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PAGE TEN MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. 1940. Gasual Slauakt augnters- By VIRGINIA HANSON riSTERDAT: Kay CarnUh to rUiting at an Army Port en Lake Michigan vhera Major Adam Drew to ftaticmtd. Taking an aarly morning Korea-back rids together, they dttcover the new chaplain, robbad of everything, hiding In poison oak. Chapter Two Object Or Mirth TIE COT away with everything "the poor devil had ear, lug' gage there was trunkful of uniform in the back of the car brand new Ford he bought in Chica-) yesterday, en route. Adam sprinkled salt on his grapefruit and began to eat it wun every appearance 01 rensn. I had finished my breakfast and was having a second cup of cof fee with him. Except for us and the soldier waiter, the mess hall was deserted. "All but his brief ease." He put down his spoon and added a little more salt. "How about a dash of vinegar now? "You ought to try it this way. Good for that figure. . . . What was I saying? ' "About the brief case." "It was on the shelf behind the drivers seat. When the hitch' hiker poked the gun in his ribs and ordered him to get out, there on that dark aide road, the chap lain thought of his papers his commission, his orders and, with considerable courage for such a little rabbit of a man. he crabbed the brief case and pitched it through the open window of the car, sending it as far on the road as he could. He says the man with the gun used deplorable lan guage, but must have been afraid to take the time to hunt lor It. "So he made the chaplain un dress and left him there without a stitch In the middle of the road? "Correct. Nothing like lack of ciotnes to Keep a man irom rais ing an outcry and calling atten tion to himself. Not that there was any passing traffic. It's an un frequented road back of the res ervation. The chaplain figured out where he was while he was scrambling around in the dark looking for his brief case. It had gone over the fence. High fence, close mesh, barbed wire on top. He straddled it with care, deduced that it bordered the reservation. So, as Adam into Eden, came Chaplain Henry to Fort Michi gan. "Did he find the brief case?" "Yes, fortunately. It contained all his spare cash and his identi fying papers. So all night long, clutching the brief case, he walked circles out in the bosque beyond the target range. This is a big reservation, you know several hundred acres. At last he got onto the Russian ride which was easier underfoot; but he says he kept stumbling against the jumps and falling into the ditches. Some time before dawn he sat down to rest and dozed off. And you and I nearly caught him without without even the poison oak leaf " 1 watched him heap double ration of sugar on his oatmeal and let the inconsistency go un remarked. I was remembering the smoothness with which the big black automatic had appeared in Adam's hand. I was remembering, too, that he had refused to let me ride home alone, that he had in sisted on seeing ma to the very door of the club before he went off to send aid to the poor shiver ing chspiain back there behind his bush. "You don't usually go around armed," I said, wondering why I naa not thought of it at the time "How did you know " Incident Number Two "T HAPPENED once before. One niffhf ahmit turn urika men m taxi diivsr Lifted ud a man in the Loop wanted to be driven to Fort Michigan. The driver was thoughtful enough to collect part of the fare in advance, but when he turned in the gate of the post he felt a gun at the back of his neck. Following instructions, he drove through the post and out past the target range not far from where we were riding this morning. There he stopped his taxi, got out and stripped, also ac cording to instruction, and stood there in a state of nature watch ing his clothes, money and cab disappear into the night" The soldier waiter brought In a platter and set it down in front of Adam. The ham was nearly an inch thick and the color of a nice ripe peach. The eggs were curled up and brown around the edges. There was even a sprig of pars ley. "So the cook Is under your spell, too," I said bitterly. "You'll never be able to eat all that. Im merman, bring me a plate." Adam raised his white brows. "Ah-ahi Remember the figure!" "Figure yourself. You'll be an old tubby before you're fifty." "Not if you're around I won't." He helped himself liberally from the platter, looked regretfully at the remainder. "Why don't you be a good girl and quit interrupting me?" "Did thev find the villain?" I asked dutifully. "Not yet The taxi was discov ered abandoned about a mile from the post Nothing missing but cash; and there was a regimental insignia on the floor of the cab. That's how we know it was some one from the post." The waiter managed to miss the table completely with my plate. I wouldn t have believed vou could break one of those durable articles, but it scattered in sev eral directions. Adam continued to eat. but he glanced down once at the fum ling Angers that were gathering up the pieces and paused long enough to say thoughtfully. "We'll catch him now. The first episode was ivcfji i awier quiet, i ins one will be all over the post by noon." A Cautious Man' THAT mild remark proved to be no overstatement There may have been other topics of conversation that morning at Fort Michigan, but history finds them unworthy of mention. Sentries walked their posts with shaking shoulders; cooks giggled into the soup; brides hung shrieking on the telephone or over the railing of their back verandas. Mules brayed; horses laughed. And it is told that a Miss At kins from lust outside the oust calling on the commanding ollicer about a matter concerning one of his command, was grossly in sulted. And when I asks could I see the chaplain" (to put the matter in her own words), "me that's been waitin' montha for the fella to show ud. he busts r Isht out laughin' in my face." Whatever the truth of Miss At kins' narrative (as reported by Adam's orderly the following day) Colonel Pennant was obvi ously in high spirits when he came, unannounced, into the mess hall at noon. The men sprang to their feet and Mrs. Bridewell, the club hostess, really fluttered not the professional fuss I had seen her put on for visitujg firemen and their battle -axes (as ahe had somewhat incautiously dubbed two traveling generals and their wives to me behind their backs) but the involuntary response of any conscious woman in tht presence of an attractive male. He must have been between forty-five and fifty it takes years in the service before a man wears silver eagles on his shoulders but he was lean and erect and handsome, and tht wrinkles around his alert blue eyea were merely the heritage of laughter. He looked too young to have a grown daughter. "I gave the cook the day off," he explained when they had him seated at our table. 'The girls have gone to the city to meet the bride. Too bad they didn't go yes terday; they co-ild have delivered the chaplain, too. And in better shape, I hope, than he arrived in." Whereupon, as Miss Atkins would have phrased it he busts out laughing, and the rest of us joined; not so much because the colonel's jokes are always laughed at, aa because we had reached that stage where the mere men tion of the chaplain was enough to sot us rocking. "Ah, but do you know the caje with which he planned his ar rival?" asked Felicia Bridewell brightly. "Did you see the letter he wrote, Colonel Pennant? The adjutant turned it over to me. I'll try to find it for you later. Or per haps he would like it back. II would make the text for a ser mon on best-laid plans. You see, he's not a man to go into anything blind he takes proper precau tions. He was troubled about hit quarters. Being a bachelor, he knew there was small chance ol getting a married officer's set but he did hope his rooms would be as far removed as possible from the more boisterous element in bachelor quarters I'm going tc put him in the guest wing, neat you and me, Kay. He ought tc feel right at home among us girls Finally, he announced the time ol his arrival in Chicago and his in tention of buying a new Fore sedan there to drive to Fort Mich igan. He had calculated the num ber of miles and the rate of sored at which he could travel and had, come to the conclusion that hi would not be here in time for tht evening meaL Was there a re spectable place along the was where he could stop to dine? Now there. I submit, is a cautious man And look what happened to himl" Colonel Pennant mopped hii eyes, drew down the corners ot his mouth and tried to look so licitous as his gaze fell on Captain Jones, the junior medical officer, who was seated across the tablt from him. "How is he, by the way?" h asked. Captain Jones. In a trance ol inattention, continued to punch holes with his finger in a piece ol commissary bread. A repetitior of the question failing of any re sult, and the heap of crumbs con tinuing to grow, Adam, who wa! sitting next to him, prodded hire with a long finger. "The chaplain," he said loudly "Colonel Pennant wants to know how the chaplain is." Te be contlnoee Oh Ull Tribune want aaa. Dm Mall Tribune want ads. J NEW FEED MILL Wheat cwt. $1.H." Cr. Barley, re-cld. cwt. 1.25 R.R. Dairy Meal cwt. l.JM) H.R. All Purpose Chick Mash cwt. 2.20 R.R. Turkey Starter . cwt. 2.10 "Feed Rogue River Brand and Save" Medford Fuel - Feed Dept. Court k McAndrews X I Pay Call Mr. and Mrs. Vit jeilnok of Crete, Neb., called this morning at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Janoucli, 1202 East Main street, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hunt, Welling ton Heights, and Mr. and Mrs. Warren A. Liggett. 812 South Newtown street. The Jelineks arrived here by motorcar last night and left after their visits this morning for Los Angeles to visit relatives. They were accompanied by their two daughters and a friend. Miss Dorothy Lothrop. Dm Mall Tribune want ads. Wait! Wait! Want! Don't Buy Any Car More Than $60,000 Stock! 200 Super-Reconditioned Used Cars, Trucks, Trailers and Tractors Must Go At PUBLIC CLOSE-OUT SALE Watch For Our Big Announcement Up to 13 discount en all units. The most beautiful and most complete stock In the entire WORTHWEST. $30 to S1S0 off on each ear to meet our immediate de mands. No matter what you want we have it. Be sure to prepare yourself to take advantage of one o! the BIGGEST SACRIFICES in Medford HISTORY. Don't forget it's a complete public closeout sale. HELP WANTED 9 All Around Lot Boys, oa salary basis. Local residents preferred, to assist durino rush, " ALSO S Honest Reliable Auto and Truck Salesmen. Strictly commission bails. WE GUARANTEE No competition en prices, terms or trade-in allowances. Splendid proposition for experienced men that can qualify. See Mr. Rhoades. Sales Mgr. AUTO SALES & LOAN CO. Cor. 4th and North Riverside. NAZIS WILL KEEP I OF T Official Terms of Armistice Revea Complete Disarma ment Among Necessities Berlin, June 26. OJ.PJ Ger many will continue to occupy a portion of the western coast of France when the war is over, it was disclosed last night when terms of the armistice agreement with France were published by the government. Under the provisions of the armistice, which went Into ef fect at 12:35 a. m. Tuesday, when "cease fire" orders ended German and Italian hostilities against France, the French must abandon all resistance every where in possessions, colonies, protectorates and mandates. Map Shows Area Taken. A map accompanied the terms, shcAving the portion of France to be occuoied bv Her. man forces for the duration of the war against England. As its first condition, the armistice signed in Compicgne Forest at 8:40 p. m. Saturday provides that: "The French government ceases hostilities against Ger many in France, her posses sions and mandates and at sea." The terms were Issued bv the official DNB agency. All French territory north and west of a line drawn on the map accompanying the terms will be occupied by German troops. The reich will exercise "all rights of an occupying power' in the occupied French terri tory and French officials there must immediately obev Instruc tion! from German military commanders and "cooperate wnn inem correctly," it was stated. The German eovernment in tends to restrict its occupation of the west coast of France to an "absolutely necessary ex tent after the rrssutinn nt hostilities with England, it was siaiea in the terms. Must Demobilise. The French armed I nrrpc land, sea and air must be de mobilized and disarmed for a period still to be decided, ex cept for formations necessary to maintain domestic order, it was stated. The strength of these rifnu. formations will be determined ty uermany and Italy. the armistice agreement nrrv vides that France must nrpupnt transfer abroad of valuables and stocks from the German occupied areas of France and musi oe responsible for tho protection of all notorial as sets whose delivery to Ger many has been specified. If any of these materials are prevented from falling into Germany's hands, the French must pay all damages, it was stated. The armistice terms set forth the conditions for the cessation of hostilities, as this cessation was carried out Monday night and early Tuesday. Hostilities ceased six hours after Fuehrer Adolf Hitler received formal notice at 6:35 p. m Monday that a separate French-Italian amistice had been signed In Rome. . Germany then advised the French government in Bordeaux by radio. A German armistice rnmmi.. sion will supervise the carry ing out of the armistice terms, it was specified, and correlate Germany'! armistice with that of Italy. The French government will appoint a delegation to the German commission. By the Associated Press Rome. June 26 Italian oc cupation of a small alpine area n France already conquered by fascist forces, use of the French port of Jibuti in East Africa and broad demilitarized zones to sep arate Italians and French in Kurope and Africa are principal conditions imposed by the French-Italian armistice. The terms, announced last night, call for demilitarization of the coastal territory of French Somallland and give Italy tht right to use the French section of the Jibuta-Addii Ababa rail way, only rail outlet of Italian East Africa. For the duration of war be tween Italy and the British em pire, France also must demili tarize her Mediterranean naval bases. No mention was made nf Kie and Savoy in France or French Corsica territories Italians long nave Deen desiring. As in the French-German terms, tiie agreement stipulates that the French fleet be col lected at French ports 'and that hostilities cease in all French possessions and mandated terri tories as well as in continental France. Some units of the flee, are to be assigned to protect French colonial interests. The Italians joined Germany in assurances that the fleet would not be used against Bri tain and added a promise that at conclusion of peace Italy "does not intend to lay claim to the French fleet." STERLING AREA Knapp Family Loses Nearly Everything in Blaze J Gold Is Lost in Ruin from The Dalles-California high-1 The old customs bouse at way to Medford by way of the Monterey, Cal., wai built tuv Diamond lake cutoff and the der successive rulei of three Rogue river valley. , I nations Spain, Mexico and the . "...r I United States, the letting of a contract for the! construction of a 10x40-fciot sign to be erected two miles south of Weed, Cal., to call the atten tion of tourists to the scenic beauty of the Pacific highway into Medford. GUSH WITH FOES AT SEVERAL POINTS ALONG COASTLINE (Continued from mi One.) least four English and Scottish civilians were killed and at least five of the raiders shot down. The attack covered a wide area of England, Scotland and Wales. The ministry of home se curity announced the four deaths and injury to 13 persons. "No serious damage was caused," said the home ministry. The air ministry announced that three planes of a "much larger" German formation of 17 Messerschmitt fighting planes were shot down by a British patrol yesterday while reconnoi tering Nazi air fields near the French coast. Several other Messerschmitts were hit. The British declared they lost no planes. Another unit of the Royal Air Force made a daylight attack yesterday on an airdrome at Waalhaven, near Rotterdam, in The Netherlands, and still an other raided an airdrome at Bomoen, near Bergen, Norway. ' SECONDS TO Nk , PORTLAND'S CITY CENTER Oc kum Ttitw J Spoooua ' Ww' rtvou wife both m J 2X AMD jr By Associated Press While England waited for Ger many to strike with her full power the fate of the French fleet, which the Bordeaux gov ernment agreed to surrender under the armistices with Ger many and Italy, remained a major subject for speculation. Tricolor flags flapped at half mast on French warships with the British .in Alexandria yester day but the French made no move to sail back to France to surrender. Nor did all France's empire kneel beside her In defeat. From North Africa came a declaration that crack Mor rocan troops would defend every inch of North African territory. Fire destroyed the log home and two sheds on the H. L. Knapp homestead on the Sterl ing road near the Sterling mine in the Applegate district early this morning. The family lost practically all of its belongings. The fire was attributed to sparks from the chimney or to a defective flue. The blaze started on the roof near the chimney. Rogue River national forest headquarters here Said. The fire VL-ne ronnrtori by a forest lookout and Apple gate District Ranger Lee Port hastened to the scene with men and fire-fighting equipment. The fire-fighters were too late to save the home and sheds but they kept the fire from spread ing, pumping water from a well. So fast did the fire spread and so excited were members of the family that only a washing ma chine, sack of flour and four quarts of fruit were saved from the house and a drag saw and tractor from one of the sheds. Neighbors Help After the fire neighbors of fered the family shelter and other help. Mr. Knapp, foresters said, had two caches of gold in the house. After the fire he found one in the ruins, the ffnlH melter! Tho other could not be found immed iately. Consumed bv the fl amps were, among other things, a new radio set and a hope chest one Of the daughters had rMvivat for Christmas. The chest con tained numerous articles the daughter had made tn fill it There were six or seven child ren in the family, forest head quarters Said. thniiPh their names were not obtained. The blaze started at 6:55 a.m., when Mr. Knann hart a hnt going in the kitchen range to boil water ior washing an infected hand Of one Of thl vnuni ehil. dren, forest headquarters stated. RISTS JackSOn CountV Phamher r.f Commerce today announced the leasing of a piece of land north of the junction of highways 230 and 97 for the erection of a sign board, 1 by 40 feet. The junc tion is where The Dalles-California highway and the Diamond lake cut-off highway meet. The sign will call the atten tion of motorists to the route Rl BLUE RIBBON SPECIAL THURSDAY ONLY! Cellophane Garment Bags and Hat Boxes Protect your Hats and Frocks this Summer with Cellophane Garment and Hat Protectors Here are 58x22 Inch Cellophane Garment Bags and Hat Boxes large enough to hold 2 hats Take advantage el this special and equip your closet with these needed accessories. Regular 69c Value! 39 Hotel Cornelius ; a w. rut rortUns Feel at Home in "The Heart of Portland" Comfort Convenlrnra Orirly Sen lr Attrmrtlte lute: ttrtMheSl bath St M op with fcath SI M ap MM O. CRIMSON. Mgr. SiS fuiS IU Iiuj 5$W Park Ave. Hotel !.. rark rortUno IN THE HEART OF THE CITY DR. 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