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3 SOCIAL and PERSONAL --Mr, George White and daughter, Ruth, of Hampton, were the guests of Mr, and Mrs, W, L. Law, 71 Albert street, on Saturday. --The many friends of Mr, John S. O'Brien, 151 Brock St,- East who has been seriously ill with influenza will be pleased to learn that his condition is slightly improved, --Mr, and Mrs. M, B, Trumpour and son, Bogart, of Kingston, who have been in Florida for the winter, are returning home and arrived in Oshawa on Sunday, spending the day with Mr, and Mrs, Geo, E, Bull, Simcoe Street North and going om to Kingston in the evening, Mr, Trum- pour is a brother of Mrs, Bull, A number from here went over to | Columbus on Friday night to see the drama, "Valley Farm" presented by their popular young people who re- port it real good, every artist did their part wel, Miss Hazel and Mr, E, Van Dyke guests at a party given by Mr, and Mrs. F, Cameron at their home at Zion on Friday evening. Mr, Walton Pasgoe of Columbus was a welcome visitor here on Sunday, Mr, Bruce MeGregor was confined to his home through illness last week. The Annual meeting of the Kedron Sunday School class held at the home of Mr, W. N. Hoskin on Wednesday evening, March 24th and the following officers were elected for the enswing year-- Superintendent--Ross Lee Assistant Supt.--Everitt Mountjoy, Secretary---Gordon Davis, Treasurer--H, T. Cole, Pianist--Bernice Werry. Asst. Pianist--Lorraine Love, Supe. of the Cradle Roll Dept.--Mrs. ". Hoskin. Supt, of the Missionary Dept.--Mrs, W. Mountjoy and Mrs. J. H, Pas- coe, Supt. of Temperance Dept.--Wm. Mountjoy Teacher of the Primary Class--Mrs, R. J. Luke. Teacher of the Sr. Primary Class-- C. W. Hoskin Teacher of the Jr. Boys' Class--J, H. Pascoe. w---- [Robert ® Wot the Fuiract of Cod Liver # Tar i) * for COUGHS, COLDS § ond BRONCHITIS The time to have your eyes cor- rected is before, not after they have caused trouble, (Don't ne- glect your eyes). PATTERN 453 A frock which presents excellent op- ortunity for the use of two contrast- ing materials has straight lines, and a panel in front with button holes through which are drawn a long straight tie. The yoke shoulder allows soft fullness to the side front, The sleeve may be short or three quarter length, sh The pattern for this model is simple and easily followed. It comes in size 38 to 48 bust measure. In size 38 it takes 3 5/8 yards of 40 inch material, It will be sent to you upon receipt of twenty cents in stamps or currency (coin preferred). Refer to pattern 453, Address Lu- cille Lorraine, Special Fashion De- signer, Oshawa Daily Reformer, Osh- awa, Ont. Asst. teacher of the Jr, Boys' Class-- Everitt Mountjoy. Teacher of Jr. Girls Class,--Mildred Cole, Mr. Shaw and Miss Cottingham of Oshawa at H. Mountjoys. Mr. Jesse Arnott, principal of the North Oshawa was home last week owing to an epidemic of mumps in the vicinity of North Oshawa and School. had to close. Mr. Richard Wood and son, Mr. Wesley Wood of, Orono spent Sunday at W.'N. Hoskins and George Arm- ours. Mr. John Mountjoy and Mrs. L. Hancock visited the former's sister Mrs. Thos, Pereman at Columbus on Sunday, who is quite iif. : Messrs. H. T. &ole, R. J. Luke, H. F. Werry, Jas. Sharp and Jno. McGregor were among those from here who at- tended the Rotary Club luncheon at Welch's Parlour's Oshawa, on Monday March 22nd. Mr. and Mrs. Hepburn were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gray in Toronto over the week-end. LIVE DEER CAUGHT NEAR DUNDALK, ONT. Dundalk, March 28.--Fred Mar- shall and Michael Connor captured a 2-year-old doe alive in a swamp near here Saturday. The deer was being pursued by a hound, which would have ended the animal's life bad the men not interfered. The snow erust held up the hound, but the deer's sharp hoofs eut through. Authorities in Toronto were notified of the capture, and the animal is pow held in Connor's barp," await ing imstruetions from the Depart- ment of Game and Fisheries. » ol Pupil Nurses Wanted BUFFALO CITY HOSPITAL 462 CRIDER STREET, BUFFALO, N. Y. 863 beds for the reception of every knowh disease. SIX DISPENSARIES IN CONNECTION Affiliated with the University of Buffalo Medical and Dental 4 with 0 y of Boole Medica a and Disyrict Nursing 3 year registered course, and Public Health Adpunistrative Nursing. laboratory werk logy, i in Dietetics, Home Ecom Chemistry, Physiology and General Nursing ies for selected graduates to fill paid executive subjects. THE EXPERIENCE WE OFFER EQUALS A . COLLEGE COURSE THREE YEAR Entrance requirements: or its equivalent. Salary, $1500 a month. books furnished free. i year New York State High School Food, lodging, uniforms, laundry and Straight eight hour duty. . No split watches. One whole day «off every seven days. course is a fine | opportunity Io cultivate Loto NOW NOTED WOMAN Princess Nagako, 23° Years Old, is High in Public Regard Tokyo, Mar, 30--In Japan it is the | future, rather than the present em- press who is the most prominent fem- inine figure in the national eye. Unusual circumstances have com- bined to place Princess Nagako, 23- year-old eensort of Prince Regent Hir- ohite, in the forefront of public regard. Through the incapacity of his father, the Emperor, Hirohito already is the actual reigning monarch, while the Em- press largely shares the retirement forced upon the sovereign, leaving many of the duties of queenship to her daughter-in-law, Nevertheless, it is as a mother, rather than as an Empress in the Occidental conception of that position, that Na- fix her place in the estimation of her people, Motherhood in Japan is still almost the only calling for a woman that counts, Already she has given birth to Princess Shigeko, or "Bright Pros. erity," but Nagako has not yet ful- led the hopes that center on her, It is hoped that she will become the mother of a son who will become for the orthodox Japanese the central fig- ure of the universe, If this son is born he probably will become the 124th Emperor of Japan, direct in descent from the Sun God- dess, Amaterasu O-Mi-Kami, who, the Japanesé say, came down thousands of years ago from the Plain of High Heaven to found a race in the isles of Japan and give the race a line of rulers who have reigned in unbroken smcces- sion for two and a half millenia, They are franker in the Orient abont these things than in the Occident, and it was for the high task of perpetuating the Imperial Line that Nagako was chosen from among the eligible prin- cesses of the realm. Six years before she was wedded with pomp and awe- some solemnity to the Regent she was selected--for her abounding good health, her clear normality of mind, and for a dutiful and submissive char- acter such as befits a daughter, wiic and mother of Nippon. Nagako is of the nobles blood in Ja- pan. Her father is Prince Kuni, head of one of the collateral branches of the Imperial family, whose grandfather was an Emperor, Her mother was a Prin- cess of the House of Shimazu, for cen- turics rulers of the clin of Satsuma, Until she was chosen as the future Empress, however, Nagako's upbring- ing was unpretentious, Her father was not weathy and his family lived simply. With other girls of noble birth she learned the arts and graces that stamp the character of the gentle women of Japan, and also many of the newer accomplishments that have come in with the Westernization of the country. Nagako is a very modern girl--for Japan. She plays tennis and golf, the former skilfully. She knows the mu- the melodies of her native land. When Kreisler played in Toyko she sat often in the Imperial Box of the great theatre, among the most enthusiastic of the audience. She has developed her physique by carefully planned Swedish exercises. She can use a typewriter in the composition of Eng- lish and is a capable amateur photo- grapher. Princess is taller than the avcr- age women of her race, and therefore appears to advantage in the Occidental gowns which have been adopted as the official court dress. This is rare among Japanese women, who usually make pitiful pictures in clothes that were not designed for their small, stooped fig- ures. Her face is of the long, oval type. considered most beautiful by her people. hi RHE opinion of BR. F. ) pathologist of the New Jersey Agri- | culeral experiment sation. - tir gako will have the career which will | sic of the Occident almost as well as| RMIORMER, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, BEGIN. HERE TODAY Henry ' Rand, middle-aged credit manager of a department Stave, is veminded by his family that the next day is his som) JAMES RAND'S 27th birthday, Jimmy plans a theater party for his mother and father and his sister, JANET, and her fiance, BARRY COLVIN, The following evening Henry Rand, a stickler for punctuality, fails to arrive home for dinner at his accustomed time, While the family is wondering, police tele. Bane with word that he has n found dead in the Canfield Hotel, I Jimmy goes to the hotel, His father is in a gas-filled room that had been registered for by H. A, Jones of New York, Police believe it is suicide, Jimmy doesn't . A woman's handkerchief is found in the room, NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER 111 Detective Mooney, a squat little officer with a disfiguring scar run- ning from the outside corner of his eye and acress the cheekhome to the mouth, fumbled in his coat pocket and withdrew a small hand- kerchief. He held it out to Jimmy, It was a white handkerchief hor- dered with fine lace, and smelling strongly of perfume, Jimmy looked at it closely. There were no ini- tials, nothing about it to make it different from any other woman's handkerchief, "It was lying volunteered Mooney. view. That's all we found. the only clew whatsoever," "And your theory, Sergeant?" Jimmy turned away from Mooney to address the policeman who had taken charge. "My lad, I'm net tryin' to hurt your feelin's, but the way I had it siged up was just like this. If you'll excuse me for sayin' so. [I had fig- ured that your father pos- sibly had got mixed up with some woman and was takin' a short cut to avoid trouble, I hate to say it to your face, but you'll wel- come the truth and this sort of thing isn't new to me." "You think there was a woman in this room?" on the dresser," "right in plain It's 9 Ld -o2 22 p23 24 18 150 (1 eof L] «25 CAN YOU FINISH THIS PICTURE? Complete the drawing by tracing from figure one to two and so on to the end. Then use your crayoms of water colors and see how micely you can color it. i JURY &LOVELL King E. and Simcoe 8. 1926 aA "1 did at first, "don't Know what to think now." ata ; "Did you see any woman come upstairs this afternoon?" Jimmy had wheeled to face the clerk. 'No, sir. I didn't see any come in or go out." "In this hole they are careful not to take notice of any women they see," remarked the sergeant, star- ing grimly at the little bald clerk. A newcomer entered the room, a thin man with thin, iron gray hair carefully parted in the middle and slicked down closely to his head, His large, red-veined nose seemed too. heavy for his face, The bald hotel clerk seemed to welcome his entrance. 'Here's Bride, the night clerk," he announ- ced, apparently relieved to escape the attention of the sergeant, "Bride," snapped the policeman at the night clerk, "were you here last night when a man registered for this room under the name of H. A. Jones?" Bride shifted his feet uneasily. "Yen, sir." "What {:me was it?" "About eight or eight-thirty, near as 1 ean remember, Captain." "Never mind the 'captain', That apple sauce doesn't work with me, What did this H. A. Jenes look like?" "I don't remember much about him. Lemme see--nope." "Was he a big man or a little man?' pursued the sergeant. 'You ought to remember that much." "Well, at that | guess he was a pretty big man. He had his overcoat buttoned up around his fmeck--it being pretty cold--and his hat was turned down. Seems to me he did have pretty big ears and-----oh, yes-- he had red hair, a kind of sandy sort of red." "Thought you said he had his hat turned down." "He did. But IT could see -the hair on his temples, It was eut close, but yon eould tell it was red. He just asked for a room, and when I gave it to him he went right up- stairs. [I haven't seen him since," "pid he sleep in his bed?" "I don't know. Schwartz, the day clerk here, probably would know if he didn't." "Did he, Schwartz?" "I guess he did, Sergeant. The maid would have told me if the bed hadn't been slept in." 'You do a lot of drinking, don't you, Bride?" growled the Sergeant. The night clerk flushed. *I take a drink once in a while," "Wel, by the looks of that nese of yours you take a good many." "Meyer." The sergeant turned to one of his men. "Did you tell 'em at Central Station to notify the coroner?" "Yes, sir." " Well, when is he comin':" To Jimmy he said: "We have to leave the body just as it is till the coron- er arrives. They'll take him to the morgue long enough to determine the cause of death and then they'll turn him over to your family for burial." 4 "Who's talking abovt *he coron- er?" A large individual, carrying a little black satchel, breezed mto the room. With a brief glance around him he knelt in business- like fashion beside the body of Henry Rand. He felt over the heart. "What's it all about, geant?" The sergeant told him, what he knew. "Humph," tersely remarked the coroner, "looks like a plain case of asphyxiation. Hello!" He had run his hands expertly over Henry Rand's head. He was feeling with his right hand at the base of the skull Jimmie sprang What is it?" forward eagerly. "What is it, Cor- oner?"' The Coroner frowned, He was examining the back of Henry Rand's head. "There's a slight lump here at the base of the skull that oughta't to be here. it's not the bone struc- ture, either. Humph. Anybody bere know this man?" "He's my father, Coroner" "Did your father carry this lump at the back of his head? tere, feel with your hand." . dead man's Ser- briefly, Jimmy ran his hand carefully | over the spot indicated. Po £7 what appeared to be a broad welt near the base of the skull and just to one side of the center. i was firm, but yielded slightly to his touch, "Fm sure," answered Jimmy. "that my father never had this. If he bad, 1 think I would have mno- ticed it years =o." "Your father has been hit in the head with something," quietly re- marked the coromer. "what with, I don't know, but evidently with something very similar to a sand- bag. That is, if he was struck hard enough to do any damage. At any rate, there is no abrasion, such as probably would have been caused by a blow on the head wth a club or a hard weapon." "You think, then, that he was murdered?" Jimmy huang on the cor- oper's mext words. "I don't know anything. I think it possible, but we'll have to have an autopsy to see what caused his death" A strange young fellow had en- tered the room. [Byidently a re- r, for he had been conversing a ly with the police sergeant, pausing now and then to jot down a word or two on some twice-folded sheets of rough paper. He stepped supply me with your father's age RIGHT 1926 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. "He was fifty-five," answerdd Jimmy wearily. 'He had a wife and two children, my sister Janet and myself." "Thanks, Mr. Rand. Sorry to trouble you." He turned to the coroner, 'What is it, Coroner, sui- cide?" "It's murder," interrupted Jimmy grimly, "He seized the reporter by the arm. "You'll write nothing about suicide until you learn the coroner's verdict." ' "Oho! You seem pretty sure. Well, I'll stick around a while I guess. What's your idea of what took place?" "My idea," replied Jimmy, 'is that my father was lured to this hotel room under false pretense, probably by a telephome call to his office. Anyway, we can check up tomorrow and find out what time he left the department store. "I think that the man who reg- istered as H. A. Jones of New York was in this room waiting for my father to come. When father did arrive, he was barely seated before he was struck on the head and knocked unconscious. Yeu noticed that his overcoat is still on him. That is sufficient evidence that he was not in the room very long, or, at least, that he was on his way out when he was struck. "Then whoever hit him turned on the gas, shut the window, if it wasn't already closed, and walked out, loeking the door hehind him." "And how ahout the nhandker- chief?' asked the reporter. "I can't aceount for it, mit." "Don't you think it is at least an indication that a woman was in this room, at least for a while?" "Not necessarily," put in the cor- oner, who had heen listening to Jimmy with considerable interest. 'Not necessarily. A man could have planted it here, you know. Besides, it was found in plain view right on that dresser, and you have to pass the dresser to get to the door. It seems to me it would have been a pretty hard thisg to miss, even hy someone who was in a hurry. How- ever, we're all shooting in the dark, I'l] have to take the body to the morgue." The reporter spoke to the police sergeant. "Mind if I take a poke around the roem, Sarge?" "Oh, go ahead, Howard. You're a blamed nuisance, but go ahead." "Thanks." Howard began an in- spection of the dresser and then the bed. "You know, Sarge, they say that it's almost impossible for a murderer to avoid leaving some kind of clue." He seized the bedding and threw it back, jarring the bedstead viol- ently as he did so. As the hed moved, Jimmy saw something fall rn ad- from the horizontal rafting that supported the front end of the springs and flutter to the floor, He was on it in a flash. On the floor it looked like a plain yellow square of cardboard, torn at one end. "What have you got, Rand?" It was the police sergeant, Jimmy turned it over. He held the yellow stub of a theatre ticket. "Paragon Theater," he vead tri- umphantly, "Nov. 25. That's the night before last." (To Be Continued) BOY IS BURNED TO DEATH IN AN AUTO Detroit, Mich, March 28.--Trapped in the rear seat of his fathef's curtained touring car when it caught fire while being filled at af oil station at Joseph ampau avenue and Dunn Road yes- terday afternoon, eight year old John Frederick Pepper was burned to death hefore his frantic mother and father had time to get him out. The parents, Robert and Sarah Pepper also burned, were taken to a receiving hospital, Neither is in a serious condition, vite the Borden Co, n My Montreal, Jor Jreejiberatiny