The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-14
City, in Referendum,
Bans Sunday Movies
lRY Associated PCS

MARLETTE. Mich, June H.
Strict observance of the Sabbath has
been voted by citizens of this village
in a referendum suggested by Harry
Hobbolth. proprietor of its, only motor
picture theatre BY a vote of -210 TO 20
the electors placed the ban on Sunday
movies. The fight for and against
Sunday performances had waged for
several months until Hobbolth sug-
gested a referendum, agreeing to
abide by the decision An intensive
campaign followed, virtually every
citizen of voting age casting a ballot.
interest with the reeking amber of
his pipe.
This case grows upon me, Wat
son." said he. There are decidedly
some points of interest in connection
with it. In this early stage, I want
you to realize those geographical
features which may have a good deal
to do with our investigation.
Look at this map. This dark square
is the priory school I'll put q pin in
it. Now, this line is the main road
You see that it runs east and west
past the school, and you see also that
there is no side road for a mile either
way. If these two folk passed away
| by road, it was this road. -. '-f.-
Exactly" ~
BY singular and happy chance
we are able to some extent to check
/ what passed along this road during
! the night in question. At the first
cross-road on the east side a county
constable was on duty from twelve to
six. This man declares that he was
not absent from his post for an in
slant, and he is positive that neither
| boy nor man could have gone that
way unseen. l have spoken with this
policeman tonight, and he appears to
me to be perfectly reliable person
That blocks this end We have now
to deal with the other. There is an
inn here, the Red Bull, the landlady
of which was i'll. She had sent to
Mackleton for a doctor but he did not
arrive until morning. being, absent at
another case. The people at the inn
were alert all night. awaiting his
coming. and one or other of them
seems TO have continually had an eve
upon the road They declare that no
one passed. If their evidence is good.
then we are fortunate enough to be
able TO block the west, and also to
be able to say that the fugitives did
not use the road at all
But the bicycle?" | objected.
Quite so. We will come to the
bicycle presently. To continue our
reasoning: if these people did not 90
by the road, they must have traversed
the country to the north of the house
or to the south of the house. That is
certain. Let US weigh the one against
the other On the south of the house
lis, as you perceive, a large district of
arabic land. cut up into small fields.
with stone walls between them. There
admit that bicycle is impossible.
We can dismiss the idea. We turn
; 10 the country on the north. Here
there lies a grove of trees. marked as
the Ragged Shaw and on the farther
: side stretches a great rolling moor.
: Lower Gill Moor, extending for ten
. miles and sloping gradually upwards.
: Here at one side of this wilderness.
is Holdernesse Hall ten miles by road.
; but only six across the moor Ii is a
peculiarly desolate plain. A few moor
: farmers have small holdings, where
: they rear sheep and cattle. Except
5 these, the plover and the curfew are
! the only inhabitants until YOU come 70
5 the Chesterfield high road. There is
. a church there, few cottages and an
l inn Beyond that the hills become
Y precipitous. Surely IL is. here to the
: north that our quest must lie
. But the bicycle9" | persisted.
4 We'll, WE'LL said Holmes. fn1pa
5 tiently. a good cyelist does not need
/ a high road. The moor is intersecteo
with paths, and the moon was at the
e full. Halloa what is this?"
!. There was an agitated knock at the
p door, and an instant afterwards DR.
e Huxtable was in the room. In hi:
d hand he held blue cricket-cap, Will
l. a white chevron on the peak
d Tomorrow-The Adventure of the
4 Priory School, continued