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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKI), OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1933. Outrageous Fortune SYSOPS1S: Carotin I I leave her coutin, Jim Randal, hid ing in Hal Plaot, hi boyhood home, uhil the got to London to look up tieeta Riddell't marriage record. Keeta eaye Jim I her hue band, that he etole the famou Van Berg emerald, and ehot B Inter Van Berg, Jim' memory is gone, feral tor liaehe from the paet. One thing he recall i drinking with Van Berg; now Caroline Irarn from a woman on the tram that the police are taking finger printa from the glae. Caroline follow the woman from th train, and learn Van Berg kept a book containing ail hi friend' finger print. But, eaye Mr. Rodger, on page wat torn out. Chapter IT DIRK TRUTH X IKS. RODGERS watched Caro lina tarn awar and begin to go dowa the hllL Then ehe took a step towards the itlle, but almost In the Bet of taking It aha swung about like a boat when the current catches It She called, "Mtaa Caroline! Miss Caroline! And Carolina came back. She didn't want to ooma back, but aha came. "I mustn't raise mf train," ahe aald. "There's time," said Mrs. Rodger, and took her by the aleera. Caroline turned cold with dread ot what she was going to hear. "Mies Caroline " said Mrs. Rod' gers. Caroline's eyes besought her. "My dear, you'd best know and ha' done with It, That torn out page ' "Oh, no!" said Caroline. "No!" "You'd best know It, my dear. Mrs. Henry'a no 'Inter, and It's what he seen with her own eyes. She took pertlckler notice, because there wasn't no name signed on that pajre." "No name?" "No name, my dear nothing but the Anger-prints and two great big initials getting on (or a couple of Inchea high. She took pertlckler 'notice, and when tha book was found pushed down behind the book- ease like I told you, aha took a look at It, and that there Identical page was gone. I a'pose I didn't ought to tell you what the Initials was, but what'a the good of baking tha bread if you don't take It out of the oven!" Caroline tried to pull her aleere away, but she couldn't speak. Mrs. Rodgers' roice boomed In her ears. "Mra. Henry won't talk unless ahe's asked, and It's not for ma to say whether she'll be asked or no, tut If so be she Is, ahe'a bound to tell the truth not that ahe or any one else around these parts 'ud want .to get a young gentleman-that was well Ukod, and his family respected, into trouble. "But there' a name that 'as been mentioned, and Mrs. Henry's own nephew Willi Bowman, that's been his caddy at golf many and many a time afore ha went off to foreign parts Willie seen him In the drive getting on for midnight, and hasn't told no one, only his aunt and me. " 'And what were you doing, WU dle?' she aays, and ot course he ladn't got a word to lay, ah know ing same as everyone else that he's carrying on with that nighty piece, Gladys Garrett, down at the Cricket. ' er's Arms." Carolina's head swam. Through a Jumbled whirl ot Irrelevant anecdote something horrible advanced upon her. She wanted to run away, but ahe couldn't Mrs. Rodgers dropped her voice to 'a penetrating whisper. "It waa Mr. Jim Randal as Willie ,een and the Initials on the tore lout page waa J. R." Caroline'a mouth made a Bound less "Oh I" There was no sound, be cause she did not seem to hare any tjroath. She pulled away from- Mra. Rodgers and ran down the hill, as If by running she could get away from Jlm'a name. THE clock of St Mary Magda- lene's church struck half-past twelve aa Carolina turned Into Grove Road. The things that Mrs. Rodger bad told her were all locked away la a dark secret cup board at the back of her mind. She wasn't going to let herself look at them or think about them until she and Jim could look at them together. What she had got to do now was to be sensible and practical and businesslike. She bad to prove from the entry In the register that It wasn't Jim who had married that horrible Ncsta woman on July S6th. It stood to reason that It wasn't Jim, but she had got (o prove It Well, one glance at the register would do that bocause she would know Jim's writing anywhere, and aha was quite sura that tha entry wouldn't b in Jim' writing. Pcappooae Asks Pork SALEM, Oct. 33. (AP The Scap poose drainage district in Columbia oounty today filed completed applica tions for the federal loan of I3J0, 000 which It la seeking from the Reconstruction finance corporal Id n. NOW IS THE TO BUY She found th offlc quite easily. Aa elderly clerk Inquired her busi ness. He had a pale plump face, and reminded her of one of those Hah which flap slowly to and fro be hind th plat glass ot an aquarium, The light In the offlc waa almost as opaque as water, and ha had th pal unwinking star ot a fish. He bad a vole that matched, high and weak. "Fleas may I sea an entry In th register? It' a marriage on th twenty-fifth of July." "Laatr Caroline did not take bis meaning.; She looked at him with bewildered eyes. "Pleas may I sea th register of, marriages for th twenty-fifth of July?" "Last July?" "Yes oh yea." 1 She stood and waited. She wasn't! afraid; she kept insisting on thati There was nothing to be afraid' about there couldn't be. She was1 going to see Jim Rid dell's signa ture, and It would be the signature of a atranger. There wasn't th very slightest possible doubt about that She aaw the clerk turn the page ot the register big, stiff page thick with the names ot men and women who had gone adventuring Into mar riage through this drab back door. Perhaps If you loved someon very much, you wouldn't notice the lino leum and the smell of disinfectant ' "Here you are," aald the clerk In hla high weak voice. He stood aside and pointed at the left-hand page of the open book. Caroline, a little dazed, looked down at the names. She saw Nesta'a name first "Nosta Williams, spin ster." And then "James Rlddell, bachelor." It wasn't Jlm'a writing of course It wasn't What odd writ ing it was like a child's. No, it wasn't A child wrote round hand. This was more like shaky print She looked up with a puzzled frown. "What funny writing!" "What?" eald tha clerk. "Oh, that J Written with his left hand, that waa, on account ot having hla right arm in a sling motor-bicycle accident I think he said." CAROLINE'S heart Jumped; she dldn'tqulteknowwhy.Jimhadn't got his arm in a sling. Jim hadn't had- an accident Jim hadn't writ ten that signature. Why didn't ahe feel all happy and triumphant? Why didn't she even feel relief? Why did she feel a It there was something horrid just round the next comer? Tha clerk waa speaking, and she tried to give him her attention. "If you want a oertlfled copy. It will be Are shillings." Carolina flamed. A cony ot this abominable llel She made her voice gentle and polite with a terrible ef fort ' "No, thank you." Th flame died down. She felt businesslike and rather tired. Jim Rlddell's address was given aa 14 Saracen Row. Neata Williams' as S Grove Road. His father's nam waa James Rlddell too: her father's nam was Thomas Williams. She wrote down both the addresses and asked to be directed to Saracen Row. "Third to the left, second to the right, and third to the left again," said the clerk. Caroline turned back at the door. "Do you remember this Mr. Rld dell could you describe him?" The clerk's pale, prominent eyes looked at her without Intelligence. "He had his arm In a sling." "Oh, can't you tell ma what ha looked like?" Why," aald the clerk, "we get them coming In all day. I shouldn't remember about his arm It It wasn't for the writing aald he'd never signed his name with hla left hand before, and you can see what aa awkward Job he mad ot It If It wasn't for that I wouldn't remember him." "You cant remember at alt Not whether he was dark or fair, or short or tall?" No, miss, I can't and you might take that to mean that there wasn't anything very much to remember.. You take my meaning? I might har remembered red hair, or a squint or handy legs, or anything over air foot or under five, so you may tak' It he waa Just on of th average lot and as I said before, they keep on coming in. What with births, mar rlages and deaths, they keep coming In all day, and after a bit yon stop taking notice." Caroline went out feeling very much discouraged. (Copyright. IIJ1, J. B. llppineott Co.) Tomorrow, OsreHne ohoofce Nflta's part. Five copies were mailed to Washing ton, while one was filed with C. . strlcklin. secretary of the reclama tion commission. TIME 3t KViT- 1 J I . r-r- ; l s EVERYWHERE L Scouts Report Repeat Sure Before December Ban For Saloon Held Impera tive Promise Recalled. Br BYRON PRICE Chief of Bureau, the Associated Preu, Washington Among tha memoranda, awaiting President Rooaevelfa attention, once he gets a moment from the dizzy activities of economic reconstruc tion, la one asking an old, old ques tion: "What about liquor control?" Administration scouts reported a long time back that repeal of prohi bition would be completed by De cember. Mora Imminent problems, however, shouldered temporarily out S'MATTER POP- TAILSPIN TOMMY ST' o'ctoc; sw rue Araewstz ArV UOJtO mon 5eeuwar amd TTve au rw- v&e v jmeee-poiNT AT r1&VG7-! ... 4t T01S V T-iVdT itTArerf axj vor rxvoAAStcr "-eve rt WAA au owe? &AViS "eUsr TMtlOLKH " WITHOUT A1tSM4 OK TA lOSS Or WteX AM) OAoeorvtT j Areo as ovi or rt ocsi WtTAW tiitTATYcTAS. rzytTGiS- v ryr-cT e9LfVtTSS ' . v : y"jT7 7 TA1cT CRAW. ' S TV'V- Tf fP- fMtUL- f Tovfc. 1 N 1"TtU15ome.Y I MAvnt so- N I y sLk (Oopyrlgh'. 1P3. by The Bell Syndicate, Ine.yjj fcr --ofi BOUND TO WIN The Strange Request STL ' YOU'RE DARN I I READ VT 'W IT lSr-T VERT LONK3--1 A ?UTE OF ROOMS HAS BEEnT!! SREATLV ASSIsWreN1 tuerp' A HSttfSFN'HR,CHT l6'JwO OUT MTSAVS."DeARBes, RESERVED rWVOUATTHE 11 youRuScue I TRICK IN P.T S ,'V Mr?- I LOUD, f A3 SOON AS POSSIBLE HERBSNNOPG HOTEUVaKID VTVsm.1. 1 COLOeiZ A UNCLE NATS IN li JVJv. f P5kVQStr,SJ , BE M AFTER Re AOING THIS BE ALU RGMT FOR70U TO BRING NATHANIEL- EliROPE' I vNey? NOW THEN, LET'S ! Ww NOT&WIlCvouPLEASE BRIARCOME PREPARED TO BE SS8 BARNES-" W, CwoiTldN'T iSSRS-lls. SHATHEJ TMj MP! Sf IErrlC2SP t-r ABSENT FROM THE FARM TOR PLEASE OESTWOYl 5H STIR OFF J Ix'W-JMX e AYS I -T1 1 S3 Sof MONET AND GO AT JT SEVERAL MONTHS, AT LEAST BV W THIS NOTE AS I fmlhSZ THIS jjl j BRINGING UP FATHER ! By George McManus !TS ATELEGRfM 'ROM HORRYVOU ) I UPOO-& IP HE5 A 'bLOW M HE WUZ s: N S V I HELLO -1 OU OM. Ht COMING . - MOWMBET WELL LET Mt WHEN HE WENT AW HE AaVC i ' PAW-DAW1 i FROM COLLSOi TODAV ( HIM AT THE CARRV HI3 PROBABLY MlStEO THE ) ; " I LT iLJ " t wonder if wa Got if he Did statiom- grp- L train- ,, , l-IT -ST -P A DIPLOMA"? . J HE STOLE L V , j-- jl I T J-k L 1 (L a A ll " I II I i-r. I (" U rr, , - '. -IP P' 'r I I - .1 ! l Z: r-S- I . H I I of consideration the question of what should follow repeal. Now the presi dent la coming under Increasing pres sure to make some decisions. Should the old Internal revenue met hods of dealing with a licensed liquor traffic be continued or should congress be asked to pass new legis lation Immediately It la convened In January? Many changes are sug gested. And what about the saloon? At Its Chicago convention the Demo cratic party rather ' suggested that waa a matter for the states, but It also declared that states should take action against a return of tha old order. Mr. Roosevelt la the leader of the party making that declaration, and he will be urged from many direc tions to make an immediate appeal for fulfillment of the platform. The more administration officials examine the subject the plainer It becomes that a significant new phase of struggle over the liquor problem is just ahead and that the contro versy will be packed with political dynamite. Lucky Coincidence General Johnson's recent Illness waa real rather than doplomatlc, al though by coincidence It had Its diplomatic aspect. His absence flat tened out NRA activities so com pletely that for the first time in weeks news waa scarce. That fitted Searching For The iNcumeo to BEueve f feel anv i-JaL 7j,Z-,Z "vZZZcrZ ' 3 V s ?K ZZZ? ,'"r eAfV ? J In exactly with administration Ideas of shifting the spotlight tor the mo ment to Mr. Roosevelt's credit expan sion activities. There Is a very good reason why officials close to the White House have given away no secrets about the president's currency reforn plana. They Just don't know. In every con ference Mr. Roosevelt has been full of questions, but this la one subject on which he has kept hla opinion al most entirely to himself. Take Your Choice Republican close harmony aa re corded In one day's headlines: For mer Senate Leader Watson urges Re publicans to oppose Roosevelt poli cies. Former War Secretary Hurley urges Republicans to support the NRA. Present Senate Leader McNary urges Republicans to keep quiet and watch and wait. Not all the worries about party solidarity are on the Republican side. Administration offlcala grow very serious when they contemplate the currency debate which seems Inevi table at the January session of con gress. Will It be humanly possible to draw up a policy that will go far enough to satisfy Senator Elmer Thomas and not too far to satisfy Senator Carter Glass? Comparing Views One thing to be remembered about By C. M. PAYNE 7"J mow TJe. Missing Mail Plane! uesswork in Tribune A. B. C. Circulation the New York mayoralty attustlon: Tammany is Interested primarily In city politics, secondly In New York state politics. Administration poli ticians are interested primarily In national politics, secondarily In atate politics. It is at Albany that these two interests overlap, and It Is to ward state control that the ejes of Washington will be directed If and when Washington openly Intervenes. GOLD PURCHASE E (By the Associated Press.) The announcement of President Roosevelt that the United Stages would go Into the market for the purchase of gold was Interpreted In some foreign capitals aa an Indica tion that America had decided upon stabilization on a sound money basis. League of Nations circles viewed it as a move toward a stabilized cur rency, some of them commenting that a rise In prices would make the pay ment of fixed charges easier. Paris observers saw a virtual sta bilization In the plan, one of them describing It as a rejection of Infla tion with "an inflationary bubble broken." FIGHTING SPIRIT OPPONENTS 60 THR0l)6H fW 10 VflRD 6RIH STOPS To REMOVE MUD CWEFUUt' FROM CLEATS I I0-X$ (Copyright, 1933, hy The eiovAs UMJ.IAMS Their seventh annual benefit dance baa been announced by the 4-L local of the Owen-Oregon Lumber 8alea company, for Thursday night of this week, and arrangements are being made for a festive affair, The dance will be held at the Arm ory and money realized will be added to the regular relief fund of the com pany, which has been In operation for many years. Music for dancing will be played by the Lumberjacks' slx-plece orches tra. Dancing will begin at 8:30 and will continue until the crowd Is ready V stop. This benefit dance has become one anticipated each year by dance fans, who are sure of another big evening of fun, which will at the same time enable them to aid a self-supporting relief project. 1 Addition of 2.000 acres to the hop acreage of Oregon provided a market for more than 12,000 trellis poles. 6R5 fo FEET AND TEAM To COME 0M AND SHOW A IffilE Fight SETTLES HEAD-6UARD BEUIGERENTIV GIVES fROOSERS A , WARLIKE Hntrl SETS IN PLACE, AIL-., TiME OUT, AND 60E& 0VERTD BUCKET". TAKES A PRINK, DOUSING REST 0FTIPPER OVER FACE Bell gyndicatt, Inc.) FORESTER CHIEF FALLS 10 DEATH WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. () Major R. Y. Stuart, chief forester of the natHmal forest service, fell to his death early today from a window on the seventh floor of the downtown building housing national headquar ters of the service. Stuart was 60 years old. He was born in Cumberland county. Pa., and was a graduate of both Dickinson col lege and Yale. With the exception of two years In France with the A. B. P., he spent his majority in the forest service. He was cited by General Pershing for his wax service. An inquest is to be held into his death. His body was found about 7 o'clock, apparently shortly after he fell. 4 Montana's "tax moratorium" law, enacted by the 1933 legislative as sembly, was declared unconstitu tional by the state supreme court. Montana farmers have been warn ed that unless extensive grasshop per control is practiced there will be a serious Infestation in 1034. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS IN TiflCE SUMS UPTbUNE with clenched 515 and scowling Fiercely forR HIS PLACE IN LINE AND SHOUTS AN INSPIR ITING " J.EfS SO!" 0?- FONENfS COME Tf)R006H tor. 10 ymid sain. And 50 on By GLENN CHAKHN and UAL FOKKESI By EDWIN ALGER