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that he should soil his hands with
them? An abstruse and learned spe-
cialist who finds that he has been
called in for a case of measles would
experience something of the annoy
ance which l read in my friends Dyes.
Yet the scene in the dining room Of
the Abbey Grange was sufficiently
strange to arrest his attention and to
recall his waning interest.
1t was very large and high cham
Der, with carved oak ceiling, oaken
paneling. and fine array of deers'
heads and ancient weapons around the
walls. At the further end from the
door was the high French window
Of which We had heard. Three smaller
windows on the right-hand side filled
the apartment with cold winter sun
shine. On the left was a large, deep
fireplace. with massive. overhang
ing oak mantelpiece. Beside the fire
place was heavy oaken chair with
arms and cross bars at the bottom
In and out through the open wood
work was woven crimson cord,
which was secured at each side to the
crosspiece below. In releasing the
lady. the cord had been slipped off
her, but the knots with which it had
been secured still remained. These
details only struck our attention af-
terwards, for our thoughts were en-
tirely absorbed by the terrible object
which lay upon the tiger-skin hearth.
rug in front Of the fire.
1t was the body OF tall, well-made
man. about forty years of age. He
lay upon his back, his face upturned,
with his white teeth grinning through
his short black beard. His two
clenched hands were raised above
his head, and heavy black
thorn stick lay across them. His dark.
handsome, acquiline features were
convulsed into a spasm of vindictive
hatred, which had set his dead face
in terribly fiendish expression He
had evidently been in his bed when
the alarm had broken out, for he wore
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foppish. embroidered nightshirt.
and his bare feet projected from his
trousers. His head was horribly In
jured. and the whole room bore wit
ness to the savage ferocity of the blow
which had struck him down. Beside
him lay the heavy poker, bent into a
curve by the concussion. Holmes ex-
amined it and the indescribable wreck
which it had wrought.
He must be a powerful man, this
elder Randall" he remarked.
YES" said Hopkins. Il have some
record Of this fellow, and he is a
rough customer"
You should have no difficulty in
getting him"
Not the slightest We have been
on the lookout for him, and there
was some idea that he had got away
to America Now that we know the
gang are here, l don't see how they
can escape. We have the news al
every seaport already, and a reward
will be offered before evening. What
beats me is how they could have done
so mad thing, knowing that the lady
could describe them. and that we
would not fail to recognize the des-
cription.''
IAdc'iy. oHe "ouiu nave SApecIeu
that they would have silenced Lady
Brackenstall as we'll"
"They may not have realized"
suggested, that she had recovered
from her faint"
THAT is likely enough. If she
seemed to be senseless. they would
not take her life What about this
poor fellow. Hopkins? l have heard
some strange stories about him"
"He was good-hearted man when
he was sober, but a perfect fiend when
he was drunk, or rather when he was
half drunk, for he seldom really went
the whole way. The devil seemed to
be in him at such times, and he was
| capable of anything. From what
hear, IN spite of all his wealth and
his title, he very nearly came our way
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SIovakis. and it has been almost i'm
possible to 30 from one state to an
other. Conditions here always have
been bad: the people never did have
enough to eat. OF course they are il
literate. This last stroke Of bad for
tune has pushed them below the sur.
face while other peoples Of Europe
still have their heads above the sur
face. even though their plans of life
has been greatly lowered.
"A serious feature of the partition
Of the old Austria-Hungarian Empire
is that the states are not economic
units and large sections are cut Oh
from their former sources of supply
There Is hatred and jealousy between
them. II they could have faith in each
other; II normal trade conditions could
be restored, the borders would not be
like stone walls over which nothing
can pass. One country has the indus
try. others the food and some raw
materials. This is one of the result
ant havocs of war which time alone
can now remedy"
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NEWB0UNDARY lines
CAUSE PEASANTS TO
SUFFER, SAYS FRIEND

Fixing Of boundary lines by the
peace conference has added to the
plight OF the peasants living in the
Carpathian mountains, Austria Hun
gary according to William Ewes, of
Wilmington, O..swho. with Mrs. Ewes,
has been abroad in service of the
American Friends service committee.
Mr.. Ewes. who is Q well known Viii.
mington business man, is acting as
vice-chairmar Of the Quaker work in
Germany. and is Directly responsible
for arrangements for feeding nearly
one million children.
His letter states that the creation OF
boundary lines by the peace confer
ence has prevented the peasants from
in the e-harvest fields. The mountain
Gus region where conditions were in
yestigated by Mr.. Ewes Is not in his
territory, but he was asked to 60 there
to assist in American relief admins
atration work while awaiting supplies
to reach Germany. His trip took him
to the new state of Ruthenia. The
people who live there are mostly close
kin to the Ukrainians and eastern Ga
lacians. This state was set up by the
peace treaty and has autonomy as
part Of the Czecho-Slovakian republic.
Mr.. Ewes writes:
State Mountainous.
This small state is largely noun
famous. The mountains come abrupt
ly down into the Hungarian plain. 1t
is only the lower southern edge that
has level country. and this is quite fer
tile, but at the time of my visit it was
completely covered with water from
the foods Of the rivers. I spent one
day travelling up the valley of the riv.
er, straight into the heart of the noun.
tains. to a town OF 5000 inhabitants
within half mile Of the Polish Dor
der. Here l saw the harbed wire
fences which marked the farthest point
the Russians had reached in this pass.
1t was just ct the end of winter, and
snow. ice and slush were everywhere
The women and children padded
around. in. it in their bare. feet, with
only one article of clothing.
. - "Theirz little huts in which they
lived were made up of one or two
rooms, depending upon whether they
could afford separate room for their
cattle. l saw very few separate build
ings for the cattle-so the inference
was obvious.
Paid In Corn.
Before the war the people on the
mountain were accustomed to go down
into the Hungarian plain to help plant
and bring in the harvest. They were
paid very largely in corn. which they
took back to their mountain homes
and lived comfortably-for them-all
winter. -. .,-.. a-- ..4
Now all but small bit of this
plain is in the new state of Hungary,
but they live In the republic of Czecho-
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PART. TWO.

PART TWO.
II will tell you about last night"
said Lady Brackenstal. You are
aware, perhaps, that in this house all
the servants sleep in the modern wing.
This central block is made up OF
the dwelling rooms, with the kitchen
behind and our bedroom above. My
maid. Theresa. sleeps above my room.
There is no one else and no sound
could alarm those who are in the far
ther wing This must have been
known to the robbers, or they would
not have acted as they did.
Sir Eustace retired about halfpast
ten. The servants had already gone
to their quarters. Only my maid was
up, and she had remained in her room
at the top of the house until l needed
her services. sat up until after
eleven in this room. absorbed in
book. Then / walked around to see
that all was right before l went up
stairs. 1t was my custom to do this
myself, for, as I have explained. Sir
Eustace was not always to be trusted
I went into the kitchen, the buffers
pantry, the gun-room, the billiard
room, the drawing-room, and finally
the dining room. AS approached the
window, which is covered with thick
curtains, ! suddenly felt the wind
blow upon my face, and realized that
it was open. flung the curtain aside,
and found myself face to face with a
broad-shouldered. elderly man, who
had just stepped into the room. The
window is a long French one, which
really forms a door leading to the
lawn. held my bedroom candle lii
in my hand, and by its light, behind
the first man, saw two others, who
were in the act of entering. l stepped
back, but the fellow was on me in an
instant He caught me first by the
wrist and then by the throat. l open.
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The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
with The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
CopyriSh Published special arangemeu

ed my mouth to scream. but he struck
me a savage blow with his fist over
the eye. and felled me to the ground.
I must have been unconscious for a
few minutes, for when came to my
self, found that they had torn the
bell rope down and had secured me
tightly to the oakep chair which
stands at the head of the dining table.
was SO firmly bound that could not
move, and a handkerchief in my
mouth prevented me from uttering a
sound. 1t was at this instant that my
unfortunate husband entered the
room. He had evidently heard some
suspicious sounds, and he came pre-
pared for such scene as he found
He was dressed in his shirt and trous-
ers. with his favorite blackthorn cud
gel in his hand. He rushed at the
burglars. but another-it was the ell
derly man, stopped, picked the poker
out Of the crate. and struck him A
terrible blow as he passed. He fell
with a groan and never moved again
tainted once more, but again it could
have been for a very few minutes dur
ing which I was insensible. When
opened my eyes found that they had
collected the silver from the side
board, and they had drawn a bottle
of wine which stood there. Each OF
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|$73,367.51 TRUST FUND
FOR WOMEN'S HOME

The financial report Of the Margaret
Smith home filed with Judge w. A.
Bond OF the circuit court, by Glenn n
Gaar, president, Arthur L. Smith
secretary, and Atwood L. jenkins
treasurer. Of the home, shows the trust
fund account for the fiscal year from
May 1, 1920 to May 1. 1921 increased
from $71,904.51 TO $73,s67.51. The IN
crease is made by the Emma X
Sample fund Of $500 and the Sarah J
Freeman fund OF $1.263.
Expenses for the year amounted to
$722o5 more than the income. which
was $5,1S6.91. The increased expenoi.
ture was due to the increased cost o'
food, coal and other products, 1t was
explained. The cash on hand is shown
to be $3,674.03.
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once or twice. There was a scanda
about his drenching a dog with pc
troleum and setting it on fire-hel
ladyship's dog, to make the mattel<
worse-and that was only hushed ur1
with difficulty. Then he threw a de
canter at the maid. Theresa Wright;
there was trouble about that. On the
whole. and between ourselves, it will
be a brighter house without him
What are you looking at now?"
Tomorrov-The Adventure of the
Abbey Grange, continued.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-05-24

TN the United States there are three
motor vehicles for every mile ofhigh-
Il way, and this includes all our unim-
proved roads.
The Federal Bureau of Public Roado
estimates that the vehicle use of the
public roads in the agricultural districts
has increased 500 percent during the past
years; also that Is percent of the main
highway traffic is carried by motor truck.
Roads built even 10 years ago were not
intended to withstand the impact Of mod
ern motor vehicles passing in steady
stream. The modern road must be built
to Withstand this tremendous shock.
For years the Standard Oil Company
Undiana) has been producing material
which has been used to provide many
miles of roads throughout the Middle
West with cushion tops of paving
asphalt-protecting the highways of town
and country against the mighty shocks
of modem traffic.
Good roads are q prime essential to nation
al prosperity. The STANDARD Oil Company
Qndiana) in creating q road covering Of
proved quality, is playing vital part in
the development Of the Middle West.
Stanolind Paving Asphalt is refined from
petroleum by distllstion with steam
agitation. 1t is an asphaltic cement Of
the very highest quality. 1t was developed
to conform to the needs of the modern
highway IS determined by highway
engineers working under actual road con-
ditions in the Middle West
In working out problems Of highway con-
struction to meet modem conditions, the
Company il prepared to cooperate with
any corporation, or engineer, engaged in
road construction.
In the production of Stanolind Paving
Asphalt, the STANDARD Oil Company
Undiana) has added one more useful prod
uct to the long list Of its achievements.
Stanoiind Paving Asphalt in itself il
essentially useful, aud by reason of its
manufacture as . by-pFoduct of petro-
leum, the Company has been able to hold
down the cost Of manufacture of Red
Crown Gasoline, Perfection Kerosene,
Polarine Lubricating Oils, and other major
products, without disturbing their high
quality. thereby exerting q deterrent
influence on increasing the selling price
Of these products, which accrues directly
to your individual benefit.
Standard Oil Companv
Undiana)
80 S. Mehisan Ave-. CHICAGO. H.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27

Notice is hereby given that sealed
tenders for sweeping of the streets of
the Town of Waikiki, County of Maui
T. H., will be received at the office of
the County Clerk at Wailuku, Maui,
T. H., until 1900 NJ, Wednesday, De-
cember 2Sth., 1921, at which place and
time they will be publicly opened and
read.
Proposal blanks are now on file at
the County Clerks Office, Waikiki,
Maui, T. H., and can be obtained upon
application.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
BY Order of the Board of Supervis'
ors within and for the County of Maui
A. BORBA, JR.,
Acting Deputy County Clerk, Coun'
ty of Maui.
CDec. 20, 20, 27.)
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
BY AUTHORITY
TENDERS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
tenders for furnishing and delivering
Poi to the County of Maui, Territory
of Hawaii, at it's Waikiki Jail, will be
received at the office of the County
Clerk at Waikiki, Maui, T. H., until
1900 NJ, Wednesday,, December 28th.,
1921, at which place and time they
will be publicly opened and read.
Proposal blanks are now or file at
the County Clerks Office, Waikiki,
Maui, T. H., and can be obtained upon
application.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
BY Order of the Board of Supervis,
ors within and for the County of Maui
A. BORBA, JR.,
Acting Deputy County Clerk. Coun
ty of Maui.
(Dec. 20, %, 27.)
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
O~vercrowding Kills
German Children and
Remedy Is Sought

BERLIN, Dec 1-(Associated Press
Mail)-Infant mortality, which is in
creasing throughout Germany, princi.
pally in cities, has impelled a wide
spread movement by civic welfare
associations and mothers leagues to
alleviate living conditions by secur-
ing municipal or cooperative con-
struction of small dwellings in the
suburbs. Colonies" of cement houses
rapidly built by use of moulds, have
appeared by thousands in the last few
months, the occupants being assured
of abundance of light and air.
While Germany has, properly speak
ing, no such thing as "slums," the
slowing up of construction during the
war produced insanitary and crowded
conditions among the poorer classes.
Half a million homes are required TO
relieve the congestion in Berlin, and
reports from Hamburg say there are
1000 families, with an average of six
children to the family, living in one
room apartments. Sanitary inspect
ors of a number of cities report as
many as 10 persons living in a single
room being born, living, eating,
sleeping and dying, in a space which
only two persons could BEAUTIFULLY in
habit"
The mortality among children in
these crowded centers has been
found to be vastly higher than with
the children of peasants, who have
the advantages Of space for play
ground, open air, and sunlight. Mean
while a Discrimination to increase the
size of apartment buildings is evil
dent among the promoters of the
healthier children" movement.
1t is pointed out that adjacent to
every German city there are large
tracts of untitled lands which ought
to be donated to charity by the own,
ers, many of whom are nonresident
or rich and who hold the lands for
speculative purposes.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
SEES MELT

SOFIA, Nov. 16.-(Associated Press
Mail) king Boris III, of Bulgaria,
has seen a possible inheritance OF
great proportions, fade from his hori-
zon. King Boris, together with Prince
Philip of Lippe-Detmold, brother of
former King Ferdinand, was named
residuary legatee of the estate of the
late Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg.
Gotha, considered n of the wealth
lest men in Europe. The estate,
mostly Swiss real estate, was valued
at about $500, 900 900 Swiss francs.
Under the rules of the Bulgarian
reigning house, no member of the
reigning family may receive such an
inheritance. The residue, therefore,
will go to Prince Philip of Lippe-Det'
mold.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
ANSWERS TO FRIDAYS

st. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, in
Lycia, in the fourth century, was
beloved because of his care of chill
dren and was therefore the patron
saint of Christmas gifts.
The "fez" takes it name from the city
of Fee, in Morocco, where these caps
were formerly made in large guam
titles.
kissing under the mistletoe is sup
posed to be an innocent relic OF
the Saturnalia, IN ancient pagan
winter festival at which misletoe
was widely used.
Twelfth Night" is January 5, the
twelfth night after Christmas and
an old English holiday.
The practice of sending Christmas
cards originated in London in 1S4t
Joseph Cundall, an artist being
the first to send them out as re
membranes to his friends.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
Danish King Is Stung
By Convict on Visit
To Greenland's Shore

LONDON, Nov. 2S.-(Associated
Press Mail).-An amusing story of
the King of Denmark's recent visit
to Greenland was recently told by
M. Aagaard, of the Danish legation,
to members of the Danish Club in
London.
As the royal yacht was approach
ing Greenland a dark speck became
visible On the open sea. 1t proved
to be a solitary Eskimo in his little
Cayak (native canoe). The Eskimo
came or board and his loyalty in hav-
ing braved the perils of the sea in
such a frail craft assured him, need
less to say, the warmest of welcome.
The king presented him with a cigar
and, what the Eskimos most highly
prize, a rifle.
On landing the King described the
incident to the Danish commissioner
in Greenland and asked him who the
man was.
The Commissioner, in accents of
horror replied: 1.-The mans an es-
capped convict. He broke prison yes
terday stole a canoe and put to sea
We thought he had been drowned"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
Serbia Comes Back
In Spectacular Way

BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, Nov. s.
ASSOCIATED Press Mail)-Serbia has
come back" This is perhaps the
most incisive way of saying that the
little Slav kingdom has recovered in
the most spectacular way from the
effects of the war. For the first time
in 10 years the country is standing on
its WI feet and is in no need of out
side assistance The %peasantry of
Jugoslavia, which form the backbone
and sinew of the country, are enjoy
ing a degree of prosperity and mater
ial contenment unknown before.
Other countries may have their un-
employment problems, but Ju~goslavia
has none. Indeed, she has abundant
work for thousands of aliens who are
honest, have the will to work and are
free from Bolshevism. Two hundred
thousand good Russians who were
without employment since the Petro-
grad revolution of 1917 have come to
h%ospitable Jugoslavia and found USE
full and profitable pursuits among peo-
pie of their own tongue. Every Ser
bian soldier, too, has found remun-
erative work upon leaving the army.
Soldiers unions, legions, or employ
ment bureaus do not exist in this
country.
The most impressive evidence of
Serbia's rejuvenation is the extraor-
binary building boom which is sweep
ing the country. In Belgrade alone
1000 buildings are in course of con-
struction. In every corner of the
kingdom business buildings, school
houses and private dwellings are
springing up with a rapidity that re-
minds one of the building boom in the
Western towns of the United States
when gold was discovered, or of the
BODYBUILDING craze that seized the
suburban centers of that country a
decade ago.
Every square foot of the 1000 build
ings now in erection in the Serbian
capital is taken, and it will require
thousands of additional structures to
accommodate the business firms and
individuals who are locking to the
Jugoslavian metropolis in ever in
creasing numbers. Once called IAN
overgrown village" Belgrade is now
for the first time assuming the FRO
portions, importance and dignity OF a
real capital. Soon the city will have
a splendid Parliament building, a
royal residence, and an Opera l!ouse
of which more prosperous and osten
tatious countries might feel proud.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
Makawao Community
Tree Bore Fruits
For Five Hundred

More than 500 children, besides
their parents and friends were pres
ent at the Makawao Christmas tree
celebration, held Thursday at 2 o.
clock. The tree itself, with it's deco
ration managed by Mrs. Kalama,
Judge Pacheco and Alfred Furtado,
was the center of attraction, with
Pop Hutton as Santa running IL a
close second. Then the long program
directed by Miss E. K. zap, gave
a chance to effervess with
the Christmas cheer which was abun
dainty present as well as making ev-
eryone feel even happier when they
left than they were when they came
The was as follows:
Song-"Merrie Christmas Every
one" Grammar Grades
Recitation while Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks by Night.
Helen Philip
song-"Silent Night. Gram. Grades
Recitation-"Sing a Song of Christ
mas" Sophie Tavares
Christmas Hymn ...... Primary rades
Recitation - christmas -..------
.-...-..By 9, 3rd. Grade Children
Song-"Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing" an Hiauo
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stocking =.
Nobol1 kyotanl
Song-"Merrie Christmas Bells
Grammar Grades
pac;tation ..... Richard Tam
Song .....--.. 4th Grade BOYS
Music--Glee Club
m...Furnished by Mr.. j. Deas
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
EOR III

"Daddy's Stories" of "Dreamland
Adventures" will start with the new
year on Tuesday next. Watch for
them, children!
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
" HEEEEEE::.
DO you KNOW

WHO was "Old Scrooge'?
WHY Is the "yulelog" burned at
Christmastime?
WHAT is the origin of"Santa Claus?
WHEN Christmas falls on a Sunday,
as this year, when is the legal holi-
day observed?
w E Z does the a~bbreviation
Xmas" come from?
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-27
LONG SERVICE REWARDED

BRADFORD, Eng, Nov. 25.-(Asso
ciated Press Mail).-Councillor L
Blythe, the Labor Lord Mayor here
has been granted a years leave with
full pay by his employer, who in pc
litics is a Conservative. Blythe has
been associated with the firm for %
years and his employer told him tc
call round for his wages whenever he
found it convenient.