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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09

"Charters diamonds must be kept
under cover. No. will manage dis
posal."
Harry Butler was mo. T. of the
Secret Six their brains and leader.
During the ensuing days the daily
papers, morning and evening, fairly
bristled with key-square cipher mes
sages, all of which, OF course, were
translated by a Sutherland clerk to
whom had been assigned this now
easy detail. Other plumber was men,
toned from time to time; the move
ments OF different members of the
mob" described, and 1t was obvious
at all times that they were extremely
chary OF attempting to meet one an
other at prearranged place.
But shortly 1t began to appear that
big enterprise was being planned
| indeed, that it had already been de-
termined upon. There were numerous
references to the coup" and more
| than once the name Belle" was de-
| ciphered. ,u
One OF the messages, at last, was
rendered in this fashion:
big coup. Jan. 2. Instructions mid
mite New Year."
This cipher appeared on the morn
ing of December %, and 1t was plain
that IL the coup" were to be check
mated no time could be lost.
How were the instructions to be
given? The issuance Of newspaper
extras at such an hour could not be
counted on, and IL some other me-
dunn was to be used, or the "Six"
were to attempt rendezvous, Felix
Hazard was one who was very anxious
| to know all about 1t.
A few minutes reflection brought
a sly smile to his lean, hawklike
countenance. He hastily sketched a
key-square and set himself to the
task of preparing cipher message
on his own account He felt safe in
doing this, for only rarely was any
of the messages signed.
That afternoon certain newspaper
contained among it's personals a
cryptogram which, rendered into
plain English, read:
Am being Swallowed. Instruct in
| usual way
And the fish rose promptly to the
bait The very next morning long
cipher appeared in the columns Of an
| other newspaper, which, owing to- It's
| length and numerous typographical
errors, required some precious hours
| of Hazards time to solve.
mo. A." it was finally translated,
must use every precaution. Before
Jan. shadow must be thrown of
| the track. Belle positively at Mack
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09

Bertels abduction. had been confined
almost solely to stealing valuable
packages from the Tr..scontinental
Express company. and robbing woman
guests of costly jewels at notable So
cial functions: which last considera-
ton made it almost certain that some
ono or more members of the gang had
entree to the city's most fashionable
circles.
In connection with the fact that all
stolen packages and their contents
were known at the principal Chicago
Office of the company, which was also
a sort Of auditing Office for the bal
ance Of the country, and that the man.
ager of the local Office, who was also
the son Of the company's president,
was leader In the Lake Shore set,
suspicion was directed toward this
young man at an early stage. So in
q night the fashionable young man,
Harry Butler, was transformed into a
thief and fugitive from justice.
The KIDNAPPING of Helen Bertel by
the Six" her rescue by Hazard and
other operatives Of the Sutherland De-
tective agency, the sensational escape
Of the Six" have all been narrated
In previous story OF this series. Suf-
fee 1t to say that Harry Butler was
disgraced, the gang scattered and for
the time being at least their criminal
activities checked.
However, the Sutherland's re-
sources had been taxed to the utmost
and the officials were not inclined to
let the rascals continue to defy them
or be able to boast that they had out
witted the worlds chief detective con-
Germ.
Arguing that the dispersed criminals
would endeavor to communicate with
one another at an early date, num-
Der of methods, among which was ac-
tive cooperation OF the post Office
authorities, were put In operation to
intercept any messages that might be
interchanged. Every crook hang-out
in the city was closely watched and
suspects were constantly being put
through the 'third-degree."
The "Six," however, were cunning
as well as daring, and Hazard intent
ly scanned all issues OF the daily
papers for the appearance Of a cipher
message Of some sort.
Within q very few days his patience
was rewarded by the appearance OF
the cipher already Transcribed. This
was rapidly followed by others, all OF
which Hazard was confidently were to
be attributed to the Secret Six"
1t behooved him. therefore, to solve
the secret messages as soon az pos
sible. They were desperate and dam
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09

gerous and there was no knowing
what mischievous or damaging under
taking they might be planning to in
fiict upon the community.
Among the very latest and most au-
dacious exploits Of the Secret Six"
was the theft of the Charters $4,000
diamond dog-collar. This desperate
enterprise Helen Berte1 came within
an ace of witnessing, while one OF the
Sutherland operatives only narrowly
escaped with his life.
With this explanation. the cipher,
as 1t begins to appear, becomes at
once full OF meaning and confirms all
Of Hazards theories respecting it.
The first two letters OF the cipher
message, interpreted by aid Of the re-
solved key-sQuare, gave this result:
GU equals C.. And so with the balance
OF the message, as arranged by Helen
lit was solved thus:
GU Pv HIN TW Pr SU CT OY
EN- ov UH ow FL pw uB Xix
d m o n 9
Lo KQ Xix KIP MP sN
m Y 9 g
Ms I'D sw OK Ko LIP RI ND Tw
x g p I Y n d 2
UF CIV EY DIN CT PL Ia 20
KS Mo TvcM LoNo GLoU HIM DU
w 1 N n . & .
RU MO Ko LR oW XII HU en-
d u .
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09

lin reception. No. 4 instead or ap-
preaching house as prearranged will
wait with No. 6 at auto. No. will
take No. As place. Notify at once
when shadow is eluded."
A brief inquiry supplied the informa-
ton that the Macklin reception was to
be held the night Of January 2, and
that it was to be one Of the most
elaborate society affairs of the season.
Ill
The New Year with It's customary
reyel had come and gone. Exclusive
folk. who take their pleasure more
in accord with the canons OF good
taste il less hilariously, were looking
to the Forthcoming function at the
Macklin mansion as q correct express
sion Of their desires in this respect.
The night Of January Q was mild
and pleasant, and as the hour waxed
late berlines and limousines and taxis
passed In and out between the huge
stone pillars of the Macklin carriage
entrance and discharged their cargoes
of richly bedecked humanity beneath
the Macklin porte-cochere.
It was scene of activity amid
which many minor details might well
be overlooked by the unsuspecting
guest. Thus a big curtained touring
car that stood, dark and apparently
unguarded, in nearby alley drew to
itself no particular attention. And
dark forms that moved quietly among
the dense shadows Of trees and shrub
berry Of the spacious yard were not
noticed at all.
Inside the great granite house was 2
scene Of brilliancy and gay spiendor;
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09
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Nov observe pursued Hazard.
''The capital letters around the border
take the place of numerals and will
supply the cipher letters. Further.
more, by extending the letters entirely
around the border, as / have here,
there are eight possible different COM
binations of two capital or cipher let
tiers to designate any desired letter
or numera1 inside the key-square. For
instance, suppose you want to indicate
the letter 'e', which is In the first
horizontal column and the fifth YER
tical column. The small square pro-
duced by this intersection is indicated
by @ at the top and 8 at the right
QS. which is the letter e.. In like
manner 8 at the right and B at the
bottom, or B at the bottom and L at
the left, or L and @ all designate e..
Proceed around the key-square in the
reverse direction and four more diff
ferent combinations will all indicate
.e'-as: Oh LIB BIS SO. Yet this Is
no more difficult to read with the key
than the simpler mineral form.
THE possibilities inherent In this
extension and elaboration OF the key
square system are almost endless in
their variety. Any arrangement OF
the alphabet may be made inside the
square, and around the border the
capital or cipher letters need follow
no sequence or any special order. But
the result will always be the same
eight possible combinations to desig-
nate any desired letter, with this tre-
mendous disadvantage for any one try
ing to read the message without the
key-that is to say, in message OF
ordinary length the most common let
tiers and words need never be re-
peated!"
Helen made a despairing gesture.
whats the use!" she exclaimed.
well, let's see II It's any use. There
are four clues in this cipher which
promise that the task Of solving 1t Is
not altogether hopeless
Have you counted the characters in
our cryptogram? No? Well. there
are 123 OF them. In that number It IL
bit singular, and not without cause.
that three OF the commoner letters Of
the alphabet are entirely missing a,
B and /.
There! Those letters are three
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09
Experts Puzzled.

The dovetailing OF the new city plan
of 1S07-1811 on the old line OF New
York streets resulted In curious COM
plication whereby Fourth street.
crossed both Tenth and Eleventh
streets, fourth dimensional achieve
ment warranted to stagger the brain
lest OF mathematicians.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09

This story throbs with real
ism In the words narrowest
meaning. IL 10 a faithful rem
dering Of an authentic expert
ence in the career OF a high
official of detective agency
whose name Ia a household
word throughout the English
speaking world. Real names Of
persons and places are some
times disguised. In all other re-
spects the amazing, often thrill
Ing, always gripping facts are
recorded just as they happened.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09

American Settlers In Canada.
Since the outbreak OF the war 30.-
900 settlers from the United States
have entered Canada.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-09

each Of the five horizontal columns.
The completed figure appeared thus:
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-06-16
Confirmation Notice

In the Chancery Court Eastern District,
 Carroll County, Arkansas, July term, 1916. Airl Dickard and Dee Dickard.-Ex parte.
 Noiice is hereby given that Airl Dickard aud Dee Dickard have this day filed in my office their petition asking that their title be estab- lished, quieted and confirmed to the following land situate in the E. D. of Carroll Cou nty, Arkansas, to-wit:
 A part of the SW1-4 of the SWl-4 of Sec. 26. Twp. Is N. R. 23 w., described as commeu- cing at the SW. corner thereof; thence North i.64 chains; thence North 78 3-4 Degs. E. 1O, ,9t chains, lplain Comp, to place of Beginning; thence East 10 Degs s. l15; thence North 1884 E. 1Ss feet; thence West 10 Degs N. ll5 feet; thence continuing West 10 Degs N. 3s feet; South IS S-i Degs, w. 1Ss feet; thence East 10 Degs s. Ss feet to beginning.
 All persons claiming any title or interest in sad lands are hereby warned to appear in this Court on the lst day of it's next July term, 1916, and show cause why petitioners titfe to said lands should not be established, auieted and confirmed.
 Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of June 1916.
 L. S. CARROLL HtDsoN CIerL
 Pittman & Russell, Solicitors for Plaintiffs
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-06-16
Confirmation Notice

In the Chancery Court, Eastern District. Car | roll County, Arkansas, July term, 1916.
 E. J. Sellick, Ex parte.
 Notice is hereby given that k. J. Sellick has this day filed in my office his petition asking shat ms title be established, quieted and con hrmed to the following land situate in the k. D; of Carroll County, Arkansas, to-wit: Ne: l-4.Nw. 1-4, Sec. 35, all that part of Se | l-4 of the Sw 1-4 south of the middle of inc enamel of Osage creek, .all that part of tn e l-2 of Sc l-4, lying North of Osage Creek ana a part ot the Nv 1-4 of the Se Id described as commencing at the Nv corner thereof; theme S. 10 and 3O-lOO rods for beginning; thence E 52 rods; thence N 10 and 30-i00 rods; thenc, k. to East line: thence 5. to SEE. corner; thence w to Sw corner thence N. to beginning, Sec. 2S ex- cept lart or Nv l.4 Of the Sell Gescrib- ed to commehce at the bead of the spring run ns 10 tn Ai eSre4s east 10 rods ana ii inks Tor :. b 9'n' s he cs easi j ods n d ; lnHs, 'felee orth z2 tod> thence W >..., .., ,is ana iI R' ch c 2l Iotis to ., yi II i. tti II W. X k 25 N
 All peIs ns claiming an, title or inlt re n $ iu 'taas arc hereby warned to appeai in this v, u on the lsV aay Ui it's neNt suIy term 1910, ana slow c,use why petition CTS title 10 sald lands should not be established. auieted and confirmed. 4"'eSeu
 Witness my hand and seal tb;s ,a dow oF June, 1916 ' io ie"S 0A "I. pisi55,o CARROLL HUpsoN, Cserk.
 eS AsusselH ooncltorS for Petitioner,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS

In the District Court Monday An
tone Ferro of Eureka was up for ex-
animation as to his sanity. Several
witnesses were examined and the
Court ordered the further hearing
of the matter postponed until Satur-
day, March 25.
On Tuesday the Court called the
District Court calendar for the Spring
term.
Louise S. Zadow vs.. William F..
Zadow-The attorneys for the re-
spective parties being absent, the
case was continued for the term.
State of Nevada VS.. Wells, Fargo
& Co.. Three cases-It is ordered
that the three above cases be contin-
ued for the term pending the result
of an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court on points of a similar
character.
L. w. McGarry vs.. H. B. Menardi
1t is ordered that the hearing of
the demurrer in the above case will
be heard on March 25 at 10 a. M, and
that the Clerk notify c. H. Burritt,
attorney for the defendant, of such
hearing.
j. H. Fine VS.. Mary Fine-lt is
ordered that the further hearing of
the above case be continued until
Saturday, April l.
Lena Tognoni VS.. M. Vaccaro-It
is ordered that the above Ease be
continued until Saturday, March rs
at 10 a. m.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25

days big storm and came into town
late that night. Mr.. Tyler found
the deep snow in Eureka canyon too
much for his auto and they had to
abandon it three miles from town
and walk in. He returned there Fri
day with a team and rescued the car.
District Attorney M. A. Diskin of
Goldfeld, representing the absent
heirs in the Bart Ceru.ti estate, and
Mr.. Dominica Cerutti, of the same
place, who holds a power of attorney
from the twobrothers Of the deceased,
were present this week and assisted
in the investigation and allowance of
the claims against the estate. Com
missioner Floyd Cable of Esmeralda
County brought these gentlemen
over in his car. arriving Monday
evening and returning Wednesday.
George Hanna and Charles VIII
liams autoed into Eureka Tuesday
from Hylton, Elko County, and were
accompanied by a couple of CONNER
cial men. The party planned to
leave here on it's return Thursday,
but they had not figured on the ele-
ments, and the big snowstorm of
Wednesday night and Thursday made
it impossible for them to get out of
Eureka by auto. The snow settled
down Friday so that they decided to
try it this morning, and the party
left here about Z a. IN. in the auto
on their return to Hylton.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
Sadl6r Again Carrying th0Mail

The SENTINEL learns that County
Commissioners Edgar Sadler has just
signed up a new contract with c. E.
Walker of Palisade. who has the Gov
eminent contract for carrying the
mail between Palisade and Eureka,
and that commencing to-day he will
carry the mail between Union and
Eureka for one year. 1t is under
stood that the Post Office Depart
ment has established a post office at
the present new fourishing camp of
Union, and that from 10Y on the
mail will go via Union instead of by
the way of Mineral Hill.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

In attendance the past month sew
eral records were broken; viz. those
of the whole school and of the girls.
The records follow:
Percentage of attendance: Whole
school, 1905; boys, 90. is; girls, 100;
Seniors, 100; Juniors. SO; Sophomores,
1929; Freshmen, 1888.
Scholarship standing: Seniors, E;
Juniors, F plus; Sophomore. F plus;
Freshmen, F.
The high scholarship record for in
dividual standing is held by the Fresh
men.
The following is the authorized re-
port of the High School play given
March 8, 1916. Receipts: Sale of
tickets. $1,000; from advertising,
$20.50. Total receipts. 500. so. To-
tai expenses. $42. 80; balance on hand
$500.
The Independent Magazine has no.
titled US of our admittance to the
Shakespeare contest, being conduct
ed by them. About ten of the stu
dents are already at work on essays
on this subject. The contest closes
May 5.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
Dodge and Ford Autos

The Eureka Garage & Supply
Company have taken the agency for
Dodge cars in this territory and ex-
pectIto have their demonstrators car
here as soon as the roads permit
travel. when they will be pleased to
show the same to all interested.
These cars sell f. D. b. Eureka at
1886. 90.
This company also handles the Ford
car, as in the past, and these cars
sell for $514.65 f. O.. b. Eureka. They
wish to call attention to the fact that
owing to the unprecedented demand
for Ford cars in all lines of business,
and the scarcity of material, it is
going to be hard to get deliveries un-
less advantage is taken of buying
early in the season, and respectfully
suggest that all contemplating pur-
chasing one of these cars this season
do so at as early a date as possible.
so as not to be disappointed in being
able to get one when our roads get
good and touring a pleasure.
-Advt.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
Muzzle Or Lose Your Dog

The notice of the Board of County
Commissioners to all Peace Officers
of Eureka County to kill any and all
dogs running at large in this County
after the first day of April. unless
substantially muzzled, will go into
effect after next Saturday. The
owners of all dogs who care to retain
them should act accordingly and put
muzzles on their animals after next
Saturday.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
Another Heavy Snow Fall

The regular and to be expected
equinoctial storms that arrive at this
season of the year surely did not
overlook this section. An unusually
fast falling barometer On Wednesday
prepared all weather observers for a
decided change from the balmy
Spring weather we had been enjoying.
but hardly any one looked for some
thing over a foot of snow delivered
in regular blizzard style. and that is
what we received Thursday. 1t just
played havoc with a lot of plans that
figured the real Winter to be over,
and as the blizzard weather turned
colder Thursday night it made many
cattle and sheepmen, whose herds
were already struggling with weak
ness, shudder to think how many
would fail to withstand the blizzard
blasts. One sheepman, whose bands
are now near Eureka, is reported to
have lost over 300 head Thursday
night. At $40 per head, which is
the present price of sheep, that is
losing money pretty fast. and the
worst of it is that this loss cannot
altogether be provided against-the
whims and caprices of the elements
being beyond the knowledge of all
but the almanac weather observers.
and this year they are VIGOROUSLY
out of tune.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
Sheep Worth Some Money

A. Jensen, F. C. Springmeyer and
Ralph Springmeyer made a recent
trip to Mason valley for the purpose
of purchasing $500 ewes belonging
to the Sheele estate. They made an
offer of $40 a head, but the admins
traitor decided to run the sheep this
year. Other buyers were present
and offered SO a head. Good sheep
are in strong demand and the price
is such that it takes a small fortune
to buy a decent sized band.-Record-
Courier.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
HONOR ROLL
Of the intermediate Grades Of the
Eureka Public School

A0ACA0 OAA~ SSAAOOA
Those who have been neither absent nor
tardy for the month ending March IL,
and who have not received less than 80 in any
study, and s. in department.
First Grade = Granville Fletcher, Cedric
Laird. Viola Mau, Johnnie Minoletti, Dolores
Reynolds, Fred Zadow, Virginia Boitano.
Second Grade-Robert Davis, John Laird,
Grace Overton, johnnie Pratt.
Third Grade Milfred DeSautels, Ethel
Kautz, Eddie Evans, Emma Pastorino, Thel-
ma Romano.
ISABEL MERIALDo. Teacher.
Fourth Grade-Willis Hooper, Margaret
Laird, Tommy Pastorino, Annie Pratt, Owen
Rice, Rae Rogantini.
Fifth Grade-Tranquilla Berolo, Herman
Bremenkampf, Jean Davis, Mary Laird. Pc
nota Maggini. Nolan Reynolds.
Sixth Grade-Mary Boston, Pauline Hull,
Annie Porch, Margaret Lucsy.
SARAH IMOBRRsTEG. Teacher.
Seventh Grade-Albert Bale, Rosalie Da-
Wis, Estella Minoletti.
Eighth Grade-Fanny Gibson, Lucy Dees,
Smith, Addie MeriAldo, Ethel Clark,
Velma Reynolds.
MILDRED DE SAUTELs, Teacher.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
SCHOOL TRUSTEES ELECTION
To Be Held in All Districts in Nevada
on Saturday, April 1

The regular school election for the
selection of trustees in all districts in
Nevada will be held on Saturday.
April /, from l to 5 o'clock p. m.
The Trustees of Eureka District
No. / have posted notices stating
that the election in Eureka will be
held at the school house, and that
one trustee for the long term, and
two trustees for the short term are
to be elected in this district.
The books for the registration of
new voters were opened Friday,
March "a, at the home of d. E. Nos
trosa. clerk of the Board of School
Trustees, corner Buel and Bateman
streets, and will be kept open from
l to 8 p. m. daily to and including
Sunday. March 26.
All who voted at the last general
election in November, 1914. will. in
accordance with law. have their
names copied on the school register,
but all new corners, voters who have
become of age since the last general
election, and women, who have had
the right of franchise conferred upon
them since the last election, must
apply and have their names regis
tered in order to be eligible to vote
at the school election. Women in
registering do not have to state their
age, only that they are over 81 years
of age.
AS showing that the women of Eu-
reka are already taking an active in
terest in school affairs and the right
of franchise that has just been given
them in Nevada. the following regis
tered Friday, the first day the books
we're open, in order to take part in
the election for school trustees that
takes place next Saturday.
The Mrs. N. j. Brossemer, Mary
Fulton, Christie McGillivray, Nettie
M. Overton. Sarah Skillman, E. A.
Skillman, Sophia Zadow, Arminda
Nostrosa, Nellie Nostrosa. Madeline
Fraser, Laura Hoegh. James Kautz,
Grace Anderson, R. A. Laird.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-03-25
THE DIAMOND VALLEY TEST WELL
Henry Wedekind to Resume Work on
Well From Which II IL Hoped to
Tan UNDERGROUND Waters

Tap Underground Waters
Henry Wedekind and a crew of
helpers. Will Mcbride, Stanley Fine,
and Alden Hicks, left Eureka We'd
nesday to resume work on the test
we'll in Diamond Valley. about 10
miles north of Eureka, that Mr..
Wedekind has contracted to sink to
a depth of 200 feet. F.,
Mr.. Wedekind last Fall commenced
work on the contract and sank q well
down to a depth of rs feet, when it
caved and he lost his boring tools
past recovery. A strong flow of
water was struck in this well at 80
feet, which came up to within Is feet
of the surface and has since remained
there. But this well has now been
abandoned and it is planned to start
a new one in its immediate vicinity.
and by casing it all the way down
it is thought no further trouble from
Gazing will be experienced.
AS Mr.. Wedekind's complete drill
ing outfit is on the ground and ready
for operation, it was thought the
work on the new we'll would be COM
menced by Thursday. but the big
storm that day and heavy snow fall
will probably delay the commenc-
ment of operations for several days.