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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
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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
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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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