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MEDFORDMAIL TRIBUXE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1933.
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QUESTION BEFORE
Program Which Will Not
Hurt Southern States Is
Asked by S. Carolina Mas
ter Action Next Week
BOISE, Ida., Nov. 17. The Na
tional Orange wae called upon today
to endorse an acreage reduction pro
gram that would not throw an unfair
burden upon southern atatee.
The resolution was Introduced by
D. B. Anderson, state master of South
Carolina, who declared for a reduction
of acreage as suggested by National
Master Louis J. Taber in his annual
address yesterday. Anderson tagged
It with a request, however, that
take Into consideration the fact thftt
southern states already had. reduced
their cotton acreage and urged that
any blanket acreage curtailment not
taking note of this would work
hardship on cotton growers.
Wants Fair Program.
A part of his resolution specified
that whatever system of acreage re
ductlon was adopted should make
provision that land taken from pro'
ductlon In one commodity should not
- be permitted to go again Into pr
ductlon of other commodities to the
, extent of causing additional distress.
Action on the resolutions, Master
Taber said, likely will not come be
fore the first of next week. He ex
pected a. series of other resolutions
: to come In bearing on what he con
sidered the "three vital matters be-
' fore the Orange and the country.1
These he listed as money, rural
credit and agricultural adjustment,
In his own address yesterday Taber
urged expansion of the currency,
call It reflation." he said.
Lower Interest Aim.
He declared lower interest will be
- demanded by the Orange If It follows
previous actions, and described this
as essential to agricultural recovery.
He considered It unlikely any specific
rate of Interest will be suggested,
Agricultural adjustment matters
are "still In a nebulous state," he
said, as far as Orange action on them
la concerned.
' "The Orange demands that control
of agriculture come back to com'
modlty cooperatives rather man
left in the hands of bureaucratic
authority," he said. Methods for
bringing this about, he said, have not
yet been suggested In resolutions.
Advised or tne appointment
Bosses Liquidation
iff - in
Henry Morgenthau as head of the
treasury, Master Taber sent a tele
aram to President Roosevelt congrat-
vulating him on his selection. "The
appointment," Taber said, "seems to
meet the approval of the delegate
; body."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. P) The
NRA hopes next month to prove or
disprove oft-heard assertions that
profiteering merchants and manufac
turers are gouging the public.
Public hearings on the question
will start December 13 with only the
Industries under NBA codes subject
ed to scrutiny. At these hearings,
the NRA announced, any person may
aubmlt charges that he or she paid
more than Increased costs Justified.
Those complained against also may
be heard. Those desiring to appear
personally must notify Deputy Ad
ministrator Arthur D. Whits I de by
December 2.
iHlfras
8ALEM, Ore., Not. IT (AP) Oc
tober Totalities on the hlghwaya
mounted to 37, exceeding the Octo
ber of lut year by eight deatha, the
secretary of stet announced here
today. The year'e total fatalities up
to November stood at 10B, 10 more
than at the aame time last year.
Total accident for the month
were 1008 compared to 1398 a year
ago, but the year's number of acci
dents as well as Injuries from auto
mobile accidents decreased. Total
for the year stood at 18.647, while
lnjurlee, augmented by 388 In Octo
ber, mounted to 8334.
AT FREE METHODIST
Bvangellstlo services besn last
evening In the Free Methodist church,
with Bev. Harry Black, the "Newsboy
Kvainteltat," In charge.
The new church la enclosed and
comfortably heated and seated.
PAY
FEE
8ALEM. Ore., Nov. 17. ( AP) Pri
vate passenger car receipts led In
motor vehicle registration fees col
lected July 1 to October 81, the sec
retary of state's office reported to
day Total receipts were 81.808.648 73:
private passenger cars 81.038.380,
trucks asaa 9t . renewsl of oper
ators' licenses 8183.050, rrgulsr op
eratore' trn 818,338, and chauffeur's
licensee $12,438.
C. B. Merrlam, a director of the
Reconstruction Finance corpora
tion, waa appointed to head the
newly created deposit liquidation
board. Intended to release millions
of frozen assets In closed banks.
(Associated Preaa Photo)
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PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 17. (AP)
More than 13,000 men have been re
turned to work In the west coast
lumber lndutry at Increased wages
since the lumber code authority al
located restricted operating time
among 348 mills, It waa aald here
today by E. A. Belfrldge. assistant
deputy administrator.
The 12,000 men have been added.
he said, despite the fact that two-
shift mills have been restricted to
one shift.
"Restricting theee mills to one
shift was necessary," Selfrldgo said,
In order that the code authority
carry out the request of the admin
istration to spread the maximum
number of operating hours among
the greatest number of mills over
the widest area.
"It would-be unfair to allow long
er operating houra to one locality,
ana so curtail operation and em
ployment In another locality."
Commenting on the auit filed this
Week In federa: court by the Wil
lamette Valley Lumber company of
uauas to oDtain an Inunction re
straining the lumber code authority
iram eruorclng production restric
tions, 8elf ridge said: "The renpany
naa lull latitude to oper. te two
shifts If In the aggregate Its pro
duction of lumber does not exceed
the equivalent of 30 .hours In actual
operating time per week."
WILL BE DESCENDANT
OF
AS DOLUR DROPS
NEW YORK, Nov. 17. (AP) For
elgners are converting dollar Invest'
ments Into dollar goods, according to
International bankers.
In other words, holders of Ameri
can liberty bonds In Paris, as they
see the dollar go down, sell their
bonds and buy American automo
biles, or American machinery.
The American holder of a liberty
bond Is not much concerned about
the declining dollar In the foreign
exchange market, since the fixed In
terest he receives will buy about as
much here as It would before.
The holder in Paris, however, who
holds, for Instance, a four per cent
American bond of 91000 par value.
will get a 920 aeml-annual Interest
payment which is worth only little
more than 300 French francs, against
trifle over 400 French francs a few
months ago, when the dollar was at
par.
That hurts. So foreign holders of
gilt-edged American bonds have been
selling them. This has been one of
the depressing factors In the bond
market In the past few days.
On the other hand, some exporters
are beginning to note an Increased
demand for American gooda from
abroad. While the confusion In the
foreign exchange markets makes It
difficult to do business, they say that
the dollar has fallen to such levels
that dollar prices of goods are becom
lng bargain prices to Europeans.
4
IED
PAINT, CHARGE
PORTLAND. Nov. 17. (IP)- charge
of first degree murder was today filed
against Mrs. A. Henrietta Vollbrecht.
who nursed Herman Herbers, 73. the
last few days before his death, Octo
ber 38, In a Vancouver, Wash., ho.
pltal.
The complaint, algned by a son of
Herbers, charges that Mrs. Vollbrecht.
also known aa Henrietta Ayers, "of
deliberate and premeditated malice
did kill Herman Herbera by admin
istering to him poison." The date
of the slleged defense was given
October 14.
A search for the accused woman
was undertaken Immediately.
At the Inqueat physicians said Her
bera, who waa considered wealthy
died of an ulcerated Intestine pro
duced by some chemical sgent.
,
In
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 17. (AP)
When Miss Leila c. McKay breaks a
bottle of champagne against the steel
stem of the 10.000-ton cruiser "As
toria" at Puget Sound navy yard De
cember 18, the foundera of the city
of Astoria win act through her.
Miss McKay Is a great-granddaugh'
ter of Alexander McKay, partner or
John Jacob Astor, In his attempt to
round a great fur empire In the Pa.
clflo northwest.
Alexander McKay went to Astoria
1811 aboard the ship Tonquln
wnicn carriea the Astor psrty that
rounded the post. McKay left hie
18-year-old son, Thomss, at Astoria
while he proceeded north to Nootka
sound In the Tonquln. He waa killed
when the ship waa blown up In an
attack by the savage Indiana of the
sound region.
Thomas McKay, Miss McKay's
grsndfather, served the post at As
toria until It waa aelaed by the
British In tha war of 1813. He then
entered the service of Hudson's Bay
Pill" rnmn.nv
Miss McKay, who today received
word of her appointment by the sec
retary of the navy to christen the
ship, was born at The Dalles. Her
father waa Dr. William Cameron Mc
Kay. The family moved to Pendleton,
and Mis McKay came to Portland
about 30 years sgo.
a
Presbyterians at
Phoenix Host For
Grangers Sunday
Ladles Aid met In the church par.
lore Thursday to discuss plana for
entertaining the Crater Lake chris
tian Erieavor convention December 1,
and 8.
Sunday, November 10, Is Orange
day at the church. All Grangers
are requested to meet at the Orange
Hall at 10:30 and go to the church
body. Sermon topic will be
Fidelity to Every Worthy Purpose."
At the close of the morning service
mere win be basket dinner In
t,he church dining room for every
one. Each family Is requested to
bring a basket dinner and table ser
vice. A program U being plsnned
for the afternoon by Mrs. Elva Caa-
Orange lecturer. Thle will in-
hide several violin numbers, ouartet
numbers, a welcome by Henry W
Frame of the church session, a re
sponse by O. C. Msust. master of ths
Orange, and community singing led
by Vsughn Qackenbush.
Pendleton Voting
PENDLETON. Ore, Nov. 18 (AP)
Pendleton voters were today ballot
ing on a bond Issue of 8300.000, to
used for constructing a lunlor
high school building should a fed
eral grant and loan be secured for
construction purposes.
SALEM. Ore.. Nov. 17. (AP) Op
position to dlsbandment of the Sa
lem American Legion drum corps,
once national champion., was voted
by the American War Mothers of
Oregon at their annual convention,
It waa learned here last night.
Mrs. Daniel T. Penney of Portland,
state, president of the wsr mothers,
pleaded In a letter to Capital post
that the corps be kept active ni
"an Inspiration to this state." Be.
fore leaving for the national con.
ventlon the corpa announced It
would disband when It returned,
However, It still retains its Identity
FORBIDDEN VALLEY
Chapter 1
KOSALIE AGAIN
HE! hotel man
glancedup,
a mo-the
weather
bronzed iin
beside the reg
istry desk, then
suddenly recog
nized him.
"Why, how
d'you do, Mr.
Tennyson! 1 didn't know you at flrat,
you've changed so. Glad to have you
with us again, air."
His tone Implied that a man who
had been down In the far North hunt
ing wolves by plane over the snow
wastes of the Great Barrens, was
lucky to be back In Edmonton alive.
"Mr. Dosplalnes Is with you, I
suppose. Would you like something
nice, a tbree-rcom suite?"
"Make It one room," Curt bade,
for he had less than fifty dollars and
his partner had nothing. He signed
for himself and Smash Desplalnea.
"By the way, Lacelle, will you ask
the desk clerk to phone around to
the other hotels and find out where
A. K. Murlln Is staying? Superin
tendent .Marlin of the Mounted
face almost aa dark aa an Indian's.
There waa a quiet power about him
which set him off from other adven
turers of the North who occasionally
appeared In the capital for a day or
two. They were usually breezy, ro
bust, likable; he was poker-faced
and silent, with an air of cold aloof
ness that repelled people.
UPSTAIRS In but room, Curt
glanced out the window Into the
hotel court where the golden June
sun lay like a benediction over the
flower beds and promenade; and be
marveled at the contrast between
his world of today and bis world
of yesterday.
Today an elite botel, snowy linen,
a gleaming bath, servitors at the
push of a button: while yesterday
at that same hour be and Smash and
Paul St. Clair bad been frying a
whiteflsb for breakfast on the lone
ly muddy shore of Great Slave Lake!
After hie year of absence he had
looked forward eagerly to visiting
the city again, but now that he
actually waa back he felt disap
pointed. The city Jarred on him.
That savage beautiful land, with
Ha mountains and blue lakea and
foot-loose freedom, had become his
home, and It drew him back like the
arms of a loved one. After his harsh
years abroad and his seven un-
i m rm almost afraid of you.
You re like a breath right out ot the
North!"
"And you" he held her off at
arm's length and surveyed her
"you re looking sweeter than ever,
Rosalie. And still hitting off the old
fast pace, I see."
He gestured at thedlsordered room
which apoke of her return from
some party late last night her cape
and dancing pumps flung one way,
a corsage of red rosebuds on the
floor, ber silk frock lying where she
bad stepped out of It. "Where's A-K
still asleep?"
"No. He got up early and went
over to visit the detachment here
In town. He'll be back any time.
Let s sit down." She put ash-try and
matches between them on the divan
"I'm dying for a big long talk. Your
letters were as stingy as cablegrams
from Borneo. Tell me all about
everything your wolf-bunting, pros
pecting, this Job the Consolidated
offered you, how long you're going
to be In Edmonton, and Just every
thing." CURT grinned at ber tumbling
questions. It was good to be
chatting with Rosalie again. Sbe was
like Smash Desplalnea, carefree,
pleasant, a good companion for light
hearted hours. He had long since
SYNOPSM: Curt Tennyson has
returned to Edmonton after a win
ter spent in the sub-Arctio hunting
icolvee in an t '-plane. He linde a
note from hie former superintend
ent in the Mounted Police, A. E.
Marlin. aekUg Cw. not to tie up
with any proposition before eeeing
him. Curt aose to Uarlin's rooms
in the hotel, and finds pleasure
loving Rosalie Marlin. his fiance's.
Then Rosalie's father aomes in.
Chapter Two
DANGEROUS JOB
TPHB sight ot bis old officer sent a
warm glow through Curt. Dur
ing those seven years wltb the
Police, Marlin bad been his fine
friend, a kind ot second father to
blm. Hla engagement to Rosalie
seemed a fitting climax to the un
derstanding friendship between her
father and himself.
"It's mighty good to see you again,
son!" Marlin greeted, wltb a strong
handclasp. "You're looking as fit as
a bigb-power rifle! The North must
have agreed with you tremendously.
Curt"
Rosalie flitted Into the next room
to dress. As the two chatted for a
tew moments In the casual way of
men who once bad been very close
to each otber but had drifted apart,
Marlin studied Curt searchlngly.
A year ago, when Curt Tennyson
resigned from the Mounted, he bad
been a sick man, not so much phya-
the Mounted without ever having a
dime ahead or the pleasures tbat
otber young men had; and his year
down north had been the Drat sunlit
period In bis whole life.
His affection tor Curt, bis broad
human sympathy, prompted blm to
say nothing about this other mat
ter. But necessity left blm no
choice. Last September a big case
had burst upon the Vancouver di
vision, their biggest since the war.
and the worst failure In their his
tory. The Silent Squad bad worked on
It all winter, be bad worked on It
himself, tbe Commissioner bad eent
two specials from Ottawa: but no
body had got anywhere wltb It,
When he thought of the brilliant
Jobs tbat young Tennyson used to
turn In, ot his uncanny skill, of bow
they all uted to depend on blm In
hopeless cases, he felt tbat Curt
stood at least a chance on this
search, where tbe others had long
since tbrown up their hands and
quit.
"-1URT" be glanced around and
lowered nis voice, anu tuen
plunged directly Into the business
"what I wanted to see you about Is
this: Over at Vancouver there was
a man called Farrell. speculator
and promoter ot tbe shady type. He
"How did you get this data?" asked Marlin.
Superintendent Marlin came Into the room.
10 FLY 01 PLANE
WASHINOTON, Nov. 17. (API
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt has am
bitions to become a flier, having
grown tired of sitting behind and
watching someone else handle the
controls.
In deference to the president's
wianes, nowever. Via first lady Is
going to wait until she becomes a pri
vate citizen again before undertak
ing to learn.
Wholesale Prices
Continue Upward
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. PI The
labor department said today Its in
dex of wholesale prices again moved
upward during the week ended No
vember 11.
The Index number was ' given as
71.3. as compared with 70.B for the
week of November 4. The year 1926
Is used as 100.
WORK PROGRAM HOLDS
HOPE FOR RECOVERY
OMAHA. Neb., Nov. 17. Pr Ray
mond Moley. magazine editor and
former Roosevelt brain-trust member.
today told the Nebraska Bankers' as
sociation the federal works prcrm
win prove to be the saving factor
In recovery" through "wiping out the
evils or unemployment and starting
the wheel of Industry."
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OREGOIMIAM TRUCKMAN
INJURED IN SMASHUP
RUOENB. Nov. 17. m Israel
Bodway, operator of the Oregonlan
truck, wsa seriously Injured early
Thureday morning when hla truck
turned over on the Paclflo highway
about four miles nort of Monroe.
Bodway was taken to the Cor Kills
General hospital but his Injuries were
so serious he waa rushed by ambul
ance to a Portland hospital.
The IB38 Indiana road paring pro
gram la 28 per cent under that of
1033. although highway commission
revenues were reduced 44 per cent.
A government subsidy of 88 ner
Police. He was to get In from Van
couver yestorday."
He and Miss Rosalie are right
here with us, Mr. Tennyson. That
reminds me" Lacelle turned and
reached a letter trom tbe mall rack
"the superintendent asked me to
hand yon this when you registered.
If you're having conferences with
him, I'll give you a room near his
suite."
Curt ripped tbe envelope and read
Marlins lettor. It waa brief,
puzzling.
As 1 wirelessed you at Fort Reso
lution, Hoaulle and l'l be In Ed
monton for sovcral dnys: and I'd
like to see you ns soon as you come
In trom Great Slave. I hear thnt the
Consolidated Minerals have offered
vou a Job. Don't tie up with them
dennltely till you get In touch with
me: I've got a proposition of the ut
most Importance to talk over wltb
you. A-K.
Curt frowned uneasily aa be read
the note again. Just what was this
"proposition"? Hardly a bid for blm
to rejoin the Mounted Police; A-K
surely knew be would never go back
Into the Force. "Utmost Importance"
when A-K said tbat. It meant
something extraordinary.
With a alight limp, hie rollc ot a
war-time crack-up, he crossed the
lobby to the elevator where a bell
hop waa waiting with his key and
duffle bag.
A number of people, loitering over
their morning newspapers, looked
up. saw him, followed him with In
terested curious glances His rough
flying clothes and the goggled hel
met In his hand told them he was
an aviator. Thirty-two or -three, he
was only medium tall but aa hard
ened as a range wolf, with lean Jaw.
thin ascetlo lips and hawk-sharp
gray eyes.
Exposure to summer sun and win
ter wooly-whlpper had weathered hla
pleasant years In the Mounted, be
had come Into sunlit happiness
down north. Though he had been In
Edmonton only an hour, hn already
wished he were In his plane again
and heading down the Athabasca,
Slave and broad Mackenzie to the
musk-ox prairies and white-wolf
mountains of the sub-Arctic
Curious to know what A-K wanted
of blm so urgently, he bathed and
shaved, changed to bla "civilized"
clothes, and stepped down the cor
ridor to the Marlin suite.
At his knock he heard a qnick
tripping footstep; the door opened
an Inch or two; he bad a glimpse of
Rosalie Marlin, her eyes still heavy
wltb sleep, the candelabra behind
her shimmering In ber lovely au
burn hair. He had caught ber In
amusing negligee one cheek
rouged, a powder puff In ber band,
a dressing robe flung hastily about
her shoulders. .
The pretty frown on her face
vanished Instantly when she saw
who had knocked. "Curt!" she cried,
opening the door wide. "You? Five
minutes ago I was dreaming about
you, and bers you are!" She flung
her arms about blm and stood tin
toe for bis hug and kiss. "When did
you get In? Why didn't you wire
loss ns you were coming? Why
didn't you give me a ring Just now,
so you wouldn't catch me like this?"
"Waa mean of me," Curt admit
ted, patting her disheveled hair.
"Smash and I Just got In. Our plane
Is out at Cooking Lake. We left
Athabasca at two this morning--"
Rosalie whistled. "Six hundred
miles, before other people are up!
In the old days that same trip used
to take Dad from Christmas till
February!" She drew him In, shut
the door with a deft touch ot ber
toe. "Curt, you're looking eo keen! J
realized that he did not love her
very wildly, but be bad gone thirty
two yeara without meeting a girl he
liked better than Rosalie Marlin,
and he was a bit cynical about find
ing any "ideal" person.
Rosalie was undeniably pretty,
she bad 'the charm of youth and
glowing health, she was Intensely
alive: and the bond between her
father and himself was already as
strong as a blood relationship. Be
sides all that, she fitted exquisitely
Into the now and pleasant way of
life which had boen hie during the
past year.
"The wolf hunting," he answered
her questions categorically, "was
great; we bagged more than three
hundred, and got nine thousand dol
lars bounty on 'em. but with gas at
five to fifteen dollars a gallon down
In tbat country, we Just about broke
even. The prospecting last summer
and this spring was like most pros
pecting a lot of hopes but not much
luck.
"This Consolidated offer. It's
pretty nice. Tbe Consolidated Is
prospecting tbat country by air. and
their field manager Just got killed In
a crack-up. so they offered me the
place. I'd have ten machine and
about sixty men in my charge."
"But does It pay anything?"
Curt thought her question rather
pointed. "Well, yes seventy-five
hundred a year."
Before he could ask her what thle
"proposition" of her father's was.
the door opened and Superintendent
Marlin, a ruddy-faced man of sixty
with Iron-gray .hair and tired,
stooped shoulders, came Into the
room. ,
cent of ths total wages paid on con
atrurtton project .la resulted In
rspid increase m bom building In j Fress.terin church here.
THE GRANGE
PHOENIX. Nov. 17. (Spl.) Phoe
nix Orange met Tvieeday night with
a large attendance of membera pres.
ent. Election of officers, the main
Item of business, resulted as follows
master, u. c. statist, re-elected; over
seer. Bill Logan: lecturer. Vaughn
qiiacKenousn: steward, Esrl Loiter,
assistant steward. Ed Stlllwell: chap
lain, Halph S. Peterson; treasurer.
Fay Carver: secretary, Florence
Drake: gatekeeper, Otto Caster; Ceres.
Mabel Quackcnbus,1,: Pomona, Flora
Marx: Flora. Myrtle Kerns; lady as
sistant steward, l,nla Stlllwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hockersmlth
and Mrs. Myrtle Feme were given ob
ligations In the first and second de
gree. Mr. and Mrs. Hockersmtth
are new members: Mrs. Ferns la a
former member now rejoining the
Orange.
Attention was railed to "Orange
Sunday." next Sunday, November 10.
when members of the Orange will at
tend the morning session of the
All Orange members meet at the
Orange hall at 10:30, and go In a
body to the churo.) building, where
a section will be reserved by them.
At the close of the church hour bas
ket dinner will be served Jointly
with the Orange and church mem
bers. During the afternoon, follow
ing the dinner and a period of time
In which all will become acquainted.
a short program will be given, par
ticipated In by btfh Ciurch and
Orange members. The program has
been prepared by the lecturer of the I
Orange.
All Orange membera are asked to!
bear tuts date and plans In mind
and attend Sunday.
Two vlstora preeent from the Eagle
Point Orange were Mr. an Mrs. Spen
cer. Plans were discussed for securing
new members before the next meet
ing of the Orange.
The drill captain. Mrs. Ray Ed
wards, e ported reorganising the
drill team In the near future and
naving tnem ready for work soon
nouncement was not msde In the
Orange meeting, but decided upon
after the close of the Orange, there
fore, the attention of all members Is
called to It. ,
Refreshment were served by Mil
dred Wnrd. Ada Bell. Mnrjorle Wil
cox and Mabel Stancltff.
Long Mountain
LONG MOUNTAIN. Nov. 17. (Spl.)
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith called st
the Nlc Young home Sunday.
Glenn LaTinlng who ha 'been here
cally as In spirit As head of In
telligence tor the western divisions,
he had led a bard life, fraternizing
wltb gangster circles, following
trans to European capitals, and Ut-
lng tor months wltb' ths narcotic
traffickers on tbe west coast.
Three years of that work usually
put a man on the rocks: but Tenny.
son had been In dally contact with
It, and the very worst of It, for seven
years. Besides nearly wrecking his
health, It had distorted bis whole
outlook. He bad seen so much of
crime, he had looked down Into
depths of depravity so long and so
steadily, that he bad lost faith In
human virtues.
"Thank God, you've come out of
It, son!" Marlin thought fervently.
For he saw that Curt had completely
shaken off that miasma. A year In
the far North prospecting, flying,
hunting the gray phantom packs,
had put him In shape again.
"Haven't had breakfast. Curt?" he
asked. "Neither have I. Let's go
down. We can talk there." He took
a document from a locked brief case
and thrust It Into his pocket. "Ro
salle'll excuse us; she bas bers sent
up."
A 9 they went down the corridor
he Inquired, "What sort of an
offer did tbe Consolidated make you.
son?"
"Oh, nothing to write home
about," Curt stalled, wanting to find
out first what Marlln's "proposition"
was. "It's Just fair, and rather un
expected." "When would you have to be on
the Job with them?"
"By the end of, this week. Tbe
Ice Is out now, and the summer In
that country Is so short that every
day counts."
Marlin said nothing more Just
then. They went down to tbe break
fast room, found a window table to
themselves. When the waiter bad
brought their coffee and taken their
order. Marlin dropped a lump of
sugar Into bis cup and thoughtfully
watched the bubbles come up.
He could sea tbat Curt was eager
about tbe Consolidated job. and tor
several reasons be bated to break
Into those plans As be well knew,
Curt's boyhood on that bleak Mani
toba farm had been harsh and exlg
gent: he had given seven years to
gave out tbat he was an English
man, but he's not. He's a Russian,
and bia real name Is Karakban, Igor
Karakhan. I'll give yon a bit ot his
background; Lord knows It cost us
enough work. During tbe Soviet
Revolution in '17 he got out of Rus
sia and went to to " Marlin
reached into his pocket for the docu
ment "and went to"
"Germany," Curt supplied lacon
ically. He had glanced up wltb sud
den interest at tbe mention of
Karakban's name. Now he smiled at
A-K's sudden start. "In Berlin- in
1920." be went on, coolly taking ths
story away from Marlin, "Karakhan
bad a band In tbat Engelmeyer
money-printing scandal. In Paris hs
swindled his fellow-emigres on a
confidence game and then cleared
out for Buenos Aires"
"Walt a minute!" A-K gasped.
"Why, you must know the man!
Where when how under heaven
did you get this data on him?"
'From tbe Justice Department of
the States. I. used to trade Informa
tion with them."
Marlin leaned back, looked at
Curt with amazed eyes. "Well! I
thought I was pulling something out
ot the bag that'd be new to you, and
then yon begin telling me things
about It) D'you know what Karak
han did In the Argentine?" he de
manded, as though be expected to
stump Curt
Yes, I know, A-K. And I know
what he did afterward, too. The
League of Nations Investigators got
too hot after him, so be skipped
north to Mexico and ran whisky to
Los Angeles. The States nicked blm
for two schooners, and he came on
to Vancouver. I was keeping tab on
blm there when I burned out and re
signed." a
Marlin did not speak till the wait
er had refilled their water glasses'
and withdrawn. Then: "I've got a
departmental report on him here.
but there's no use showing It to you;
you know as much about him al
ready aa our men who've worked
nine months on tbe case."
"Let me see It,"
Marlin handed over a ten-page
dossier.
(Covvriaht. Kit. IVilKam B Uoiceru)
Tomorrow, Curt tikes A-K's ri.
quest under advisement.
The sfternoon was spent In sewing
carpet rags.
Foots Creek
FOOTS CREEK. Nov. 17 (Spl.)
Several tract of the Chsmplin El Oro
rsnch has been sold and the owners
are building homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Ouy Bates of Rogue
River were dinner guMt of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Orirgs November 13.
L. L. Smith of Sardine creek was
visiting at Riviera November 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Boomsllter of
Orsnt Pass spent November 13 with
',z ";n-"." V""': moi;n-i Mr. . 8cw.ur.
tig us i iiia uvuiv iu vuiw. nurrr ins ,, . . , . ,
i-ai. stilt. .ui, r i itAin, jrwti, Hal
in?
rl t-V A v- ( l vuwkv haaltVi
Mrs. Eva Nlchov of Ele Point aa 1 "'" T- ... . .
r OLdv. eoent Tuerf,. Mr"' ncnr u"" """''moer
detighter Gladys spent Tuesday eve
ning with Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Na:
wlck. John Smith of Ew Point and
: Pearle Stowell are helping Geonte
Istowell build a shed on his barn.
New Zealand,
t
Tn next meeting of the Orange will : Bill Holman Is back in the moun-
b on the fourt.i Tuesday night of j tain gathering tip hi cattle.
tills month, at which time a covered I Mrs Nevah Ho'.nisn and Ri.bi
ni.ii niiiiirr win or served at 8:30! Yoime enent the dav reeentlv t Mr.
13
Mrs. George Roster, Amy, Ed end
Theresa Koster were shopping In
Orsnt Pass. Nov. 14.
Plan. lor this da, ar, a. folio.-.: 1 for ail Orange members. This an- ' Row Smith', wltb a group of friends. ' Hampshire.
A tew pond ot flour. suRar "and
ft little Mil comprise the anmitl pro
eery tore pun-haws of the Frank
Sulhvan famlW. eUMisulntnd far
mers near South Groveon. New
Pears Yesterday
NEW YORK, Nov. 18. (AP) (U. S.
D. A.) Pear auction market, prlcea
slightly weaker. Arrived, by boat.
161 Oregon cars. 10 California; by
train, 3 cars: 3 Oregon cars. 3 Call,
fornla. 1 Washington, unloaded; 30
cars on track.
Oregon Bonos: 1.708 boxes, extra
fancy, 81.78s3.30. average 83: fancy,
11 55 3 15. average 81.78.
Washington D AnJoua: 1,855 boxes,
extra fancy. 81.70i3.05. average 8183;
unclassified, 81.484 1.78, average 81.58.
CHICAGO. Nov. 18. (AP) (O. (J.
D. A.) Pear auction market: five
Washington cars arrived: 8 care on
track: 3 ears sold.
Oregon Boecs: 335 boxes, extra,
fancy. 1180175, average 81.88: 48
boxes fancy. 81 40 I 80, average 81.58.
Washington Flemish: 491 boxes,
fancy, B5C881.15. average 81.11.
Early fall plowing under of har
vested cotton stalk is an Important
step In boll weevil control.
I A count of the "hoboes' on one
freight, train between Fresno and
San FranclKo disclosed 361.