Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1940)
PACE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 4. 1940. Gasual Slaughters By VIRGINIA HANSON O UAY: Ullci BHde well is tht third victim of ths robber. She crawlt in Kay'i unn dow Mans tvtrything but her gir die, fhoee and stockings. That I might a firs breaks out. Chapter Nina The Man In The Car rULIA wai coming out of Fe- liciaa room when I reached the corridor. She beckoned me and started double timing toward the back of tht building, talking as she ran. "Shows how much sense I have," she said. "I went in to get . the keys to her car. The minute I turned on the light I saw that corset and remembered." She giggled hysterically. "She was sound asleep and snoring through all this. No. I didn't wake her. What was the use?" A red taillight was glowing against the darkness of the long garage behind the club. It started to move and a small roadster backed into view. Julia hailed it before, I think, she realized who the driver was. JefTs voice answered her gruff ly. "What are ou doing here?" But he held open the door and told us to get in. "You can drop me at the troop." He made no further comment, and the alienee grew uncomforta ble when he had finished shifting gears. So I asked him where the Are was, and he thought it was out In the bosque near the target range. Brush Are? He didn't know. His answers sounded terse and little bored. Between us Julia made no' sound and I could feel my distaste for Jeff Tack grow- big. Cold, surly ill-bred He stepped on the gas sudden ly and the car fairly leaped down the row in front of the barracks. He braked with the aame disre gard for mechanical and human comfort and witn a swiit move tnent was out of the car. ' "I'll walk back, or pick up a lift, he said aloofly. "I hope you 11 use some discretion and not get too close to the fire. Without further waste of words ha was gone. Julia woke from her trance, slid into the driver's seat and engaged the clutch. She did not speak until we had turned onto the back road that led to ward the target range, and then she sounded slmost happy. "You can see," she said, "how nice he is when you get to know him." "What's back here?" I asked as the car turned left beyond the target range. Not far ahead we could see the wild orange and red glow of flames and a column of black smoke ascending against the gray night sky. "Nothing that I know of. There's a plank bridge over a gulley that runs behind the ter cet butts and beyond that a wood ed hill that'a the edge of the res ervation. The road ends at the foot of the hill. When they're fir ing you can t even come this far, it's roped oft." Raging Inferno A THOUGHT struck me. "You don't suppose it's an airplane that crashed trying to land on the range?" "No pilot would be auch a fool on a night as dark as this." But the sounded worried. "Unless it was a forced landing. There's a perfectly good landing field only a few miles from here." - She jammed on her brakes. The narrow dirt road was clogged with cars. Farther ahead a fire truck was outlined in blsck against the red fog which was bil lowing up out of the gulley. We left the car at the side of the road and stumbled through sand and undergrowth toward the , flames. I could see now that sol diers were manning the truck, working with disciplined silence and apeed to the accompaniment of the steady hissing of chemicala and the ominous roar of rapa cious, glutting Are. My heart lurched as I saw what the Are was feeding on a car, nosed down and heeled over on its side at the bottom of the gul ley. Once a car now a raging in ferno at the mercy of those rav ening flames. They were com pletely out of control, elemental, mocking the puny human efforts to check them. I was standing beside Julia In silent fascinated horror, staring, moistening my dry lips, when the Are veered at some momentary whim snd I saw a dark shadow within the car. I must have rcreamed. for sud denly I felt two hinds clamp onto my shoulders and I stumbled bsckward into someone's arms. I twisted, saw that it was Adam, and hid my face against his chest, trembling so violently that I could hardly stand. "There's someone In thst car." I moaned, and he did not contra dict me. He held me for an instant: then, with one arm still supporting me, led me back from the gulley, back behind the Are truck out of s:ght of that feeding Are. "I'm sorry you ssw that." he ssld in a shaken voice, while I still clung to him. "I didn't see you in time, or I would have stopped you. We can't do any thing, of course. It was already loo late when we got here." "But who is It? You must know thst:" Ho did not snswer me for a moment, and suddenly 1 remem Texans for Willkie If F.D.R. Declines Dallas. Texas, July 4 iP A group of Roosevelt support ers reported today they had received state-wide response to proposal that Democrats nom inate Wendell Willkie at Chi cago If the president declines to try for a third term. The group met yesterday and placed Guy I. Warren of Corpus Christ! In charge of the state wide organization. bered Mimi Pennant, who had gone out alone in her car that evening, who had not yet returned when Julia telephoned. Julia came stumbliog back to us then, looking wild and dishev eled in the strange light "It's a coupe," she cried breath lessly. "Minus ear is a coup. Adam, who is it? Tell me the truth!" "Not Mi ml," he said, and added reluctantly. "It's Felicia Bride well's car. I saw the license plate. She must have missed the bridge in the dark, though what she was doing way out here " "Oh no! No, you don't under standFelicia's home in bed." I told him eagerly. I felt as if a clamp had been removed from my throat. For an instant the relief was stupendous. Not Mimi not Felicia. The thief. But the trem bling seized me again nonethe less, whatever his misdeeds, a hu man being trapped in that blazing hell Julia was answering his quick Are of questions, describing Fe licia's arrival at the club in her girdle, and her explanations. It didn't sound in the least funny now. Ashe A SOLDIER Came up and salut ed. I let go Adam's arm and stepped back, controlling myself, while he listened to the report The thick undergrowth in the gulley was aflre and there was some danger of the flames spread ing to the wooded slope behind the rsnge. Adsm went off to see about it I glanced around and aaw that a small crowd of spectators had gathered. Officers and men. a few women. Colonel Pennant was there, and Jeff Tack and Gerald Beaufort They joined us and we told again our story of Felicia and the theft of her car. I ssw Cap tain Jones, the doctor, standing at the edge of the sulley looking down snd shaking his head. The ambulance was just behind the Are truck and two Hospital Corps men lounged against it smoking cigarettes. The fire began to die at last, leaving behind it a twisted hulk of red and black metal and the charred remains of what had once been a man. Adam came to us. looking quite gray and tired and told us we'd better go home. "We're going to try to get the body out. he said. Pink dawn was streaking the sky and the lake when Julia dropped me at the club and went on home. I undressed and stood for a long time under the cold shower, trying to shock some life bsck into my quivering muscles. I killed ss much time as I could dressing, but the mess hall was still closed when, all in clean white, and every hair painfully coaxed into place, I came out into the deserted lounge. So I paced the veranda smoking cigarettes that made me feel no better until I heard dishes and silver clatter ins: inside. The regular waiter had not come back. The ,ame one who had served us at dinner brought me orange juice and black coffee two cuds of it. Over the last cud I asked him what had happened to Immerman. "Late." he said disgustedly. "Had the afternoon and evening off yesterday, but was supposed to be here for breakfast. He'll catch it." He clattered some silver down at the head of the table. "Mrs. Bridewell sick?" I told him she hsd a headache and was not to be disturbed, and he stsrted a chatty conversation about the fire. I could see that the story of Felicia's mishap had reached the barracks after all; but Adam's entrance, looking as stern ss I had ever seen him, dried up the fount of small talk. "Where's Immerman?" he uked, and was told of Immermsn's de fection. Then the wsiter scurried off to the kitchen. I seized the opportunity to tell him about Immerman at the Post Exchange, and he listened with a peculiar, startled expression. "That's very Interesting." he ssid when I had finished. He rose, went out into the lounge, and 1 could hear him telephoning. He came back in presently, sat down and salted hia grapefruit. I made the wan gesture of passing him the pepper, but he took it from me and set It down without comment. "Immerman did not sleep In barracks," he said when the wait er had taken himself off again. I didn't quite follow his thought, but he said no more. And presently, because my pa tience would not let me wait un til ha had gone through the usual oatmeal and ham and eggs, I asked him if the body had been identified. He shook his hesd. "Small hope of that, unless there was bridge work and we can locate the den tist." I need not have worried about the ham and eggs. He left his cat meal half finished, pushed bsck his rhair and rose. "We're going out again and sift the ashes for clues as soon as the frame has cooled enough. You'd better wake Felicia pretty soon and tell her to get dreued. There might be something she would recognize cuff links, buttons, a ring. We'll need some confirma tion of the fact that It's the same man who held her up last night there's always the chance the thief had other Ash to fry." Te ke contlnsta 1 60 Italian Planes I Downed by British ) Cair, July 4 The Brit- j Ish air force shot down 80 Ital ian planes in the near east in June and probably 25 others, an authoritative British source de clared today. British louses were not dis- j closed, hut they were ssid to be "exceedingly small " Italy Is smaller than New Jersey. On the Radio Chains STAiinvs sthera to rind thm om tht ptal: fctX. 1 1 Ml. Portland; KM, WO. ocm Angela! fcvGA, 1470. apukane: KOO. 1W). Sin I'ranrlaroi kow l:o. rortiand: KJH. s:o. aaaiilei NX. lulu, U Antrim KOA SS0 Denver: KOIN. Mo. Portland: HOMO eat Seattle; KPO. SSO. san Fnnrlro; KM.. 1 1 SO. Salt ! Thursday, :00 rmphony Orch.. KIX, KJH; But tall. KOO: Music Hall. KPO. KOW, Kn; Major Bowes, KNX. KOIN. KSL. : JO Vote of Camilla. KOO; Sym phony Oreb., KZX. 6:00 Barber Shop Quartet. KOO; Miller's Orch, KNX, KOIN, KSL; News. KEX. :ao Nawe of tlx War. KNX. KOIN, KSL; Easy Aces, KOO. KEX. KJR. 7:00 Frad Waring. KPO. KOW. KPI: Anoa and Andy. KNX, KSL. KOIN: Kinney's Orch.. KOO. 7:30 Musical Americana. KOO, KJR, KEX: Ask-It-Baaket. KNX, KSL, KOIN; Oood News of 1640. KPO. KPI. KQW. 8 00 Strange As It Seems, KNX. KSL. KOIN: Aldnch Family. KPO. KPT, KOW; News, KOO. KEX. 1:90 symphony Hour. KPO. KOW. KPT; Herbeck's Orch., KSL; Answer Auction. KNX. KOIN. S:0O Weenu' Orch.. KOMO: Paul SulllTan, KSL, KNX. KOIN; Avium's Orch.. KOO, KJR. :30 nines' Orch., KNX, KOIN: Little's Orch.. KOO. THE WORLD AT ITS WORST J. IrlC CflREFuLlV OFPAWM FOR THE L0K6 DRIVE 1b IrlE SUMMER COTTAGE MECf A SE-T BACK WHDJ JUNIOR "TAKES A LflSf MINUTE. LOOK 1Mb 1f CAT" BASKET 1b MAKE! SURE -THE CM JS AIL RlSrtf niw.c 7-5 TAILSPIN TOMMY In the Danger Zonal I ' I KEEP A SHAH.P WATCH, I I 1 1 't-L watch the I I in tme"motmsb.- VfT okst", girviSh.' X I look, SKtfeTS.'.. 1 A hi W&11 PIABl VPms6 SIBoN-rEO,:( M0o'oA?tOE 06 VOHTja, PNVToSwAaD) S a . I I V ' X." NX 1 MODEL. PLAN ES J,J- . II , THE HOHaER, . ' I '! t N I T.a,nr.,e'-:..., , S lJo f f STt ?, jT BEN WEBSTER'S CAREER No THE NEBBS He Can t Take It - ' SCPMiE , 00 VCD MP f MCTWE A.LLUS , I J THAT SETTLES IT I'LL SO AJ I 4 Tuiwk KiEPf NOOlrGN'e U S!E B,a rRILf 'V JCWIL.DRENI VvAS LIKE C14ICKEMS. ' 1 1 DOWM AjslD SEE NEBS UKlDER S. . VOUR WTRE5 OCB A Oc..l A T , f WHEN TMEV GCT EVJDU3 TMEY '1 I "oME PRETEvisll AkiD IP UF l.-WCKf CU CEMEMBECl ly'T, S ' MUST CS3 TMEIQ OvM SCK&TCWIM 1 I GvES ME HALP ACHWCE TIL ) ?, 1 VPU A DOL.LAQ. TIP j-S 1 1 W IM3 PUT YOLI PSSOlcmT HOME A vaV .A ' ,! TTtC CJj' TulVi c VrV 10:00 Reporter. KPO. SOW, KPT; Goodman's Orcb., KNX. 10:SO Balety First, KPO; Rich ards' Orch., KSL. KNX, KOIN: PrUnl Orch.. KOO. KIX. 11:00 Owens' Orch.. KPO; Thta Motis World. KXX BuaM'e Orch.. KSL, KOIN; News, SOW, KNX, Kfl Frlda;. 8:00 Dant'a Music. KOO. KJR. KEX: Walts Time. KPO. KPI. KOW; Brazilian's Orch, KNX. 6:30 What's My NameT, KPO, KPT. KOW: Drama. KNX. KSL, KOIK". Drama. KOO, KJR. 6:00 Public Alfam. KNX. KSL: Don Amarhe. KPO. KFT. KOW; News. KEX: Filbert Fllhtrroonlc. KOO. 6:30 Al Fearca. KNX. KSL, KOIN: Quia Klda, KPO. KPT. KOW: Orant Park Concert. KOO. KEX. KJR 7:00 Fred Waring. KPO. KOW, KFT: Amne and And;. KNX. KSL, KOIN: Mesaner'a Orch, KOO. KJR. KUX. 7:30 Johnny Present. KNX. KOW. KSL: Show Boat, KPO. KFT. KOW. 8:00 Treasure Island Varieties. KPO; Sporta. KOO; Chester's Orch.. KNX. KOIN. KSL; News Hera and Abroad. KGW. 8:30 Death Vsllev Dars. KPO. KOW. KFT: News. KNX, KOIN. KSL: Baseball Oame, KEX. 00 Dorter's Orch, KPO. KOW, KFT: Paul SulllTan, KKX. KSL, KOIN. 9:30 Toung'a Orch, KOIN: Musle by Woodbury. KPO, KPI. KOW. 10:00 Reporter, KPO, KFI. KOW; Oood man's Orch, KNX. 10:30 Sudy'a Orch, KOO. KEX. KJR; Owen's Orch, KPO, KFI. KOW; m w j l i i i LftID D16VJC EM? lir-TYivlft. Ai.TMj A-f -o.li f ".-I e b- Tb B-TI STiifllit. lor i Sign of Hlml HAPPy VALltV WAS A TANGLED MASS OF RUINS! ONLY" A FEW BUILDINGS AND HOMES ESCAPED THE TORNADO'S PATH ALL OTHERS WERE LAID WASTE! IT MISSED THE UOCDlTAI THANK GOOONESS! I. 11 Richard's Orch.. KSL, KNX, KOIN. 1 1 10 Nottingham1! Orch, KPO: Busse s Orch., KSL. KOIN; This MOT lug World. KEX; News. KOO, KQW, SHE AT JEWS Budapest, July 4. (JPi Seg regation of Jews in special rail way cars is one of the provi sions of a new anti-Jewish bill introduced in parliament today by the Hungarian Nazi part v. The bill is even more drastic than Germany's Nuremberg law. It forbids Jews to: Drive automobiles. Become midwives. Hoist the Hungarian fag. Buy anything from a peasant. Sign any legal document. In order to "restrict the prop agation of Jews'' in Hungarv, the bill also provides that only the eldest sons and eldest daughters of Jewish families may marry. RED SHINGLE DUTY POWER IS APPROVED Washington, July 4. lP) A measure giving the federal gov ernment authority to impose a Br GLUYAS WILLIAMS C ) T I y f OH, eENlgpp' III' MAYOR TERRIBLE, i& J I I AairteERisTJTyaV duty on Canadian red cedar shin glee was signed yesterday by President Roosevelt. The duty of not more than 25 cents a hundred square feet may be imposed on all shingles im ported in any calendar year In excess of 30 per cent of the average for the preceding three years. 1.200 Tomatoes. Palmetto. Fla. CPl Honrv Glayre, research chemist here who conducts "backyard exper iments in chemical gardening, boasts a tomato vine 16 feet tall from which he has harvest ed 1.200 tomatoes. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS jjif J S"" .-U. i- -sw'aaai fss jCV. ' LTTi 1S al?aii s A 'CRACKER CARGO When in 173S.-87 Elias Haclcett Darby's Salem ship, "Grand back, making the first curiosity a consignment of Chinese firecrackers. PHOTO HOBBYIST In 20 year;. Dr. Leland Blair, historian of the Los Angeles County Amnrlcan Legloa Council, has compiled a comnlelo record of the council's history, entirely from his hobby collection of snapchots. He takes 1.000 pictures a year. ' TOMOHRW: Strangest Newspaper Plantl " aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-.Mai.asa.ssssssssssS ' - - a. ...DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF OUR GOOD PEOPLE ARE GONE SCORES INJURED HOWEVER I'VE WIRED FOR OUTSIDE HELP.. .NOPE, HAVEN'T SEEN HIDE NOR OF RUST N . OF RUSTY! LANA CLAIMS ARTIE Los Angeles. July 4. JP Lana Turner. the college boys' film sweetheart, today filed suit for divorce from Artie Show, swing band leader. Nineteen-year-old Lana charg ed the 29-year-old Shaw "has wrongfully Inflicted upon the defendant grievous mental suf fering." Lana and Artie were married 20,000 PHoTbGftAPHS MmiKM 20 YEAR WERE TAKEN By pr.ulandcblair, AMATEUR CAMS?A fAH North fbllurtood. WiTrl A UMeolM loe cteiM'iteRe vs tWHReiy milt Of AMERICAN LOGS ANP FURMrSHlNGS deep-water voyage by an American vessel, she T IS RUSTY "X. McSURK IN f HAVENtA THE HOSPITAL, ll SEEN . , MISS A HIM, I HAIR in Las Vegas. Nev.. last Febru ary 13, the day after their first "date." Mary Buys Liners. Washington, July 4. F The maritime commission .said today It had sold to the navy department the former Ameri can mail liners President Jack son and President Grant. The vessels, with gross tonnage slightly in excess of 14,000 tons, were owned by the com mission. They and the Presi dent McKinley and President Jefferson, are laid up at Brem erton. Wash. byJOHNHIX amiBowmzTAitsl Sported M VtiBmCinnmAham, ftaJ0Wr my.. fOR OVER r QUARTER-CStflllRy faRebildM Jutland) Turk,' sailed to China and brought home as a By HAL FORREST Bt EDWIN ALGER By SOL t JJSS
