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TkfEDFORD MAIL TRTBTTJTE, MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAT 8. 1931
DCFmocking house
BY WALTER C. BROWN.
ami" . ' cviio po
litical pout, iui(rac(or. has
6ee ambushed on a lonely rood
near (Aa city. ( may be the work
at the person who hat been tend
ing him anonymoue threatening
letters, but Sergeant Harper ie not
ture. At dinner tn the AueterUte
with Dufreene. Harper haa been
J mealed by hia hoat'a heavu drink
ng. and by hia htnta that eomeone
close to him man be responsible.
Chapter Siz '
DULL NIGHT
TWENTY-FOUR uniformed men
J- were drawn up In two parallel
lines across the Squad Room of the
Fourteenth Precinct, the most out
lying police district of the city, The
men wore their heavy winter coats
for It had turned bitterly cold and a
howling snowstorm was under way.
During the afternoon the etorm had
made several false starts, with brief
flurries, but now the flakes were
whirling furiously against the steam
ing windows, driven by a shrill
northwest wind.
Lewis finished the rollcall. "No
stalling tonight, men!" he snapped.
"Pull your boxes on schedule, or I'll
come out looking for you myself.
Dismiss!"
Instantly the lines lost their
wooden character. The men broke
ranks and made for the door, snug
gling their coats more firmly about
their shoulders and chatting as they
open leaf 01 tne ponce "Diouer,
whlch bore tbe same date as the cal
endar pad. There was not a single
scratch of writing on Its blue-lined
surface. "It looks like a shut-out, all
right," he commented.
Byers glanced at the clock. It In
dicated ten minutes to nine. "There
are still three hours till midnight,''
be said. "On the next 'pull' I'll tell
the boys to get us some business,"
he jested.
Tbe Sergeant smoothed down the
sheet. "Not much chance now on a
night like this. I never drew a total
blank before. It must be something
like a record."
A silence fell, and they listened to
the wind lashing the snow against
the windows with unabated fury. "It
must be a couple of inchea deep by
this time," Lewie observed. "If this
keeps up all night everything will
be tied up."
THERE: was an angry bust from
-L tbe awltchboard and a tiny white
bulb glowed. Byers scurried across
tbe room and adjusted the earpiece.
flinging a glance at the clock as he
slid Into the chair. It was two min
utes to nine.
Fourteenth," he spoke Into ths
mouthpiece.
Morris 1838," came the reply.
"Any ordere?"
"O.K., no orders." . Then hi
WORK ON 4-MILE
LAKE ROAD WILL
Sergeant Lewis aettled down with the paper.
(led out, donning gloves and set
tling their nightsticks In holsters.
The "long shift" was going on duty.
Among them was one destined never
to return.
Sergeant Lewis returned to the
Pofflce" and settled down with the
evening paper. For several houra
the men on patrol duty rang up from
the street boxes, and "Sad Sam
Byers, who was on switchboard
duty, laconically reported "O.K.
Sergeant," each time the round of
sails was completed. A drowsy quiet
settled over the Fourteenth Precinct
Station, a gray atone building at tbe
extreme end of Woodbine Avenue.
fust a matter of ten minutes' walk
from the county line.
Sergeant Lewis sat behind the
railing at the raised "charge" desk.
Tiring of the paper, with Its midwin
ter dearth of sports news, be turned
ruminating eye toward tbe win
dows and with stolid calm watched
(he pounding and spattering on the
panes.
iVER In his corner Byers had dls-
v carded the telephone headpiece
while he indulged In a game of pino
chle with Officer Connally. They
played with silent concentration, the
enly sound emanating from their
game being the sharp slap and rif
fling of the cards.
Lewis sat down again. He stared
at the calendar pad on the opposite
wall. Its hold, black markings pro
claimed that this was Tuesday, Jan
nary tenth.
He rustled hia newspaper Impa
tiently. He bated prolonged silences.
Small talk was as necessary to him
M meat and bread. So, when Clymer
turned out the papers from his ma
chine and deftly sifted out the car
bon sheets, Lewis pounced on the
opportunity,
"Say, Clymer, did you ever hear
of a Thirteenth Precinct? Thla Is
the Fourteenth and Butler's got the
Twelfth, but Where's the unlucky
number!"
The typist leaned back In his
chair and considered the question.
Finally, be shook his bead. "1 never
heard of one, now that you mention
It," be admitted.
Lewis rubbed his chin. "I guess
the fellows who laid out the Pre
cincts were superstitious."
The Sergeant flicked over the
dropped the crisp, official tone.
"Don't get your feet wet, Morrle,"
be called, "and listen we haven't a
thing on the blotter. Can't you tel.
lows give us a little action 7"
"Nothing doing tonight," came
back the answer. "You're lucky to
be Inside. It's cold aa hell," waa Offi
cer 1638's forceful. If somewhat
mixed, metaphor.
Byers placed a check mark after
Morris's name on the llat posted at
bis elbow. For tbe next few min
utes the little lights continued to
flash and at the conclusion of each
report Byers checked tbe name of
the patrolman. With some he ex
changed brief, bantering remarks.
but always cut out swiftly to keep
the line open.
"Sergeant, no report from 1645
Hamlll." There was a note of sur
prise In Byers' voice.
Lewis frowned. It was eleven min
utes past the hour. Connally with
drew his attention from the cards
for a moment. "Perhaps he's coming
In with something," he suggested,
hopefully.
Whether he Is, or Isn't, we'll be
bearing from him shortly," .was the
Sergeant's opinion, Byers kept his
earpiece clamped on and amused
himself drawing curlicues on a piece
of paper. At nine-twenty he glanced
from the clock to Sergeant Lewis,
still turning pages.
A moment later the outer door
banged and every one looked In that
direction, expecting to see the re
miss Hamlll, Officer 1646, com
stamping In from the hall, Instead,
a snow-plastered and storm-buffeted
figure appeared, hunched and muf
fled beyond recognition.' It was not
until the man had shaken off most of
the clinging snow that plastered his
front, unwound a muffler and re
moved his hat that Lewis recognised
the newcomer. It was Howard
Sheriff" Doyle, the special crime
reporter tor the Dally Ledger.
Doyle treated the Sergeant to a
quasi-military salute. He hung his
hat and overcoat on a hook. "How
dy, Sergeant. Howdy, boys," was hia
breesy salutation. "Ssen anything
of Detective Barry up here tonlghtt
Or Steve Harper!"
(Copyright. by Waller 0. Brown)
Tomorrow,
slash.
Harpir and Doyts
Work wilt start In a week or two
on-roads leading into Four Mile lake,
according to Karl L. Janouch, Rogue
River national forestry supervisor.
When work ou the road from Butte
Palls to camp is completed, there
will be three roadways Into the lake.
I A side camp from South Fork of
' the Rogue CCCC camp will be estab
lished on the road from the Klamath
aide of the Lake o' the Woods road.
8. v.- Ooddard Is In charge of the
NIRA crew of SO men who are at
work on the Umpqua divide, contin
uing the project started last year.
Thla Is the extension of the road east
from Tiller, along the divide to Rags
dale butte.
The road project to Ashland peak
has slso been resumed, with a so
man crew. In charge of B. F. McRae.
Mr. Janouch stated that a crew of
ten has also started work on the Sky
line trail from' Crater Lake to Lake
o' the Woods along the Cascade di
vide. Clyde Smith of Jacksonville la
foreman on the project.
Another NIRA crew started work
on the recreational project for Upper
Rogue river, under the direction of
Laurence Smith, technician. Robert
Mansfield, junior forester, is in
charge of the crew making survey In
the Klamath region.
One hundred men are now at work
In the blister rust camp In the vi
cinity of Prospect In the Sun Pass
area. The work Is being carried on
under the bureau of plant Inluatry.
Sun Pass is south of the Crater Lake
park boundary, and the camp hsa
been established to prqtect the tim
ber In the park.
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Oregon manufacturers will be rep
resented 100 per cent In the Indus
trial exhibit to' be featured during
Oregon'a Diamond Jubilee celebration
In Medford and Jacksonville next
June, according to reports arriving
are being contacted by the general
committee.
Present Indications point toward a
shortage of space, Chairman W. A.
Gates of the exhibit committee said
today. He urged local manufactur
ers. If they wished spsce In the ex
hibit, to get In touch with the local
headquarters as early as possible.
The Industrial exhibit will be open
alx days In ths Natatorlum building,
where visitors will slso be provided
entertainment while viewing what la
expected to be one of the most rep.
reeentatlve displays ever offered In
Oregon.
OH,YEH, T'S A NICE ENOUGH
COUNTRY-BUT WHAT YOU
BABtES NEED OVER WERE
IS SOME STANDARD
GASOLINE WITH TfeTRAETHYL
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5 "V- BRl6HflY THAT VOl) PASS AROUND TME PRESEK-.
THAT, UNCLE HORACE BR0U6HT YoU, LIKE A
S GENEROUS LITTLE BDYj AND YOU KNOW FROM E-
TEREKCE- VBAT A PACK OF HUN6RV RELATIVES CAN
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B 'MATTER POP-
By 0. M. Payn
IS
ASHLAND, Msy 8. (Spl.) Con
struction of the undercrossing at the
north end of Main street will be
stsrted at ao early date, according
to a communication received today
by City Attorney Prank J. Vsn Dyke
from R. H. Baloock, state highway
engineer.
Completion of thla undercroaaing
lng will make It possible for eutolata
to drive directly over the hill put
the Jackson Hot Springs, eliminating
dangerous curvea along the present
rout,
It la understood' from Mr. Bsl.
dock's communication that piers for
the structure will be built by the
Oregon stats highway commission
and the Southern Pacific Railroad
company will complete ths remain
der of the structure.
The letter received by City Attor
ney Vsn Dyke states In part:
The arrangements with the South
ern Pacific compsny with reference
to the construction of the Ashland
undercrossing are now about com
plete. As soon aa the necessary pa
pera are drawn up, they will be pre
sented to the public utilities com
mission with the request for an or
der. "We are hoping we will be able
to contract the piers for this struc
ture on June 7. The railroad com
uany will erect the remainder of the
structure Iteelf."
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