Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 18, 1937, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPXGE EIGHT MEDFOTID IT AIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. MONDAY; OCTOBER 18, 1937 ' the dark shi AUTUMN FOLIAGE By GLUYAS WILLIAMS STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX For further proof address die author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Reg. V. 8. Pat Off. V HULBKRT rOOTM i Three Shadows . jsJEILL thought tick over his conversation with MUi Ray ner aj far as he could remember it Who had Introduced Fanning to Miss RaynerT Her estate agent, Barney. Neill had never given a second thought to Barney, because Miss Rayner had made it clear that Barney was not implicated in the plot However, Barney might be the cat's paw. Miss Rayner had spoken of him a little slightingly, suestinff that Bamev was one whom she "didn't tell anything to." It was worth looking Into, and Neill got busy. Barney might be implicated, and anyhow the murder and the trag edy that had followed on it that day would make him cautious. Neill resolved to And out some thing about the man before going to him. But first he wanted to nave a look at him. He got his office ad dress out of the telephone book. Nelll expected to be followed when he left the hotel and so ha was. Instead of taking a taxi, he walked through the streets in or der to get a line on his trailers. Neill was an experienced trailer himself, and also adept In fooling trailers. At first he could only spot two of them, one on each side of the street behind. From their ap pearance, he Judged them to De Baltimore city detectives. They didn t look very orient After he had gone a few blocks he discovered that there was a third man interested in his move' merits. He was of an entirely dif ferent typa from the other two and had no connection witn mem. He was watching them as well as Neill. This was a mizzllne surprise. Who but Bonnlger could possibly Know ol his tnp to townr The third man was young, arronilv built yet had an un healthy look, his face being ashy pale ana nis eyes rea-rimmea. nc wore spectacles. He had straw colored hair that looked almost as if it had been peroxlded, and a heavy blond mustache. Altogether a queer-looking guy. Suddenly it came to Nelll that he had seen the fellow that morning, when In town with Bonnlger. Making a regular business of following him. It- seemed. How could he have known that Neill was going o re turn? Edward Barney, the estate agent maintained a small office in an old building on a side street off Charles. When Neill opened the door, a black-haired man with pro tuberant eyes distorted by thick lenses arose to meet him. That was all that Neill wanted. He immedi ately backed out muttering some thing about making a mistake. It was Googly to the life! Losing Two Trailers THEREAFTER for several hours Neill, according to the methods ne had learned in the department, went about town picking up little scraps of information about Ed ward Barney, and piecing them to gether. Barney. It appeared, led an ex emplary life. Lived with his wife and two children in a neat little house on the edge of Roland park. Mrs. Barney wore the trousers, it was said, and, she being an ardent ?irohibitionlst, Barney was forced o indulge his taste for an occa sional glass away from home. Neill led his trailers back and forth around town, out to Roland park and back again. As yet he had no object in trying to shake them. He wanted his movements report ed to Bonniger. When he went into Miller's for nis supper they sat at other tables in the place. The two detectives were entirely unaware of the peroxlded young man, but he was on to them. After supper Nelll entered the Belvedere hotel. One detective fol lowed him in, the other remaining outside. The blond young man was not visible at the moment. Neill evaded the detective by making a quick turn through the corridors and coming back to another open ing into the lobby, watched, partly concealed, to see what the man would do. The detective was stand ing in the lobby looking around for Neill. He started towards the door way where Neill was concealed. At that moment the blond young man came in from the street He over took the detective and Neill heard him ask: "Say, are you trailing a tall young man In a gray suit?" The detective answered: "What Is it to you?" "Nothing at all, only I was com ing up Charles street just now and I saw you following him." . . "Well, what about It?" "I Just wanted to tell you that I saw him come out of the barber shop entrance on Charles street a minute ago. He hopped a taxi. Here's the number for you." "Much obliged," said the detec tive, hastily. Neill, looking out saw him beat It out of the door. He PLANE LANDING DEVICE LESSENS WEATHER HAZARD NEW YORK. Oct. IS (AP)-A device for lending airplane under weather conditions hazardous even lor birds will be Imtalled soon experimentally at four of America's aey airports. It la described as m perfect a pilot can bring an airplane down on an airport In a blinding snowstorm or 'og. The product of seven yearn of re search, this Instrument landing sye tem will not be put Into general use until approval It granted br tt-r bu reau of air commerce. It baa been tested exliautu I) : Oakland airport In California The ptcKea up - pai.-.er outsiae, una they made off quickly. From inside the door the blond young man was watching them with a grin. Neill thought: Welt I'll be damr.edl . . What's his game? In the Belvedere bar Nelll ran Into a crony of Barney's whom h had been told that ha would fine there. From him he learned thai Barney was accustomed, on hit way home every afternoon, tc drop In for a glass of beer at Hein rich's, a littfe cafe In the Fall it Thli was the essential oieci of Information he had been after It was a long way irom tne Bel vedere hotel. Neill took a taxi, anc the blond young man anotner Falls road proved to be a miscel laneous sort of street leading tc aristocratic Roland park. It wai lined by small stores, little fram houses occupied by colored wash erwomen, and so on. Heinrichl was a neat new saloon with ma-hno-anv nanels in the show win dow and neon beer signs. No view of the interior could be had from the street Neill went In. The blond young man didn't follow mm in, oui when the swing shutter opened. Nelll could see him hovering out side, trying to get a look In. Th 8 lace was moderately well Riled eill could hear that the conversa tion was all about the Fanning case, and the death of Miss Ray ner. He did not attempt to Join the general group, but waited at the far end of the bar to be served. A Real Clue, At Last HEINRICH was ttw typical Ger man beer-seller enveloped in a vast white apron. Neill said to him: "Terrible thing about the death of the old lady today." "You said it mister." "Fellow downtown told me that It was Edward Barney who first introduced Prescott Fanning to Miss Rayner." "No!" exclaimed Heinrich. "Why Mr. Barney is a good customer of mine." "Is that so!" Neill made believe to look over the group of drink ers. Is he here now "No. he drops in atternoom around 8:30." "Well, don t say anything aboul it Maybe there is nothing in it" You re right. "But it would be a funny note, wouldn't it. if Barney and Fan ning met right here?" "Prescott Farming's never been in here, mister. I've seen his photo graph and heard him described. He's a man you wouldn't mistake." "Maybe Barney met some (rlenfl of Fannlng's here a go-between. sort of. Mr. Barney has his own friends here every day. I can't recollect him talking to a stranger. I don'l get many strangers way out here. "Think back. It would be quite a stunt If you and me could turn up something new in this big case. Have a beer with me." Heinrich drew a beer and sipped it thoughtfully. He was attracted by the suggestion of publicity foi himself, and lowered his voice confidentially. "I do mind a strang er meeting up with Mr. Barney in here," said he slowly. "Maybe hi was In a couple of times." "Did he pick up Barney hers the first time?" asked Neill eager ly. "No. vou could see Mr. Barnei knew him before." "What like man?" Heinrich shook his head heavily 1 can't remember." "Was he a big fellow?" "No." "A little fellow?" "Just medium like." "Was he a young man?" "No. He wasn't old neither. Jusl average age. "How was he dressed?" "I didn't notice special. Just like anybody else." Neill, discouraged, tried anothei line. "What did they drink?" Heinrich s eyes brightened Im mediately. "I can remember that, mister. Mr. Barney, he had hii beer as usual, but the stranger he ordered a drink that was new to me. A rum colllns he called It- Made Just like an ordinary colllns. but with rum instead of gin. It's I good drink. I have offered it to some of my other customers and they like it." Now we re getting somewhere " said Neill. "There must have been some talk about this new drink. Can you repeat It?" "Sure. The stranger tells ma how to mix It He mentions that he had a client who was a banana importer, and he was able to set In rum on his ships." nere was a real clue at last Good!" said Neill. Ha orlnnerl anil drank off his beer. Beer had never tastea oetter to him. It. was all Heinrich could tell him. "Don't sav anything nhn.il this," Nelll warned him. "I'll be seeing you soon." He psid his shot ana jeit me place. Nelll and the blond reune mma hare a ahootlnr duel, tomorrow. other einertmenUl stations probably will be at Burbank. Chicago and New ark. New equipment for the test has been donated by the Bendls aviation Interests. II the bureau of air commerce sub sequently takes over the system, bids will be Invited for additional units at other elrpurta. A similar system hsa been devised by the Washington Institute of rwhnolouy which has the added advantage of portability. Veteran Uerk lead AI.FM. Oct. II (API Joseph W. Beverldge. for many years Multnomah county clerk, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. B Law here Itst night. He had lived In Salem oft and on for the past sis years. Low niilders PORTLAND, Oct. 18-(API The Col onial Construction company of 8po sane submitted a low bid of tJ 89S for construction of the Umatilla river levee project In Pendleton, the United Slates army engineers said today. During the World war. Allied sub marines did patrol aork In th Pirslt of Dover, tin Baltic and Adriatic tew. "Buffalo Hill" William Cody, the famous Indian ecout and plainsmen known as ' Biil- raio Bill," never saw a buffalo in his Ufe-nor have you ever seen one pictured on the back nf nn American "buffalo nickel." Strange as It seems, the animal from whtcb Buffalo Bill" got his nickname, the same one pictured on a "buffalo" nickel, Isn't a buffalo at all. It's an American bison, quite a different animal than the one to which tne name buffalo la properly applied. Real buffalo aro not to be found In America. They are a type of heavy oxen, common In the tropics ot the old world and long domesti LA HIM IRS ON NEW TAX BILL WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (API- Senator LaFollotte (P., Wis.) called the treasury'a proposed tax bin "a - -ssya.ssassssssssssiaaiaaaaaw... . ssssssssasa.aM Ml TAILSPIN TOMMY Tommy Is Observed I i I a7hilp rpnti v ANr, 1 1 , o I IIF36BBtBBUBissai ; guests are busily occupied bemtly's car.'XJ r by toshIthvtclit rWV L I f?!!!?,MB"'i,llw" 11 1 h ?T! , in watchimg betty-lou fIy g Hs certaimly li this tire is TdemtcZl 1 Mlw I fl LEApeo A a J "womder W 4- HER PLAfiE MTH RITA AS A J I WTH ThI PHOTrJ VY 'jJA AEll 1 I 1 ' WHAT L PASSEMGER, TOMMY TAKES I I kjlfoDv A MADE OF THE '"PRiriT ZtKmi TH,S mm In! J I THAT UP TO BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER Straegy? , .: '. By EDWIN AtQ f feO THAT FOOL CN6mteg. I& cJl'ffiil ffZZZ-Y,- n I itr TW MEAUC. 1 run r.l-T mil.- uutq - " 1 ggilLH TH TU6 TOO- y gfYff f THt COMTtMeMTAl. 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The American blaon differs widely from the true buffalo in both appearance and habits. "Buffalo Bill" won his misnomer by shooting 4,380 btson In ltt months, 1867-68, when employed to furnish meat for the Kansas Pacific railway construction gang. In a single day of this period, he slaugh tered 69 of the beasts. German Transports Of the 2.086.000 American soldiers who were transported to Prance during tile World war, nearly 660. 000 were carried across the Atlantic on German shins, Interned by the great mistake" Saturday nd prom ised to renew his fight for a broader income tax base and higher sur taxes on middle bracket Incomes. LaFollette has sought for several years to obtain legislation to reduce personal exemptions of Income tax payers and to tax middle' bracket earners more nearly in proportion to the tax on Incomea over S50.00U. The double hull type of submarine Is sometimes called "submersible" ir Allies. The "Leviathan" alone car ried over 08.500 American troops. 23-.vran Teams When Princeton met Rutgers at New Brunswick November 8, 186, In the world's first game of Inter collegiate football, the sport was far different from the one we know as football today. Played under the London Football association rules. It was much like modern soccer. The ball was a small rubber sphere, batted and kicked bath and forth on the field Instead of carried. Twenty-five men made up eacn team. . Tomorrow: What Valuable Animal la Named After the Bedbug? Takes Poison On Bus BOISE, Idaho. Oct. 18. (AP) Po lice Oaptaln Don Thomas aald yes terday a bus traveler tentatively Identified as Clyde Phillip. 28. 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