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PAGE TOUR ftlEDFORD MATT, TRIBUTE, MEDFORfl, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1931. Hedford Mail Tribune "Evtpycni In Southern Orison nidi tht Miil TribunV ' Dally md flundiy Pitblhhed bf MEDFORD I'lUNTma CO. 8.8T-8 N. Fir Bt- Phom T ROBERT W. RL'HJ,, Editor E. L, KNAPP. MuiMtf An Indtiwndfnt Nmptpr EnUrsd u leeood clan natter it Hedford. Ortton, under Act of March . 18T. 8UBSCR1PTI0N BATES Bf Mall In Adrux: Dally, with Bundtjr, year ...$T.50 Dally, with Sunday, month 75 Dallr. without Bunday, month .68 Dallr, without Sunday, year 6.80 unday, om year 3.00 By Carrier, In Adfine Medford, Aihland. ItekfomlHt, Central Point, Pboeotx, Talent, Oold fill) and on Hlthwm, Daily, with Bunday, month. . .1 .TB Dally, without Bunday, month 89 Dally, without Bunday, one year TOO Daily, with Bunday, om year 8.00 AH ternu, euh In adranee. Official paper of the City of Medford. Official paper of Jickton County. afEMDEB OF THB ASSOCIATED PRESS Rectlrinc Full Letted Wire flenlea The Auociated Pixm Is eidwlwl? entitled to 0m uh for publlratlon of all newi dlipatrhet credited to tt or otherwlit credited In thla paper, and also to the loral newt puhllhl herein. All riKhti for publication of ipeclal dlipatebai herein are also referred. MEMBER OF UNITED PRBBB MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Adrertlnlnii Rcpreientatlm M. C. MOfiENBEN COMPANY Offlee In New York, Chicago, Detroit, fan Vranelieo, Lot Angelei, Seattle, Portland. Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Perry, One of the largest deals In the history of the Rogue River valley fell through yeeterday. Our most dis gusted and xnlldeat millionaire of fered to trade places with your oorr. who took him up too quick. An Inter-marrlaga of local hokum and hooey is on the fire. IF CONSCIENCES ACHED (Fountain Inn Tribune) The brethren and slatern have been loafing on the Job. The pastor's salary of 9250 ft month has been about two months be hind schedule all summer. The blessed redeemed have been able to buy cigarettes, dopes, gasoline and new tires, but they simply haven't had the money to ohlp in and pay the preacher. Citizens are after Vie pigeons, with due process of law, who wake them up at dawn with their cooing. Noth tng will be done about the sparrows, who wake the pigeons up, with their ylpplng. No man feels1 privileged to oall any other woman except his wife fool and to tell her that she does not know what she Is talking about. (Albany Democrat-Herald), Why hospitals show ft profit. Many female cigarette smokers, also addicted to public puffing, hould do the same at home, until they learn to open ft package of Cigarettes. The depression can be given oredlt for neat and complete flattening of the efficiency stall among dynamic experts. THE CURB (Book Review) "X have never read anything of yours before, ae X have always enjoyed robust health from a child. But recently, owing to drinking unf 11 tercel water, I be dims covered with pink spots. A friend lent me a copy of 'Hard Lines' and X read It with great enjoyment. Kindly send me your signature." The most recent "Bluebeard." who Blew lovelorn ladles with money, will plead Insanity, so no lawyer will get ft good chance to stand before a jury, and cause his shirt-front to heave emotionally. The prisoner con ducted ft matrimonial agenoy. The horrible denouement will cause peo ple to do their own picking of mates, and thus make their own mistakes, In the doing. Nothing gets so bedraggled so fast without the aid of rein, as a seer tucker suit, Portland can now boast a home grown Communist, who write poetry against the government None of the upstate politicians are down with the stomach-ache, from eating friend chicken at Orange meetings, and none of the Orangors are sick from hearing their speeches. THIS THR1LL-CHA7.ED AOS (Rulo, Nev., Alliance) The little five-year old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Field accidentally stepped her rl&ht foot on the spout of ft sewing machine oil can. The chicken pox broke out next morning on the little girl Nadlne.. The oil can may be seen at this office. Federal and state agencies are now in the hectlo throes of saving the fish and the water-fowl, every owner of a fish pole or ft shotgun being the proud possessor of a different method of salvation. Many of the self-starting saviors need saving worse than the fish or the fowl Right In these pleasant parts, trag edy sialics the countryside. Thous ands of prospective trout never reach the blue Pacific, because they hare free access to Irrigation ditches, where they perish Ignobly. There seems to be no way to stamp out Vie evil, save by abolishment of Irriga tion. GRANTS PASS SLAYER GETS DEATH REPRIEVE BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 9. (AP) Gov ernor O. Ben Rom today reprieved John O. MeClurg until the nut moating of th, board of pardons to saw him from banging on September 11 for murder or hta bride of two month,, Mary Emerlck MoClurg, for mat If of CI, Blum. Wean, The Land We Live in TTIE 1930 U. S. census bulletin on Oregon, just received, con tains some interesting information. The total population of Jackson County is 32,918, fifth in the state, only exceeded by Clackamas. Klamath County less. In average intelligence Jackson County leads the 'entire state. Its illiteracy percentage is only 0.3, while the average for the state is 1, with Klamath 2, Jefferson 4.2, Sherman 3.7 and Mult nomah 1.1. In Jackson County there is rural and urban population. approximately 16,000 j rural The urban population of the entire state is approximately 490, 000 and the rural population 464,000. . . , THERE are only 141 aliens over 500 in Klamath, 250 Marion. Out of Jackson County's total of slightly less than 33,' 000 inhabitants, over 31,000 ARE NATIVE BORN WHITE. ALL OTHER RACES, including negroes and Orientals, only total 200. These stattistics are very fact that, even more valuable sources, are the kind of people citizenship that Jackson County It calls attention once more Medford and Jackson County which to live. ' What Price, i KTINETY-NLNE THOUSAND killed, 10,000,000 wounded." ' Is that a belated report from the world wart No, it is the official report States during 1930. The cost of all this carnage proximately the annual cost to Leading the list of course comes automobiles, causing 33,000 deaths, one-third of the total, certainly an astounding figure. I AST night a roadster dashed around a curve in Siskiyou -4 Heights, skidded, turned over twice, and finally came to rest on its side, in a resident's front yard. The car was a total wreck, and that the young people inside escaped death was simply one of those things truly a miracle. Speeding did not cause this accident, but careless driving DID. The car was probably not going over 35 or 40 miles an hour, but the driver tried to take a sharp curve at that speed, with the inevitable result. THIS aocident is oited to bring home what we believe to be tlio main cause of American motor cars killing twice as many people as any other country in the world. It is not so much the SPEED at which our oars are driven as the WAY they are driven. . The fact is few people particularly few young people REALIZE, that the motor oar is not only a medium of locomo tion, it is a DANGEROUS WEAPON. It should be used with just as much care and ciroumspeotion as a loaded gun, for re gardless of speed, whenever it is moving on a highway, it AL WAYS has potentialities of death and destruction. It may be a sudden curve, it may be the "other car," it may be wet pavement, it may be this or it may be that, but what ever it is, eternal vigilance on the part of the person at the wheel, is the only price of safety. , The World War Isn't Over SPEAKING of the World war, some people seem to think it ended over 10 years ago. They are mistaken. It has never ended. It is still going on, i. e.i the death struggle between France and Germany. They are no longer fighting with tanks and Big Berthas, shock troops and airplanes, but they are fighting with words und politics and money, especially money. It is literally, at the present moment, a war to the death. The people of France are just as determined to oonquer Germany under Paul Doumer as they were under Raymond Poincare; and the people of Germany are Just as determined not to be con quered (and eventually do a little conquering on their own ac count) under von Hindenberg as President, as under von Hiii denberg as Fiold Marshal. 'T'lIE spirit is the same, only the material expressions of that spirit have changed. And until the SPIRIT changes, there is no hope for peace in Europe, nor far any real financial stabilisation, anywhere in the world. So once more the League of Nations comes in. Until this international Bssoointion, or SOME OTHER, oan step in as u mediator between France and Germany and persuade them to adjust their differences peaceably instead of fighting over them the war to the death will continue. It is now olear the moratorium did not prevent the final oa tnstrnfihe, but merely POSTPONED it. ' Talks 5y parents EXPENSIVE DISCIPLINE By Alice Judson I'eale Whll, dad worked on flower boxea for the front porch, Carl, bealde htm at the work bench, made swordi and revolver to outfit hta gang who were coming to play with him that afternoon. When he had finished quite an armory of weapon,, he ran oft proudly to show them to mother and to brandleh them before th eyea of two admiring Utile glrla who lived next door. Father voice calling htm to come back, put away the tool, and a weep up the aawduat, fell upon deaf earn Juit aa Carl wa executing a splendid thruat at an Imaginary enemy, father appetred. He grabbed the boy by the collar and marched him off, aeylng, "Now. young man, either you'll clean up, or Ml keeD everything you mad, thl morning." Multnomah, Marion, Lane and comes next, approximately 500 almost a perfect balance between In urban population the total is population, slightly over 17,000. in Jackson County compared tp in Lane, 550 in Clackamas, 432 in interesting. They emphasize the than this district's natural re who live here, the high type of enjoys. ' to one of the main reasons why are suoh delightful places in Motor Cars? of the "accidents" in the United is placed at $3,250,000,000, ap this country of the World war. Stung by hta humiliation before an audience, the ohlld anawered hotly. "All right, keep them then. 1 dont want them." Then h daahed oft In the direction of hta room to cry furiously In aolltude. Discipline waa maintained, but waa tt worth Hf What waa gained? Literally nothing. Certainly Carl will b no more eager to clean up next time. Indeed, It la doubtful whether he will even go near a work bench for aome time to come, for the eight of It la eaeoclatfd with en tirely too painful a memory. Nothing waa gained, but a very great deal waa lost In good will, companlonebtllty. and affection be tween father and eon. Impulsive dleclpllne I likely to be expensive. A pitched battle be tween parent and child must alwaya be counted aa the parent'a failure. It show on hi , pan lack of Imagination, foresight, self-control and good Judgment. Kat Poisoned Hnrley. OAKLAND, Cel.. Sept. 8. (AP) A little girl and three boy, were poeelbly fatally polaoned yeeterday when they ewallowed polaoned bar ley intended to kill equlrrel. Personal Health Service By William Brady, M. D. Signed letters pertaining to personal diagnosis or trreatment will be answered by Dr. Brady If a stamped self add reused envelope Is enclosed Letters should be brief and written In Ink. Owing to the large number of letters received only a few can be answered here. So reply enn be made to queries not conforming to Instructions. ftuarrw ur nmittin tsrauy in care SHORT COURSE All along the Atlantic ooast from Maine to Texas the mosquito called "Aedes solllcltans" (sort of suggests the famous Ladles from Hell) breeds in brackish water and travels long die tances In pursuit of prey. In recent years this breed of mos- qulto has establish ed Itself Inland In some places, as In oil fields and about gas wells, where salt water Is brought to the surface. The common breed of mosquito In villages, ;owns and cities la "Culex.1 In the southern states another breed called "Stegomyla" Is common near habitations, but "Stegomyla" la squeamish and breeds only In fairly clean water, such as the rain barrel or open wells or cisterns. "Culex" Is not so particular, and will breed pro digiously In any convenient drain, dltoh or open sewer, even when clean er breeding places, such as old tin cans or bottles under the weeds, obstructed eaves, are available.- Of course all mosquitoes must have standing water or liquid to breed in, The water must stand, there for at least a week or ten days for one gen eration of mosquttoea to bloom. Also, of course, complacent old Ig noramuses still put up with the mos quito nuisance In the belief that the varmints breed in any shady spot In the deep grass or weeds. That Is not so. Unless there Is & pool or a little can of water under the weeds or grass, or perhaps a little pond, foun tain or brook with stagnant water, the keetera simply can't multiply or survive long. But before you consign your neigh, bor to the place where all bad neigh bors ought to go. for his Inconsider ate maintenance of the neighborhood mosquito nuisance from the open cis tern or fountain pool or rain barrel or bird bath in his yard, look well Into your own eave troughs and see that you are not growln' the varmints yourself. I speak with emotion about this, for I passed all one summer In a terrible passion over the open foun tain In my neighbor's yard, only to discover toward autumn that, I had been breeding my own in an eave trough blocked with dead leaves on the garage. I feel ashamed whenever I meet my neighbor now, after all the 111 luck I wished him. I dldnt know, but all along he kept some goldfish In his pool( and they take care of the tender young mosquito larvae or wlggletalls quite efficiently. If you have to have a pool or res ervoir of standing water near your abode, either stock It with goldfish or minnows (minnows preferably), or cover It with a screen to prevent ac cess of the female mosquitoes when they seek a place to deposit their eggs. or at regular Intervals spray upon the surface a thin film of crude oil or kerosene or old motor oil of any kind. Th oil film on the surface of the water smothers the wlggletalls, so they will never grow up Into adult mos quitoes. If people only knew It, the cost of screening homes In a community !s often muoh greater than would be the cost of an Intelligent campaign Sundown Stories THE RABBIT'S STORy. By Mary Graham Bonner. ' They had come back from riding through the sand storm, and now the Little Black Clock told them that if they went down to the end of the garden path that they would see a friend of his who waa expect ing them. "I'm not com ing with you as I have a good many things I must do," the Clock said. So John and Peggy followed the Little Black Clock's directions, and there, sitting up on her haunches, they saw a black and white rabbit. 'Oh, Bunny dear,' aald Peggy. "you are so adorable." The rabbit might have been fright ened, but the Little Black Clock hod already told her that the chil dren would be gentle and would not hurt her. and the rabbit was glad to be able to tell the children one or two things she hsd In her rabbit mind. John at once went off and found a very fine carrot from the vegetable patch In the garden, and Peggy found some clover which she knew the rabbit would like. The rabbit nibbled a bit of the clover, took a bite of the carrot and then put the rest aside to take home to her family. "They're back of a brier patch near by." . she said, and as she spoke, her nose wiggled and .her whiskers trembled but not with fear. "The Little Black Clock gave me this chance to talk to you," the rabbit continued, "and I do want to ask you to ask your friends not to go rabbit hunting or rabbit trap ping. If they kill us outright It Is not eo terrible; but. oh, how we dread those terrible traps. "And tell your friends that we are as gentle aa any creatures could be. We never to hunting. Tomorrow "Rabbit Continues Talklnc.1 health and hygiene, not to disease, me Man xnoune. IN 8KB ETE R0L007 to suppress the mosquito nuisance. Some forward looking communities now have an ordinance making It a misdemeanor to allow mosquitoes to breed on the premises. Any trained inspector from the health department can determine definitely by examina tion whether mosquitoes are breeding In a given place. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Breakfast Food Is Good Food. Please tell me whether (pro. prletery breakfast food) are pure and good for children. I have read In your colmn that some breakfast foods are not pure. Mrs. J. McK. W. Answer. This and all other so called breakfast foods now on the market are wholesome enough for children or adults, so far as I know. You misunderstood my allusion. I did not Imply that such foods are not pure or wholesome, but only that they are mainly carbohydrate food, and If breads and sugars and starchy vegetables or cereal- are taken, these ordinary Items provide plenty of car bohydrate. There Is no ground to fancy any such breakfast food more beneficial In any way than a slice of plain bread or a roll or wheatcakes would be. Bimbo Needs Banana. He Is 5 months old, breast fed, weighs lfl!4 pounds, but Is very con stipated. Doctor says he will be so till be starts eating. Doctor advised give him castor oil three times a day . . . Mrs. T. M. Answer. Save the castor oil for your hair, warts or airplane engine, and start the baby eating NOW. Start him eating banana. Darned If I'll repeat the directions this time the banana men have never sent me so much as & banana, at least not banana has ever reached me, for all the carloads I've marketed for 'em. But take a nice ripe one, with the pulp yellow, sweet and soft but not mushy, and give the baby a spoonful or two a day, Increase the ration every few few days, till he takes a whole ba nana every day at the age of eight months, and then show him to your doctor and tell the doctor I say he Is all wrong about castor oiling In fants for constipation. Fibroid Tumor, But What of It? Read In your column of a woman being cured of fibroid tumor by x-ray treatments. Dr. told me last De cember I have a fibroid about the size of. an egg, but he told me to go home and not worry about It until tt causes some trouble . . . Mrs. S. S. Answer. Good advice. Why look for trouble? If you do have any trouble, then your doctor will tell you about x-ray treatments. Such treatments do suffice In many cases, though x-ray treatments unusually, not always, render the woman sterile for an Indefinite time. Many women have fibroid tumors which never cause any serious trouble and should not cause any anxiety. Athlete's Wearing Supporters. Is tt necessary or advisable to wear supporter when engaged In such sports as swimming, tennis, rowing or handball? I used to wear one, but found them uncomfortable and lately have not bothered. M. S. Answer. No. It Is better to avoid artificial supports if one Is comfort able without. (Copyright John P, Dllle Co.) Communications Interested In Pear Pte. To the Editor: Certainly am very much Interested In the drive you have started on pear pte. eta. Thla certainly look like a very constructive move. The advertising plan for winter pears lncludee ft very thorough drive along thla line In other markets, and I want to keep posted on what you do In Medford as It will give us a very fine working basis. Very Truly Tours, PAO. PEAROROWERS' COUNCIL William H. Horsley, Secretary. Seattle, Wash, Sept. 1. ,, 1 BUHE FALLS BUTTE FALLS, Ore., Sept. 3 (Spl.) Mr. and Mrs. Whitney and three daughters moved Into the Mathew house last week. The three girl will be In high school. Henry Francis cut his leg last week and had stitches taken In It. He has to have tt operated on, due to Infec tion setting In. Mr. and Mrs, Frank Cory and daughter Frances are visiting Mrs. Cory's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bralnard. They are from Orovllle, Cal. Mrs. Frank Hoover and eon went to Eugene Tuesday morning. Frank will return aeon. Mrs. Harold HUdreth of Portland Is visiting relatives -here. Miss Elizabeth Slmsrvlll of Eugene I visiting relatlvea here. Mr. and Mra. Jim Jackson of Oak land. Cel., are expected her th last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson spent two days In Prospect this week. Hustlers club met at Mrs. John Clark' Thursday afternoon. They tied a quilt for Mra. Clark. Mrs. Glenn Prultt went to Medford Wednesday. Mlas Richards will board at J. B. Jackson. Ml Mitchell and Miss Severance will board with the Lar son. Don Smith went to Medford Tues day to have his hand treated for In fection. Mr. Atchison and family moved Into one of Charlie Edmondson'a house on Laurel street Tuesday. Mra. Rhea Hoover spent Saturday and Sunday at home. She 1 work ing In Chlloquin beauty hop. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Stmervlll will be here next week from Vallejo, Cal. Bob Coffman was Injured while working at th Wyeraauer camp mi BYSOPB1S: By posing as Ban orlfa F lore, and refuting a re ward for a ntoktaee aha said she had found, Juantta Baaara win social acceptance from the owner, Jtfrf. Belaiee. Thereby Jaeon u itt, who had stolen the necklace, uses his cigarette girt for his major thievery elans. WAe Kirk Btanard, Mrs. Belaise's grandson, takes her to the Comus ball, shs mingles uiith Nev) Orleans' elite. Rout different from Divitt's gam' bllng house, where Brio Ledbetter, vaifily trying to disoover her Iden tity, had torn away her veil and kitaed herl Juantta does not Jknoia that her chaperone, the Marqueaa Cabrera, and Divitt are ueing her to .uncover good places for robveriee, nor do the questions of Divitt's wife, Itolly, give her a hint of the scheme. ' Chapter 18 OABREAU'8 ERRAND WREN Gabrsau cams down tain, Conchlt was washing the dishes after a lata breakfaet, having waited on Molly and Divltt herself. "I tell dent yon are not well," she crooned. "I think they will not send you on errands mebba today." That suited Gabreau very well. He would not eat breakfast, but drank soma coffee. Then he went out Into Rondeau street, passing along Royal, entering the shop where he had taken the picture to be framed. Flerfe put down a cup of black coffee as Gabreau entered frct the narrow street But the dwarf, so intent upon bis errand, only nodded at the cheerful greeting from Pierre. Pierre had many things In his shop beside frames. There were old curved sofas and chairs, vases and lamps and clocks, bracelets and brooches and rings whose histories went back for centuries hundreds ot things that could be bought for a song. , Gabreau had paused before a case of old weapons, curious relics, some with corroded blades and gems in the hilts. Pierre came over to him, pointing out the beauties of an old scimitar. Its thin steel curve was Irides cent through the rust. Pierre's face reflected his enthusiasm over It but evidently Gabreau was not Interested. But Gabreau knew what he had come to buy the dirk with the smooth sharp blade and the handle that fitted snugly Into the hand. Pierre nodded, taking It from the case. "Tell yo' mistress," he said, " have anudder table like de lit' rose wood one she buy. I be pleaee' she come and see him." Gabreau took his parcel, flung down the price and went Out. "Now you be keerful, bebby!" Conchlta crooned that night. "You have not eat', you have not slip. You have not de streng' to go with Umberto. You mus' let him do de work. You let him tek de chances." Gabreau heard. Whet Conchlta had gone down stairs he removed the dirk from Its place behind the framed picture, and thrust It In his belt From the armolre he took an old black satchel, placed a wrapped parcel within It and went down the stair. He knew where Ledbetter lived In the great bachelor apartments. In the days before Molly had turned the dive into the Parlors he had carried certain parcels to this house, parcels similar to the one he car ried now. The bottles In this parcel were empty, but they would serve. The door man would no doubt re member him. People always remem bered him. Gabreau, arriving at the apart ments, was told that Mr. Ledbetter as not In. "He will he In IaterT" Gabreau said. The door man did not dispute this. He appeared to divine the nature ot Gabreau's errand, said to the ele vator boy, "Take this up and put 1 In Mr. Ledbetter's apartment" But Gabreau would not surrender his satchel. The door man signaled him to go up with It The elevator boy knocked at Led better's rooms, and presently un locked the door, switched on the light waiting while Gabreau went In and set a bottle on the table. "I've got tek one on de next' flo'," said Gabreau, his hand on the latch of the door. He himself turned off the light, closed the door. He came Into the hall. "I walk down," be said. The elevator bell was ringing, and the boy left him. Gabreau started up the stair, came down, walked back to Led better's door. It opened at his touch. He released the latch again, went In and closed the door, turned on the soft light of a single sconce. He had never seen such a place- Richness of walls and hangings, ot lamps and paintings, divan and deep chairs. Gabreau stole across the rugs, opened the doer upon a near Klamath rails. A log rolled over his leg, fracturing It. Bob is in the hospital now. J. Prank Carson spent Wednesday In Medford. Tom Collins visited friends here last week. He returned to Xvans creek Friday. 4 . REESE HEX REE8S CREEK. Ore, Sept. 3 (Special) Mrs. Lamb wa taken to a Medford hospital last week. It Is thought her tnjurlea received when In an auto accident ft tew week ago are quit serious. The state crew finished oiling the Crater Lake highway between Eagle Point and Trail August 39. Lewis Robertson and family of Medford visited Mr. and Mra. Ous Carlson August 30. Mr. W. X. Fulton ftsd father, Mr. bedroom with canopied bed and mirrored bath beyond. Opposite the bed hung a painting, Venus reclin ing amid velvet Gahr'sm could see the white body dlml). by the light from the adjoining room. Above It waa a shaded globe. Gabreau pressed a button. The light came on. Voluptuously beautiful, languor ous dark eyes. . . . Eyes a dark as those of his Madonna. . . . via this man think. . . . Had he bought this as be Gabreau had bought the Madonna? . . . Gabreau caught sight of himself In one of the mirrors. He twisted away from the livid reflection, start ing sharply at a sound from the hall. Quickly he turned off the sconce and the light above the picture. He waited In the dark of the bedroom while the big clock on the mantel struck ten. He had hoped that he would find Ledbetter at home and alone, that, seeing the satchel and thinking It content a gift Ledbetter would ad mit him and close the door. ... It had been too much to hope for. Things didn't happen that way with him Gabreau. But he could wait He was used to waiting. The sound died down the hall. Gabreau brought a chair Into the recess behind the door, and sat down. Ledbetter had gone to some festivity; he would be late now. Perhaps he would not be home tilll two or three o'clock. The thought made Gabreau ner vous. At eleven he began to pace the rooms. Once he lay down on the bed, but even In the dark he could see- the white outline of the recumbent Venus, feel her dark eyes. He went back to bis chair be hind the door. Two o'clock came. Three, Gabreau sat very still until the dawn began to gray the windows, to sift into tne room, till the street noises and the noises of the house told him that Ledbetter would not come. Fury greater than the fury that had brought him there possessed him. He began to flng open drawers ot the table, the bureau. But drawers that opened so easily did not Inter est him, and many ot these were empty. Others contained only ap parel, belongings so suggestive of their owner that Gabreau's rage In creased at sight of them. If he might And some locked drawer There was none. Apparently Led better possessed no treasures. No treasures except the things that were on the walls, about the rooms. Gabreau's eye fell on a Nubian danc ing girl In black marble, a slim Tanagra vase, . . . These were precious, he knew, but he Amid not take them away. He might smash them In little bits to strew the floor. The vase sat on a desk in the shad ows by the bed an old escritoire with drawers. Gabreau went over to It , The drawers were locked. Ga breau, laughed, drew a ring of keys from his pocket .There was none that fitted the lock, but Gabreau's hands were strong. A key turned relentlessly In his grip. The lock broke. . . . Papers. Nothing but pa pers in any ot the drawers. .Gabreau, In bis rage, threw the papers on the floor. He started. Something among the papers had fallen heavily. A carved sandal-wcod box that looked like a Jewel case. Men did not have Jewel cases so far a Gabreau had ob served, but he could believe any dis crepance ot Ledbetter. The box alBO was locked. Gabreau with a smile dropped It Into the satchel, put in the bottles with which he had come. His eye fell on the painting at the bed's toot the painting hr seemed to aee In the dark. He mounted a ohalr, drew the dirk from his belt He would slash the thing to ribbons. . . . Gabreau drew back his hand, a sound in his throat The flesh was too beautiful. The dark eyes looked at him. He pulled the chair away, took hi satchel. Quickly he went through the outer door and down the stair. Conchlta was awake and watch ing, for he was late. He made no reply to her eager murmur, but flung the bag Into the closet un dressed and got Into bed. It was not until later In the day, when she waa alone, that Conchlta got out the bag and opened It It contained empty bottles and a carved wooden box that had been opened and snapped together again Jaggedly, as If In fury. There were only some papers in the box, small Ivory-colored pa pers that she could not read. "Dat diaolo, Umberto," she growled. "He treat my Gabreau mo' wnss ever" time." (CetyritM, DU, Ms 6Y Ce.) Wing, . . , Ilka the gulls. Will Jusnita. too. ny away7 Kirk to. morrow is not sure ot her. Foster of Denver. Colo., motored to Creecent City August 27, returning by the old road through the big redwood. Herb Height Is Improving (lowly from an Infected bone In hi hand. Mrs. W. Mynot has been quite sick with intestinal flu. School win start September 7 at Reee Creek. Book are being fur nished by the state this year. Mr. and Mra. Jamea Orow of Los Angele, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grow.. They expect to return home by the Redwood highway. OLD MINING TOWN HAS BUSINESS AREA FIRE PLYMOUTH, Cal, Sept. 8. (A?) Six business bulldlnga were de stroyed, three others and several residences damaged, and three men lightly Injured when fire swept this old mining camp early today. Dam Lag wa estimated at a&O.OOQ. Flight o' Time (Medford and Jackson County History From the Flies of The Mall Tribune of 20 and 10 Yea.-, Ago.) TEN YEARS AGO TODAY September 3. 1021. (It Waa Saturday) Don Newbury la admitted to the Oregon bar, and will practice la thla city. Th aky 1s overcaat with cloud, but th chilly wind Is holding back the rain. Erio Wold's stolen auto 1 found near Edgewood. Calif. The Portland Telegram print ft picture of Attorney Frank P. Far rell of thla city, recently named bonue commission attorney. Free auto camp condition are called a "disgrace," la letter to editor. O. C. Lemmon, Horace Bromley, Raymond Fish and Buster Coleman go to Klamath Fall to defend the Medford tennle title. Rawle Moore and Robert W. Ruhl were unable to make the trip. Judge William Colvlg yesterday celebrated hi 77th birthday. Charles W. Palm announces that he will build ft modern one-atory business block at Main and Fir street,. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY September 3. 1911. (It was Sunday) Bartlett crop of valley near end, and consist of 38 cars. Harry L. Walther of Yreka, Calif, Is named general manager of the Rogue River Electric company and' will assume his duties at once. Th grand Jury. L. Nledermeyer. foreman, recommend that changea be made In the courthouse at Jack sonville to eliminate office conges tion. Peter Bozus, charged with the murder of Christ Spanos. la Indicted for attempting to bribe District At torney B. F. Mulkey. Mike Spanos, son ot the slain man, was to receive 3500 for agreeing to the plan. Bribers are trapped by the prosecutor. Bear creek bridge to undergo repairs for winter traffic. First fall meeting of the com mercial club offera pumpernickel and cheese as a epicurean dainty to lure the members to attend. KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Sept. 3. (AP) The Weyerhaeuser Timber company filed suit In circuit court here Friday seeking foreclosure of a mortgage against the Oshkosh Land and Timber company, of Wisconsin. Beautiful Women Love New Powder Beautiful women, admired for youth ful complexions, use MELLO-OLO, the new wonderful French process face powder. Purest and smoothest powder known. Stays on longer. No flaky or pasty look. No grime or grit. MELLO-OLO prevents large pores and never smarts or feels dry. Blends naturally with any complex ion. Demand Mello-glo. 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