard
Hill never dreamed that a Pierre
Donovan whom they did not know
was merely acting these parts
much as be dreamed of acting on
the stage. In short. Orchard Hill
had mistaken the character pre
sented by the actor for the charac
ter ot the actor himself.
But this was not a new Pierre
Donovan It was the same Pierre
that his mother, Harriet Noel, and
old Antonio Latour knew acting
a different role which he had sud
denly been called upon to play.
And Pierre, himself, was con
scious of this sudden change in
characters. He had not thought
highly of that soda Jerk who was so
afraid In the desert: he bad not
enjoyed the part. And in that
moment when he looked upon the
scene enacted by Bruce, and that
other man, and-felt the Impending
traeedv. he had known that he
must play another part. The fright
ened soda Jerk was left, as it were,
to nerlsh miserably In the desert,
but Pierre Donovan, Harriet Noel's
son. lived. And be bad thrown him
self into this new role with all the
genius and greatness of his arllst
soul that Tony says he Inherited
from his actress mother.
This character which Pierre now
played had no sense of tear. In a
cold fury, with a strength which
was more than merely physical,
and with his brain working calmly
as It be were rehearsing a part, he
fnna-ht to stain the mastery of mis
one who sought bis lite. More than
once he felt himself perilously near
defeat, but the clean bodily strength
of the younger man began to ten
Pierre saw fear come Into the eyes
o; his nearly exhausted opponent
Then the end.
For a moment Pierre stood over
the man who lay unconscious at
his feet. Than he ran to Bruce.
Kneeling beside tbe body, he
tried desperately to discover some
sign ot lite. When he could not he
still knelt as it be too bad received
a mortal hurt.
He raised his head and looked
ubout wonderlngly at Mother Moun
tain rising Into the sky: at the
stunted desert vegetation. He looked
at the canteen lying on Its side
and the dark moist spot on the
ground which the water had made.
inen he saw something else.
The man he knew as Colorado
Bill was creeping toward that gun
which lay some distance away
where It had fallen at the beginning
of their struggle.
Pierre leaped to his feot. The
other made a desperate effort, but
as his fingers touched the weapon
smashing blow from Pierre
stretched him again unconscious.
This time when the man regained
his senses . he saw Pierre sitting
calmly on a rock with the gun in
his hand, watching.
For a long minute they looked at
each otjer without a word; then
the man, getting to his feet, spoke:
"Who are you?"
"I came to take Bruce back to
Ann," said Pierre 'calmly. "You
have killed blm."
He was going to leave me here
in the desert without water," re
turned the other. "I shot him In
self-defense."
Pierre pointed to the canteen and
the dark moist spot on the ground.
You see what happened?" '
"Yes." said the other. "I see."
"I was behind the rock there,"
said Pierre, "and I heard Bruce tell
you about the bank money and tbe
cashier. It Is better that Bruce
should go like this, I guess, tban:
that be. should be taken back home
to prison, or to be hung for mur
der. You are the man who got
Bruce so Interested in a gold mine
out here, I suppose?"
"For God's sake, who arc you?"
"I'm Pierre Donovan."
"Pierre Donovan!" '
"Yes," said Pierre. "I came here
to find Bruce. He left Ann because
he thought she was having a love
affair with some one else. I did
not know about this other thing.
Ann doesn't know about it either. I
can't take Bruce home now." He
looked toward the dead man. Tben
he added: "But I can take you to
Red Butte and turn you over to the
law for this murder. And I am going
to take the money back to the bank
and get Ann's father out of Jail."
"So you are Pierre Donovan?"
"Yes, I am Pierre Donovan, You
are Colorado Bill, I suppose?"
Have you any water?"- the man
bsked suddenly.
"Yes, a little. Not enough for
two, but we must make It do. We
must start back to Dripping Spring
at once." Again he looked toward
tbe dead man as If considering
what to do. V '
I only gave him what he de
served," said the otheri "You heard
bow be was leaving his wife's
father an Innocent man to hang
or go to prison for lite. Besides 1
shot him in self-defense. If I were
to try to get away with all the
water and leave you to die in the
desert you would kill me, wouldn't
you?"
"Yes," Bald Pierre grimly. "If
you try anything like that I shall
kill you."
'Well, tben, wby accuse me of
murder?"
"You got Bruce Into this. It It
hadn't been for your tall- about
the millions he could make In this
mine It he could get hold of a little
capital, Bruce would never have
though), ot leaving Ann or taking
that bank money. You murdered
Bruce Carey when yon made him
money-mad, and I am going to see
that you bang tor iu I owe It to
Ann." '
"You won't help Ann that way.
It you turn this money back to tbe
bank, you'll have to tell how you
got It, won't you?"
"I'll have to tell them something,
I suppose."
"Yes. and it you turn me over to
the Bherltf in Bed Butte I'll tell how
Bruce Carey murdered the cashier.
I don't think It will make Ann any
happier to know that her husband
was a tblef and a murderer and
that he was ready to let her own
father be hung In order to cover
up his crimes."
rCetnu!. I'JIt AHHIV ,td Ct.)
Amazlnj dlicoverlea tomorrowl
Colorado BIN makea nil In a grave,
while fs're'e Is In the greve-dig-ger.
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RATTLERS INVADE
BEAGLE PREMISES
bkaolE. Ore.. Aug. 5. Special)
Grandma Parka stepped Into her
wood shed recently to get
wood and noticed her cat watching
something In the corner of the
shed. Upon investigating Jhe found
a large rattle snake colled and
ready for fight. The snake, when
killed, was found to have nine rat
tles and a button. In a day or so
a necond one was aeen but got
under the house before It could be
killed.
Grandma says she la watcnnig
step there days. .','.
PE
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. (AP) Mayor
Jamea J. Walker. In all his rtarlal
. j wit mvMl a fond
spienuvr biiu iw
(rood by to thouauods of admlrera at
the Bremen pier in Brooklyn after
mldnUtht. and today waa on hi way
to Oermany.
Accompanied by his phyalclan. Dr.
William fichroeder. Jr.. Mayor Walker
said he would go to the various Ger
man epaa to regain hie health.
His sailing iu a gala event. There
waa music, cheering and speech mak-
,
Merrill local bank building Im
proved bv coat of ivory stucco.
TO F
IN FAMILY AUTOS
WILL BE STOPPED
Fire Chief Roy Elliott and George
Preacott. city traffic off leer, .Issued a
warning today to all citizens of Med
ford that the atate law governing
traffic to fires will be stringently en
forced In the future.
The rush of cars to the see no of
the fire Sunday night brought the
realization to the officers that the
local population la apparently Ignor
ant of the law and a copy ot It la
therefore printed, as follows: .
"It shall be unlawful for the driver
of any vehicle other than one on
official business to follow any fire
apparatua traveling in response to a
fire alarm, closer than 500 feet, or to
drive into or park such vehicle with
in the block where fire apparatua
has stopped In answer to a fire alarm,
or within three blocks of a point
where a fire la in progress."
In case of turning on the second
alarm the fire department frequently
finds it difficult to get the trucks
Into the fire area because of parked
cars, chief Elliott said this morning.
The drivers ot these can are not
only interfering with the work of the
fire department, but endangering
their own machines.
If the fire department had not been
reinforced Sunday night. Chief El
liott explained, the trucks could no.
have entered the necessary territory.
The traffic officers are cooperating
with the fire department in a au
preme effort to protect property by
eliminating all obstacles to proper
working of the department in an
swer to alarms.
Chief Elliott la also urging all per
sona setting bonfires to use every
precaution to prevent spread of
flames. After August 10, he announc
ed this morning, no more permlta
will be issued because of the exces
sively dry weather which, haa prevailed.
DESCHUTES STEELHEAD
IT
THE DALLES. Ore., Aug. B. (AP)
The run of steelheads In "the Des
chutes river so far has been disap
pointing,, anglers say. Fishermen
have visited the stream In great num
bers. Only two steelheads were
caught on the river Sunday. Heavy
catches, however, are being made In
the Columbia below Celllo.
HIGHWAY PURCHASES
TO BE CONSOLIDATED
SALEM, Aug. 5. (AP) The pur
chasing department of the atate high,
way commission, now located at the
highway shops at Salem under a sep
arate department, will be consoli
dated 'With the state purchasing de
partment, the board vt control voted"
today. William Elnzlg, state purchas
ing agent, will have the supervision
of all highway purchases under the
new order, and the department will
be moved to the state house.
COAL AND WAREHOUSES
ARE BURNED . IN BAKER
BAKER, Ore.. Aug. 6. (AP) Loss
estimated at $10,000 resulted yester
day when fire destroyed three ware
houses and two coal sheds containing
100 tons of coal. The damage Was
partly covered by Insurance.
The flames damaged a fourth ware
house and 60 tons of grain.
SIR HARRY CHEERFUL
AND ENERGETIC AT 61
DUBLIN. Irish Free 8tate, Aug. 6
(AP) Sir Harry Lauder, famed
Scottish comedian, was 61 years old
today and as energetic and cheermi
as ever. He recently returned from
a tour of South Africa.
New Call for nidn.
8ALEM, Aug. 8. ( AP) Bids for
the construction of a hospital build
ing for the atate tuberculosis in
stitution, which had previously been
called twice and aubeequentiy can
celled, will again be called wltnin
the next few dBya, the atate board
of control decided today.
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We deliver direct to four home
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Roasting Accomplished by '
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With a Great P
Expansion Sale
Begins Thursday, 8:30 A. M.
We Do Not Claim That This Sale Is
Stupendous, Sensational, Colossal, Marvelous, Unprecedented,
Astonishing, Spectacular, Startling, Gigantic with Terrific Re-
ductions, Phenomenal Bargains or Tremendous Sacrifices, nor
is it the Chance of a Lifetime, or the Greatest Sale in History.
Prices are not Butchered, Mutilated, Hacked to the Bone or
Ripped to the Core.
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PRICES REDUCED FROM
5 to 50
Oh Our Very Finest Merchandise
A Rare Buying Opportunity. Shop Now for
Christmas! No Sale Stock AH Top-Quality
Jewelry. We are completely reorganizing our
stock. ; , The following are a few bargains. Space
does not permit complete listing.
Ladies' Watches
Solid gold 'Wiiltliiim watches.
Kogulnr ro'iiil price
Sale price
$35
Other high quality watches in
. 'comparison.
Silverware
Kxtraordinary reductions in
both Sterling and Plated Sil
verware. Once in lifetime
opportunity to huy silver.
Read This Statement
Twnnlv-tlirre ynira of arrvlng lie people
of Kiulliirn Orrgon and nrlliuK only
High Quality mrrrhanillne haa tNtubllah
erl for thin Ktore a i'oiiHltnt hiulnmii
that drtlra ilpprnulonn. Wr arc F.nlarj;
Ini Our More and Completely Iteorian
trlna; Our Stork! We are celebrating thin
event wllh a atore-wlile Mile the II rut
thin More haa dad aluie It wiia rntah
llahed. This event will eniihle u to
clime out certain linen anil odd and
end of Jewelry and at the aame time,
materially epre In aunt hern Orcion
people our appreciation for their Ren
eroua patronuce.
MWRKNCK'H.
Leather Goods
nigh quality lonther. goods
Meeker Justin Reed Cook
hags. $15 hags, on sale
$10
$10 bngs on salo
$6.50
Seth Thomas Clocks ;
Wind and electric clticks tlmt
wc have reduced ;
25
Men's and .Women's
Wrist Watches
Well known nationally advertised makes
of high grade Swiss ami American made
1 watches Mi 'isalii with Kiiloitantiul re-
wiiiclioi.s.fU JVill .! ' :'.5 'i "
Beautiful Rings
Kuhy, Sapphire, Kmerald,
Amethyst and other birtlr stone
rings reduced from
25 to 50
REMEMBER! Doors
Open Thursday 8:30 a. m.
Pendants
(ieniiinc stone pendants. Flaw
less rock crystal necklaces,
Whiting Davis mesh bags all
nn sale.
The very best at surprisingly
low prices! '
LAWRENCE'S
Medford'8 Dependable Jeweler
SZnce 1908 ... . . Main and
Fir Streets .... Medford, Ore.