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New Britain herald., 1921-11-02

the fre roared, The entire upper story viewed from the street, was a mass of flame and smoke, When the blaze was gotten under control, the ppNE erful torches of the Ire depart nent revealed the skeleton of the walls and ceiling,
 Two staircases, the one in the rear where the fire Is supposed to have started and enc leading to the busi- ness offices, were razed. Desks and typowrlters Were demolished and oth- or equipment was totally destroyed.
 Valuable newspaper files running baC k Sj to lO years were destroyed and, of course, cannot be replaced,
 In the composing room several linotype and lntertype machines and numerous other pieces of costly eau pmcnt suffered considerable dam age. The flooring did not collapse, huwcNel, and the machines remained standing,
 The piess room to the rear of the first floor was not seriously affected by the blaze but the equipment was dam a ged 10 some extent by water and smoke. The press Is a new one, re- centlN installed. It Is four decker of modem pattern. The rollers were testroyed and the s!crotyplng outfit was damaged by water.
 Fireman Injured.
 Captain George Hoffman of the central fire headquarters fell through a weakened section of the flooring in inc early stages of the fire and sus taincd minor injuries. When he was drawn from the debris he appeared to be seriously injured and a call was sent in for the ambulance. When the ear arrived Capt Hoffman had recovered sufficiently to allow of his treatment in nearby office, His back was wrenched and he was about the body. pr, Will 1 liam Flanagan attended him.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
Unemployment Conference.

Washington, Nov. 2--Call for the first meeting of the standing com mttee of the national conference on unemployment in New York on Fnday has been sent out by Secre- tary Hoover it was announced to- day by Edward Tyre Hunt, secretary of the conference.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
"MHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME.v

This widely discussed picture is proving the big attraction forecasted at FoX's theater for several weeks. Record breaking crowds are in at tendance at both shows daily.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
CUILTY OF MURDER.

Steubenville, Nov. 2. - waiter Wright, 2S, of Wellsville. was found guilty of first degree murder TOT the slaying of Harry D. Cummins, garage owner, by jury here last night
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
FOR TOWN HOME INMATES.

To obtain funds with which to pro vide presents for the inmates at the town home. St. Mary's Sodality will hold a Halloween whist and social tomorrow evening at St. Mary's school hall. The social is an annual event.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
MINERS QIIT M0uK.

Bicknell, Ind, Nov. An 13 mines or the Knox county coal fields In south- western Indiana were idle today in pro- test against the injunction writ issued Monday by Judge A. R. Anderson in T.. $. District court against the "check off, system. The mines employ 5000 men.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
BIG PICTURE AT PALACE.

The Alan Holubar production, Dorothy Phillips. is pleasing large audiences at the Palace theater daily. The vaudeville bill is an excellent one also.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
IS FLOOD VICTIMS

Vancouver. B. C.. Nov, TWO more bodies of flood victims i'aNe n.sn recovered at Britannia beacn i."Mse ~ a total of IS bodies recoNereu' 'e"
 teen persons are still m---- missing.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
THE LYCEUM THEATER,

A splendid vaudeville bill is being featured in the return of that kind of entertainment at the Lyceum thea ter this week. Views of the Yale Army football game will be shown tonight. .. .
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02

CherbourC. France. Nov. 2,-Com- mttees of veterans, headed by the city authorities yesterday decorated the graves of American soldiers bur jed here. The tombs of the men who died in the Kearsage Alabama battle also were decorated.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-02
THOUSANDS VISIT
 PARIS CEMETERIES

Paris, Nov. 2.-On All Saints Day 100000 persons visited the Paris ceme- tories and nearly 100000 filed pasts the tomb of the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe, which was GOV cred with flowers. President Miller. and and Mme Millerand placed Wreaths on the tomb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-22

partly by acting as guide to any veal
thy Orientals who may visit the Nor
cumberland Avenue hotels. l think
l will leave him tell mis- very remark
able experience in his own fashion"
A few minutes later we were Joined
by short, stout man whose olive face
and coal black hair proclaimed his
southern origin, though his speech was
that of an educated Englishman. He
Holmes, and his dark eyes sparkled
shook hands eagerly with Sherlock
with pleasure when he understood that
the specialist was anxious to hear his
story.
Il do not believe that the police
credit neon my word, do not"
said he in a wailing voice Just be-
cause they have never heard of it be-
fore, they think that such a thing can
not be. But l know that l shall never
be easy in my mind until know what
has become of my poor man with the
sticking plaster upon his face"
Il am all attention" said Sherlock
Homles.
This is Wednesday evening" said
Mr. Melas. well then, it was Monday
nlght-only two days ago, you under
stand-that all this happened 7 an
an interpreter, as perhaps my neigh
Dor there has told you. Interpret all
languages-Or nearly all-but as | am
Greek by birth and with a Grecian
name, it is with that particular tongue
that | am principally associated. For
many years | have been the chief
Greek interpreter in London. and my
name is very well known in the hotels
1T happens not infrequently that |
am sent for at strange hours by for
eigners who get into difficulties. or by
travellers who arrive late and wish my
services. | was not surprised, there
/ fore. on Monday night when a Mr.
I Latlmer, a very fashionably dressed
young man, came up to my rooms and
asked me to accompany him in a cab
which was waiting at the door. A
4 Greek friend had come to see him upOn
{ business, he said, and as he could
! speak nothing but his own tongue. the
| services of an Interpreter were in
! dispensable He gave me to under
stand that his house was some little
| distance off, in Kensington. and he
! seemed to be in a great hurry. bust
! ling me rapidly into the cab when we
had descended into the street.
Il say into the cab, but soon be
came doubtful rs to whether it was no
a carriage in which | found myself. i
was certainly more roomy than the
ordinary four-wheeled disgrace to Lon
don, and the fittings, though frayec
were of rich quality. Mr. Latime1
seated himself opposite to me and W,
started off through Charging Cross ant
up the Shaftesbury Avenue We hat
come out upon Oxford Street and | ha(
ventured some remark as to this bein,
a roundabout way to Kensington
when my words were arrested by tn
extraordinary conduct OF my compan
ion.
To be Continued
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cides among girls in Denver were due,
it is believed, to dependency.
THE remedy lies in providing recre-
alton through which the free hours OF
the people can be turned into proper
channels. Community Service means
the saving of social wreckage in hui
man waste, in crime. in vice.
Value of Service.
Our local Community Service, OF
which | am director, has made some
wonderful contributions to the social,
cultural, educational, and athletic lie
of our city in the few months IL mas
been operating here. Some OF our ac-
complishments | should like 10 men
ton are:
I've organized and directed the
city's seven Fairgrounds which had an
attendance of 21.995 boys and girls
during the part of the summer the
grounds were open.
| I've demonstrated that neighbor
! hood nights in school yards with
/ games. singing and moving picture
+ were fine neighborhood social events.
| 3.-We have organized a Community
| association in Fairview which is put
| ting on a live program of community
! activities in the Sevastopol school.
! I've have trained and organized
/ a large group of recreation leaders
! from our own people. These leaders
! have assisted at 145 social gatherings
5-We organized 81 baseball teams
/ during the summer of 1921, which
! played over 200 games.
I've organized a Richmond Ten
/ mis- association and conducted a Wayne
county championship tournament fol
men and women.
I've organized a Horse Shoe
| Pitchers association and fitted a va
! cant lot for play.
+ S.-We have organized a branch FOL
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colored members of our community,
and have employed a colored secre-
tary
9.-We have organized and put into
operation the Community service mu-
sic memory contest, COMMUNICATIVE
contest in recognizing "A beautiful
melodies by hearing them. Hundreds
of adults and children are listening to
these selections IN their homes, in
churches. theatres, stores. concerts
and schools. Probably Richmond has
never had so many people so interest
ed in one thing before.
10.-The Community Service Bowl
ing league and the Community Service
basketball league have been organized
and not only furnish good exercise and
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BOYS TO ATTEND
KOKOMO Conference;
MAKE PREPARATIONS

Headed by the high school brass
double quartet over 65 boys from Rich
mond and Wayne county will attend
the annual Older Boys Conference at
Kokomo, Nov. 25 TO %. The majority
of the hoys to attend the conference
will be from Richmond. Word has
been received from Kokomo that Rich
mond will have the largest delegation
at the conference.
Perry Wilson, boys secretary of the
local "Y" will have charge of the To-
cal delegation and will be assisted by
Coach Grant Stenger of the high
school The delegation will leave Rich
mond Friday morning at $50 O'Clock,
on special interurban which has
been chartered for the occasion. The
trip will be made via Indianapolis.
Almost All Represented.
Practically every church in Rich
mond is sending one or more delegates
TO the conference. Following is the
number of delegates the various
churches over the county are sending:
Friends Is, Presbyterians IA, Luther
ans 10, Methodist 8, Christians 4, Bap-
llSI .. DnlIeu bfeluItn 1oL SOllAACO'
cd with any church 8.
A meeting of all the delegates will
be held at the Y. NJ. c. A. Tuesday
night at o'clock and the boys will be
instructed as to what to do when they
arrive at Kokomo and plans will be
made for the days they are there.
Songs and yells will be organized and
will be given at the conference, as
Richmond is going to make big bid
for the conference to be held here
next year.
List of Boys.
Following are the list of BOYS to at
tend from Richmond: Benjamin ALL
Centerville; Herbert Brown and Hor
ace Hatfield Fountain City; Lester
Swander, Harry Wilson Neil Compton
and William Caine. Williamsburg
Perry Botkin Ernest Russell, Maurice
Hosier and David Marvel, South
Eighth Street Friends church: Viii
liam Emmett. Whitewater Friends
Maurice Minnick, William Rooney
Norman Johanning. Paul Loos anC
William Marshall, First Lutheran
Robert Vantz. Ralph Lamott, Hugh
Grant, Lawrence Peacock. Wilfrec
Jones. Francis Robinson, Walter Full
ghum and Thomas Beeson, West Rich
mond Friends; Paul Martzall, james
Lacey and Eden Hoos, United Breth
rem: Mahlon Walls and Burnell Abel
First Christian; Stanley Green, Or
vile Denning, Second English Luth
eran: Robert klute, David Hasemeier
Howard Klute. Roland Erbse, Harold
Bloemke. ST. Paul's Lutheran; Wayne
Reid. Vernon Spaulding, James Camp
bell. Merle Hamilton, Allen Campbell
Grace Methodist; Wesler Scull. Edo.
wilson, Elmer Hurrell, First Method
ist Ralph Hodgin, Sam kolp. Rober
Hornaday. Richard Crawford, Joh1
Coate. First Presbyterian; Georg
Beam, Richard Clark, Second Presby
terrain; Earl Ambrose, Frank Cunning
ham. Argus Ogborn, William Dicklr
son. Robert Gault, Dale Sheperdsor
United Presbyterian; Edward Beetle
Paul Monroe. Harry Cox, First Baptist
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teen age A. G. Carts. president of
Defiance college, spoke on present
day conditions in the church and Sun
day school work
In the evening he gave an illustra-
ted lecture. Among thoe present in
the afternoon from the Christian
church were Superintendent c. B.
Creager and family, Gus Shearer, Mr..
and Mrs. c. d. Spencer and daughter.
Emma Harriet, Misses Myrtle Trone
and Ethel Earman, Mrs. F. NJ. Davis
son, Mrs. c. E. Barnes, Miss Lucina
Brown and Mrs Nellie limerick. Dr.
S, p Carter and Ora limerick were
| U. B. church delegates. The next
convention will be held in February
at the Christian church.
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The Greek Interpreter
BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
with The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
at was Adams, of course"
Yes, it was Adams"

at was Adams, of course"
Yes, it was Adams"
81 was sure of it from the first"
The two sat down together in the bow
window of the club. ITO any one who
wishes to study mankind this is the
spot" said Mycroft. Look at the
magnificent types! Look at these two
men who are coming towards us, for
example"
THE billiard-marker and the other?"
Precisely. What do you make OF
the other?"
The two men had stopped opposite
the window. Some chalk marks over
the waistcoat pocket were the only
signs of billiards which could see in
one of them. The other was a very
small, dark fellow, with his hat pushed
back and several packages under his
arm.
AN old soldier, l perceive" said
Sherlock.
And very recently discharged" re-
marked the brother.
Served in India, see"
And a non-commissioned officer"
Royal artillery, fancy" said Sher.
lock.
And a widower."
But with a child"
Children, my dear Toy, children
Come, said |, laughing, this is a
little too much
Surely" answered Holmes. lit is
not hard TO say that a man with that
bearing, expression of authority, anG
sun-baked skin, is a soldier, is more
than a private and is not long from
India"
That he has not left the service
long is shown by his still wearing his
ammunition boots, as they are called,
observed Mycroft.
He has not the cavalry stride, vel
he wore his hat on one side, as is
shown by the lighter skin on that side
of his brow. His weight is against his
being a sapper. He is in the artillery.
Then. of course, his complete
mourning shows that he has lost some
one very dear. The fact that he i!
doing his own shopping looks a:
though it were his wife He has beer
/ buying things for children. you per
ceive. There is a rattle, which show
that one of them is very young. Tn,
/ wife probably died in child-bed TIL
/ fact that he has pictured book unde
! his arm shows that there is anothe
I child to be thought Of"
! | began to understand what m.
! friend meant when he said that hi
! brother possessed even keener facultie
! than he did himself He glanced acros
! at me and smiled Mycroft took snuf
| from a tortoise-shell box, and brushe
! away the wandering grains from hi
/ coat front with large, led silk hanC
I kerChief
by the way. Sherlock" said he. "
] have had something quite after you
! own heart-a most singular problem
! submitted to my judgment. l reall
! had not the energy to follow it up say
| in a very incomplete fashion, but
gave me a basis for some pleasin
speculations. If you would care I
! hear the facts"
My dear Mycroft, I should be d.
lighted"
The brother scrubbed note upon
leaf of his pocketbook, and ringing tn
! bell. he handed it to the waiter
Il have asked Mr.. MeIlas to ste
! across" said he. HE lodges on III
floor above me, and I have had som
slight acquaintance WITH him, whic
led him TO come to me in his perptaY
ty. Mr. Mellas is a Greek by extraction
D.! as I understand, and he is a remar
able linguist. He earns his living par
Iy as interpreter in the law courts Al
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recreation for the many players but
attract large numbers of men and Wo-
men spectators to the games.
Proposed Activities
Among the proposed activities OF
the immediate future is a gymnasuc
and recreation class for women ana
girls Also plan is being worked
out for a community wide celebration
of Christmas through the united Ell
forts of the community, which viii De
submitted TO the different organiZa-
lions in our city shortly.
Community Service is organized for
service to the community. II is here
to contribute TO the civic betterment
of our city by adding happiness
through we'll spent leisure, not for he
few but for all.
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Monroe Township Sunday
School Workers Assemble

WEST MANCHESTER, O.. Nov. %.
The Monroe Township Sunday School
association held its meeting Sunday
at Twin Creek chapel 1t was well
attended The meeting was opened
by the chairman DR.. S. P Carter. 4
report was read by Miss Ruby Guen-
Their, secretary. Mrs. Henry Miller
spoke on the young peoples confer
ence which was held at Middletown
She made some good suggestions to
teachers of boys and girls in the
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Arrange Thanksgiving
Program For High School

A special Thanksgiving program
will be given in the high school chapel
exercises which will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The school orchestra will play sew
eral special selections fol- the holiday
program.
Rev. w. Mclean Work will deliver
a special Thanksgiving talk before
the students
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Preble Farm Bureau Head
Goes to Annual Contention

EATON, O., Nov. 22-E. R Clark,
president of the Preble county bureau,
left Saturday for Atlanta to attend the
annual convention of the American
Farm Bureau Federation. He is ex-
pected to return this week with a full
report of the proceedings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-22
HOUSE SURPLUS CUTS RENTS

SHERBROOKE, Quebec, Nov. %
surplus of houses exists in Sher-
brooke, and for the first time in sew
eral years residents are experiencing
a reduction of rents. The SherbroOke
housing commission, which has been
active in building residences here, has
about seventy houses ready for oc-
cupancy at a minutes notice.
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Value OF
Continued from Page One.)

through lack of leadership and proper
opportunity for expression.
MANY girl has become a charge
upon the community because she did
not have an opportunity for normal.
wholesome amusement. OF 500 girls
charged with delinquency in Denver
last year. 500 contributed their mis-
steps to loneliness and lack of some
thing to do. Seven out OF nine sui
, 1921-04-14
Much Work Done
al Minimum Cost
A Number of Streets Have Received
Attention During Past Week and
Great Improvement Made.

The Improvement work recently un-
dertaken by the Community Club. and
which is being accomplished principal
ly under the direction of X. Il. Wood
and his assistants ON the street COM
mittee. is assuming large proportions.
and a great Improvement is noticeable
on many of the principal streets of the
town. y number of teams have been
donated to the good work and others
are promised, and it is likely that
nearly all the principally-used streets.
some of which have been in very bad
condition, will be smoothed off and
crowned within the next week or two.
While the city officials have been
without the necessary funds to attempt
any large volume of street work. they
are now considering the expenditure
of n few hundred dollars for gravel
ing some of the streets which have
been improved by the Club. and il is
hoped this may be accomplished this
spring.
At the small park built by the Club
at the east end of the bridge. several
improvements have been brought about
during the past week. Robt. Casteel
has made good his threat to plant
trees about the park. and more than
a dozen small cottonwoods are now
in the ground. The city flag pole has
been taken from the city hall lot and
will be rp-prpcted i'm thiS Mot Of
, 1921-04-14
Iowa Men See a
Big Future Here
Oren RuifcOrn Says Present Operations
in Platte Valley Are Small Part
: Of Development Planned.

Many more Iowa farmers are des-
tined to be located in this section of
the Platte Valley within the next few
months, II the developments already
brought about by the Iowa Wyoming
Land Company are only n small indi-
cation of what is to follow. according
TO II letter from Oren Ruffcorn to the
Rawlins Republican, and recently pub
lished in that paper. The letter says
NO doubt you are fully informed re-
garding the activities of our land com
pany. which was formed to promote
u own interests and the interests of
our friends in the upper Platte Val
ley in the Saratoga district. While
we have made heavy purchases of land
in that section for ourselves and our
friends. we are now putting forth real
efforts to have u Iowa friends join
us in developing that country. 1t is
our expectation that within the next
twelve months that country will see
"A large number of real farmers from
Iowa living on irrigated farms in the
uhs'iict- what mas Deen
done to date is only incidental to that
which is to follow-as we see il. We
might add that we are having the most
hearty cooperation in the effort we
are putting forth through your Com
missioner of Immigration. Mr.. Chas. S.
Hill. He at all times responds to ev-
cry demand made upon him and helps
us with such literature as is at his
command.
w naturally are greatly interest
ed in holding the Saratoga & Encamp-
ment Railway. We are positive that
the work we are doing will insure
the road enough additional business to
make its operation profitable"
, 1921-04-14
MUST PAY COUN-
TY AND SCHOOL TAXES.
New State Law EXempts Them From
Payment Only Of State and General
Taxes, is Kemmerer Ruling.

The first official Interpretation of the
act of the recent Legislature exempting
ex-service men II war nurses from
payment of taxes on $1,000 worth of
property has been made by County At
torney ]. A. Christmas of Lincoln
county, who holds that the exemption
applies only to state and general taxes
and that. therefore, wal veterans and
war nurses must pay county and school
district taxes on the $1,000 of property
exempt from state and general taxes.
The opinion of the county attorney re-
CARELESS, there is no ground for doubt
that the intention of the legislature in
passing the act was to exempt ex-
soldiers and war nurses from taxes of
all varieties, including polls.
, 1921-04-14
Heart Failure is
Cause Of Death
John r. Martin, Employe at Cushing
Ranch. Passed Away Suddenly
Last Sunday Forenoon.

Jack" Martin, employed for some
time past by NJ. NJ. Cushing at his
ranch on Spring Greek, died quite
suddenly last Sunday morning. while
engaged at his customary ranch duties.
The came without warning.
the man suddenly expiring while load
ing hay from "A stack in the field.
Deceased was a strong and robust
man and it was n considerable shock to
his fellow workmen to realize that he
had fallen ead without any previous
illness or symptoms. S. n. Martin. "A
brother residing Mt Keensburg. Colo,
was summoned and came here at once
to attend to details of the funeral. One
other brother, residing in Denver.
could not be located. The two broth
ers are the only surviving relatives.
Deceased was n native of Lewisburg.
w. Va, but had beer in the west for
about twenty years. He resided for
several years on Snake river, in this
county. n came to this vicinity
about two years ago. He was a mem
Der of the local /. O. o. F. lodge and
the funeral was under the direction of
the lodge. Interment was made in
the local cemetery, Rev. r. E. Abra-
ham of Green River conducting the
services.