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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 28, 1935. DISTANT RELATIVE GHENT RICHES KEW AGRICULTURE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS L BYNUP818: Jaenee Bttmeon Hi taet ot the male tine or la. A'eu Concord, Kae. atimeone return. fT'im preparatory tchoot in tho East to mid that hie guardian Juki irnh Htimeon ha ton noil 01 the family tortun He oannot go to medical erhaol. when he thinie it over he deridee he had rather be a lawyer, anyway. Bo he vieite Jwlge Holrnmb. hit beet friend and telle him hie decision. Chapter 11 NAPPY "I'M glad you've com to your senses," the Judge growled. "I'm glad, too." Jamee grinned en gaglngly. He knew very well that jhe was the apple of the old man's !y& "Of course 1 can't afford to go to law school, he went on, "but I thought perhaps you'd allow me to study here with you. I'd like It bet ter than anything." The Judge grinned back at James delightedly. "I'll think about It." he boomed. "If N'appy'a willing 1 shouldn't be surprised If we could manage it." (Nappy was the colored office boy.) It was the happiest day In tha old Judge's life when James came Into the offlce whlcb had been bis grand father's and began bis study of law For forty years black letters on the frosted glass of the front door and gold letters on the widows had pro claimed to a small but Interested world that the Arm of Stlmson and Holcomb. AttorneysatLaw, prac tised their profession therein Perhaps some of Or. Jim's old ad mirers, the women, were disappoint ed that bis son failed to follow in bis medical footsteps, but to the rest of Now Concord It seemed eminently I fitting that the third James should be sitting at the Bret James' desk In the first Jamoa' creaking swivel chair and studying from the self ! same calf-bound volumes. To the Judge it was not alone flt- itlng: It was rapturously satisfying. "Well. MIbb Julia, you see thai Providence Is still on the Job, look ing after my boy," be said a day or two later as he paused before Miss I Pratt's front porch. "I hadn't noticed that Providence I was unduly exerting Itself," retorted Miss Julia good-naturedly, "but I had iseeu that James' special Jinx had iieen to It that he was reduced from affluence to poverty Just when he ineeded his money most. What Sarah IStlmson was thinking of Investing I"-" ; "Bah! What's a little money! Losing his money will be the mak ing of the the boy. Miss Sarab'a coddled him like a pet tabby cat. It's time James cut loose from ber apron strings and learned that chicken livers and cream don't grow ou saucers. High time." "You may bs right," Miss Julia conceded generously. "And If James Is the born orator you say be Is It's barely possible that In the long run It will be better for him to have to give up medicine and let you teach him law. 1 must say that Providence couldn't have provided a better teacher." That night the Judge admitted to Caesar, his hound dog, that he did believe that In Miss Julia the Lord Almighty for once had made a wo man with taint glimmerings ot com mon sense. , TAMES took to the law as an Irish- man takes to whiskey, due partly no doubt to the skillful coaching or the Judge, but more to the air" and encouragement furnished by the Judge's super-efflclont assistant, Mr. Napoleon Bonaparte Hauler, com .monly known aa Nappy. Nappy was a young man ot color of about the same ago as James who. like so many eminent Americans, bad atarted his business career at the very bottom rung of the ladder as a mere office boy and runner of errands. Out Nappy had not stayed long at the bottom. In the course of some balf a dozen years he had risen, fair ly by leaps and bounds, to a posi tion of such Importance with the firm of Stlmson and Holcomb that ilt stopped Just short ot a partner ,shlp. It was Nappy who received callers In the outer offlce and took In their Isames wltb a dignity and air ot jsecrecy that would have made an ohsorvlng papal secretary want to shoot himself with envy It was .Nappy who delivered the bills and sometimes collected the most uncol llectable. I It was he who sorted fie Judge's !mal) and read It whenever It looked Interesting; and none other deter mined which of the firm's callers should be offered the five-cent cigars and which the ten-centers a dell eate matter In which the Judge nine times out of ten waa certain to go astray. So keen a student of buman na tnre was Mr. Hanley that ha knew Tha Mgh-,pee4 Boeing transport plane which won laurel, for America In last October', London-Melbourne air racea today ta malting regular pawenger-carpo fllshta on tha Van-couver-Medlord-Caljrornla route ot United Air Line., with aeyeral call, having been made by the plana here In the laet few daya. Pnssenftera boarding tha ,hlp read an Inscription near the door. "Till, plane carried the ntar, and Stripes across the finishing line In the world'a greatest air race" Be.lde this notice !v a map of the world with the Loodca-Melbouru iuui OOQ-Used. before a stranger nad got both feet over the sill of the outer office door whether or not be waa a person of Importance to be greeted according ly or tactfully steered toward the street Nappy, moreover, seemed to know by sheer Instinct Just when to admit that the Judge was in and when to say that he was out. It was Nappy sgaln who soothed the ruffled feelings of bis firm's fair clients and who escorted them to the hall or Into their carriages after the Judge had banged the door be hind them. And after that new and Intriguing instrument, the telephone, waa Installed it was Nappy a a mat ter of course who answered It and decided whether or not the Judge should be called or only given a message. The telephone was Nappy'a par ticular pet and pride and not tor anything that he could think ot would be have surrendered the precious privilege of answering it first. Mr. Hanley was a musician born and played the trombone by ear In New Concord's Fishers of Galilee Colored Benefit Society Band, but the most magnetic tune on earth was but as sounding brass to bis ears compared to tbe alluring tinkle of the telephone belL Nappy of course, bad known James for years and admired and looked up to hlra from tbe first. James bad been Installed In tbe of nve scarcely a day when Nappy sur rendered body and soul to bis charms- There Is no denying that Mr. Stlmson. even though he failed to make much Impression upon bis classmates In the effete East bad a way all bis own with bis colored brethren. ITTHEN Nappy bad need of a lawyer ' be Ignored tbe Judge altogether and went straight to Mr. Stlmson Like tbe first Napoleon, Nappy was possessed of a boundless energy, and was therefore not satisfied with ten hours' dally labor for the glory of Stlmson and Holcomb and Han ley. One morning when James had been with the firm about nn months. Nappy came Into his private office and mysteriously closed and locked tbe door. "Mister James," be said 1c a low voice, "Tve brung you a little legal matter I'd like to talk over between ourselves." "Fire away," said James, glad of an excuse to lay down bis law book. "Well, It's this a way. I've been noticing for years as how this white man and that white man wbut has come in here to our firm asking our advice. Is making money all the whiles without working nothing but they balds and I've tlggered me out a scheme to do Likewise." "That's a fine Idea," said James. "How are you going to work It?" "I'm promoting a company," said Nappy proudly, "but 1 don't want no news of It spread about ontll you and me has my papers of lncorpo rashun drawn up and sealed tight as the law can do It." "Legal business Is, of course. Bac redly confidential." said James gravely. "But Just what are you go Ing to promote?" "Drift wood," whispered Nappy Impressively. "Nothing more ner less. Tha old Mlssourt River Is full of It springs and falls. Now my Idea Is to form me a enmpany to catch that drift wood w hut's going to waste and saw It up and sell It by the cord." "But, Nappy, that drift wood la free to anyone who goes after It. You can't get men to catch It for you and then give you a share." "1 certainly kin," said Nappy In dignantly. "Ain't It my Idea? Didn't 1 think It up, and ain't I employing era and carrying all the response!" blllty? Why shouldn't 1 have my ree wards same as any other promoter? That part ain't a worrying me a-tall." James needed no further argu ment and so tbe Afro-American Rec lamation and Development Com pany. Incorporated under the laws of the sovereign state of New Jersey, was duly floated and Incorporated. The A.A.R. and D. Company re mained therefore under the control of one head. Mr, Hanley as general manager directed all operations and peddled out concessions among the chosen fow. As he had predicted he had no trouble In Inducing his friends to catch the wood for him and give him halt. The editor ot the New Concord daily paper was so Impressed with James' account of Nappv's adven e In high finance that he not only wrote up the Company In his paper but nevor failed thereafter to In- lude It In his HM of the town's prominent Industrie to Nippy vainglorious pride. fCopvrivht t9S$ M .tffi a. rarnham) Jam takti his flnt fling at Ufa, tomorrow. In th. rara tha plan, was Ilown by Colonel Rosooa Turner and Clyde Panborn ovrr approximately 13.000 mllea ot all tvpea ot terrain. Shipped bai-i to thla country. It now la a regular part ot the Boeing fleet used by United on Its Ptwltlc Coaet and coast-to-coaet rvmtea. ENJOIN KNOXVILLE PLAN FOR OWN POWER WIRES KNOXVILLE. Tenn . March ?f -( AP) Chum-elliV A E Mttohell to dT granted the Tr nncuve PuMi Service company. U-l utility, an in junction to prevnnt the city of Kno ville (torn pr(vei!ii,( with construc tion of a municipal power distribu tion nyntem UK'nn TVnnewee Valley authority electricity. B;ophy . .V eic r. v,v il'.r 1 desVnir: and modrmirin your c.M Je wiry. - - - 4 Phone Ma We U haul away youi F Approximately 80 contractor of Medford and vlctnlty will b gueets of the Big Plnoa Lumber company today at Hotel Medford at 8 p.m. when the Johns-Manville nound film, "Before and After." la phown. The film la being brought here by the Big Plne Lumber enmpany in cooperation with the FHA and Johna ManvlJie aa part of a nation-wide plan to ahow contractors their Im portance to the aucceaa of the better housing program. One of FHA'a biggest problems la teaching contractors to visualize for home-owners repair and moderniza tion Jobs covering typical altuattons in their houses. The film Is built around this idea and deals at length With the scope of the FHA program and how the contractor can give intelligent, helpful advice to home owners who have been aroused to the point of treating their ailing dwellings, but are unable to visual ize Jobs that can be done at a price within their means. FHA officials tn Washington who haw the film recently praised it as a step in the right direction. The Big Plnea Lumber company distrib utes Johns-Manvllle materials in this territory. All makes of watchee rpilred by expert watchmaker. Bnphy'a Jewelers. S-MATTER POP " " By C. M. Payne TAILS'-IN TOy-M" Tr.mrcd! By Hal Forres gAjHEN-TOMMV TH' IDSrA.-g, SET TO SAUTOS fJGNQRS, THe LjOCkED "V H OOOR. jSw WX if Wk SOwSeS THAT T' n w4ir ri ol ij wlXwT -oe walked into ii,tMwm 8lt : BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Bound for Lost Canyon Bv Edwin Aleer ' toEN VJE6STER S OFF OH A NEW ADVENTUREI STHAT IWTTtW MAP vW "Ifpf1 BETTER FUpYnEVER MIND -WELL CHECK V I f HOW ABCXJT ' ' rmMc I Oj ACCOMPANIED BV HIS EVER. FAITHFUL BRIAR. VERV USTURNIn'OFF ON THE DA5H AT THE LAST CHANCE FILLING 5 VOU, 6RIAR6IE ? WS-jrlf AND LUKE O'BRIEN, THE OLD SOLDIER, BEN CHEERFUL, I BEFORE WE HIT WePl U6HTS,BEN-I 51ATION-Wr:VE GOT 10 TAKE M ll GOING TO LIKE OT'lw pE' IS NEARINfl LOST CANYON RANCH BEN HOLDS . IS IT? 1 THE DESERT, BEN-Ay CAN'T SEE- OM 50ME I'mifi THIS WESTERN UA TeLUN1 W i A DEED TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH HE HAS RECEIVED fe S5Ca?Sl ANYHOW- COUNTRY' ftOVL YOU Ll FROM HIS ONCE WEALTHY, BUT NOW PENNILESS mtM- a TS?CSe K. -XOlVvVoBsrfffl i UNCLE, COLONEL NATHANIEL BARNES, WHOAA MKuBMIWC I JSSg- EaS$5w1'JS J-1??,? I BEN SUPPORTS THE AGEDCOLONEL IS BACK TSS ihSiS J INSSSr tlBSk'- Kf '' t M 1 EAST AND ,S MAKING A GALLANT FIGHT TO REGAIN ggj0& 7M rSSK y p i .mz i IBIf THE NEBBS It's Still a Mystery Tjv Sol P3l 19" 1 HAVE EVERY XlZlSS-f VOU CSENJT PO ,0 onJ 1hE cOmTRARVx I ! "dokjt VOOTWIIOK PoTTg-AoSolSfER IU HER BUT 1 SUE55 fwoutO u .TT A MOPS vOO-BE WOt ISPCTOSV ?3T POSITION I MAVE PLACeowELL, WE MEVER DOME IfanJSJW'5 5MOOLD7e coulo StaVjdHv DISPLeSED V plelsED TH VOU, I SHOULD KWOO , fef KJOLO XfV WOSD OF VvcSr EFFORTS SUTZ 1 SOMETHING ABOUT J" f VVtaA NXemcourasc- T- -f rn 1 oonjt knjoul) what tt isireREwce W'-'A rJ r-&h YXr U coulSt ?n"T ( boss akjdvou'll loss a BRINGING UP FATHER By George McManui I UH-UH' TVIERES I ' I II f WHAT? YOU DON'T 1 II. I STRAMGE 1 f NOW I'D LIKE TO I ft? f" twat rM n sak, MAGGIE STAMDIM WAMTAOHAVE. I JM REQUEST', BORROW YOUR W Wu 77? I'N 1 RlGHTWMtREI - MR.JIGGS'. r ' LJJ L,, . -,JJ Sat FERTHE WALKS JUST LIKE HAVETOPASS AV" V rxc- J NO-JUST AFTERNOON- ilTi- MY HUSBAND! 3m Wm 'loth PENDLETON AREA: PENDLETON, March M. (AP) Jack B. Allen, named yesterday as administrator of the Oregon Liquor Control commission, has for 19 years been one of Pendleton's most suc cessful business men and exception ally active In civic affaire. Born In La Orande. he lived in Spokane and Albany before coming here. He owns a sporting goods and automobile accessory business In Pen dleton and for six yeara was owner of a similar business In La Grande He sold out there a year ago. Allen served as mayor of Pendle ton In 1033 and 1934. He Is chair man of the parks commission and ex-offlclo member of the Pendleton round-up board. Last November he was elected to the four-yesr term aa state senator from the Joint Umatllla-Unton-Mor-row district, on the Democratic ticket. He Is a former president of the Kiwanls club, Is active in the country club, to which he gave the Jack Allen trophy; la pant president of the Hunters' and AnRlers' club; past exalted ruler of the Elks; past com mander of the Knight of Pythias, and now Is serving his second term a head of the Eagles lodge. Home portraits of family groups and children at Special Prlcea Shangle Studio Phone 1308 LONG EXPERIENCE! McMTNNVTLLE, Ore.. March 38 (AP) Solon T. WWW of McMlon vllle, appointed director of th state department of agriculture, has been Yamhill county agent for nine years, snd previously engaged In farming, Krmherlng and cattle raising. He was born In Linn county, near Shedd, 46 years ago. He Is democrat. White's youth was spent largely In Wasco county where he assisted his father. In operating a wheat farm In the summer and a lumber mill In the winter. When the United States entered the World war White enlist ed at The Dalles in the 147th Field Artillery. He was wounded while serv ing in France. , He attended Stayton high school and spent a year at tbe old Philo math college. After the wor he com pleted hla college work at Oregon State and waa appointed a Smith Hughes agriculture teacher at Cot tage Grove. White has been active In the chamber of commerce, Klwants club, Elks lodge, the Odd Fellows, Amer ican Legion, Grange and Farmers' union. He married Ora Florence Price in 1910. They have three children. Have your Fountain Pen repaired at Elliott's. 116 N. Central. When it cornea to radios, remember 'Prultfs can do it." Phone 22. 0U COMIH6 I (0 1 HEARS CHWttR OF WOMEN'S VOICES IH lMr6 ROAM and Tries To 5Heak. MWHER SHAKE PlSftW HASN'f YEARS w0nper5 how maw -Ames a boy has to USltfl -ft) ADOLfS WAR. VELW6 OVER THE FAcif THAT HE 15 6R0WIK6 CALLS HIM IK) 1b Willi A RB.MWE Who SEEN HIM IN RELA-fl 6RABS HIS itfHER f AND SO HE CWK 6Ef AWAV WHILE U CIAIMInG HOU HE UM 6R0WM SlfctohJSTOTREE HIS HANP AS RELATIVE RE MEMBERS ThaT he USEP To HAVE PREflV 60LDEH CURLS TU6S HAND AWAY" AND RETREATS HftSlW AS SHE BE6INS A RECITAL. OT HIS ClKE BABY" TRICKS (Copyright, 1938, by The BtU Syndicate, Inc.) UNEASILY" scrmchk us WHILE RELMWE fEUS fiW LASf TiME SHE SAW HIM HE WAS ONIY SQ. HIGH AND KOW SEE HIM 60ES upsTairs. Filled WITH A BlTfER LOAfH Wd FOR. All PlSTANl' RELATIVES i --(uiojArjS 1 vice.