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PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, IfEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 22. 1934. Judith Lane ftff JEANNE BOWMAN ,a: Judith Dalfe ( ju,. . . lumplett the Rio Diablo dam according to the plan ot Big Tom Bevine. her former employer, le complicated bu Uorton Lam pere'e effort to recover tor the Bevine helre the five million doU tare left Judith bu Bio Tom tor the dam. Apparently Lampere'e agent hae led Scoaalne. one ot Big Tom'e loyal eupportere into the belief that the Bcoaalne farm contalne oilt to hamper Judlth'e work. She ie waltlntt tor the report ot her geoloolst before actlna. Chapter 38 SCOUTING TRIP JUDITH awaited the return of " Geologist Kane, and the town of Big Tom seemed to wait with her; sensitive to the feeling of this mast thought, he knew they were wait ing for her to make a move. "This fellow who's dealing with Scogglns must have told tLem some thing," said Slim Sanford, as he sat cn the atep of Judith's shack. "If we only knew what It was," aid Larson, "we might know how to deal with IU Work has actually lacked off; oh, not the hours of labor, but the efficiency." "He's probably spread the rumor that we're going to abandon the dam go Scogglns can drill for oil," Inter posed Judith wearily. "Scogglns made It plain to me that It we wouldn't stop work, they would ask lor an Injunction" "But Judith," Slim Interrupted, ''Isn't the dam more Important than an oil well?" "We think so, but the rights ot the Individual are always important, and It would be up to the courts to decide that They'd probably have to set a precedent with their decision because I'm sura such a problem never before has come up." "And meanwhile," said Slim thoughtfully, "the dam work would be lying Idle and that wouldn't look o good for you In court, would It, at the time of the will contest?" "She could prove It wasn't her fault couldn't she?" asked Larson. ."Yes," agreed Slim, "but Lampere could use the point against her case. Be could say that bad Big Tom been In his usual mental health, he wouldn't have overlooked protecting luch a salient piece of land, from such possible danger." , "And," added Judith, "ha could say that ot course one could not ex pect a mere stenographer to foresee and handle such an oversight, there tore proving her to be unworthy of her trust." "What do you say we hop Into my ship and fly up to Scatbborne's field? It won't be as trying as sitting here waiting for Kane." They followed the course of the Rio Diablo up to the point where It forked, one fork working Its way Into the low lylug hills, the other curving aimlessly through a section of brown plain. Slim, eyes accustomed to reading the far mystery ot the earth's topog raphy, sighted Scatbborne's field be low and started banking through the unset to a height where the others could see it. The wooden derrick had been rected, and although the little shed housing the machinery which sup plied the dynamo was but half com pleted, the dynamo was evidently In working order, for as they watched lights flashed on and off on the der rick. Kane was waiting for them when they landed. Judith spied him first and set the rapid pace for the others. Eagerly the trio faced the geologist and waited for his verdict. "TvJOW of course," he parried, "I'm not psychlo enough to tell whether there Is oil any place, but I can tell you this much. There Is very evidence of Scathborne's hav ing struck a lucky pool." "And our land here, Scogglns' land?" Interposed Judith. "There Isn't any reason, geologi cal or otherwise, to allow anyone to believe there Is oil there " "Then why" began Mai Larson. "I'll answer that," said Judith with sudden conviction. "It's clear sow, the whole thing. Lampere has had an unbelievably lucky break. If Scalhborne brings In a well and Scogglns Is drilling, Big Tom's dream of building a dam In this val ley, will be outlawed. "It there Is oil here and the people don't need the dam; don't want It because It will flood land from which they can win more money than they could In a thou sand years by farming It, there will be no more need of my going on with the dam and the logical procedure of any jury will be to return that Bevtns money back to Mathlle and Mrs. Bevlns." A ie; roam for limchlnt end lounging n been provmed the rem Inlne employes et the Jerkeon county court houne by t,ie jeckeon County Humane eoclety end the offlcltl opening was marked by a luncheon of employee today. The room, located Just off the law library on the third floor ot the court house, has been furnished by the Humane society to form an In viting spot, which anyone would wel come as a testing plane. A comfortable lounge, upholstered in chlnte. occupies en Important place. Attractive chair also nave restful green coverings. A dressing table and reading table are com pletely equipped with feminine foi bles, and the linoleum, which cover the floor, bu green a It predomi "What are you going to c Judith?" asked Slim and Larson II unison. "I'm going up on the rock and I'm going to think," said Judith de cisively. "If my eyes tell me true, Scogglns Is coming up the hill. Keep him entertained, don't give him your report, Mr. Kane, and I'll be back soon." She slipped out of the rear door and In the gathering shadows of twi light raced up to the rock. Delpby had asked It this was where she communed with Big Tom. Perhaps It was, perhaps, however that great basin of shadows and the cupped howl ot the sky Impressed her with the vastness of the world and kept petty problema from Intruding into her analysis of the Important ones. What would another man, an en gineer, do under such circumstances? Which was the more Important, oil, or growth? But that wasn't up to her. She had sworn to carry on as Big Tom had wanted without thought ot self. Eyes on the glimmer of the eve ning star, silver against the apricot afterglow, she thought What would he do? Suddenly she knew . . . but without money how could It be done? Big Tom would And a way and so would she. Judith turned and walked back down the hill ready to face Scogglns. THERE was something martial In the step ot Judith Dale as she strode down the hill to her house where Scogglns, Kane and her two faithful friends awaited her. "Hello, Mr. Scogglns," her greet ing was friendly. "1 was going to call you up to hear Mr. Kane's report You've met him of course, the boys would see to that Mr. Kane, you know. Is Jackson B. Kane, the geolo gist who free lancea among the big oil companies of the south . . you've heard of him I know." "Well ... well yes." admitted Scogglns reluctantly. Judith knew that he had because she had taken pains to see that an oil weekly, printed In Houston and carrying a picture and story about Mr. Kane, fell Into Scogglns' bands before the two met "I'm going to let Mr. Kane give you his report In detail. Suppose we go Into the bouse where there Is a light and he will show you soma maps he has made." For the ensuing hour they sal about the table, listening to Kane's slow voice speaking In Its assured tones. He used words a layman might understand, and Scogglns nodded from time to time as If he were be ing convinced agalnat hla will; When the geologist had concluded thi farmer leaned back against his chair, a queer, baffled look on bis face. "But you won't swear before God there ain't oil there," he challenged. "No," agreed Kane, "for only God knows." It was a serious moment Scogglnt nodded. "I'm glad you said that . . . said It the way you did. It makes me sorta believe In you more'n II you said you did know there weren't any." ' ' Again a few momenta of silence, then he spoke again. "Course, my man, the feller who's goln' to run the test well for me, he said you'd say there weren't none, he said Miss Judy'd see to that" . "And you believed I'd do such thing, Mr. Scogglns?" ' "No, I didn't, and I up and told him so." "And how do you feel about tbil now?" Judith's voice trembled In spite ot her effort at controlling It "I . . . Miss Judy ... It It wasn't Just for Tommy and Mama, I'd say, torglt It, but your man here sayi maybe .", . that Is he wouldn't swear there weren't no oil. Miss Judy, 1 Just got to go on and aee fer myself." "I don't blsme you a bit" declared Judith, to the uUer astonishment ot everyone present, Scogglns In cluded. "It's the only thing to da under the circumstances. If wt went ahead and flooded the basin you'd spend the rest of your lift wondering It you'd don wrong. You'd never use a yard of water tor your Orange trees without won dering It that water had washed over land that covered oil." "That's Just It, exactly." mur mured Scogglna In wonder," exactly. "You ain't mtndln' me goln' on then and you stoppln' work on the dam?" "Mr. Scogglns. you realise U I stop work on the dam, and your well doesn't come In, you'll put your planting back one whole year? And you'll put the planting of every other farmer along the river back thai same length ot time?" (Copyright, if Jl. by Jeanne BowmovJ Monday, Judith discloses her darlne plan. nant color note. There la sewing kit provided along with many other acceseorlea appreciated by the work ing girl. One particularly comfortable and attractive chair was donated by Mra. H. U. Luiruden. Other contributions were msde by members of the Hu mane society board, and the uphol stering and decorating were done by Miss Jane Bnedlcor. The glrla In each office in the court house have keye to the room and will take turn keeping It clean and In order. Twenty-alt attended the luncheon celebrating the opening ot the quarter today. 1 BOSTON (UP) Lieut. Oor. Ol par O. Bacon received a compli mentary shoe shine by debutante recently. Mlsa Jane Bogardua. one of eight glrla who will ahlne ahoe at a carnival sponsored by the emergency campaign of 1M4, gave Bacon the shine because ahe needed practice. SALEM, April 31, AP) The weekly report of the state accident commission shows thst four men died aa the result of accldenta during that period. A total ot W accident war reported. REDUCING DRUG Mdford women want to reduce. In ) splt of a)) the Mae West curves pub-1 liolty "dlehM" out by the movie magazine, and the glorification of the more buxom lass, sought by Mus solini, the fair sex here still seeks the svelte figure. The former may be very Intriguing on the screen, and the latter ultra smart In Italy, but In the city of pears "the body beautiful" must be thin and lithesome. If the opinion of the "women folks" Is to be accepted as criterion, It was revealed yester day to an almost tragic degree to City Health Officer Dr. h.,p. Inskeep. It all began with publication of a story from Chicago, reporting the findings of Dr. Edward L. Bortz of Philadelphia, aa given before the American College of Surgeons. The article listed the advantages of a drug "Dl Nltro Phenol" as a reducer of hu mm bodies. The story appeared In The Mall Tribune Wednesday night. Thursday morning at an early hour, the women' began to call at local drug stores. They wanted the drug and they weren't at all particular about the quantity. If a little was good "it would positively burn the fat away" a lot would be better. They failed to take seriously the warning Issued through the article, urging no one to try the drug with out consulting a physician. The word "reducing" stood out to them in S MATTER POP THE NEBBS All's Well That Js evEOyftocrV HAPPV ? ' YU. SAcV SO HERE U)E HBNE THE MEB6S AIOD SUD6TRS &OHOG BACK TO MORTUVILLE FAST FRlEXIDS 1T5 A.M IU. VWIkiO TH&.T BIOVWS MO SOOO. ' V .Ji l0V fjlJ5 ( ME. ) l MME? So 'QA am' See Wo I TAILSPIN TOMMY An Easy Sequence For Betty And Tommy !LI?"77 M'S S ' ySP lH ("W6E PLV.NS NTO THE. I V &&&&Sal ANO , LOVE. , HEY' I SAID i or??"rT? S ' ,T 1 I COUNTRY TONIGHT, ANO t- -- IIP , "V Jr J C " mhtc g&A " '' ' BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Permission Granted By Edwin Alger I'l I (Wllal7'MV01-D BOYHOOD CHUM HERE 4hOUOME" I . 1 Kf I UEryMVWOOillhAQ M'y fAUJKENAPW''oH,I,LL GO I AIN'T THEl1 -TesK HIS MOVING PICTURES OF THE SUNKEN 5TEAMER1 aSSW, HOORWP TWENTY OLD ROOSTER,? WILLIN' TO ) OUT OF IT & BACKIN' OUT KINO, BUT IT'S NO l&JSsI VW1LEYOU FOLKS WERE UPSTAIRS --MOREOVER, B VySJ!?3 VAW YEAR'S SO WOULD ft TRADE YEARS JS9 YOU KNOW B C5REAT TIME I'M ETXPECTINV " Am SKtfmheolo rascal has persuaded me that much ry'!m. you-d lounges, 1 ,wcth either m. vjeilhave M human things dont scare iPirUklisK AS I NEED MV NEPHEW WITH ME IN MY EBUSINESS, Sf Vv W LET ME I'D GO rv O YOU J L A GREAT gff ME NONE, EbUT I AIN'T HAD A T 'Mill 1 m.ir iar-- u I. . . . -n M ill j y t sV - . BRINGING UP FATHER . By George McManua "VvsJ COME OM-I'M GONNA , I MSh LOCKED UO MR. JCC5-THE. OH-MO'. KNOWTHAT GREAT 1 TIE YOU UP IM THE ., i -; I SANTHERE-I ELEPHANT IS IN SlR-BOT THE HEAVENS' Garage ontili kin hope ma,g&e - gone-sir- the garace t he took FIND OUT WHAT OU NEVER GVTS AMV I , ) GARAGE- CQMC AL60 THE ' II WE'RS GONNA DO f 1 MORE jEwT-b J. "J k , J V ) GARAGE jjg ' I HM.wi..u.tMNi.wi . 1 1 I IS ii lit 1 IcicH.jU. ML'..-1-i l German Maiden Ostracized For Loving A Jew DARMSTADT, Oermany, April 21. (AP Because she failed to re sist the attentions of a JewLsii suitor, a 17 year old gentile girl Emma Kath&rlna Kehr, is being upheld to all residents of Hessen by the official state presa depart ment as an example of "forget ful ness of duty toward her race." Her name was published through out the state, while her suitor was taken to the state prison "for pro tection of hi own person. " golden letters and they were on their way to new and slender figures. The druggists, fortunately, refused to sell the drug In the quantities sought and a little Investigation of Its audden popularity began. The in structions in the article were reviewed and several women, inclined to be plump, saw their desired shadowy figures overcast with fat again, and realized another fond hope shattered. It was then the health officer was asked to release a statement, and he did last.nlght The drug, At taken, as prescribed In the article, released from Chicago, he stated, would not be harmful. The drug, if taken in the dose desired by one Medford woman, would .cause death in 48 hours. It is safe, when used under a doctor's care, but de cidedly dangerous for experimenta tion, he concluded, adding that life holds many perils, more to be shunned than "fat and forty." WASHINGTON, April 20. (AP) The postofflce department has an nounced appointment of Frank Fawk as postmaster of WUIamlna, Ore. Ends Swell ll'WE.LL, MBS.'SUD6R,lfiT WAS MORE TWAIsJ 1 f OWE, YOU'RE A GREAT LITTLE PAL, ITS NJlL.fc. 1HW fUX MATCHET. IT WAS A Br .UUhi I CO T I M .! & M30m.lW M L I WUStSAWDb OUKlfcUJ BSATTLe A ANJD ISNJ'T fl SORT 0 DIMMED riY tvt5 TCJ -fOUKTKUC J ARE FAST FRIEIOOSrLeMMy ,s COMIKJS V OUT OM VOL) IM SlXE" OF BODV -rB ( HV -r"" ZlSsP BACK TO I -- I inc., ,1UU " t-jaetoi.. reSx-jri UmOWTHVILLE. rV K-fc-M- ciisjo ori,sj. KwTK iSTATE BUYS FIRST OUT-OF-STATE GAS SALEM, April 21. (AP) Three car loads of gasoline 30.000 gallons were purchased yesterday by the state of Oregon from the Union OH com pany of Salem for delivery from Ta coma as the Initial move In an ef fort to reduce contract and retail prices In Oregon, It was announced today by William Elnzlg. state pur chasing agent. The gasoline will be delivered here beginning Tuesday at S4 cents a gallon and Including atate tax and transportation will be laid down at Salem at 12.32 cents, more than a cent cheaper than the contract price to the state at Salem and more than 6 cents less than the dealers are now paying. DM TOLD DISCONTENT TO WASHINGTON, April 21. (AP Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told the Daughters of the American Revolu tion today that "we should prepare everyone In our nation to live well" as "the only way we can advance the world to a place where, we may wish to disarm together." "You are interested In prepared ness," Mrs. Roosevelt said. "I agree that as long as the world can't dis arm together we must all continue to defend ourselves." From S prague River R. A. Thomas of Sprague River is a patient at the Community hospital, where he under went a major operation this morning. 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