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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT 7 NEVILLE IMr. I (Mud taM Sradlaale. be. Clarice De44. wealthy (alddlo aged widow, lives in Sydney. Asta tralia. Her Bashaw and sueoe, Faux and Joyce Bark, tire with bar. Two stria, Eileen roster and Denlsc Deecnampe, are boaee meats. Frequent rleJtors bvelade BUI and Brenda Wheatley. broth er and sister; their friend Mich ael Raw ton; Max Bant, aa eld friend of Clarice's; and Dr. Cyril Nugent, her phyaielan. One night, Clarice dlea from aa everdeae af sleeping tablets known aa Seconal. When ber eccentric maid. Lena, Insists that she bad ealy ana tab let In her poaeeeeslon that Bight, Inspector Grogaa at the police Inveatliatea. Lena claims that both Felix and Dr. Nugent enar reled with Clarice that night. Then, Joyee suffers a eollapae when Denlae threatens te give lb police damaging evidence against ber. Late next afternoon, Lena fa found subbed te death la ber room. Within a short time Grew gan Is there to question everyone, lie learns that at about the lime f the murder. Fells was playing tennis with the Wheatleys, bat left the court te look for lest balls. When be returned there was a spot of blood en bis shirt. He says he scratched hie hand en a rose bush, but Orogan Is skeptical. CHAPTER XXVUJ GROOAN questioned Brenda j dim and Bill next. "What-did you do When Mr. Burke went searching for the tennis balls?" ui .... nM . "We stayed on the court," Brenda answered promptly. "How long was he away?" "About five mlnuea, wouldn't you ay, BUI?" "About that." ' "Were you together for those flve minutes?" , "Tee, of course." "What happened when Mr. Burke came back?' Brenda nesitated. "What fust what I told you before." "I'm asking you to tell me again." "I said to him, There's some blood on your shirt.' and he looked at It and said that he'd scratched his hand." "Did he show you the scratch?" "No. he didn't. He said, 'I dont feel like playing any mora. I'm going up to have a shower.' " "How much blood was there oa bis shirt?" "There was only a little." ' "Did you see It, Mr. Wheatley?" Orogan asked. "No. ,1 did not,- tun answered. with precision. "I was up the other end of the court and I heard noth ing and saw nothing." "Did you see Mr. Burke hunting for the balls?" "No. I ut a cigarette while I was waiting and I waa looking over the water." "Did you loin your sister and htm when he came back?" V "No. He went In almost at once, Bhe and I knocked a few balls about till we heard the row from the house." TUX door opened and a constable put his bead In and spoke to Orogan. "The young lady's back from the tret, sir." Denlss appeared. Bhe stood an Instant In the doorway and gave a hurried glance around. Someone must have told her what had hap- pened, because she started to speak at once. "Inspector, you cant want to question me. I wasnt even" Orogan, Interrupting, called to the constable behind her. "Mae. to over U Hunt's house and bring him hack." 'Then to Denlae; "Now what tj that you're saytogr" "You cant want to sniesttoa ass. E! . Washington, Dec. IS. (U.f9 Northwest Air Lines today be came the eighth air carrier In 13 months to have a rate of 0.3 mills per pound of mall per mile set for by the Civil Aeronautics bonrd. The new system of rates, from airport to airport, In volved the company's routes be tween Chicago, Seattle and Portland, Ore.; Fargo, N. D and Winnipeg, Man.; and St. Tarawa Times Features Late War News PN x .... - A L i .--a, -' -.mi sri . M -1, y 1 1:1 aW'tm The Marines on Tarawa get the latest war and home front news in the "Tarawa Times" bulletin board -newspaper- right oft the wires on the sktwly Invaded Central Pad! to Isle. MARSOT I ru out with the cat from seren till now. I've odIjt lust com In." Thank you I want theM stories H I want them and not aa you want them." Orcgan eald. "Sit over there, please." . Denlaa melted into chair. ' Then Joyce spoke up. "Well, surely you can hear what I have la eay next and let me to back to my room. Dr. Nugent can tell you that I'm 111." . "All right." Ore? an turned to her. Tour room'a not far from the top of the back elalrway. What were you doing at the tune of the mur der?" -What wae I doing? I iu In bed of course. I haven't been out of bed all day. Dr. Nugent came up to see me and said some of the o there had gone to play tennti." "How long wae he In your room?" "All the lime, till we heard Noreh cream." GROOAN turned to Nugent "Then you were In Miss Burlte'a room from about 7 o'clock on?", "That'e right." "Was the door open or ahut?" "Open." "Yet you dldnt hear any aound from Lena's room at the foot of the back stairs?" "None. I dont see why we should have. Miss Burke't room Isn't dl xectlv over Lena's. After the cook screamed 1 went down ana louna Lena dead." "And you dldnt leave Miss Burke's room at all during that half hour or so?" ,Ng."hl.,lm':,?n,1 to the bathroom for a minute to wasn m, (herm0meter." -Why didn't you say so at first?" "I'd forgotten it; it was such a natural action." "How long were you away?" "That I couldn't say. Just as long as It takes to do what I have ex- plained to you." Orogan turned back to Joyce. "Could you say how long Dr. Nugent wsa cone?' "Oh, only a minute." "What do you mean by that? Did you time him?" "No. no, of course notl I only meant I mean anyone knows Oh. leave me alonel I don't know, I tell you I" Joyce's voice rose to a scream. Orogan's voice cut through her hysteria, "Stop thatl You dont know how long he was gone. All right, that'll do but It seemed like a minute to you. That means It might have been two or three or five." There was a cause. "May I go now?" Joyce sobbed. "Yes, you can go." As she walked to the door. Orogan watched ber. As she reached It. he spoke. "What did you try to buy Seconal for?" She caught at the door handle and faced around. "What?" she said, almost In a whisper, "I find out from Bates, the drus- gist that on November the 3rd you tried to buy Seconal." "I eouldnt sleep!" Joyce cried, "I Just wanted something to make me sleep. Then was no harm in that, was there?" "Then why dldnt you ask your aunt for something? You knew she always had It." "Because because I dldnt want her to know what I was worried about." "Hm .. all right," Orogan's tone released her. In the doorway, she passed Hurst, "Joyce my dear!" Re laid a hand on her shoulder but she went blindly on as though aha hadn't seen him. To be txmtinMd) int fcnaroet m this serial are scrlNnusi - ; .owe. isas, anaau mm. tee, , Paul and Duluth, and becomes effective March 1. 1944. The new rate compares with the old rate of 27 cents and 37 cents per airplane mile, and It Is estimnted will effect a reduc tion of $890,000 annually in the company's revenues. ' i , . f tOVE SOURS Hollywood, Dec. IS (U.R Red-haired Mrs. Josefina A. Kes ler, 33, and Film Director Henry S.' Kesley, who fell In love "at first sight" ware separated to day by divorce. Mrs. Hosier, daughter of a prominent Argen tine family, obtained the decree after testifying that her husband frequently got drunk and btat her, sending her to the hospital for treatment a total of five times. a Sx) 1 v; ... il i ; a-A - MEDFORD MAIL NIPPONESE DEAD LEFT UNBURIED Killed or Wounded Sons of Emperor Ignored by Com radesYanks Astounded By James Lowery United Press Staff Correspondent Bougainville, Dec. 13 (OB The Japanese army, on this is land at least, has Ignored Nip ponese burial traditions. Here it makes little difference to the enemy what happens to a soldier once be is wounded or killed. Once a Japanese soldier falls wounded, be is left to starve and become a pile ol bleached bones under the rays of a blister ing South Pacific sun. I had heard before that his Imperial Majesty believes his men are expendable. But I never realized until today how far this theory is extended. Jap Area Inspected Shortly after I landed at the new American air strip at Tor- okina, I was invited to accom pany a navy doctor and marine intelligence officer on an inspec tion tour of a Japanese bivouac area near the front lines. A Jeep carried our party over amazing- ly good Seabee-built roads for two miles. Then we stripped to the waist and with rnachetes hacked our way through the thickest Jungle imagineable. The machete was our only weapon. I asked the marine of ficer If we didn't need more." "Oh, It's not necessary," he said. "The Japs are two or three miles from' here. However, there might be a few snipers around." . The doctor warned me to re move my upper clothing, or else I might return with a "hor rible odor, I soon saw what he meant. , - Hose Is GuHe We found the Japanese camp by following our noses. We dis covered nine dead enemy sol diers dead beyond recognition except as humans, we knew they were Japanese because we could Identify the soggy clothing sttl swathed around what once were arms and legs. Not even the doctor was able to bear the sight of one corpse. Turning away, he said: "I thought I had the stomach for such things, but that one gets me. " .j . The other eight corpses liter ally were merely piles of bones. All of them 'apparently were victims of our artillery or booby traps. Whatever killed them, it was very effective. Parts of bodies were scattered over a wide area. Few Captured ' In this area a Scabee, armed only with an axe, took-a Japan ese prisoner. The Jap was so weak from lack of food and water that It was Impossible for him to offer resistance. Never theless, the Sea bee was thor oughly bawled out for leaving his gun behind. That Jap was one of a few captured on Bougainville. Thus far 2,082 have been killed here Not one American on this is land Is adverse to killing Jans, but they all dislike burying them. u. S. soldiers can t be lieve they are fighting civilized. educated men when they see the horrible fate of the Japanese dead and wounded. Benito's Congrats Telegraphed Tojo San Francisco, Dee. 15 U.B Benito Mussolini observed the second anniversary of the sign ing of the Japan-Germany-Italy military alliance by sending a telegram of "congratulations" to Prime Minister Hidekl Tojo, Tokyo radio reported today. The broadcast said the wire "expressed the determination of the Italian leader to carry the war to final victory together with the other axis powers." uaa stall mbune Want Ada SUBURBAN HEIGHTS a DrotrtK tor 1WivU lltW 1HU VWtltR , W Mlfi. PERLEV3 TRiEHPJ W0M HWPi OvtR THDR EARS WVtErl SHE REMEMBERED SHE HAD lETf the aim uorr on ahd hastily switched nw ymcvf knowinc -ww mp vm rovN -There with ah armfdi. or tire rWt Wow 1W1N6 V FtCH HS TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. NEW GENERATOR ADDS TO OUTPUT AT BONNEVILLE Tenth and Final Unit Turns 74,000 Horsepower Into Lines; Total 518,400 Kw. By John W. Dunlsp United Press Staff Correspondent Bonneville, Ore., Dec. 15 U.R Power-hungry war plants of the Pacific northwest yesterday re ceived a huge increase of elec trical energy when the 10th and final generating unit at Bonne ville dam was completed, mark ing the end of 10 years of con struction. , Governors Earl Snell of Ore- Ron and Arthur Langlie of Wash ington headed a delegation of officials at the afternoon cere mony. MaJ. General David Mc Coach, Jr., commanding officer of the 9th Service Command, Fort Douean, Utah gave the sig nal to turn on the generator. which added 74,000 horsepower to the dam's output making a new total of 518.000 kilowatts. Over Million KW Combined with Grand Coulee dam higher up the mighty Co lumbia river, the electrical out put from the two powerhouses runs well over one million kilo watts, of which industrial users, chiefly war plants, are taking 800,000 kilowatts. Bonneville dam was started In September, 1933, with the aim to create depression time Jobs. The coming of war turned the proj ect into a means of supplying electrical energy to mushroom ing war .plants to create many thousands more 1obs through out the northwest. The U. S. ar my engineers built the project. Vast Cost The dam consists of two carts. the spillway dam between the Washington shore and Bradford Island and the powerhouse and navigation lock between the south side of Bradford -island and the Oregon shore. A Giving some idea of the mag nitude of the $81,000,000 orolect. the powerhouse and navigation facilities cost $45,000,000, and the spillway, fishways and other features about $36,000,000. The original cost estimate was $43, 000,000. WEIGH 12 TONS Zurich, Dec. 15 U.R) Dip lomatic sources claiming to possess Inside information came up today with a new version of German's boasted secret weaoon a 45-foot rocket shell welsh ing 12 tons and effective over 20 square miles. The shell's terrific effect re sults from its charge of com pressed nitric acid. Informants said. They acknowledged, how ever, that all but two tons of the gross welsht of the shell were required for the rocket apparatus and fuel. Thourh It has a theoretical range of 160 miles, the shell so far In tests has been projected only 35 to 40 miles, Informants said. They reported that the Ger mans were building catapult powered by electricity and ste'am along the French channel coast with the Intention of loos ing rockets on Britain to dis rupt allied invasion prepara tions. CALIFORNIA TO SCAN FARMER DEFERMENTS Sacramento, Dec. 15 OJ.B Local draft boards have been ordered to review the defer ments of all unmarried agricul tural workers between 18 and 25 who have been placed prev iously in classes ?-c and 3-C, state selective service headquar ters announced today. av GLUT A3 rnnxlxft av unf usMM& WHY BETWEEN Ni AN, IIM IrUIAM OREGON, WEDNESDAY, On the Radio Chains .STATIONS! Chain arriltitloa and where the) are on the dials BALK (MHO) I ISO, Portland KtX (NHC Blue) 1 1 BO. Portland IlUA (NHC-Hlue a MBS) ISIU Spokane: KliO (NKC-Blue) am ian rraiM-lsroi stutv (NHs-KM) tit. Portland) KJK ' MU.-HIii.-i 1000. Milk; USX (L'HH) 1010 Loe Anrrlea; KOA (NKC-Ked) aVMl Denver; klllN CB SHI. Port land; HOMO (NIIC-Krd) o rattle: KPO (NHOKrd) tun San rranrlieoi KSL (CBS) USD salt take Cltj. Tlroa Shows Is rWT Wednesday 0:00 p. m. Galen Drake, CBS: Ter ry and Pirates. UN. o:io p. m. a u pa rot an. MBS: Bhytbm and Romance. KBC-: Dick Trmcj, BN. STRANGE AS IT SEEMS, by JOHN MX rue 7xurr kwj ff rwe .paTHcrife M -! mas auocre'3rA?s (lV J BARNEY GOOGLE and SNUFFY SMITH Something for th GlrUK : '. ! I ItvkfrirM 4 I Ui ( VLWK&xnsiiusL m r , ,ViTe?k C &PV JJf , i lrWZPV.ftN'909SWSl M vTQ rw- W BLONDIE Free Lunchl Bt CHIC YOU NO I STRANGE' THERE ) . I r GOCO TUIN6 I CAME 'Jill 1 1 I I OH. MV SOOPNESS ) I jVi11' I POESWTSEEMTO "III) OUTANPST1RBEP I FORGOT TO TURKI f ,., -,t "111 VI : BE ANVBOPy AT J ipssa L THIS IT WAS -J TUESTEWOFPI ff j ' ? , V; . V s HOME -VET, fl 1 ABOUT TO JT WE'LL HAVE TO J jXJ- ' VI. I SMELL i N A RUSH RI6MT J)H, , .- ' sg HAP HOPPER, Washington Correspondent Uncle Cracks a Joke edited DttfcW HtAMbOSI 0OWT S1M RJ6MT-IS OUtTpiP U SA-yJ fHAP NEVf R TOOK MC A MITE 1 If OF THAT BLEACHED J0B 1 ) I fJri 9SHTSEEW WHILE HACsJ W0RKINO ? TO SUCH EXPENSIVE J JEALOUS, ARE . OF ODUR.S8 NOT V S-omne? 5 Ti WORION'SOHARDTS 1 LOOK! RESTAURANTS! V YE-MlSS V . ' I tSD kWSEI ijia RE LIGHT- LI'L ABNER The End Comes Bi AL CAP ' I -now wsu. satAcr tw cttsg."'- Twc 'bcuncims rio&X 1 1 hf "Tl J-l?t!t.fO Vl.'' J )l II f I I fiN. I I BALPWSABE AU.5ET. WHEN THS. GUN IS P1REO, I ,f V O?" 1 UtA J 7 CZffL.eV 4 S&KV1 a HrVVI I A possh c us, NCuupwo Mt -will jump fbom I rj,r- tAJ! I A, KOZ-Xttt , K V I V I n I UP MERE. LANDING SMACK OM YOU THEN jTT1' B I I jL fSaj! Y.1 J K , J I iK W d LHX THE NEBB3 Social Error! Be HESS lie SOCRATES HAS GO tHEA.O II NEV6RMIND.PROFESSOR. " I f FINISHED SO SOON I H V 1 SAID A. 'UTTLE' PIECES I ' TO EAT IN THE IFNOUWAMT VOO KNCW UOW UNREAS0K-) ' MAVBE VOUTJ LIKE , L-!1J REMEMBER, PROFESSOR f KITCHEN VLV. IO..HONESTLV ABLE WOMEM ARE.. , ASrLL WECEW VDO CHANGED VOURSELF, EWTHEReTl think TM AT .OR DO VOL) ? JZ& V WSTEAX ? J WA JNTO A OOS NOT ! " I w' w"BBaejaaaBrwa '-l rt-ri-4 DECEMBER 15, 1943 I &y p. m- Jack Armstrong, B B: 45 p. m Louis P. Loetanar. HBO; Norman Naabltt, MBS; Caps, tud- nigbt. BN. . S.OO p. tn. Eddie Cantor. NBC: Gabriel Beatter, UBS; Band Wagon. BN. :15 p. m. Oracle Fields, MBS. S SO p. m. Mr. District AUornej HBO: Jack Carson. CBS: Soldiers With Wlnga, MBS; Spotlight BanK BN. OAS p. as. Harry WUroer, sports. BN. 7.-00 p. pa Kay Kfser's KoUega NBO: Momenta In Music, CBS; Johu B. Hughes, MBS; Raymond Oram Swing. BN. 7:16 p. m. Pulton Oursler, MBS 7:30 p. m. Looa Banger. MBS. 8 00 p. m.-r-Pred Waring. NBO; Roy Porter, news, BN; X Lore a Mystery. CBS: Main Una, MBS. S:16 p. m. Fleetwood Lawton, commentator, NBC; Lum and Abner BN: Harry James Oich, CBS. 8:S0 p.' m. Beat toe Band, NBO; Battle of Seiea. BN; Dr. Christian CBS; Bulldog Drommond. MBS. ITS A cevio ee souzezeo ocr OF THS ATOMS fifjXWQ UP T ttOOLO . THE Gtaott voclo ge me g-Jg p. sa. Joseph e. Barseh. CBS tioa p. m. Mr. aad Mra. Nona NBC; Sammy Kaye Orcau, CBS; Wears. MBS. 0:30 p. m Scram by Am by, NBO, General Barrova. MBS. 9:4A p. m Fulton bevta, Jr, MBS 10.-00 p. m. Kowa. NBO. 10:44 p. m. Voice of a Nation NBC: Bddy Howard Orcn, MBS. 11:00 p. m. Btltmora Hotel Orca. NBO; Haus of Mnmamima. MBS. Tharaday g:00 n. m- Terry and Pirates, BN. Galen Drake, CBS. S:16 p. -ra. Dick Tracy, BN: Su perman, MBS. 6:30 p. m. Jack Armstrong. BN S:4o p. m. Louis P. Lochner, NBO; Cant. Midnight. BN. a:oa p. aw But Henry, cbs. I p. m. Music Hall. NBC; Ma lor Bowes. CBS; Gabriel H natter, MBS :16 p. m. Oracle Fields. MBS. 6 :30 p. m. Bob Bums. NBO; Spot light Bands, BK: Dinah Shore, DBS: Hour of Song, MBS. 8:65 p. m. Harry Wlamer, sports, BN. 7fl0 p. m. Abbott and Costallo. Crossword Puzzle S3 Irtib sTVMUMMt I Oosed 11 Plundtrtd 0 ahetrt el glM 41 Belor 4 Wesirtrjt 44 Likewise! it Mar 8ymboi tar t On ooniMts ntlgbtsor V-aiumDcr U BlbUctU moanUla 14 Organ et fpeecli 1 Twlllfd UbrU 16 Thong 1 Clnn Mttta It Tevmro 3ft AigcDraie m a Bwamiiilp HOM.i SS Girl's BUM germaoiua II tVeooa DigbMt Monti Amcrteu mouotsUo S3 In the it TV U HiTtot uat partot BsV Io tijren ST Wear ftft OtcreM 79 sun limai 3S Paatcned 10CoDaweraUi U PoUoey i ! u ?1 mFTT ij- - 5 n " Ji 6 "J 5S- 5 1 :iiPiiz . 38 i 1Z ir" ?4 ii ar h I 1 1 1 1 1 Is I I 1 1 17 nan. BimADd Gram Swing. BJsx The First Una, CBS; Raymond C lap par. MBS. 1119 p. BtnuHn 1 - - 730 p. m. March fit Time. NBO Bed Byder, BN; Here's to finmanrai, CBS. . 8:00 n. m. Fret waring, hbv, a Lore a Mystery, CBS. g:lS p. m. Nignt amitae, nawi Lum and Abner. BN: Harry Jamas' Orch.. CBS; Harmony Hall. MBS. I: SO p. m. Co 1 1 e e Time, soot Death Valley Days, CBS. 8:66 p. m. Joseph C. Harsch. CBS. g :00 p. m. The Aldrieb Family NBC: News. MBS. JO p. m. Ellery Queen Mys tertee. NBO; Mayor of tha Town. CBS. A& p. m. Art Baker, BN; Fulton Lewis. Jr, MBS. 10:00 p. m. News Flaabea, 'NBOl Town Meeting. BN. 1030 p. m Chats A boot Dogs, CBS. 10:48 p. m. Voice of a Nation. NBC; Buss Smith Orch.. MBS. 11:00 p. m. This Moving World, BN; Henri Buase Orch, CBS. Cae Mall mound want rda. AN6WEB TO ruvious rvzziM PIAN1 ISITU'RIeI F OI9I e l - e 35 ILP SH S a 3S 5J O BBS A UNIT bTT w Bn u l go 10 z t w I EE t I UeH i A 1 1 i 5E I k 1P 1 1 g a l g pp s i JH a c 5 n ogja 5Tp MclL AIT g s pg a B ah II A B EIT A RlglE NlTl a 7 t u a a es eiei l eJe i ImpIeIli1eIt1a . 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