Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 27, 1934, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPXGE ETOTTT MEDFORD MAIL TRTJ3TTKE, IfEDFORD, OREGON, STJXDAY, JUT 27; 1934. MOCKING HOUSE BYNOlSlS: Appaii.n.ty a po Veaman and a itranger hove ehot each other dead In the breakfast room at Pierre Dutreene'e house. Yet Sergeant Harper doee not be iteve it ie eo, although the only evi dence eo tar that he le right seems to connect the beautiful Aire. Du freene with the deed. With Detec tive hafterty, Harper I carefully reconstructing the murdered stranger's actlone on the fatal night. Chapter 21 HELP AT LAST rHB nun seemed to be quite fa miliar with the house." Harper continued, "for he disturbed noth ing. He started a Are In that hearth, very likely as soon as be arrived, for It was chilly. The logs were pret- ty well burned when we arrived on the scene." "Wouldn't some one have noticed the smoke from the chimney when be started It?" Laflorty questioned "The Whltmores, for Instance?" "We can Inquire, but 1 tblnk the chances were against It. It was a gray, lowering sky, and with the snow coming down so thickly I doubt If It would have been noticed. Our man set out a decanter of whiskey and one of brandy, took a glass from the cabinet yonder, and sat down at the head of the table, as comforta ble as you please. He lit a cigarette, threw the match In the fireplace, and relaxed. Doesn't that suggest that he was there to meet some one? "He smoked Ave cigarettes, tor there are four stubs In the grate and five matchstlcks. The fifth cig arette burned Itself to ashes be tween his dead fingers. As he smoked, he carelessly Sipped the eshes toward the fireplace. Some teU a little short. He Is still sitting there when Officer Hamlll enters the room and the shooting begins, LaSerty made a wry face. "That brings as right back to the mystery of why they did It What made them 'go tor each other1 simultaneously?" Harper said, "It's all very put- (ling. If our unknown man had been trailing Dufreane, be must certainly save realised that Dufreane would guard himself In the Auaterlitz, last night of all nights at least. What made blm come up here and dress himself like Dufreane? The mystery of this man's clothing Is going to five us plenty to think about. The outfit must be part of bis mas querade, his own clothing must be bidden somewhere In this bouse.". Harper turned out the Inner breast pocket of the jacket. An em bossed silk label furnished the mak er's name Barr, Tompkins & Barr, one of the exclusive tailoring firms of tbe city. "Look here, Jack, this fellow was no customer of that firm. There Is too much discrepancy between the quality of his under and outer cloth ing. Nor did his bands exactly Indi cate the gentleman of leisure. These nose-glasses were put on, along with tbe false beard, to make bis resem blance to Onfresne more striking. The pincers of tbe glasses made deep red marks on the sides of his nose. "Was be so anxious to conceal his Identity that be removed a ring worn so long that he had to skin his knuckle to get It oft? There are lome leading questions for you." "Well, Barr, Tompkins & Barr Ihould be able to give us some In formation about the dress suit." "I think we can get the same In formation much nearer home," Har per replied, rising and pressing the lervice bell. , 'CTEVE," Latterly began, "I've J been mulling over what you laid about that man having shaved ere In the house. Thst suggests lust one thing to ma he was going to meet some one and that some ne was a woman. Tou can't escape the deduction." Harper nodded. "Yes, but you can't be so positive about a woman being mixed up in It. Every time you see a man shaving It doesn't mean that be's going to a ren leivous." "Steve, you're certainly bent on throwing a screen around Mrs. Dutresne. Why are you so sure she bad nothing to do with It?" Harper answered patiently, "That Inference will not be overlooked. I hold no brief for tbe lady, but I bare an Instinctive feeling that she Is entirely Innocent, Not, as Doyle suggested, because of her air of fra gility or any chivalrous duty to beau ty In distress." "Mrs. Dufresne tainted when she ssw the dead man unmasked," Lat terly continued doggedly. "Perhaps that was from shock or the sudden relief from strain but I think she knew that mini And I'm going to take that as a working basis." "That's quite all right," Harper inswered good-naturedly. "Mrs. Du Iresne's movements last night will be looked Into thoroughly. Don't for let that this pow wow began with ER E BAN FRANCISCO, May 35. (AD In the hard and violent (union ot the Orient, a Japanese mother car ried her 11-month old son to a flam ing death with her In the Jspsntss tea garden ot 8n Francisco's Gold en Oste park Itit ntRht, police said today. The woman, Mrs. A Haglwsra. 23, police aMd, drench si herself and her ton with gasoline, applied a match and leaped Into a rubbish burning pit at the tea garden where, under the hanging willow trees, she had served guests. The women left a note saying: "It Is beat that I do tUf, OopdbjiV BY WALTER C. BROWN tbe Idea that there may nave oeen a third person In this room last night even," he pronounced slow ly, "that these killings did not take place as suggested by tbe evidence. A dozen watchers beyond tbe gar den wall wouldn't alter that, It they didn't enter the house" Harper broke off short at tbe door opened and Andrews entered. . "Andrews, can you teU us the name of Mr. Dufresne't tailors?" The butler showed no sign of sur prise at the seemingly irrelevant question. "Barr, Tompkins & Barr.'' Harper picked up the coat, trous ers, and waistcoat. "I want yon to examine these carefully, Andrews, and tell us If these are part of Mr. Dutreane's wardrobe." Andrews looked closely at the various articles, fingering the seams, examining tbe linings, turning out the Inner pocket for the label. "Yes, sir, I am quite sure this Is one of Mr. Dufresne's suits." . Harper handed over tbe nose glasses, with their black silk cord. "How about these?" "I think they are his. Mr. Du fresne has all bis glasses made up In duplicate pairs." "Can you Identify any others ot these clothes?" Andrews obediently picked over tbe shoes, socks, underwear, shirt, collar and tie. He put tbe last three articles aside. "I believe these came from upstairs, sir. I am sure tbe others did not." "Hat Mr. Dufresne awakened yet, Andrews?" , "Oh, yes, sir. He is having break fast now." "Have you been In Mr. Duf resne's rooms since yon came up from the Austerlits last night?" "Naturally, sir, several times. Both last night and this morning." "Did you notice any sign ot dis turbance, anything to Indicate that this man had been in those rooms? Or did Mr. Dufresne mention any thing of that nature?" "No, sir. So far as I could see nothing had been disturbed. I can not answer tor Mr. Dufresne, but doubtlessly he would have men tioned It to me." Harper put the clothing back on a chair. "If this man changed Into some of Mr. Dufresne't clothes he'd do It right there In tbe room, An drews, take Lafferty here np to the dressing-room and help him look ' through the closets." LAFFERTY went out In the wake ot the butler, and Harper, left alone, began to walk up and down the room, bis eyes turning again and again to that armchair In which the baffling Intruder had met his death. . He came to a stop before the wainscoting at the vertical panel that bora the bullet mark. The bul let bad not wedged Itself Into the wood, but had been found on the floor, whence It had dropped after the Impact The detective used bis magnifying . lens on the scarred place. Carlln's puztled suggestion that the bullet wound bore all the mark ings of a heavy caliber steel-jacket had stuck In his mind. Tht lens af forded a much clearer view ot the jagged dent in the wood, from which tiny partlclea bad fallen to the floor. Thla enlarged scope ot the eye gave the detective a tudden and startling Insight Into the matter. He fitted tbe bullet Into the rough-edged cavity. It matched very badly. He tried the bullet from various angles but with no better success. Harper squatted back on hla heels, the light ot discovery dawning on him. The center depth of the bul let mark In the wainscoting was un doubtedly deeper than Officer Ham ill's bullet could account for. Fur thermore, the mark In the wood ran to a distinct conical pit, while the nose of the policeman's bullet was distinctly bluatl Here was the first tangible bit ot evidence to give col or to bis suspicions. It looked aa If the sharp-eyed Car lln's hesitancy over acceptance ot the caliber of the fatal bullet at a .38 was going to be justified, if tbll unidentified masquerader bad not died by this particular .38 bullet then Officer Hamlll had not killed him. The attendant corollaries ot this thought leaped Into Harper's grasp, full-armed and clamoring tor attention. It meant that the bullet which had really killed the man In the chair was definitely missing! It had been carried away. Soma phantom third pretence had dislodged it from the wall and substituted a bullet fired from the policeman's gun. Officer Hamlll had not killed tbe unknown man. Then the dead man In the armchair could not hare killed Hamlll! (CopvHaht. iSJl, si; Walter C. Brovm) Hsrptr, U.iiorrow, finds still an othtr ixoltlng elus. A Farm Tragedy RAMSEY, 111.. May 2d. HP) Bn raged when a young farmer called to mary his housekeeper's daughter. Thomas Hayes, 69, tod it shot and killed three persons. Including the brtde-to-be and the mother, then committed suicide. Japan Accepts TOKYO. May 25. (IP) The Jspsn eee government wis understood today to have accepted a British Invitation to carry on diplomatic talka with the United States end Oreat Britain Sep srttely preliminary to the 1835 naral conference. 1 Brighter Dlrldends NEW YORK. Msy 29. p, Then were twenty favorable dividend changea last week against 13 In the previous week, ths Stsndsrd Statistics Co. reported today. Unfavorable changes numbered two against seven ih seek pefgrt, . Jubilee Sidelights Construction of th setting lor tbe historical pageant, "Oyer-Un-Gon," (Land of Plenty) Is steadily progress ing at the fair grounds where the pageant will be presented Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. The setting Is 40 feet high, 160 feet wide and 100 feet deep, a true replica of pioneer scenes before which more than 600 people will participate In the memorable production. Rehear sals have been under way for weeks under the direction of Prof. Angus Bowmer of the Southern Oregon Nar mal school. He also wrote the pag eant. Over 50 members of the CCO will take part In the Lewis and Clark ex pedition entry In the pioneer parade, an event of Thursday, June 7, dur ing Oregon's Diamond Jubilee cele bration. The expedition will be faith fully reproduced In costume. In ad dition to the 48 white men on the expedition, there were Bacajawea, In dian girl wife of a French-Canadian guide of the party, and one colored man. The parade entry la being pre pared under the direction of Lieut. Roy Croft of the district headquar ters. Taking advantage of the advance ticket sale, quite a number of local people have been purchasing tickets for the pageant, "Oyex-Un-Gon" and the Diamond Jubilee roundup, two of the Important features of Jubilee week. A tloket office was establish ed a few days ago at the celebration headquarters In the Sparta building. Mall orders are also arriving, A miner whose efforts have yielded many ounces of gold, George Hersch berger of Willow Brings, Is looking forward enthusiastically to Oregon's Diamond Jubilee next month. Mr. Herschberger came to southern Ore gon over 60 years ago and spent most S MATTER POP . By 0. M. Payn PBUhwM lAMivreose. 71 Just out) WHat auu that V am" ewe.mv if c" J j sji$r tiaii ' . " " y)l L, j l'j (Oopyrtght, IBM, tThBrU. Ine.) VJ TAILSPIN TOMMY Headin' For The Last Crack Up! . By Hal Forrest r JiV) T 'aJ&r'Z,Zi Cr irCTCC t--o-sot.ze-- Ifs. .xJwr crtssts: 1 Lfwo-'ov IIAser that fire cart " r S''k 7"' . v"Qu'C!j BEW WEBSTER'S 0 v MAVBETHET "OH.NOTHIN'SPECIAL JST A ENGINEER WAS AT FIRST, DAVE, BUT HE STRANGE .M5T COME FROM CHINNIN' ) IS A3 SAFE AN' 50UND IN THE WHAT HINT OR TWO &VMR. PITTS TO JUST TRYING ALSO TOLD ALONZO ABOUT WITH LEW BRICANT AN' HE'S HANDS C CAP-N IKE AS WE DID THE ONE O'THE SEAMEN REGAROIN TO FRIGHTEN THAT ALL THE CREW, THAT. IS HEARD ENOUGH WORDS s WOULD BE IN Pi SWARM O ENGINEER "THE POSSIBILITY O' FLOWERS ALONZQ, BEN-J EXCEPT HIMSELF, HAD THERE? DROPPED HERE AN' THERE, 1 1 THEM ARM AN' LEG UPlVIN' H HEAR? J AN' FUNERAL SERVICES AT -ra-ia""' SAILED BEFORE WITH tt-S WITHOUT THE DROPPERS OCTOPUSSIES -J -,r--s ANCHOR ISLAND FOR THEM AS THE NBBB3 Button -Button . ' - " ' By Sol Hen fLJ)0 !Ltel?y A give it to MIw mow? voi-n sviould twis awiRr Bell'jl just iow is it twat a mmj vurrw mcoim3 -V-,, US.fLfK'T ( HeTl'LLSEVlU ArOMEO OUT FOLDED A.VJD TUCKED AUJAV ' TO DO BUT LOAF AMD EMOOV HIS 60S.W65s) ' V?- IZcVri 'J L A THEM oSTV DRAPER BOTTOMLESS? VMSOiWS!' SUCCESS UKE YOU ARE DO.MG, CAU WHIP 7 3"S ifl J:?: , fi? V- . - to ha -rue wet sh.rts made uj.th fi w,mseu imto such prenj-z.y over a ITvf5s Tft?, Jf i?flr,l Z TIPPERS PAR BE IT ITROM HE TO HAVE hi FEW UTTl BOTOWS ?.VM SWNEaiUS BUSINESS THIS SMIRTSO 1 CAM WRAP! . ) I MY WIFE DRUDGE MEB LIFE AWJAY OVER, fii V to twiwk WHAT UUOOLD HAPPEW IP I OOESST SEEM fTABOUKJD JjfX, ME IKJ THE v W pew BUTTOKlS GIVE ME Aff j ! XtwEPE WAS A REAL, CAUSE FOR , H3S1TRI6W BRINGING. DP FATHER ' By George McManm ( J71 PER- j veS. THE I '-'J UlfJZ'ILGol I I f WAIT TILL. THE.V ll If MR OlGGS. IKJ CASE SOU PECTLV AND BUTTOWS S,ri-kU SEE MV NEW SUIT V . J 1 1 WAWr'TO BUY A MICE SUIT- THE CLOTH wuu WEAR jV-TO DINT V S ) I ? 7 JJjJoIl V BROTHER DANN1V IS J IS THE VERV J WELL. VS7 " I OPENIMG A. STORE DOWM lllUfmMWwK S"'f C ' of that time In hills surrounding tbe valley. There Is much gold yet to be , found, he says, and he has never f given up the quest. Entries are wanted for the min eral exhibit to be open during Jubi lee week to lend further assurance f A1 Af Vi keif ellinlaiH ; shown m the state. Quite a number : of entries have already arrived, with . the first offered by Jude Beldel, who 10 operiLving in umtea meiais prop erty in Josephine county. One of his exhibits has been assayed at 3, 500 per ton. "We were on our way north to Seattle and Canada when we first heard about Oregon's Diamond Jubi lee celebration, and now we are go ing to stay until it Is over," H. O. Mallory of Oakland, Cel., said yes terday when a visitor in the Jubilee headquarters. Mr. Mallory is accom panied by his family and said he figured there would be a large num ber of visitors from California. "You would be surprised at the interest there Is In Oregon's birthday party," he said. Jubilee caps, adopted as the offi cial headgear for the celebration, are in great demand, often exceeding the supply. The caps are of an attract ive dealgne and will be the vogue rest of the 1 month. - Local residents are urged to procure tliem before the supply is entirely exhausted. W. E. (Shorty) Morris was out un til 9 o'clock last night looking for wagons for the pioneer parade to be held during the Jubilee celebration. He has located many vehicles In all parts of the county. George Carter has been as busy looking for horses and received co-operation from many sources. Mrs. C. L. Hopkins has a list of local people who are to be in the parade, and is looking for more. J. Verne Shangle, parade chairman, has been In touch with his commit tee members constantly in working! out further plans for tbe parade. which promises to be one of tbe largest ever presented in the west, A display of Indian arrows is com ing to Medford from Hood River, Ore. T. J. Miller of that city has been Jubilee conscious for weeks and some time ago said he was arriving to spent the entire week at the celebra tion, bringing a display of several thousand arrows. E E TO Ti SOMERVTLLE, N. J., May 36. (AP) Henry De La Bruyere Carpender, one of those Indicted for the slaying of the Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills In 1022, died at bis home today. He was 61 years old. Carpender was a cousin of Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, widow of the slain clergyman, who was acquitted after a sensational trial In 1026, Car pender never was tried for the crime, but two other cousins. Willie and Henry Stevens, were tried and ac quitted along with the widow. Carpender was a Wall street broker. He suffered a paralytic stroke soon after the trial and never regained his health The bodies of the rector of the fashionable Episcopal church of St. John the Evangelist, New Brunswick, and his attractive 33-year-old choir singer were found beneath the crab apple tree on De Russey's lane. Just outside of New Brunswick, Septem ber 16, 1923. WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken windows reasonably. Trowbridge Cab inet Works. WAFER OF SOAP SSXSSb CLIMBS INTO NICE HOT BftTrt AND FF&S FOR. SOAP IN SOAPTrW CANT make her hear.wlls HIMSELF UP 1o 6Ef SOAP from wash bowl, fikps soap tray empty AFTER CONSIDERABLE S1KU6 6UN& GETS HIS FACE LATHERED ATlAST 5-2fe (Copyright, nuns only a thin wafers OF SOAP LETT REMEMBERS SOMEONE BOR ROWED 1rrf SOAP FOWTHE CrtHER BATHROOM. DECIDES HEU HAVE 1b USE WHAT HE HAS LOSES SOAP A&AlN. CANT OPEN Hft EVES BECAUSE OF LATHER AND FEELS ROUND AIMLE55LY- 1934, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) By GLUYAS WILLIAMS J CAliS To WIFE 1o 6ET HIM A CAKE 0F50AP,Tril5 ONE 15" AIL USED UP SOAP IS SOTHlN HE cWffiEf . A GRIP ON IT AND IT KEEPS SLIPPING OUf OF HIS HANDS The time he locates soap if has dissolved id virtual. m0thin6ness. ues s0mom&, THINKING BITTER. fHOifcHlS