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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.
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