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PAGE EIGHT Wet M ARGOT 7 NEVILLE oiMff Dana PNifln mmi Im, Clarice Dodd. wealthy mlddla Sted widow bo lira in SjdnrT Australia. arept Her dousr Hllrd arttn far. Indolent younl people. Her nepoc and meet Fells and Joyce Burke, live irltli her. Eileen Foster and Denlie Deuhampt are bouae meals. Frequent ri ltor Include Bill and Brenda Wheatley. Brother and lister, and Michael Buin. who to at tracted to Joyce. !enle ha de alt n on Fella and italous when be becomes ensagrd to eileen. a weet (irl quite different Irons the rest ol the pieasure-loilni crowd. Then, one nlrhl. Clarice dies (ram an overdose of sleeping tablets anown as Seconal. When her eccentric maid. Lena, insists that she had only one tablet In her possession thai night. Inspec tor Groriin oi the police Investi gates, lie learns that Frill re cently obtained 18 tablets ot aeconal from Clarice, out Fell claims be gave them to a friend. Bob Coates. This appears to be confirmed when the Inspector recovers II tablets from Coates. Then. Denlse forces Fell to breaa bis engagement to Eileen oy threatening to give the police damaging e Id e n c e against Joyce, who has suffered a col lapse. However. Drnlse herself Is nnder suspicion and Is closely questioned by Grogan. CHAPTER XXV pROGAN'S questioning of Denise was Interrupted by Sergeant Manning, who came to tell him that he wag wanted on the phone. He went down stair to the phone and held orlef conversation. As tie finished he saw Felix com ing down tne stairs. He met htm at the oottom "Well. Mr Burke, how about it?" be said grimly. "This morning. I lot hold ol those tablets you gave to Boa Coates. 1 turned them over 10 our cnemisi to oe anaiyzea ne Just phonea me." He paused "They aren't Seconal at all. They are A.P.C. taoleu ..." For the next hour. Pellx wag shut DP in the morning room with Grogan Meanwhile, the inspector had tent Manning over to Macleay Street to question Coates again. When Pellx finally emerged from the room, ne was looking savage He watched Grogan leave the house and stride oil down the drive Manning was lust .coming In the Est. The two detectives stood there liking for a minute. Then. Orogao went on his way, while Manning came on into me grounds. CELrX went out to the side ver- anda Every one was there ex cept Joyce, who was still uostalrs In bed. Besides Eileen and Denlse. there were Bill, Brenda. Michael and Max Hurst. Even Dr. Nugent was there. He had come to see Joyce again. They all knew that Felix had been shut up with Orogan. Every lace turned toward him as he ap peared. "Well," said Hurst, "whaft the latest?" "The latest Is that those tablets I gave to Bob Coates have been analyzed and found to be A. PC not Seconal." Felix gave i short bitter laugh. "In other words. I kept the Seconal I got from Clarice and later killed her with It" There was a stunned silence. . Then. Hurst burst out. -Boshl Obviously. Coates made a mistake and gave Orogan the wrong stud." "Unfortunately, the A. PC tab teta were in the envelope on which Clarice wrote 'Sleeping tablet!' Inn aha a-ava mm tha M4nnal " "That's no proof." Htf. ,, ! nlM ll1a that a lury would aoprectate." No one said anything to this Than nii.n aalraH "Whara Orogan now?" "He has left for the moment." Felix told her. "But he'll probably be back toon with a warrant." BUI Jumoed uo and clapoed him en the back. "Don't be a (not! He cant arrest vou on such slim evi dence as that." "Of course not!" Brenda bab bled. "Don't be so silly. Felix. Come AIRMAN KILLED IN CRASH AT ESTACADA Portland, Ore., Dec, 11 (U.R) Second Lt. Seoas.ian V. Baum gartner, Roscoe. N. D., wu killed late Thursday when the fighter plane he was piloting crashed near here, Portland alt base officials announced today. The plr.ne, a P-3S, was on a routine fisht when lt crashed four miles north of Estacada, of ficials said. PtTBtE aAV&TTSt RRIT.ftB Los Angc'.es, Dec, 11 (U.R) California highway patrolmen today hunted an unhappy sailor. A purse bearing a naval emblem nd containing $300 was lying PIERRE CONOUCtlN THc SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEE SWEETLAND tAiitoNi, on down to the tennis court and knock a few Balls about before din ner. It will help you forget all this awful business. Come on. Bill and you too. Demse Denlse rose and took Felix's aim "Ves let's get our racquet" She drew mm into the noun, while Brenda and Bill set out to ward the court. A few minutes later. Hunt de parted, going across the garden toward nu house. Then. Dr Nugent said he'd better be getting upstair to see Joyce. Mlcnaei followed the doctor along the veranda. "Will you ask her if I can see her?" "Better wait until tomorrow. said Nugent. Michael came back to where Eileen was sitting and threw him self Into a chair. He pulled a note book from his pocket. "I'll write her a note, anyhow," he said. PRESENTLY Eileen left him and went Into the house In the front hall, she found Pellx and Denlse talking to Lena who was holding ner cat. Sooty In her arms "I'm leaving." Lena was saying "I'm leaving tomorrow." "Din't be silly Lena " Pellx said wearilv. 'What's wrong now?" "I dnn't like the wev thlnx are here 1 don't Hke It at all. Some one tried to get into my room this afternoon. I was sitting there and I saw the door start to open Then It shut all of a sudden when I said. Who's there'" Eileen was watching her closely, wondering whether she was telllna the truth or was lust acting crazy "Sooty knows there Is something wrong." Lena continued "Look what she's doing all the time putting her oaw behind her ear and ll-tenlng " Denlse made an impatient ges ture. 'Nonsense! 8he's got a crass seed or something In her ear Take her to the vet." "How can I take her to the vet. with dinnertime coming and Nnrah shouting1 at me to do this and do that'" "Here give her to me " Denlse took the cat out of Lena's arms "I'll take her for vou Oet a basket something with a lid " Lena dived into a closet under the stairs and brought out a Ash ing basket Deplse drooped 8ooty in'n It and bore her off, Eileen, not wanting to be left alone with Felix after the thines he had said to her earlier that afternoon, turned oulckly and tartrd along the passage to the kitchen. "Come along. Lena. If Nnrah hag tMnvs for vou to dn." she said Felix watched her rliaonear Into the kitchen, then nicked tin his tennis racauet and left the house f ENA did not follow Eileen. Tn- stepd. she remled ara In the hall for snpia tme ftHa felt rlaH and cn"""n' and alone tTf1Wv alone What wes the ne nf staving on h"e ti" hat we o- now tet the hie hart, room off the veranda waa always At a while "he drifter! ainnt the hall to the r"1ng-roon Anr Wmt et tha thi , . But he vent on nt the dlnlnsr room and down tha kitchen nassace to her" pvm room phe wantarl tn lock the donr hut the no k"V. an sha el'wd ft flTOMf, ft wmv s-atHm. rl--lp In here. aha thotivht ton dark CM rt1T the room alwava n-a a Mtttf dark. heett tha rnAf of the vey. rirta ahut off the Mht twit nmt thfia-tneil seemed different. frtohfenint?. vn a rlamarata eejort- to throw off the oonron that was rlowtne In on h" rot-, .aha rmt on her hand a-, aiatfaha nri the Mht A rn-nant Utar, tha-a aaa a ar..1 ' aonnn hahlorf haa flha fait a hot aham naln nonrtnff rfwi haa hack STaa Vnaaa , hap-ath har. A a the peitnrnta.t to tha e)Aoa a ia-aa aattla el n. her that wasn't ever nn to lift . , , 'To be continued) (Tht eharac'TH n this serial ore fictitious I Oopl. 1941 by Arcadls Homa. DM. In the Los Angeles patrol office waiting to be identified by someone presumably a sailor who lost It near the Ridge Route highway, WASHINOTON-WARNED San Francisco, Dec. 11 (U.R) Relocation of Japanese In Cali fornia during wartime will "in evitably" lead to violence and bloodshed, a state senate fast finding committee warned Presi dent Roosevelt today. NAB AGED POLYGAMIST Salt Lake City, Dec. 11 U.R) In Utah's second polygamy case within a week, 70-year-old WU llam E. Chatwin Rmlght faces possible prosecution by both state and federal governments. MONTEUX auur totoitr I MEDFORD MAIL SEN. GLASS ASKS FEDERAL LAW FOR SERVICE VOTING Washington, Dec. 11. (U.Rj Sen. Carter Class, D. Va., as southern a democrat as any man in congress and as strong defender of states rights. threw his support tonight to federal legislation giving serv ice men and women "the right to vote In federal elections for federal officers under federal authority and responsibility." I can not see, he said, "that the rights of the states are either jeopardized or jji any way invoivea in me present controversy." Glass, who will be 86 on Jan. 4, disclosed his views in a letter to Sen. Scott W. Lucas, D 111., co-author of the soldier-vote bill which was defeated in the sen ate last week when opponents adopted a substitute urging the states to provide absentee-balloting privileges for service men and women. Victory Quartet To Be Heard At First Methodist The Victory quartet of Spo kane, Wash., will present a service at 7: 30 p. m. tonight In the First Methodist church, West Main and Laurel streets, In the interests of the Tract and Tes tament Evangelism of the Armed Forces The work, carried on in cooneration with the chaplalncv of the army and navy, has the cooperation of the solritual lead ers of the war an dnavy depart ments. The troupe Is making a tour of the military centers of the coast and will hold a service at Camp White this morning and In Med ford tonight. The program in eludes vocal arrangements by the quartet, also instrumental numbers on the electric vlbra- tiarp and piano accordion. Miss Mary Ilarwood, pianist, accom panies the troupe. Rev. C. A. Cooper Is leader of the group. The public Is Invited to at- end the service. BOARDING HOUSES MUST FILE PRICE SCHEDULES Local boarding house mana gers must file a schedule of prices charged per meal as of April 3 to April 10 of 1943 with the price division of the Med ford War Price and Rationing Board not later than Dec. 20. according to an order received from the district office at Port land, it was announced Saturday by Leonard Carpenter, chair man. TULLE FOR ALEXIS Hollywood, Dec. 11. (U.B Flimsy tulle curtains will hide pretty Alexis Smith's curves when she appears as an angel in Jack Benny's new picture, her studio revealed tonight. TONIGHT AT 8:30 CARLTON KADEU Masttr of Certmonm CARL HOFF md ail New Maue tmtnttd by UNITED AIR LINES "Vossr PttrftswT m iJW Prognm mfuw emcifie Cmm" KOIN 970 ON YOU DIM. DIFFICULT DECISIONS 3r 8:30 HIE W64lE Wim Hi COrtfCitHCC YtoR A SOAU Wt WADVWftmW OvtWIEhRS Hl PWEHT5 PUCUi5IH6 frig SUBJltf Cf CHRIS1MA4 PRESENta m TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. FOR WEST STATES Salt Lake City. Dec. 11. OJ.FD A program that promises to serve as the nucleus of the 1944 republican platform was being a raited here today for adontion by the 11 western state "Save America" conference. Although committee mem bers refused to discuss the pro gram puDiiciy, it was assumed that a plan submitted by a dele gate from Washington would be the basis for the final draft However, inasmuch as the plan was submitted by an ad mitted Willkie booster, it was believed considerable opposition would be encountered from other committee members. Such opposition would be based on the theory that if the plan were adopted, it would be viewed by many party members as a move to support Willkie for presi dent IN CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, Dec. 11 fli.R) Sun broke through stili-heavy. clouds late today to give south ern California promise of relief from three days' of rain and high winds that left a snow blan ket on the mountains and a trail of wreckage along the coast All but a few major highways which had been closed by snow were open, but Capt. R. A. Hew itt of the highway patrol said the Ridge Route north t Bakers field "probably" would be closed again during the night. Christmas Concert At SOCE Today Southern Oregon College of Education, Ashland, Dec. 11 The 16th annual Christmas con cert of the Southern Oregon College of Education will be heard Dec. 12, 4 p. m. in the auditorium of the Administra tion building of the college. Music will consist of numbers by the college girls glee club. college string quintet and the Lincoln school chorus. The concert will be directed by Miss Louise Woodruff, assistant pro fessor of music. . GIRL SENTENCED FOR DINNER TABLE SLAYING Ely. Nov., Dec. 11 OJ.PJ Lu cille Anderson, 29, was sentenced to serve from five to 10 years in prison for the dinner-table slaying ot Leon Ray Long, 41). Long was shot to death by Miss Anderson as he sat at a dinner table in his home last Sunday, entertaining Miss An dersons mother, Bertha and Mrs, lone Sanborne, uas Mall rrlbune Want Ada. Hear Colon. William 1 foi, U. . M- C first Commander of Hondf worn Flow, Guadalcanal, prasont Commanding Officor of tha Marina Corps Air feotlon at U Tara, Cali fornia. Colonel Fob will discuss his apart oncos In tha Pacific and at ho may working and fighting with tha world's bast pUats, tha OavlMaga of tha Alt. Usten to the RICHFIELD REPORTER Br CLUYAS WILLIAMS -rJTfly 0-7l L'IL ABNER Journey's Endll . ' ' , ' .' - ' Bt KL CAPP OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1943 On the Radio Chains stations: Chain affiliation and where Ui) are on the dial: KALE (MH) 1330. Fortlana. KEX (NHC-Blue) I ISO. Portland. KUA (NBC-Hlue MIU) . 14IU apolcant; KliO (NHC-Hlue) IU an t'ranrlaro: KUW (NBs-lteU) Hit. Portland; KJB (NBC'-Uluri 1000. KraitU: KKX ICHM lui'l Los Angrlea: KOA (NBC-Red) U Dentcr; KOIN (CBS) lu. Port land; HOMO (NBC-Red) 1 (rattle; KPO (NBC-Red) 6JW San Francisco; K9L (CBS) USD. Salt Laka City. Time Shown Is PWT Sunday 8:00 p. m-Obarlie McCarthy, NBC; Mediation Board. MBS. 5:16 p. m. Land of the Lost, BK; Dorothy Allen, songs, CBS. 6:30 p. m. One Man's FamUy. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS by JOHN MX aV .aa-a,! . J'S.a. mVft'TOV9NtW49CtWt"ro. lSa A '1 iN'Si? I P1? X - i ASWCfe MeO-CKVft lUt a jtt&tjlG1 JJ 1 MiOtMuonvS titeeei ssit o' cmtii! euu s - , wK S" l!f.l OSssr' I Is..,psii sw .-aM Yf imiii 3rS5 j I Eei . . BLONDIE Tha Early Bird Catches the Worm. , . 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THAT ) voVf ff XZWA I aai I lufAs, -ta nc-r nvtrt e n Anne r i cr unaoca I Icai ciau at rvat I cue Ain I I s-AouA-riiuc ' I ulu uncr ac rDA7v mW w .ri?J.-KK'l IAN APPOINTMENT WITH J A.VO THAT SHED WE A WHITE , , il V SaV to L ' TISE9 MCTiauE WAS S GiZl 5T CA8NATI0N .-' WHITE J Pl v " ' T ' Jin ftt-Kn'' 'ifF THROUGH HIS SEC86TAON f 706THCf -ii J CARNATION, - - JCk. g5gl ll It W" A) SEEA A - I -TH MURDERER - HMffSa f 'J 0?F wip yo'- " W IT'S TH' RKHT PHIZEEKJ?- WggTi M Rllj' S Si n-fflT 7lM Pai ANY FOOL KIM sSaiaW lEilgl iJ3A-- -Sir i aaprg PAPPY.. 1 M THE NEBBS Meet the Proieasorl Bv HESS ' I lllnjli'pROraSSOR NOOOV. HETS GONE -ARB -Al ll f UETS S86-HE SAlO HjS UmTjf GLORY BE -.51 LliAWHERE ARE YOU? Jh - I ARE YOU REALV-Y 1U tfne WOUV.O RESPOND TOA ff( HE IS THE I ; NBC: WUllam Winter, news, CBS. 6:46 p. m. Drew Pearson, BN; Ga briel Heatter. MBS. ) 6:66 p. m. Ked Calmer. CBS. 6:00 p. ro. Merry-Go-Bound. NBC; I Walter Wlnchell. BN: Radio Reader's ' ELtest, CBS; Cleveland Symphony. MBS. I 6:16 p. m. Baatn St. Chamber Mu sic. BN. 6:80 p. m American Album Fa I miliar Muale. NBC; Fred Allen. CBS. I 6:46 p. m. Jlmmle Pldler. BN. ' 7:00 p. m. Hour of Charm, NBC; Gertrude Lawrence. BN: Taka It or Leave It, CBS. 7:30 p. m. Bob Crosby & Co.. NBO; Adventures of Thin Man, CBS. 8:00 p. m. The Great Ollrlarsleeve, NBC; Boy Porter, news, BN; Crime Doctor. CBS. 6:30 p. m. Symphony Hour. NBC; Quia Kids, BN: Jack Benny, MBS. 8:00 p. m-I Waa There, CBS; News, MBS. 10:00 p. ra. News, NBO; University Explorer. BN: Revival Hour, MBS. 10:30 p. m. Ted Powell Orch.. CBS. 11:00 p. ra. lt. Francis Hotel Orcll.. Wttn OCM CIV 18TB -JO ttWS S77-7 yVA9 S70-ti rVAS S79-Z HUM NBO; Young People's Church of Air. MBS. . . . Monday 6:00 p. m-H. V. Kaltanora. news. NBC: Galen Drake, T ' 6:16 p. m. Superman MB. 6:80 p. m. Voloe of Plrtateao, NBO; Barry Flannery. news. CBS. 6:46 p. m. News, CBS. 6:00 p. m. Telephone Hour. NBO; Radio Theater, CBS; Gabriel Heatter, MBS. , . . 6:15 p. m. Oracle Fields. MBS. 6:30 p. m -Spotlight Bands. BN. 7:00 p. ra. Contented Hour. NBC; Screen Guild Player. CBS; Raymond Clapper, MBS. 7:30 p. nt-Informatlon Please. NBC; Biondle, CBS; Urn Banger, MBS. 8:00 p. m. Fred Waring. NBC;- I Love a Mystery. CBS. 8:16 p. m. Ryamand Oram Swing. NBC; Ed Sullivan, CBS; Lent and Abner, BN. 6:30 p. nu Cavalcade of America: Gay Nineties, CBS; Point SusUmc. MBS. 8:66 p. m. Joseph 0.. Harach. CB3. Crossword Puzzle 4CROSS ! Fuel b Insect M3o it Debauch . tl Slmttui li-To abeltcTBd lt4a Petty offlott 17 Inmate It Symbol for pbenTOJ ,90 Pragrsnt herb at Indian outm 24 Hawftltao dlftb afr-Blbttetj naa af--8pftnub uUeto SO Man' nam ll-Peed bone In hlra IS-Illocloal thing rlwBztaata) 18 De Quite arttdo 1 Famed PretUdent'. ntcitnaiM M BrUtte i Ooquettlab . . 40 Dry . . 41 Equipment 4J aouthtrn fUlt ' iabbr.1 44-Uov la II Bellow . 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MPUf CIIPFR n VIMR PflAT MAKES Slir.nFSSPIII TRIP Washington, Dec. 11 OJ.R) Secretary of Navy Frank Knox disclosed today that the new super cargo flying boat Mara has completed a 4,375-mile nonstop flight from Patuxent river, Md to Natal, Brazil, shattering all existing records for cargo trans portation and over-water flight ANSWEft TO ruvious ruzzu TBI m fmsJ i or a Part ot blood ft Proniwt 6 Towro top "7- OurdiD aptrltl . Measure ot eiectnc pewer High onen 10 Western etaW labor.i 11 English ntr 10 Exclamation of pleasure - IB Indefinite article M Classroom proctor 21 Other name 33 Oamoitng gam 33 Large tie 34 Kind of danoe 30 Chop into small bit fT Movie trophy -38 Fashion - jo Weit 6on king 31 Took food 33 Wild asset. 34 Bashful 39 Serve food 40 Sword ' 43 Printer! 43 Depart , 44 Fur 45 Neither 40 Ancient pistol 47 Spread tor drying 40 Western Indian 40 Scion 80 High tzploalvt- R3 Sun no i
