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PAGE SIX MEDFORD' MXITJ TRIBUNE, rEDFORD, OBEGOX. MONDST, JULY 25, '1932. Seattle Reduces Employes Wages SEATT&, July S9. (AP Th new ordinance setting- up a 40-hour Ilve-dAy week for the majority ot city employee and providing pay cute vu signed today by Mayor John 7. Dore, and within a short time bantu ot the city announced they would, cash city salary warrant to be la sued on Monday. P. Gamblers Throw KTNOPSIS: A new brand at kidnaping is introduced by a mys terious gang, who abduct Nancy Wenttoorth, a popular musical eomedy star, Lueoi. a notorious gangster, ana tour wealthy bust nest men. Helatlves ot the kid naped persons are informed that they must pay ' board money" to insure the prisoners' sntsty. Jerry Calhoun, airplane pilot, who was totth h'anov when she was car ried away, his triend Bmory Bat tles and Stevens, a detective pick up the trail ot the gang when the money is collected and follow the kidnapers' hydroplane in their own airplane. The captives find themselves in some tropical place, tellers the uncertainly and heat undermine their nerves. The leader ot the gang, Ashwood. a cultured mar who is very lame, watches their strained emotions. Lueci and Haliory. a millionaire stock broker, in rivalry over Ncnrv, begin to quarrel. Incited bv Ash wood they start fighting what Nancy believes to be a "battle to the death." Chaptorl3 A FIGURE IN GANGDOM LTJCCI and Mallory went down In a reverberating crash, the (angster clinging to his adversary's throat Ilka a bull terrier to a bona. Mallory'a knees cama up In a ipaam ot pain. His face became mottled, his Jada green eyea pro truded like those ot a gargoyle. His hands heat Ineffectually against Luccl's rigid arms as the latter's thumbs pressed down Into bis wind pipe. Ills arms and legs began to green. Ebe was wrong. I knew It then, and I'm positive of It now. You are very beautiful, Miss Wentwortb." ' "Do you mean to tell me," she de manded, "that you picked out the wardrobe I found In my closet!" "I admit It wltb becoming blushes I tottered from one .end of Fifth avenue to another, simply over whelming the salespeople with my unerring taste." "What a strange person you are, Mr. Ashwood," she observed medi tatively. There was a halt-mocking light In bis eyes as be met ber somber gate. "How penetrating!" he mur mured. She flushed at ber own cllcfti. He did not push his advantage, but lay back In bis chair and resumed bis Indolent watch over sea and sky. "I can't Imagine the same man enjoying shopping for feminine ap parel one day and conducting a kid naping expedition the next." She was determined to draw blm out He Interested her, this frail man who looked and spoke like a schol arly sophisticate despite the obvi ous fact that be waa a desperate criminal. "Mr. LuccI tells me tbat you are one ot the greatest figures In gangdom." "Mr. LuccI Is too flattering," he LuccI and Mallory went down In a reverberating crash, the gangster clinging to his adversary's throat. Butter, rapid I r losing strength & th llftavtwlx sal ryn. ATfA hi. svs) a v lugj eat, it tan uguiuu Wis) , labored lungs. , ; TUen, suddenly, he became limp. Luod beld on, oblivious to alt the world except that Inhuman face be fore his eyes. "That's Annmrht" AahwnruVa vnlr-ii snapped through the silent room like a pistol shot. Luccl held on. The cripple hobbled across the floor with amaslng apeed. Hla face 1 still bore an expression of disinter anted enjoyment. A blue-black streak out a half circle through the air aa the butt of hla heavy auto matic crashed down on Luccl's head. Without a sigh or groan, the Intent, rgld figure alumped down Ilka bundle of old elothea tossed cross the Insensible form of his .iflMnr. Ashwood turned away negligently, whistled shrill, birdlike note and aid: "Put them to. bed." ' Fonr burly guards who had ma terialised out of nowhere at all picked up the two unconscious men and bore them from the room. Then, for the first time In her life, Nancy Wentwortb fainted. Tbe long porcb, under the caress ot faint morning trade wind, was almost endurable. Ashwood lounged In a deck chair, moklng cigarette and Idly gating over the turquoise water toward the tiny segment of horlton between two Islands to the westward. A copy ot "Soldiers of Fortune" lay open but forgotten on hla knees. If he noticed the quiet man on tbe beach tripod, he was not Interested. Nancy, very alluring In a simple dress ot brown organdy, appeared t the door. Her golden hair seemed to catch all the light In that shady corner ot the porrh. She saw Ash wood and hesitated. The cripple anapped out ot bis abstraction, rose with surprising grnce and bowed. "Good morning, Miss Wentworth. . There's a delightful broese. Won't you Join me?" She looked at him In frank curi osity, then took the chair be had Indicated. "I am simply bursting with con eelt," he said, casing himself Into his chair. "That organdy dress Is perfect. The arrogant saleslady tried to tell me 1 should bave chosen replied drily. "It la true, of course, that we both come under the gen erlo term of gangstors, hut there li something direct and forceful about One-shot's work that I could never hope to equal." Again tbat mocking gleam flashed from his vivid blue eyes. "I would be more sucessful In my chosen career," he continued com fortably, "If I could be more like th worthy One-shot, who Is downright, persevering and unimaginative, On of my little folblea Is that bootleg, glng, per to, does not stlmulatt me." He ottered her cigarette, then went on In dry almost pedantic tone. . "My own efforts, as you may have observed, run to more unusual things. This guest house of mine, (or Instance: yon must admit thai It otters marvellous opportunity tor profit, aa well aa most Intrigu ing laboratory for the study of hu man psychology. Where else mlghl oc have witnessed the elemental struggle which occurred last eve nlngT ."The effect ot the heat and the enforced propinquity, too, offers a study worthy ot much consideration. Five carofully aelected men and one woman. Out ot the lot only you and Mr.- Hamilton appear to have with stood the strain without cracking. And I have my doubts about Mr. Hamilton." Ashwood produced gold and platinum cigarette case and care fully aelorted another cigarette. "But why," demanded Nancy, "did you nick me out aa one ot your sub jects f I'm not at all wealthy. There must be hundreds and bundreda of women who could pay you more than I. If you have already collected $600,000 from our folks, my share would have been S100.000. And If mother has paid you that. It haa used up every cent I have In the world and more." "My dear Miss Wentworthl" Ash wood's sardonic voice waa shocked. "You don't think I am making you pay your own board bill, 1 hope?" "Who Is paying it then!" (Copyright, DM Press) "How sbout the two ef us hook ing upT" Lucol proposes to Ashwood tomorrow. Ashwood sets tht first threat to his kidnsplng prolsct. FIRMS ARE SOUND PORTLAND, Ore, July 80. (AP) Figure released here today by R. A. Schramm, president of the Oregon League of Savlntrs and Loan and sec retary ot the Equitable Saving and Loan association of Portland, said 33 savings and loan association oper ating In Oregon paid dividends of more than 11,000,000 to shareholders during the 13 months ending June so. "The record I a high testimonial to the method of operation of the savings and loan association of Ore gon and proves the soundness ot in vestment in homes," he said. Bly. -Oeneral Improvement made i Lttl V!M yorlu, . DONAUGH LEADS PORTLAND, Ore, July 38. (API Carl C. Donaugh waa re-elected chairman of the Democratic state committee at a harmonious organisa tion meeting here Saturday. Thirty-three of the 90 countle In the stat were represented. Twenty two state committeemen appeared In person end It had proxies. Jack Svimmervtlla we re-elected secretary: Mrs, Rosemary Schenck, of Lincoln county, Mrs. Nannie Wood Honeyman, of Portland, and Prank Armltage. ot Lane county, were elect ed vice-chairman. Heppner Plans being made open swlnuulnf pool here, to EUGENE, Or. July 35. (AP) Or ganization of a permanent Oregon building congress wss effected here Saturday at a meeting of representa tives of building congresses In va- rious cities of the state. The organ! ration 1 an outgrowth of the build ing congress organized In Portland 13 years ago. Control of the new organization was vested In a b:-ard of presidents. Tbe following committee ws named to prepare a constitution: J. O. Bailey, C, C, Weldeman, and P. K Murphy, all of Portland; Prank Marshall, Sa lem. E. M. Drew, of Eu;ene, was elected temporary president. Permanent of ficers will be elected at a meeting to be called by Drew: - SHARE $2,001,740 Portland. Robin, Hood Inn, East 33rd and Broadway, being remodeled. WASHINGTON, JtL 5. (AP) Secretary Hyde today announced ap portionment to the states of the $120,000,000 provided under the ro ller bill tor federal aid highway work. , These funds may be used by states In place of state money to match thtlr regular federal aid contribu tions. Among the allotments made are the following: California, M, 667,186; Idaho, $1,600,913; Montana, 2.635.071: Nevada, 1,575,756; Oregon. 2,001,740; Washington, 1,020.470. Deaf Man Killed By Bandit Bullets LOS ANGELES, July 35. (AP) Deaf and unable to hear a command of "Stick 'em up." W. J. Ktrkpat rlck, 70, a visitor to the Olympic Games, waa shot and killed today when five robber held up a Jewelry tor near Vermont and Wllshlre boulevard and escaped with gems valued at as.ooo. . Dairy Contract Held Violated HIIaLSBORO, Ore., July 25. ( AP) Seeking an Injunction to restrain David Storey of Forest Grove from selling his milk to a Vetsch St Sons creamery of Portland, the Dairy Co operative association today filed suit against Storey, J. H. Stiles, W. P. Rollins and Vetsch Ss Sons. Roseburg. New equipment Install ed In recently remodeled Grand car. TAILSPIN TOMMY Only Room For Two! By GLENN CHAFFIM and UAL FORBESX JsT90AIA1Y AMD JS78 MV A Tl B0T7VY OF DEATH CWYOV, A BUiLET IOOUASD A S SOilt0P VZ OWJS SSMKEAt tJPAtfO &?tSD by r aeAcc- cf or Tie AfAL PjtAMeT TO VfS& TA7 IT WAS Aor VffOST TAT ATTicreD h9, 7VSV FXATeTG OQ9 I DON'T LIKE TH' - DfA OF YOU CHASIN .THEft BANDITS without me 1 j SQW 60IN' TO TRY HE'S IN A BAD WAY.' 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